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Top 30 Private Visits (19 confirmed) Brenden Rice – WR, USC Marshawn Kneeland – EDGE, Western Michigan Xavier Worthy – WR, Texas Payton Wilson – LB, NC State Jonathon Brooks – RB, Texas Malachi Corley – WR, Western Kentucky Edgerrin Cooper – LB, Texas A&M Ben Sinnott – TE, Kansas Trey Benson - RB, FSU Jalen McMillan - WR, Washington Jatavion Sanders - TE, Texas Jordan Morgan - OT/G, Arizona Austin Booker - EDGE, Kansas Maason Smith - DL, LSU Troy Franklin - WR, Oregon Jackson Powers-Johnson - C, Oregon Trevin Wallace - LB, Kentucky Caelen Carson - CB, Wake Forest Jase McClellan - RB, Alabama Shrine/Senior Bowl/Combine/Pro Day Formal interviews Xavier Thomas – EDGE, Clemson Bralen Trice – EDGE, Washington Braden Fiske – DT, Florida State Malik Washington – WR, Virginia Troy Franklin – WR, Oregon Quantrez Walker – WR, UNC Keon Coleman – WR, Florida State Xavier Legette – WR, South Carolina Jared Wiley – TE, TCU Bryan Thomas Jr – WR, LSU Jalen McMillan – WR, Washington Austin Booker EDGE, Kansas Nate Wiggins – CB, Clemson Jaden Crumedy – DT, Mississippi State Christian Haynes – G/C, UConn Patrick Paul – T, Houston Blake Larson – T, Augustana (SD) Brandon Coleman – G, TCU Ainias Smith Texas – WR, Texas A&M Clay Fields – CB, Chattanooga Decamerion Richardson – CB, Mississippi State Elijah McAllister – EDGE, Auburn Jordan Miller – DT, SMU Delmar Glaze – T/G, Maryland Trey Taylor – FS, Air Force Audic Estime – RB, Notre Dame Adisa Isaac – EDGE, Penn State

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Chuba is a good back and we are lucky Matt Rhules wife made this draft pick. But, he is entering the final year of his contract. Plus it’s good to have a solid rotation of backs on hand. I think RB is a sneaky need this off-season, I would be surprised if Sanders was still on the roster this time next year(maybe he turns it around). Even Blackshear will be a free agent, drafting a RB this year sets us up with leverage of not being forced to resign Chuba. The best RB fit in my eyes for a Dave Canales offense, is a quick first step home run hitting RB. Why not pair the most explosive RB in the draft with a creative offensive HC. Plus we could grab Jaylen Wright in the 3-4th round. If you guys wanna check out the video I made about Jaylen Wright it’s linked below!

Top 30 Private Visit Brenden Rice – WR, USC Marshawn Kneeland – EDGE, Western Michigan Xavier Worthy – WR, Texas Payton Wilson – LB, NC State Jonathon Brooks – RB, Texas Malachi Corley – WR, Western Kentucky Edgerrin Cooper – LB, Texas A&M Ben Sinnott – TE, Kansas Shrine/Senior Bowl/Combine/Pro Day Formal interviews Xavier Thomas – EDGE, Clemson Bralen Trice – EDGE, Washington Braden Fiske – DT, Florida State Malik Washington – WR, Virginia Troy Franklin – WR, Oregon Quantrez Walker – WR, UNC Keon Coleman – WR, Florida State Xavier Legette – WR, South Carolina Jared Wiley – TE, TCU Bryan Thomas Jr – WR, LSU Jalen McMillan – WR, Washington Austin Booker EDGE, Kansas Nate Wiggins – CB, Clemson Jaden Crumedy – DT, Mississippi State Christian Haynes – G/C, UConn Patrick Paul – T, Houston Blake Larson – T, Augustana (SD) Brandon Coleman – G, TCU Ainias Smith Texas – WR, Texas A&M Clay Fields – CB, Chattanooga Decamerion Richardson – CB, Mississippi State Elijah McAllister – EDGE, Auburn Jordan Miller – DT, SMU Delmar Glaze – T/G, Maryland Trey Taylor – FS, Air Force Audic Estime – RB, Notre Dame Adisa Isaac – EDGE, Penn State

19/31 players drafted by the panthers are off the team with more to follow. Every one minus Grier & Daley are out the league or on a PS. Deonte Brown being the only one on ours. Chinn, Tmarsh, & YGM n are all likely to be off the team next yr. Horn, Brady, Chuba, Barno & Mays all potential candidates as well. Haynes, donte, & Ian from 2018 could all be gone next yr too. The drafting by this team has been absolutely brutal for awhile now minus the 1st pk

Can you feel that? That warm, cozy feeling? Feels kind of like when you pee in a pool and coat yourself in the warmth of your own piss……. I know I am not the only one... As many of us around here know, that feeling is hope, and it doesn’t come around a whole lot. Last time this happened the Panthers took an all time great. A MVP, record breaking QB who won our hearts after that opening game. But that time is long gone, we are back to square one. But this time with one of the best staffs in the NFL (if not the best), reliable weapons, a competent o-line, and a hungry, dynamic defense. If you are not as excited, hopeful and eager for Thursday night and this season as I am, then your brain-dead saints fan who loves giving more than receiving. The NFC South is up for grabs, and we are primed to take it! Be excited, happy for whoever we take, and support our team at one of the most hopeful and exciting times we have as fans of this team. The Carolina Panthers are on the clock, and are getting ready to put the NFC ON NOTICE!!!!!!

A great watch, highly recommended if you haven’t already.

CJ Stroud and Bijan Robinson did a joint Interview with Ryan Clark Channing Crowder and Fred Taylor known as the Pivot Podcast on September 2nd 2022. I usually don’t dive fully into someone’s life but This interview was really eye opening aside from football he talk about what he’s faced to what his mom has dealt with even being homeless I’d definitely give it a watch if you wanna know more about him outside of football it really let me inside to his character what he can bring to Carolina as our QB. https://youtu.be/y2KxCAHR3Y8

Hey guys, so seeing as how our finalists for the QB position have been narrowed down to Stroud or Richardson, I stumbled across this video that I don't think many huddlers have seen. So from 0:00 to 5:35 is pretty much the interview. After that it's a repeat. I liked the way he diagrammed the play, and just was overall fun to learn about him. One thing that was interesting to me though was that he said he had little to no familiarity with the West Coast Offense. Not sure if that's what we're running or not but I think definitely something of note.

I couldn’t find a thread to put this question. The wife and I are going to go to the draft, but for the life of me I can’t figure out how you get tickets. Anyone have experience in this space?

Nick Cross is a safety out of Maryland, he is truly a star in the making yet he is being projected mostly around the third round to early day three in the draft. He could very well fall into our range even without a trade back for extra picks(I hope we do trade back), I have a feeling that teams are probably much higher on Cross than the media but regardless I would even be happy taking him in the second round if we had one. I came across Cross watching the combine and man did this kid stand out, first off he's absolutely jacked very much like our fan-favorite Chinn. But more importantly, his movement and fluidity are special. I was watching the DB combine testing expecting Hamilton to shine but Cross took away the show. This led me to watch as much tape of Cross as I could find and man he didn't disappoint. He has great range, his speed really does show up on tape he is a natural ballhawk on the field and tracks the ball very well. Keep in mind this kid is only 20, if you let him develop at FS and really learn the position his range would grow with experience. He needs to learn more about route concepts/play recognition better so he can react and anticipate faster. Furthermore, his run defense is awesome. He is a fugging rocket on the field, he lays wood like he actually blows people up. If you wanna see some big ass hits watch his highlight tape which I will link below. In college, he was so much faster than everyone so he wouldn't always take the best angles but he still always made an impact in the run game. His speed especially shows up when he's chasing down WRs or running backs on big chunk plays, he actually catches up to them this is not Roman Harper or Tre Boston getting burnt. Pairing Chinn with Cross would be a perfect combo at the backend for the next decade and would allow Chinn to play SS. Cross reminds me a lot of Chinn but built a bit smaller for FS, both athletic freaks/big hitters and play with passion. Lastly he's just a great guy, intelligent and a hard worker just the type of player you want on your team. The draft is so close, keep pounding! Physical Attributes: 6'0 Foot, and 212 Pounds 4.34 forty yard dash 37-inch Vertical Only 20 Years Old Highlight Tape-

Only QB I could stomach at #6.

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8. CAROLINA. The Panthers are in an intriguing spot. Smart money says one of the five quarterbacks will still be on the board at eight, so new Panthers GM Scott Fitterer could be in the luxurious position of having three options: Picking the quarterback and giving him a comfy redshirt year behind Sam Darnold, or trading to a team desperate for, say, Justin Fields here, or taking a very solid player to continue the Carolina rebuild. One thing I do know (and not just because Matt Rhule just spent a learning day with Jimmy Johnson, who always had a trove of picks to work with) is Carolina wants to come out of this draft with more picks than the seven it currently holds. The average team has 8.1 picks in an NFL draft, including Compensatory Picks. Over the last eight drafts, Carolina has averaged 6.3 picks per year. Knowing Rhule and Fitterer, that’s got to burn them. Particularly after trading three picks for Darnold, look for them to work to gain more April 29-May 1 https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/04/18/nfl-draft-rumors-fmia-peter-king/

Even after they spent three draft picks to acquire quarterback Sam Darnold in a trade with the Jets, the Panthers haven't checked the position off of their offseason to-do list. Carolina is still open to picking a quarterback with the No. 8 pick in this year's draft, according to SI's Albert Breer. The Panthers' sense of urgency to find a long-term solution at that position increased when San Francisco traded up to the No. 3 pick. The team has other needs—specifically cornerback and offensive tackle—but would still consider taking the right quarterback if he was still on the board at No. 8. General manager Scott Fitterer has a history with stockpiling at quarterback. The 47-year-old first-year GM spent two decades working with the Seahawks, both as a scout and in the front office. During his time there, he saw Seattle GM John Schneider add three quarterbacks in the 2012 offseason, all while still employing veteran starter Matt Hasselback. That year, the Seahawks traded for Charlie Whitehurst and signed Tarvaris Jackson and Matt Flynn as free agents, with Flynn signing a three-year deal worth over $20 million that many assumed meant he would be the team's new starter. Instead, the job went to the rookie the Seahawks took in the third round: Russell Wilson. The Panthers still have Teddy Bridgewater under contract, and picked up Darnold's fifth-year option following the trade. Bridgewater started 15 games for Carolina last season, throwing for 3,733 yards with 15 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. Darnold completed 59.6% of his passes in 12 starts for the Jets in 2021, with 2,208 yards, nine touchdowns and 11 interceptions. https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/04/12/carolina-panthers-sam-darnold-quarterback-nfl-draft

I was super high on Fields in 2019 and have been going back to him and then rolling with the Wilson buzz. So, I finally decided to give his QB life a finer look. And I have to say, I think this is the man to get. Maybe in a trade up, whatever way works. So why? Here we go: Justin Fields 6'3 227 Before the 2021 season, Fields was seen on par with Trevor Lawrence. Heck, rewind to his senior year in HS--he was seen as a future NFL QB coming out of HS. 5 star recruit, baseball stud, even seen as a potential MLB star/high pick. He was the guy colleges wanted. Now, fast forward post-PSU de-commit & UGA, he goes to OSU and just blows the lid off. He gets rave reviews by coaches before his season even started, after the UGA racist rumor thing, he doesn't talk trash, he simply acts like a man about it all. And a greater take from this is let's not think he's some OSU quarterback. He's not Haskins or like any of the past Buckeye starters. And it's not some cursed position-school connection. If you look at his recruitment, he received offers from Alabama, Florida, Miss State, PSU (his OG choice), UGA, Auburn, MSU, virtually every top school. And a fun factoid: Our very own Matt Rhule recruited him hard and the Baylor Bears offered him a scholarship in his first year at HC. Funny enough, Baylor recruited 2 QBs heavily in this draft class and offered them scholarships: Justin Fields & Kellen Mond. Just food for thought. His performance against Clemson in 2019 was damn good. That game really set the tone for the next few years with a fun Clemson/OSU/Bama dynamic at the top of college football world. Now this video is a pretty sober look at him. If you don't want to watch, the short: It shows he does make progressions, superb accuracy, great mechanics. The narrative that there's only one or two plays where he threw to his second read during the season is hyperbole but yes, it does hold some water given the offensive system: Also, feel free to watch him in duress with the OSU line depleted against Bama. I'd prefer to watch him at his lows versus looking at all the highs (which are pretty superb). That game and the Indiana one were his "bad" career performances. I just don't think there's as many question marks as people think there are with this guy. The other thing is that he's gotten beat up a few times in games (not just that Clemson one) and he's proved to be one tough SOB. And furthermore, he actually responds to getting knocked down by elevating himself and his team even more. You can't teach those qualities IMO. If you really have time: I think he could very well be our draft target, not Zach Wilson, not Trey Lance, not Mac Jones. He showed a lot of great leadership abilities with the pandemic situation with a weird schedule and a lot of players out at times. He seems patient when he needs to push in the pocket versus just bailing out and running. I just see a lot of superb traits with this kid. Love his in game presence, there's a lot to like. And in looking back at him more closely, I really see why he was viewed so closely to Lawrence. Our coach likely knows him well already versus some of the other QBs in the draft. This is my Justin Fields endorsement. Thanks for reading.

Ove the Cap's Nick Korte analyzes how incentives have changed the comp pick formula.

http://footballgameplan.com/fbgps-2015-nfl-draft-special-inside-the-war-room-carolina-panthers/ Good morning Panther fans! Here's my inside the war room special for you guys. Enjoy! Em