Bill Barnwell's Panthers off-season predictions

[KatsAzz]

13 hours ago, MMA said:

Love the Cam trade. Hate the Mariota and Dupree signings.

I fully agree.

[Madwolf]

So let me get this straight:

1. Move on from Cam and replace him with a guy who just lost his job after never finding any sustained success despite years of opportunity.

2. Jump start the rebuilding process on the offensive line by signing a 30 year old OG whose disappointed the past few seasons to a 1 year contract.

3. Overpay an inconsistent pass rusher.

 

Wow, sign me up for whatever he's smoking.

[djp14]

FWIW, this is not what Barnwell is predicting. It's a "how the dominos would fall" if X happens.

For example, from the same article, if Cam went to the Raiders:

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The Raiders trade a third-round pick to the Panthers for Cam Newton

If the Raiders want a star for their new city, they can just hold on to their two first-round picks and trade a later pick to get their guy. Newton has box-office appeal, and his upside is literally as league MVP. Jon Gruden might prefer that upside in 2020 to another season with Derek Carr. Vegas also has two third-round picks.  

Released by Vegas, Derek Carr signs a one-year, $7 million deal with Tennessee 

The Titans made a move last year to add an unexciting veteran backup for their starter and landed on Ryan Tannehill, who had a career season. While they re-sign Tannehill, his injury history should lead general manager Jon Robinson to sign another veteran backup, with Carr, who gets cut by Las Vegas, fitting the bill.

Teddy Bridgewater signs a three-year, $90 million deal with the Panthers

With Carolina looking for a starter to replace Newton, Bridgewater emerges as the superior option to passers like Marcus Mariota or Jameis Winston. The Panthers pay Bridgewater $35 million in Year 1 as part of this deal, but there's no guaranteed money afterward, allowing them to pursue a prospect in the 2021 draft if it doesn't work out.

The Chargers land Jameis Winston on a three-year, $99 million deal

With Philip Rivers "permanently" entering free agency, the Chargers decide to target a Floridian of their own to take over as their new starter. Winston's mix of brilliant moments and inconceivably bad interceptions is reminiscent of Rivers, but the 26-year-old has some time to improve. In theory.

The Bears sign Marcus Mariota to a two-year, $14 million deal

I was more enthused about the idea of Mariota joining Chicago when former Oregon coach Mark Helfrich was on staff as offensive coordinator, but Mariota's mobility and ability to avoid takeaways still make him a high-end backup. He's just good enough to sign without threatening Mitchell Trubisky.

Pointless speculation that makes for an interesting read, but that's about it.

[Madwolf]

3 minutes ago, djp14 said:

FWIW, this is not what Barnwell is predicting. It's a "how the dominos would fall" if X happens.

For example, from the same article, if Cam went to the Raiders:

Pointless speculation that makes for an interesting read, but that's about it.

To make it even better, they all speculated about Brady signing a 4 or 5 year deal with 3 different teams as well. Which is insanity.

[Jon Snow]

34 minutes ago, Madwolf said:

So let me get this straight:

1. Move on from Cam and replace him with a guy who just lost his job after never finding any sustained success despite years of opportunity.

2. Jump start the rebuilding process on the offensive line by signing a 30 year old OG whose disappointed the past few seasons to a 1 year contract.

3. Overpay an inconsistent pass rusher.

 

Wow, sign me up for whatever he's smoking.

If it makes you think like that you may want to pass on that.

[Pimpdaddy]

19 hours ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

I'd be trilled if we get a 2nd rounder for Cam 

yea...get something for him before we get nothing...kinda like peppers...see if Hernia learned anything...