Panthers met with Hooker per report

[ChibCU]

8 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

All of these top rookies are going to need a vet qb in the room to get things started.

A vet QB in the room is different than a 1-2 year bridge starter. You think all these QBs are not day-one starters?

[Mr. Scot]

To be clear, if anybody has "met" with a draft prospect at this point it'd likely be a scout or someone of that sort at the Senior Bowl.

The coaching staff is only now coming together and the higher ups in the personnel department aren't making those kinds of meetings just yet.

[mrcompletely11]

1 minute ago, ChibCU said:

A vet QB in the room is different than a 1-2 year bridge starter. You think all these QBs are not day-one starters?

depends on how the team wants to develop them.  I am sure each staff probably has a different plan as each kid is unique.  I wouldnt throw any of them into the fire from the jump

[TLGPanthersFan]

12 minutes ago, ChibCU said:

From comments I'm hearing, it does sound like AR would require a bridge QB. Queue the incoming complaints from the people wanting a top QB and no free agent "retread". Some people can't be pleased.

If we get AR I am fine with a Bridge QB as long as it isn’t Darnold. 

[JawnyBlaze]

“his accuracy — orlack thereof — is borderline untenable at this point.”

that’s why I don’t understand why people are so high on Levis. Accuracy is kind of important and hard to improve. And I don’t mean “completion %”, that’s fake accuracy. Levis doesn’t have good placement and throws it all over the place sometimes. But hey, hopefully one of those top few teams feels otherwise and drafts Levis high. “Tools” don’t take you very far if you don’t know how to use them. 

[ChibCU]

1 minute ago, mrcompletely11 said:

depends on how the team wants to develop them.  I am sure each staff probably has a different plan as each kid is unique.  I wouldnt throw any of them into the fire from the jump

Thinking about it from a team-building view, I think a very good strategy would consist of:

1) Bring in a rookie QB and develop for a year

2) Sign a bridge free agent to a 2-3 year contract

Assuming great coaching and solid roster, a free agent QB could significantly boost their market value in a one-year showcase year. You then trade that QB for draft compensation and you start that second-year QB. You then get three years of a rookie contract plus the one-year extension, which is huge for salary cap purposes.

[Khyber53]

1 hour ago, TLGPanthersFan said:

The WR class this year is really weak and we can fill the DE in free agency. 
If we are gonna take a risk on a player and not move up then it makes more sense to get Richardson at 9. 

 

No, it doesn't. Taking Richardson with so little experience and rough performance based purely on speculated potential is well, just a bad idea.

[Mr. Scot]

2 minutes ago, Khyber53 said:

No, it doesn't. Taking Richardson with so little experience and rough performance based purely on speculated potential is well, just a bad idea.

That's how you wind up with a Malik Willis.

[KatsAzz]

NFL SCOUTING REPORT: SUMMARY

Hooker is a quality prospect who has faced adversity during his college career but now seems in an ideal place to take the next step and really get the attention of NFL scouts. He possesses excellent athletic talent, has a strong arm, huge hands, and has the power to make all the requisite throws at the next level, he also is a decent runner who is always a threat on the move. However, Hooker is still a little raw as a player and needs to demonstrate he can become a more consistently nuanced player.

Hooker was putting up good numbers prior to his ACL injury and finished the season with an impressive 123.9 NFL QB rating. Was outstanding in a 5 TD performance against Alabama although ran into a brick wall a few weeks later against Georgia.

We expect Hooker to be a very solid draft prospect assuming he recovers from his torn ACL and has all the skills to become an eventual starter in the pros so long as he isn't rushed into action too soon.

Edited February 21, 2023 by KatsAzz

[raleigh-panther]

2 hours ago, CLG said:

Quality post based off the title alone. 

Lol

[stan786]

16 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

That's how you wind up with a Malik Willis.

A 3rd round QB who doesn’t look ready? We have one of those already.

[raleigh-panther]

1 hour ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Hooker would fit what Reich looks for in a QB in his system. 

C.J. Stroud, Hooker, Tanner McKee in that order 

That was my thought as well when Frank was hired.  Those 3, in that order 

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, stan786 said:

A 3rd round QB who doesn’t look ready? We have one of those already.

But we didn't use a top ten pick to get him.

This notion that you can just take a guy with good physical characteristics and teach him how to play quarterback at the pro level has blown up in more than one team's faces.

[ForJimmy]

7 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

All of these top rookies are going to need a vet qb in the room to get things started.

True or you could pulls a Buffalo and just have him tough it out while running a simpler offense with designed QB runs.