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Panthers sign Bengals TE Hayden Hurst

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11 minutes ago, pantherj said:

The only other option is to trade back up into the 1st round and target one of the WRs there to be our #1, but it's risky to count on finding a trade partner, and it's expensive draft capital wise. 

At this point, we could.  It may be worth it.

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22 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

They put us in position to at least be solid, which is a major step up from previous years.

At the very least, it brings us to a good foundation from which we can build a potential big winner.

Not quite yet IMHO. We are definitely a step down without DJ so let’s see.

End of the day, pick #1 is all that matter TBH. If the rookie has it, we’ll be fine. If he doesn’t then we are who we’ve been lately.

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2 minutes ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

Or just trade a 3rd for Nuk who is a true #1 WR problem solved.

 

You're willing to trade another future 1st to move up on a WR that may or may not be a #1?

I am not against trading for Nuk.

Trading back up into the 1st would be a last resort if we fail in free agency. I wouldn't trade a future first to move back up into the first. We have other assets.

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11 minutes ago, Hoenheim said:

I used to post a lot more often here but I got truck driving job in 2020 and then had a lot less time. I used to work only half days and before that unemployed and before that 4 days a week.  

No--I was only kidding--hiding the fact that I have been on here all week--like I have no life, wife, or strife.

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2 minutes ago, WhoKnows said:

Not quite yet IMHO. We are definitely a step down without DJ so let’s see.

End of the day, pick #1 is all that matter TBH. If the rookie has it, we’ll be fine. If he doesn’t then we are who we’ve been lately.

At the end of the day, the question to ask is are we better than last year.

Won't know that for sure until the game start being played, but for now I'd say we have a good chance of it being "yes".

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