Current odds for #1 overall

[Pantherzilla91]

1 minute ago, ForJimmy said:

Kind of what I was thinking.  Either someone is hinting at trading up for Levis (which means Young goes to Houston at 2) or someone is thinking we like Levis as the pick a little more than yesterday.

So we're on the verge of screwing everything up over a f**king extra draft pick?!

[Jaxel]

Calm down, it's not happening. I think it's pretty clear at this point Bryce is going 1 and Vegas is trying to get some easy money.

[ForJimmy]

1 minute ago, Pantherzilla91 said:

So we're on the verge of screwing everything up over a f**king extra draft pick?!

Maybe we really like AR and Stroud.  Let's say the Colts trade with us for next year's first plus some.  They draft Levis, Houston takes Young, which leaves us with AR or Stroud at 4 depending on what happens at 3.  So we would recoup our next year's first and maybe more making the trade DJ and a future 2nd to move up to 4 and get our QB.

-This is all for nothing as we are probably staying at 1 and drafting Young, but at least it is something interesting to talk about.  

[Pantherzilla91]

3 minutes ago, ForJimmy said:

Maybe we really like AR and Stroud.  Let's say the Colts trade with us for next year's first plus some.  They draft Levis, Houston takes Young, which leaves us with AR or Stroud at 4 depending on what happens at 3.  So we would recoup our next year's first and maybe more making the trade DJ and a future 2nd to move up to 4 and get our QB.

-This is all for nothing as we are probably staying at 1 and drafting Young, but at least it is something interesting to talk about.  

And then what happens once that plan backfires?

[amcoolio]

6 minutes ago, ForJimmy said:

Maybe we really like AR and Stroud.  Let's say the Colts trade with us for next year's first plus some.  They draft Levis, Houston takes Young, which leaves us with AR or Stroud at 4 depending on what happens at 3.  So we would recoup our next year's first and maybe more making the trade DJ and a future 2nd to move up to 4 and get our QB.

-This is all for nothing as we are probably staying at 1 and drafting Young, but at least it is something interesting to talk about.  

I think Levis and Young is the clear top tier, then Stroud, then Richardson. Teams are panicking last minute, particularly the Colts who very much wanted to take Levis at 4. Don't you just love the draft season!

[ECHornet]

21 minutes ago, Cdparr7 said:

If they want Bryce Young they would

But then Levis still wouldn’t go 1 which is reflected by the shifting odds. 

[ForJimmy]

8 minutes ago, Pantherzilla91 said:

And then what happens once that plan backfires?

How would it backfire?  I mean I guess a pick can bust, but that can happen at one...

[ForJimmy]

8 minutes ago, amcoolio said:

I think Levis and Young is the clear top tier, then Stroud, then Richardson. Teams are panicking last minute, particularly the Colts who very much wanted to take Levis at 4. Don't you just love the draft season!

I think it's Stroud and Young by a mile, but it only takes one team to fall in love with a player.  Especially a QB.  

Maybe Houston won't trade with the Colts due to being division rivals so the Colts are talking to us to jump them?  Just another random theory...

Draft season is one of my favorites!

[amcoolio]

If the Colts offer next year's 1st to move from 4 to 1, plus 2nd rounder or so, I think it would hard to say no, even if the Panthers were to end up with Stroud instead of Young and Levis

I'm just speculating, but I think Houston decided to take Levis at 2 and the Colts are weighing options, because their owner is in deeply love with Will

[FuFuLamePoo]

37 minutes ago, Cdparr7 said:

If they want Bryce Young they would

Then why is Levis odds to go first shifting like this? Your theory only makes sense if Houston's target in a move up was Levis

[FuFuLamePoo]

28 minutes ago, ForJimmy said:

Maybe we really like AR and Stroud.  Let's say the Colts trade with us for next year's first plus some.  They draft Levis, Houston takes Young, which leaves us with AR or Stroud at 4 depending on what happens at 3.  So we would recoup our next year's first and maybe more making the trade DJ and a future 2nd to move up to 4 and get our QB.

-This is all for nothing as we are probably staying at 1 and drafting Young, but at least it is something interesting to talk about.  

Young is my QB1 but I think I'd be fine to drop back to 4 and settle on Stroud/AR if it means landing a haul of draft capital.

[Pantherzilla91]

3 minutes ago, FuFuLamePoo said:

Young is my QB1 but I think I'd be fine to drop back to 4 and settle on Stroud/AR if it means landing a haul of draft capital.

And what if Young goes on to be a star and our QB flounders?

[ForJimmy]

3 minutes ago, FuFuLamePoo said:

Young is my QB1 but I think I'd be fine to drop back to 4 and settle on Stroud/AR if it means landing a haul of draft capital.

I still probably have Stroud as my top, but Young is a clear 2 or 1B.  I honestly will be happy with any of the top 4 with this staff we have.  At the end of the day it will be Young at 1 though.  

[ForJimmy]

Just now, Pantherzilla91 said:

And what if Young goes on to be a star and our QB flounders?

We use our extra picks to draft another one?  What if we take Young at 1 and he flounders while another QB we passed on becomes a star?  It's always a risk.