Just our luck

[CRA]

2 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

The Huddle is highly fixated on outlier scenarios which is not particularly productive. Not everyone is Geno Smith. That's extremely rare.

I am in the "hedge your bets" camp. Bring in two additional options. Solid veteran bridge/game manager and a younger QB through the draft or from the young bust pile(Lance, Howell, Levis, etc).

I would rather throw darts at a dart board than have another Bryce "all in" chip push.

Allar would be a solid Day 3 option. Same with Nussmeier and guys like that. It's a very good use of a 5th-7th round pick to try a shot on a QB.

Baker Mayfield, Darnold, Danny Dimes, Mack.  Geno isn’t a unicorn.  

Putting people in places and scheme where they fit is 50% of the puzzle.  Too many teams make things painfully hard.  Like us, we spent all that a a QB that never was going to fit Frank or Dave.  And we are still here.  Just wasting time.  It’s like running Darren Sproles like Jerome Bettis and being confused why the results are bad 

[WUnderhill]

2 hours ago, NAS said:

Any time Panthers are looking to draft or sign a QB, the crop is at its worst.

There’s literally nobody worth drafting in the first round in 2026, and free agents are slim pickings.  Maybe Russell Wilson who is officially washed up or Mac Joned who has a noodle arm.  Tepper curse strikes again

It’s looking like we may not be in position to draft a top 5 type QB if there was one in this class so not sure it’s much of a bad thing. We’ll have to either roll the dice on a mid-late 1st type that people think isn’t worth it and get lucky, or wait another year. Really sucks.

[kungfoodude]

16 minutes ago, ProcessBlue2 said:

 I could see Murray, Lawrence, and maybe Purdy be up for trade.

SF will be interesting because Mac Jones has done very well this year, so either he will want a chance somewhere else or they will stick with him and ditch Purdy which would be financially irresponsible.

Murray would but those other two guys will absolutely flatten those teams cap. Not realistic or likely. It woulf be far more irresponsible for SF to ditch Purdy, accrue an insane dead cap hit and then sign Jones to a big extension.

They could do....nothing. Jones is under contract next year and he is cheap, at that.

[Waldo]

21 minutes ago, TD alt said:

That really didn't answer the question...

What's not hard to understand? Until the end of the year we won't know who is available. A chunk of this board is hoping on Lawrence but I think that's a pipedream this offseason. We are likely looking at a trade, personally don't like that, or a swing in free agency which should be more fingers crossed than jumping with excitement type move.

All the hope I can scape together is being put into this team moving on from Bryce and not having wasted year #4. Until then we might not even be taking a QB and they will just roll with the ghost of Dalton again like some belive since he is also under contract next year. 

[kungfoodude]

13 minutes ago, DaveThePanther2008 said:

Come on, there are several options available.  Speculate.  Kind of dodging the question.  I can probably surmise that anyone you mention will have as many issues as any I bring up.

BTW you talk about Gunslinger mentality is something you don't want.  I recall we had our own gunslinger that took us to the Super Bowl.  Remember Jake Delhomme?

I am not dodging. What is the logical reason to break down a QB class that doesn't exist yet? I will have ample takes on it when that materializes.

The NFL has ample gunslingers. Baker, Mahomes, Stafford, etc. The difference being over the last 20+ years there are less and less "WEEEEEE I THROW BALL" gunslingers that are Favre-esque. That's not an accident and basically 32 NFL teams have heavily telegraphed that they don't have any desire to deal with that specific model of gunslinger.

[mrcompletely11]

37 minutes ago, TD alt said:

That really didn't answer the question...

I'd bring in howell, lance or another younger guy with skills and hope dc can work with them.  I most certainly would also draft a guy.    You have to keep taking shots

[mrcompletely11]

28 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

The following year's class always looks like it has at least a dozen surefire hall of famers. This class sucks and next year's is the greatest ever. Always.

Also you cannot wait a year to address this problem.  Too many jobs and contracts are on the line.  

[LinvilleGorge]

Just give me at least one decent vet signing, hell preferably two. Then still keep all options open in the draft.

[LinvilleGorge]

2 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

Also you cannot wait a year to address this problem.  Too many jobs and contracts are on the line.  

We've wasted three years on this Bryce experiment. We can't afford to waste another one. That doesn't mean we have to go all in on finding THE answer this off-season but we gotta improve this QB room top to bottom with the options that are available.

[kungfoodude]

14 minutes ago, ProcessBlue2 said:

A lot of yall are too focused on trying to land a franchise guy or bust this offseason.

We need reliable transportation.

What we have: Huffy Bicycle

What’s available: Honda Accord

What you want: Porsche 911 GT3

We don’t need a great QB right now, we just need a fuging QB.

Huddle: "I CAN'T BELIEVE WE TRADED THIS FOR BRYCE YOUNG WHAT A DISASTER!!!"

Also Huddle, "WE HAVE TO DO ANYTHING WE CAN TO TRADE UP OR TRADE FOR OUR FRANCHISE QB!! SEND IT!!"

[Jmac]

2 hours ago, NAS said:

Good God that’s horrible.  I would only kick the tires on Zach Wilson. 

Meh

[UnluckyforSome]

1 minute ago, kungfoodude said:

Huddle: "I CAN'T BELIEVE WE TRADED THIS FOR BRYCE YOUNG WHAT A DISASTER!!!"

Also Huddle, "WE HAVE TO DO ANYTHING WE CAN TO TRADE UP OR TRADE FOR OUR FRANCHISE QB!! SEND IT!!"

Must..get..Trevor..Lawrrrrrrreence!

 

[PanthersGTI]

It's going to be Wilson. Its the Canales way, get the guy everybody wrote off. Wilson has major arm talent, has starting experience and is not afraid to sling it. Seems like a good match.

[kungfoodude]

13 minutes ago, CRA said:

Baker Mayfield, Darnold, Danny Dimes, Mack.  Geno isn’t a unicorn.  

Putting people in places and scheme where they fit is 50% of the puzzle.  Too many teams make things painfully hard.  Like us, we spent all that a a QB that never was going to fit Frank or Dave.  And we are still here.  Just wasting time.  It’s like running Darren Sproles like Jerome Bettis and being confused why the results are bad 

Baker was never at any point in his career a bust except maybe with Carolina, in which we set him up to fail to save the coach/GM.

Darnold appears to potentially be a new Geno. I would give it at least another season before I am ready to make that leap. Another guy that would have never been successful here.

Jones was never a true bust, IMO. Average to below average starting QB. Also his "ascension" is far from assured. This was far more fan hype as a "bust" than actual reality, IMO. Still TBD, ultimately. 

MAC Jones is the same middling game manager QB he was in New England but in a Kyle Shanahan offense. So, if you think Mac Jones is now a "success" is Brock Purdy an elite QB? Is he middle of the road?