NBC Sports 2026 NFL GM rankings

[strato]

Sorry too late to edit. 
36.5 mil is obviously wrong. 
 

ahould have been 26.5 

probably 36.5 if you ate the money and signed a bridge guy like some people want to do. 
It is way early though to really do anything but speculate and look at all the angles. So I am looking and speculating. 

[Jackie Lee]

6 minutes ago, strato said:

Sorry too late to edit. 
36.5 mil is obviously wrong. 
 

ahould have been 26.5 

probably 36.5 if you ate the money and signed a bridge guy like some people want to do. 
It is way early though to really do anything but speculate and look at all the angles. So I am looking and speculating. 

I mean Pickett could show him up or look like a total sideways move depending on how they manage the preseason. At least he can qb sneak

[Jackie Lee]

6 minutes ago, strato said:

Sorry too late to edit. 
36.5 mil is obviously wrong. 
 

ahould have been 26.5 

probably 36.5 if you ate the money and signed a bridge guy like some people want to do. 
It is way early though to really do anything but speculate and look at all the angles. So I am looking and speculating. 

I mean Pickett could show him up or look like a total sideways move depending on how they manage the preseason. At least he can qb sneak

[strato]

1 hour ago, Jackie Lee said:

I mean Pickett could show him up or look like a total sideways move depending on how they manage the preseason. At least he can qb sneak

Yeah I agree.  I need to see Bryce be that much better. If he is t why would we ever pay him?  
This is all just be at this point anyway until we see some season play out.  
 

It’s kind of like mock drafts though: if A happens then what is our move? If B happens what is our move? And there should be more than one option. You have to work through them. There are definitely a few ways this could go.  

[OldhamA]

15 hours ago, UnluckyforSome said:

Canales has a 13-22 record. That does include the playoff game.

I'm not so sure another losing season means he is safe. Assuming a 7 win season which is the over/under, does 20-32 after 3 years equal safe?

If we see steady improvement year on year, yes.

[Jon Snow]

17 minutes ago, OldhamA said:

If we see steady improvement year on year, yes.

If the win less than 8 games this season someone is losing their job. 

[DaveThePanther2008]

On 5/21/2026 at 10:53 PM, strato said:

Sounds like they would rank him higher if he moved on from BY9.  I guess at least Dan wasn’t ranked 30th or something. 

Okay I looked at it. After the first few obvious top established guys I don’t know what he is using for criteria.

For instance the Jags guy, one season. Ranked 18. Just let Lloyd walk. Drafted that fatasy two way player that isn’t gonna be playing two ways.  
 

And the Texans’ GM is at number 9 despite failing to put an OL around his young QB. 
 

Ballard from the Colts? Didn’t he take Richardson at 4 or something? Gave up first round picks for CBs? 

 

just for instance. 
 

All these rankings have more to do with the writers love or hate for a team.  Morgan, IMO, has done a really good job at building this team.  Yeah, there are a couple of whiffs but for the most part he has done quite well drafting and signing free agents. 

22 is a bit low but it's a stupid opinion based on how little a writer knows about the Panthers. 

[strato]

26 minutes ago, DaveThePanther2008 said:

All these rankings have more to do with the writers love or hate for a team.  Morgan, IMO, has done a really good job at building this team.  Yeah, there are a couple of whiffs but for the most part he has done quite well drafting and signing free agents. 

22 is a bit low but it's a stupid opinion based on how little a writer knows about the Panthers. 

Well I don’t think the author is exactly on the speed dial for insiders. 
Y’all remember speed dial, right? 
It (his list) is basically a fan’s opinion. 

Edited May 23 by strato

[DaveThePanther2008]

Just now, strato said:

Well I don’t think the author is exactly on the speed dial for insiders. 
Y’all remember speed dial, right? 
It (his list) is basically a fan’s opinion. 

EXACTLY

[UnluckyforSome]

3 hours ago, Jon Snow said:

If the win less than 8 games this season someone is losing their job. 

I think Canales goes before Young in that scenario.

[jfra78]

8 minutes ago, UnluckyforSome said:

I think Canales goes before Young in that scenario.

I think Canales could go with Young or they could let him get his guy.  I doubt Young stays if we have a losing record this year

[strato]

4 hours ago, Jon Snow said:

If the win less than 8 games this season someone is losing their job. 

He has insulated himself some with Bevell and ceding the play calling to Idzik.  
Normally ceding play calling is something done under pressure as a last resort whether D or O, this doesn’t on its face appear to be that close to crisis mode. At all. But maybe it is preventative. Preemptive.  
Tepper bring so predictably unpredictable makes for all possibilities being in play but I get the sense that it would take a scandal, a huge collapse, something of that nature to trigger the nuclear solution. 

[Jon Snow]

10 minutes ago, strato said:

He has insulated himself some with Bevell and ceding the play calling to Idzik.  
Normally ceding play calling is something done under pressure as a last resort whether D or O, this doesn’t on its face appear to be that close to crisis mode. At all. But maybe it is preventative. Preemptive.  
Tepper bring so predictably unpredictable makes for all possibilities being in play but I get the sense that it would take a scandal, a huge collapse, something of that nature to trigger the nuclear solution. 

Regression is not an option for a lot of folks in the building and on the field. It will not sit well with the big man writing checks. Canales handed over play calling because he literally cost the team 3 games last season. Make no mistake the pressure is on both Canales and Young. 

[strato]

20 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

Regression is not an option for a lot of folks in the building and on the field. It will not sit well with the big man writing checks. Canales handed over play calling because he literally cost the team 3 games last season. Make no mistake the pressure is on both Canales and Young. L

 

If there is actual pressure on Young they might be finally getting it. 
 

I am not going to advocate for Canales I just don’t see it as being in crucial mode.  Code red level.  I would see that as the next step in  event of failure to bounce back. 

He is here in the first place because they couldn’t attract established HCs or up and coming hot coordinators. 
 

like always, it will play out how it’s gonna play out. 
ps what 3 games are you saying Canales lost?  
 

Thats like saying this was an 11-6 team if not for him. And that does not sound right to me. 

Edited May 23 by strato