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Because, it's all about development. Given the right situation, he could turn into a beast.

If we think that a QB is all that and a bag of chips, trade up. I haven't seen that guy in the upcoming draft yet, so I think they would need to stay where they're at and draft the BPA (and if that happens to be a QB, then great). If not, then so be it. Don't get me wrong, I believe in taking swings, but only if the swing is worth taking. You can't just be whiffing in the first round year after year taking wild swings out of desperation; the guy has to show that franchise-level play. Otherwise we can get a vet, possibly draft a QB on day two, and look to develop Corral as well. Impatience is arguably a big part of the reason why we are here. Fields fell, and we skipped over him, but he did fall, and with proper support and development he could turn out as the best of that draft.

Corral, provided that he gets over his injury in time, will be very much on the same footing as any of these QBs coming out from what I've seen. You let them engage in a legit competition with equal reps and you see what's shaking from there. That's the only sensible thing to do, and I'm going to trust that the next HC will be sensible because Tepper doesn't want anything resembling to a failed Rhule-like tactics.

Chuba's out.

Never two winning seasons in a row...I'll pass. Time to move beyond that.

All fine and good, but I'd like the franchise to be better than it used to be. Rhule set the bar pretty low, so what we used to be is a step up, but expectations should be higher moving into the future. Not being a patsy should be a given..

I would've taken the picks, but I don't necessarily think that Burns loses value or gains value because we didn't. He's still a premier rusher and really young to boot. He hasn't really even hit his prime yet. Just like I saw people way undervaluing him before the deadline (talking about a trading him for a third), there seem to be people undervaluing him now. He's very young, talented and proven. We'll pay him, or there will be suitors waiting to give us those two ones or more.

The thing is, you gotta pay though for a top Edge. He'll never be at the very top tier like Pep was because we'd have seen that already. We're kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place; it will be a big time contract for a tweener.

It might...

I said the same thing a few weeks ago. I would compare him to a semi which gets a slow start, but once he gets going---to be so big---he goes down fairly easily as opposed to knocking people out the way. Don't get me wrong, I think he's NFL-level, but as a backup.

The trade deadline is past. That's the end of it until at least mid March.

Chuba had a higher average than Foreman in that same game, and that's with Foreman even breaking one. He's certainly more explosive, and has the speed to boot.

Rewrite history? I haven't rewritten anything. I've explained to you why D.J. is a WR2 and not a WR1. As for Delhomme, much like many past Panther players, some Huddlers put past Panthers on a pedestal within an historical context regarding their game play that most other NFL types would not. I believe that some Panthers fans need to raise their expectations, or at the very least be more realistic.

Well looky there...I'm not going to state the elephant in the Huddle

That's about the size of it. I'm looking at it a little differently anyway. We'll have two shots at getting this right. The QB that we draft, and Corral. Surely one will work out.

This is Hill's first year playing with Waddle.

Say what you want. Smitty was injured. Sure, Pickles played a part, but Smitty was affected by the injury.

No. A 1 is a 1, and everyone knows what a 1 is. They really don't have to ask. There are probably 5-10 in the NFL currently.

Smith was injured in 2010; hence, the down year.

I didn't fawn over David Gettis. That's a lie. Secondly, stop giving excuses for the QB, a WR catches tbe ball when thrown to them. Smitty played with Jake Delhomme for the bulk of his career. It's not like Delhomme was Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady or even Matt Hasselbeck. first of all. Third, I like Moore for what he is, a high end WR2. I am sold on that. Moore is going to have to catch the ball way more consistently, run clean routes and be able to break the press down on his own way more consistently, and score not only more TDs, but more TDs in clutch time before I'm sold on the opinion that he's a WR1. People comparing him to 89 are simply out of their minds. At this point, Moore will likely be our third best receiver in franchise history. The Panthers haven't had a consistent, legitimate, and complete playmaker at the WR position since 89. Sorry if that hurts your sensibilities. And, for the record, I want to draft all the big time wide receivers. I was nicknamed the Wide Receiver Extremist for a reason. You think it would have hurt my feelings to draft Chase, Keenan Allen, Amari Cooper or A.J. Brown? Not. I want them all every year. That's my bar. If you don't like it, well, too bad.

Studs don't disappear for games at a time. 89 was a stud. Jamarr Chase is a stud. Jefferson is a stud. Adams is a stud. Kupp is a stud. They put literal fear in the hearts of the opposition from coaches to players. That's what separates elite receivers from the good ones.

First off, I think that D.J. is a good receiver. I think there are good receivers available most years. Elite receivers are a little harder to find, but it's certainly not impossible. We aren't talking LTs, CBs, DEs or QBs here, we're talking receivers. Just look at the ones who've come out the last five years, and you can see that mostly every team has a receiver worth his salt. As for following this team, there's a difference between Hurney, Gentleman, Rhule, and now Scott Fitterer (for the moment). Fitterer's specialty is identifying talent. I know that some like to bang on him, but he's done a pretty good job at that in my estimation. The coaches have to coach the talent up and get them on the field. There's no doubt in my mind that he could replace Moore with a good receiver if it came down to that.

Damn right. It's been stated weeks ago. I just remember the motherfugers that were talking poo about him. Players have to develop. They didn't even want to give the dude one month, much less one year. But it does let you know who doesn't really know the dynamics of the game.

We probably checked in, as we should have, but we were never going to pay for his services because we have bigger needs. Quality linebackers are honestly some of the easier players to get on defense.

I mean, I agree fundamentally about weapons, but your post assumes that we won't/can't get more receivers. We've seen teams get some deadly receivers during the past few years, and not just in the first round. D.J. is a relative value, but if the price is right...