CPantherKing

28 year old QB with NFL playoff success, a QB drafted in the 3rd round or later, and an undrafted QB that have turned a 2 to 3 star talent team around/taken them to the top at every opportunity (HS/JUCO/UNI/PRO) is the recipe for QB success. Ignore the combine and big school QBs without GWD.

There is no one worth jumping up in the draft for

DId Evans only bring in 4 TDs a season and never developed into a clutch receiver or redzone threat by the end of his 5th season? Oh wait... Evans had 2 12 TD seasons in his first 3 seasons on a bad Bucs team. Moore had 12 TDs by the end of his 4th season. He just got to 20 TDs. Add in the NFC South division championships and SB Championship, and it doesn't seem like those career archs are anywhere near one another.

Steve Wilks hire was Tepper's backup plan. Tepper wanted NFL HC experience on the team in the offseason. Rhule got to choose 1 and Tepper got to choose 1. Rhule chose to work with McAdoo. Tepper chose to bring in Wilks. Wilks was brought here because Tepper already knew who he wanted as interim HC if Rhule did not get control of the team. He also knew Wilks and Holcomb on staff would be leverage to land Byron Leftwich as HC in 2023. Wilks was never a Rhule hire. He was there as a backup plan to Rhule and Snow. Wilks was a transition to ready the ship for Leftwich and already have a head start going in to the offseason. The move to bring Holcomb on with Wilks should have told you everything about Tepper's 2023 HC play. Wilks will still be a Panthers in 2023.

Wilks is not going anywhere. Expect Leftwich to be HC, Wilks to be Assistant HC/DC, and Christensen to be OC.

Arnold would have been more beneficial for the Panthers as a pass catching TE than CJ Henderson is as a CB. Another big miss by Fitt.

Ekwonu cost Baker 3 times, cost PJ 1 time, and will cost Darnold this time all in the 4th quarter with the game on the line when you need receivers and can't give Ekwonu the help he needs.

Ekwonu failing in pass blocking again and again

The combo of Darnold, Ekwonu, and Moore is a recipe for disaster in 4th quarter come back spots

Here come the Ekwonu pass blocking apologists. A LT who can't pass block is never worth a 1st round pick.

Well having a LT start with that issue seems perfectly acceptable to you. You clearly are okay with a LT who will keep you out of the playoffs with his pass blocking. That pass blocking won't improve for 3 more seasons if you are lucky. His waist bending and slow kick are not something that corrects easily.

Move Ekwonu to guard and be done with the fail pass blocking. Some of the worst pass blocking I have seen from a Panther LT. Right there with Byron Bell. Todd Steussie was a better pass blocker than Ekwonu. Easily costing the Panthers on 3 to 4 losses per season in the 4th quarter without question.

Is that 3 or 4 losses with the Panthers trying to win on a 4th quarter drive with Ekwonu going full fail with his pass blocking?

All Pro pass blocker according to some. You don't want Ekwonu in pass pro in a close game while tied or trailing late in the 4th quarter.

Ekwonu likely cost the Panthers a 3rd loss this season the same way with his awful pass pro He always needs help

Darnold was antsy before the snap

refs will not make this easy on Darnold

Darnold gets one last shot to save his career DJ better stop disappearing in the clutch

Brady will just kill the clock

No defender wanted to help Shaq finish that critical tackle? lol

Better shot at 4th and 5 than going with this defense against Brady in a 4 minute offense

Betting on the defense? Wilks loses

Darnold needs CMC and a pass catching TE now. DJ Moore is disappearing

Darnold in panic mode

This was expected by the Bucs with their game plan. Panthers must run up the score before half to win.