CatalystNX

If this is any indication of where FA is headed... good lord.

Anyone got his blocking grade from PFF?

Jesus, just sign Marcus Mariota and get it over with. No draft picks given up and a reasonable (presumably) contract for a veteran game manager with some athleticism.

I'll take Tomlinson and Jensen or Jones at those prices.

I wouldn't trade him away for nothing; this isn't a fire sale. But if a team picking in the 20's came along offering their 1st (and maybe a 5th or 6th) then I certainly would want us to seriously consider taking the deal.

If we trade Burns there's no reason we shouldn't get a 1st rounder for him. Maybe not a top-15 pick, but a pick in the 20s for sure.

He needs to either be traded or moved full-time to WR. I hate it, but it's just the reality of the situation.

Yes, having your starting left tackle be able to play guard is so valuable. What injury elsewhere on the OL would ever be worth moving your LEFT F**KING TACKLE out of position to cover it?

Steve Smith for GM?

1. Kenny Pickett 2. Matt Coral 3. Desmond Ridder 4. Sam Howell 5. Carson Strong I wouldn't consider Carson Strong in the 1st round.

At this point does it even matter?

LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL Rhule J.

When they start paying "regular people" millions of dollars, have at it.

9-8

Go defense in the 2nd and draft Stone Forsythe in the 3rd.

I don't know that Horn lasts to #15.

Traded down twice here, in the 1st and in the 2nd:

Traded down with Washington:

Not a fan of Walker Little. We need someone who is ready to start day one with a high floor, not a high ceiling/unknown floor prospect like Little. 1. Sewell 2. Slater 3. Eichenberg 4. Darrisaw 5. Teven Jenkins

Well poo. We're saved.

If it isn't a QB then it's GOT to be a left tackle.

Taking a break from arguing about the circumstances of the lawsuits for a moment and focusing purely on the football side of this, I wonder if this could potentially end up working out in the Panthers favor? Let's say these allegations are thrown out/dismissed/withdrawn/whatever and Watson is cleared of any wrongdoing, but it doesn't happen until after the draft and therefore the trade talks don't heat back up until then. Could we potentially end up being able to use our draft picks this year to address the OL and add some talent around the QB and THEN make a deal for Watson after the draft, using our future draft picks? That, to me, would be the ideal trade scenario. Imagine if we draft a stud LT in the 1st and a solid guard in the 2nd and maybe a solid TE in the 3rd and then end up trading for Watson in May or June if/when all this mess is cleared up? Obviously that would depend on Watson being cleared and on a deal still being made between us and Houston, but it's certainly something to think about.

I'm not saying it was a good idea, and I'm not saying it was "just" for a massage either. What I am saying is that it doesn't equate to him being some kind of monster or rapist either. And also, if you think he's the only NFL star doing this you're crazy. Most young professional athletes with any profile engage in similar behavior; is this supposed to mean that he's unfit to play in the league now? Or is he just unfit to play for the Panthers now because you're undoubtedly one of the folks who have been against the idea of a big trade? If he is guilty of actual assault or worse then I don't want to ever see him play again and I certainly don't want him on the Panthers at ANY cost. But to say he's somehow unfit to play because he hooks up with women he meets on Instagram is just dumb.

No, it doesn't. It says a lot about how little some folks on here understand how the younger crowd lives these days. It's not what I would have done at age 37 either, but it's also not something that should be considered incriminating for a 25 year old today and I imagine it's more common than you would think among younger players these days. Your argument is like if an Uber driver accused Watson of assaulting them saying "it's irresponsible of him to use uber instead of driving his own car." It's 2021; things are done differently now, especially among younger people. As I've said, it's entirely possible Watson is guilty of wrongdoing here, but there is nothing in the texts released so far that is truly incriminating. Add that to the behavior of this lawyer (not to mention his history of shady tactics and outright lies regarding cases) and there is at least as much reason to be skeptical as there is to be leery of these accusations. Certainly the fact that he used Instagram to set up massages is not a reason in and of itself to be suspect.