Mr. Scot

Seriously, dude? There's also that guy in Tampa.

Fans have been trying to get him on the Panthers for years.

Grigson's just one convenient example. There are plenty of teams that have added skill players while half-assing the offensive line. One of them currently has a very disgruntled quarterback because of it. And yes, the fact that we got our GM from that team does worry me a little.

It allows that the Panthers could draft Fields and allow he and Darnold to compete for the starting job. But this... Giving up three draft picks, although not a huge haul, are still three draft picks at the end of the day. You don't just give that kind of draft capital for a guy you hope can be the answer and maybe be a backup to the guy you draft in the first round. That's a type of move that shows you have confidence in the player that you're trading for. ... directly contradicts this: We got Darnold because there was significant doubt Fields will be there at 8. We went ahead and secured our backup plan for little draft cost. As I've said previously, Darnold is not a "just in case". The team legitimately views him as a starter.

The article you linked in the next post contradicts your take on Darnold. Quoting: The real question is: does it make sense to still take a quarterback? Giving up three draft picks, although not a huge haul, are still three draft picks at the end of the day. You don't just give that kind of draft capital for a guy you hope can be the answer and maybe be a backup to the guy you draft in the first round. That's a type of move that shows you have confidence in the player that you're trading for. Could this just be the Panthers bluffing to get teams from behind them to trade up into Carolina's spot? Possibly. Then again, if Brady, Rhule, and Fitterer truly fall in love with Fields maybe they do draft him and let he and Darnold compete. It's all a game of unknowns right now and one that we likely won't know the answer to until draft night.

I guess it's a better nickname than "guy who's been overrated for years because of one big college highlight". Not that Clowney isn't good, but he's never been as good as the hype that's surrounded him.

I don't really want either one. I remember everyone cheering when Ryan Grigson and the Colts kept drafting weapons for Andrew Luck while ignoring the offensive line. People were wishing we used that approach. Look what happened there.

The Browns and Clowney finally came to an agreement on a one-year deal for $10 million.

I was expecting his music to start.

...of a car crashing into the radio studio that Marty Hurney owned while Marty was on the air (posted by Ellis). I'd heard about this before but hadn't actually heard it till now. (sounds like Stone Cold Steve Austin's intro)

I don't really care whose fan club is bigger. I just wanna see the right decisions made even if the entire fanbase hates them (me included).

He might not be. But if he is and they don't take him, I'm pretty sure the meltdown by some on here will be biblical.

I've already said it's possible the Panthers draft a quarterback. I just don't believe they should. Either option could work out, or either could be a mistake. Given the choice between whether I hope they do the right thing or do what I want, that's an easy answer.

See again, this is where you have to remember that their evaluation of a player isn't necessarily the same as yours. Remember there were reports that the Panthers didn't really like any of the quarterbacks outside the top two.

I don't tend to rank choices, but I know I'm hoping for Sewell or Slater.

I don't see this one as an "in on every deal" thing because it was months in the making. In the end, we met their terms not so much by upping the deal but by moving some of the desired picks to next year (Fitterer has repeatedly said he didn't want to give up this year's first three picks). Bottom Line: I have no idea whether Darnold will succeed. Ditto any of the draftees (including Lawrence). I do think some of the weeping and wailing over Darnold on here is a tad silly. My ultimate hope is that the Panthers do what's best. I have my ideas on that, but if they do something else then I hope they're the ones that are right rather than me. And appreciated. I like to talk football.

I'd probably still wish them luck personally. At the same time, I'd likely be wishing for the management that chose to replace me to crash and burn.

In actual news, the Lions are also attending Justin Fields second pro day.

Then carefully on this one: Did I say they won't draft a quarterback or did I say I think they shouldn't? Also, the notion that the Niner trade is what made this happen ignores the facts. If you go back and read the stories from Albert Breer, you'll see that

FYI: You're going back and forth with a guy who regularly posts strong opinions for which he has no backup, including game performances where discussion makes it painfully obvious he didn't see the game. Folks have caught him on this before by making up plays that didn't happen. He'll claim to have seen them and say that they support his argument.

Anything that's not offensive line.

On defense, he probably still is. The problem with Rivera was he followed in the footsteps of his mentor Buddy Ryan when it came to offense. Ryan's philosophy was that all the offense (and primarily quarterback Randall Cunningham) needed to do was make two or three plays a game and his defense would take care of the rest. You saw that reflected with Rivera and Newton.

I don't doubt that they saw him that way last offseason because they wouldn't have brought him aboard otherwise. Obviously, they can be wrong. And yes, it's fair to point out that one of the major players in that decision wound up out of work.

To assume that the Panthers look at players the same way you do is fanthink. "I see this guy as bad, so they must see that too." Aaahhh, no. The team has far more, and far better, tools and access for player evaluation than any of us. And as all of us have seen during free agency, not all of the decisions they make are ones we would have expected. Could they be wrong? Sure, but the reality is that Darnold isn't a "just in case". The team sees him as a legitimate starter. Whether or not you and others agree doesn't really matter.