kungfoodude

Agreed. Hasn't wowed me or pissed me off this offseason, mostly a bunch of "meh." The draft will determine my early impression.

If we draft a new QB, why would we start Grier? So we can get a top 5 pick to take another QB in 2022? I am not seeing the logic here.

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That happened constantly with Jake. I cannot recall the amount of adjustments Smitty and Moose had to make one some of Jake's jump balls.

Yeah, you know we don't have a guy that can throw to him effectively, right? You know we don't have an OL to protect that guy that doesn't throw downfield often, right?

I am not against adding another elite WR but Anderson and Moore are coming up on deals. I would think making that move would signal that one of them isn't returning. Otherwise, it's definitely ignoring much more pressing needs.

Also the most common career ending injury in the NFL.

You are aware he tore his Achilles tendon, right?

Any thought of signing Fisher better be at vet minimum.

Exactly. Pitts just isn't good value for a team with the kind of needs that we have. That said, I wouldn't really grumble for very long if we did draft him. I'd be annoyed that we wasted a pick on a guy that was a luxury selection when we aren't in a position to make that decision.

Eh...that's not a 1:1 comparison for a couple of reasons. Drew was traded in 2002, when he had just turned 30 years old. So, he wasn't in his prime like Deshaun is currently(who is only 25). That is also from a time when playing late into your 30's wasn't quite as common as it seems to be in today's NFL(which I directly attribute to very QB friendly rule changes over the last decade). Drew actually retired from the NFL 4 years after that trade.

To be determined. If he is a turd in Indy too, then it will probably indicate that something more than Frank Reich was the issue.

Possibly. Remains to be seen. It certainly means that it is HIGHLY unlikely to see him moved anytime soon.

Drew Bledsoe was a four time Pro-Bowl player, so he was a very solid NFL QB. At the moment, Watson's stats through the first four years(with less games played than Drew) are mostly ahead of Bledsoe's. Pretty stark differences in efficiency ratings, TD:INT ratio, etc. Comparable at some level but Watson is on a pretty accelerated track to eclipse him and leave him behind.

Correct. Giving up a second round pick to find out he wants a $20+ mil/year contract is going to hurt.

Honestly, if you just want a special teams/goal line guy, it's possible to get that as a UDFA too.

Luckily, those guys are usually fairly cheap.

Agreed. This seems fishy to me. Especially for a UDFA guy.

The Pats just spent a fortune in free agency, so I don't buy this conspiracy theory about Bill "hiding" him. They could have paid him or put a first round tender on him if they wanted.

I am not sure about a top 5 contract for DJ but as Panthers fans, you might as well get prepared for the fact that if we are able to keep him around, it's going to be a hefty price. If we do decide to pay him, luckily we can probably structure the bulk of it to hit when the cap explodes from the new TV deal.

A tank would be fantastic. Imagine getting another top 5 pick to pair with Melo. We might look at this later as the moment that put us on a successful track.

I agree I just think people throw around "generational" a little bit much. I am not sure they have any idea what that actually implies.