Jay Roosevelt

That actually isn't a bad comparison.

What was the trade?

Wait, did the Texans just draft T-Top from URL?

It wasn't my favorite strategy, but I'd have been fine with Makai Lemon or Omar Cooper Jr. I'm just not a KCC fan at all.

I wonder if they'd consider trading Rasheed Walker to a team that needs tackle help but missed out in the draft?

I wouldn't be surprised if Freeling ends up starting as a rookie.

Thank God it wasn't KC Concepcion.

I swear if Lemon falls to us and we pass on him for KC Concepcion I'm going to lose my damn mind.

XL might be a better player than KC Concepcion. Let that sink in. Easily the most overrated prospect in this class. I hope we're not stupid enough to draft him. But if we do I'll hope like hell I'm wrong and root for the guy.

XL 2.0

Depends on how they're using it.

I would have zero problem taking Rodriguez at #19.

It'd be interesting to see the Panthers finally draft a true free safety that early. Truth be told we've never really had a true coverage safety here for longer than a couple seasons.

I feel like the value in this class is on defense, especially after the 1st round.

That honestly seems about right for a betting line.

Isn't he the one who said Lamar Jackson should be moved to WR or CB the year he came out?

I don't disagree completely, but I don't think Morgan/Canales are ready to give up on Bryce completely.

Yeah, no way he's an option at 19. We could honestly probably get him in the 3rd round.

I mean, on some level I get it. They want to know 100% for sure before they either extend Bryce or move on. I imagine the logic behind it is that if they add another weapon and Bryce doesn't show he can be a franchise guy then we'll be in great position to draft another QB and slot him into an offense with 3 legit WRs, a good TE and a solid OL. I don't think it's as simple as the front office trying to "justify" an extension for Bryce. If they're not sold on Bryce then they know paying him big money is a recipe for disaster and at that point just trying to please Tepper isn't going to save their jobs in the long run if they're stuck with a QB we can't win with. I think Morgan and Canales are just as uncertain on Bryce as the fanbase is. They see his limitations, but they also see flashes where he has managed to overcome them and look like a potential franchise QB. I think they're trying to avoid Bryce becoming the next Baker Mayfield or Sam Darnold and want to do everything they can to give him what he needs to succeed so that if/when the time comes to move on from him nobody can say "the Panthers were the problem" if he goes elsewhere and succeeds. And if we do end up having to bring in another QB in a year or two if nothing else they will have the pieces around them as well and can hit the ground running. I also think drafting a WR in the 1st this year would be as much about missing on XL as it would trying to justify extending Bryce. Personally I think we need to just count ourselves lucky to have landed a legit #2 WR as an UDFA in Coker (which helps negate the miss on XL in the 1st) and try to find a good slot receiver in free agency or the 2nd-4th rounds while focusing on defense and the OL in the 1st round.

I'm not thrilled with the idea of drafting any WR at #19 unless Makai Lemon falls, but I will say KCC does have the right skillset to be a really solid slot receiver and that is what we need if we do go WR. My fear is they will try to force any WR taken in the 1st round into being the #2 across from TMac instead of realizing they have that guy already (Coker) and find a good slot option to compliment our outside WRs. Or this could all be a smokescreen and we'll end up going DL or CB. Who knows.

I don't see that comparison at all.