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It should be Darnold AND Horn vs Fields, because we couldn’t have landed Horn if we drafted Fields. Anyway Fields is officially a Bear now, go so follow him there. This board is for the Carolina Panthers. We passed on all but 7 players when we drafted Horn, not just Fields.

He should look good in OTAs. His issues are in game decisions when he is under pressure, which was like every play behind that Jets line....

Ugh that’s awful...

Full context. A 32 year old Luke who can’t stay healthy and is counting towards a huge chunk of the salary cap. I’m not saying teams don’t want him, they obviously do. His talent justifies the risk/expense, but it also makes sense why they are getting a return for him now while they can.

Fitzgerald had like 400 yards and 1 TD last year so let’s not use him as an example of older players....

Because he gets injured every year....

Julio is getting old and injury prone. If they can get a decent return their offense will still be good with Ridley and Pitts.

Is he that 8 year college player? Maybe playing at Washington?

It doesn’t matter this guy makes a new account every so often. Chuck, Sanjay etc... By the time we know if Darnold is the answer or not, he could be several more accounts deep.

Yep, just look at the stats of WRs that went against Horn. Only one had over 50 yards and he won the Heisman and still was held to 60. Teams don’t throw to top CBs if they are doing their job.

Agreed, but even a healthy DJ, Melvin, and Bouye brings some experience. Pride should be better and Horn should be at least average this year with some growing pains. We are in way better shape than previous years. Just last year we were reliant on 5th round Pride and 7th SOT getting a lot of playing time pretty early... Oh and Brown, Burns, and YGM should all be better with the addition of Reddick and Jones plus experience. Better pass rush makes life so much easier for these guys. I’m excited to see what Snow can do with a more complete roster!

Darnold to Arnold might be my favorite to say.

You think Darnold retires in two years?

Hartsfield, Robinson, Franklin, Burris (more of a SS), and Pride. May the best man win! Also I’m sure we are on the lookout for vets getting cut as rosters are trimmed down. The good news it we actually have legitimate CBs now so the position isn’t as dire as it has been.

It all makes sense to me. FWIW I think that has the makings of a solid practice squad... Ramsey, Smith, and Bayless are all guys who can eventually get roster spots in my opinion.

I would think so. Experienced vet that played a couple games last year (one looked solid and one terrible). He is way more mobile that Grier and has a better arm. Who else would be the backup QB?

I keep forgetting about Melvin. Low key solid vet depth at that position.

The next question is can Shi Smith develop into a Doug Baldwin role for us? Baldwin went undrafted, but was also part of that 2011 draft that Fitts helped bring in his first year.

“No natural coverage ability, fluidity or bursts. He also ran a 4.54.”

That’s fair. The CBs that worry me are the ones who are afraid of contact. Taylor pursues and looks to want contact, just needs to increase his lower body strength and technique which are both coachable/trainable.

Who hates Cam? He is my favorite Panther. I just don’t have an issue moving on from him because his price wasn’t equivalent to what was left of his ability. I believe he was due $20 million when we let him walk after not being able to stay healthy for the previous 3 years. Cam was one of the most important, exciting players in franchise history and we did him a disservice by never getting him a decent line and running him into the ground. The good news for us is the Owner/GM/Staff that failed him is no longer with this organization.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/catcrave.com/2021/05/21/carolina-panthers-expect-keith-taylor-jr-2021/amp/ Some more thoughts on him.