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He can dangle somewhere else. no more retreads

NFL Network Insider Tom Peliseero revealed on the Pat McAfee Show (with Ian Rapoport filling in as host) on Wednesday morning that Minnesota was making the attempt to swap with the Carolina Panthers, all to nab the first overall pick. “They were making calls about moving up very high in the draft,” Pelissero explained. “But my understanding is that was for one player, and that was Bryce Young, who ended up going No. 1, and so there went any possibility for Minnesota to go get him.” Minnesota eventually took Jaren Hall at No. 164 overall on the draft’s final day. Pelissero didn’t add what the Vikings were willing to surrender to land at the top spot of the draft. But the team has had notable names like quarterback Kirk Cousins, running back Dalvin Cook, and outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith as trade candidates during the offseason.

I think there is consensus that drafting him in the third was a reach.

Wow we probably could have had DJ in the 5th. Fitterer panicked

I'm thinking he belongs just for the 2005 season alone with Smitty

Top five Panthers for each of the 10 seasons (last one being only 8 so far). Choose players based on performance with Panthers, their influence on the organization. You can only use player once, can't repeat in another era. This was tougher than I thought. 1995 - 2004 - Sam Mills, Kevin Greene, Wesley Walls, Muhsin Muhammad, Kris Jenkins 2005 - 2014 - Julius Peppers, Steve Smith, Thomas Davis, Jordan Gross, Jake Delhomme 2015 - 2022 - Cam Newton, Luke Kuechly, Greg Olsen, Ryan Kalil, Christian McCaffrey

Love Jake, he looks like he could still suit up if we need him.

If they make it, it will be in spite of Sam, not because of him.

When you've been watching Darnold and Mayfield struggling to do the same, yes, it's something to be excited about.

Young is one smart guy Question to Frank Reich: What’s the one moment, the one thing, that clinched your conviction that Bryce Young should be the first pick in the draft? Thinking. Thinking. “It happened on his 30 visit,” Reich said, referring to one of the 30 visits by prospects to team facilities that each team is allowed to host. Young was at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on April 11, talking deep football with Reich, offensive coordinator Thomas Brown and QB coach Josh McCown. They were talking protections—how a quarterback manages and changes blocking calls at the line of scrimmage. Young and the coaches were talking about a play they’d seen in their scouting process. It happened in garbage time during Young’s true freshman year, in his second college game. Alabama at Tennessee, Oct. 24, 2020, 10 months to the weekend that Young had been playing high school ball in Santa Ana, Calif. This third-and-six call from the ‘Bama 38 was the 10th called pass play of Bryce Young’s college career. He was 19 years, 3 months old. You can watch the play right here, first from the sideline angle, then from the endzone view: Video Player https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/05/RPReplay_Final1683236617.mp4?_=1 00:00 00:16 Video Player https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2023/05/RPReplay_Final1683236650.mp4?_=2 On the surface, it’s nothing special—a 12-yard third-down conversion pass to John Metchie with Alabama up 48-17. Certainly no one in attendance would remember the play. You know who’d remember it? Coaches who were looking for clues to judge Young’s mastery of his offense, and something no fan would notice but lifetime football people certainly would. Young was in shotgun at the snap, with running back Najee Harris snug to his right. Tennessee had four potential rushers to the left of center and only one to the right. As Young prepared to snap, a fifth Vol pass-rusher snuck to the line outside the left tackle. Young called out an adjustment. Center Landon Dickerson pointed left while Young said something to Harris to his right. Then the right guard pointed to his left. Then, at the last second, a Tennessee safety sprinted toward the line over the right tackle. Snap. The right tackle paused, then teamed with the right guard to move left and block the rusher up the middle. Dickerson handled the defensive tackle. A Tennessee blitzer blasted through the B gap—but Harris was there to neutralize him. Alex Leatherwood, the left tackle, pushed the wide blitzer out of the pocket. Young waited for Metchie to get to the top of his 12-yard stop route. As the receiver turned, the ball was right on him. First down. Gain of 12. Young was not touched. “Bryce right there called a five-man slide, which is an incredibly smart and incredibly risky call,” Reich said, watching the play while dictating a voice note to me. “If you’re going to call a five-man slide, you have to be 100 percent sure you can bring that [right] tackle over. Because if you bring him and that [left defensive] end comes, you’re in trouble. And just watch the play—how smooth the call is, how sure he is. He saw overload pressure to his left, he figured he wasn’t getting pressure to his right, he had the line all move left to compensate—and he even got the back to cover a blitzer. Just look how easy he made it look. “That play just confirmed everything we were thinking and already know. Just confirmed the level of football IQ he has that’s on par with Peyton [Manning], [Matt] Ryan, [Philip] Rivers, [Andrew] Luck. I’m telling you: There are quarterbacks in the NFL who haven’t done what he did right there—and he did it easily in his true freshman year in college. To have the confidence to make that call for Alabama in his second college game. Unreal.” This play, showing this knowledge of the game, is one reason there is no doubt in my mind that Young will begin the season as Carolina’s starting quarterback. The Panthers might have Andy Dalton number one on the depth chart today, but Dalton’s the definition of placeholder. I don’t know if Young will succeed, or if the huge size disadvantage will catch up to him. But from this play and from everything I’ve heard and seen, the game will not be too big for Young. The 10th pass of his 949-pass college career showed the Carolina coaches that.

Purdy is already ahead of him in reading defenses and performing under pressure.

This. I know we all have PTSD from Rhule but we need to let the new coaching staff do its thing

Fair and I fully expect that Bryce will get the reps with the starters in camp

This is not the same thing, just stop it

If he said Bryce is QB1 without throwing a pass in camp, or playing in a preseason game, or learning the playbook we would all be disappointed. Even with Cam, he had to earn it in Camp and preseason. This is how it should be stop worrying about every little thing

Basically like Trent Dilfer from Ravens 2000 team

Why is everything love or hate. I'm just calling it like I see it, I wish him the best.

No, he played like a legitimate backup and put up backup like numbers. He can't be relied on to carry the team but surrounded by all the talent, he'll have a decent season. I just don't think it's good enough for the 49ers, they want to be a SuperBowl contender and Darnold can't be counted on for that.

I'm not rooting against him I'm just not buying it. He won't have more success than Purdy or Garoppolo because he just doesn't have it mentally.

Everyone thinks they can fix Darnold. He does throw a nice ball, but unfortunately often to the other team or over the head of the receiver. This is like when some women fall in love with bad boys thinking they'll be the ones to reclaim them and make them husband material again. Darnold is who he is. He has limited processing ability (probably scored an 18 on the S2 test), no composure under pressure, can't throw receiver open to save his life.

Why wait?

ha! I just noticed that, sorry

Why have we not signed anyone yet?

You never know on the huddle lol

hahaha imagine