45catfan

I don't get it. I looked at about ten 'way too early' 2027 mocks, most of which had us around pick 10, a few in the teens and one at #20. None, I repeat none, had us taking a QB. Only one briefly talked about it. I'm sorry but if we are picking in the top half of the draft, QB HAS TO BE an option. Picking in the top half means no playoffs and undoubtedly a losing record. Four years of a losing records with one fluky playoff appearance and QB isn't even on the table for discussion? Heck, some even has Atlanta considering a QB. So they have written of Penix already, but Bryce is somehow a made man? I'm really baffled.

I've been here off and on since the beginning. I was wondering why no new members in over a year. I figured it's because MBs are fading out.

1109892/nfl-mock-draft-2027-quarterbacks-arch-manning-dante-moore-projection?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us This has us at 20 and winning the south. So you are telling me this is still on the board and we still stick with Bryce? Sorry, but pick 20 is one and done in the playoffs. Unless that loss a nail-biter, then I'm going with one of these guys. BTW, I like this guy too. I totally expect him to jump over Sorsby, Sellers and maybe even Mensah.

We should have stayed pat and taken McConkey (who many of us wanted anyway).

To bad we had the tiebreaker over Tampa and this could have been reality. Ickey didn't get hurt in the regular season remember, it was that feel good/hopium playoff game where we had a zero shot of advancing deep where his injury occurred. We could have drafted Rueben Bain Junior instead of the Bucs or traded back.

I would to, but there's not a time machine. It's Cam with limited weapons and a legendary defense or Bryce with weapons and a marginal defense. I'd still take Cam with the limited weapons and that defense. If you haven't noticed a pattern with Bryce, with few exceptions, he wins when our defense shows up. When he can play game manager and be a 'point guard', limit his mistakes and at minimum get us in FG range, we usually win. When the defense struggles, he can't put the team on his back. Yes, I know, there have been a VERY few games where he bucks that trend, but those are obviously outliers. This offense with Bryce isn't going to boat race any team in the NFL (one game in three years).

The only difference I can see is either a TE, ILB (earlier) or RT at Wheatley's spot at #151. You know who the next pick was? Justin Joly to Denver at #152. Him or Tanner Kozoil TE out of Houston. There was a run on TEs in round 5. The ILB talent and OT talent was just about depleted. OT Crownover went nearly a full round later in the 6th, but that may have been a reach. Based on value and availability, the pick would have been TE.

Woah. This team has improved on paper, but the 2026 version still is not he the same zip code of the 2003 and 2015 teams. No effective TEs, marginal RBs, decent, but not elite, defense and most importantly, inconsistent QB play.

This is way too loaded to run it back in '27 with Bryce if we are a top 10 pick next April.

Yeah, and they don't have us drafting a QB. If Bryce lands us in the top 10 of the next draft, that pick need to be his replacement.

I just saw the funniest thing...or very disappointing, depending how you handle misery. A guy on YouTube did a 2027 'way too early' mock draft. If I told you the simulator has the Panthers selecting in the top 10 , what would you say? If I told you it was pick #8 and only two QBs were taken in the top 7, what would you say? If I told you this dude had us taking a defensive player, what would you say?

Literally like Hill. He's not QB1 material (now or ever), but if we can turn him into a H-back and use him like Swiss army knife, that's his ticket to make the roster. H-back/emergency QB. I wonder how good his hands are? If they are at least above average by NFL standards then we can line him up in the backfield, in the slot, split out wide and of course, in the Wildcat.

Yup. Much better options at WR still were on the board. I think they were going for his height as a RZ target since we missed out on a TE.

I'll give it a B+.

We still could use a backup RT and fringe starter TE. Make the trade!