45catfan

Last season most of these guys that were eligible were RSOs, JRs and JRs. The unknown was who many were going back. The answer was 99%. Could some return for '28? Sure. It won't be 99% like this time. I think the only RSOs were Moore and Sellers. Moore would have arguably been QB1 this time around. No way he stays again. Sellers could depend on how good of a season he has and his projected draft grade. Teh rest of those guys will be coming out save a horrid season

True, they still have to prove themselves all over again. Some could have bad years or get injured. However, the Panthers just signed the lone first round QB in the worst QB class in a decade plus. So calling the '27 class mid at the moment is the face of the Kenny Pickett signing is like convincing yourself the 2am last chick in the bar is just as good as the model your buddy took home hours ago.

Please tell me you are being sarcastic. This may be better than the '24 class.

OT or defense at #19.

Take a gander at this: That's about as appealing as going to a buffet after being on a being on a strict diet. So many options, all of them look really good.

That's right, horde those picks for '27 in case we need to move up for...you know what.

Yawn.

Do I care? Nope, not one bit. We will bring in a QB for certain now, either draft one of priority UDFA.

Production is production. That should trump one substandard physical metric. Plenty of players do well with so-called substandard measurements/tests in a certain area. I remember when we passed on Slater because his arms were to short. All he did was dominate future NFL Ends in college, but the staff couldn't overlook those stubs for arms.

We re-signed James Mitchell. Yay.

Trey Lance back to the Chargers on a 1-year deal. Maybe, just maybe we will take the backup QB position a little more serious next offseason than Kenny Pickett. Goerdert's is also a 1-year deal. Again, maybe we can get this right in 12 months.

Tremble is in the last year of his contract. We can keep, cut or trade him. Time to move on from another Rhule guy. Besides Chuba and BC, that will leave only the first round guys during that era. That I can handle because yo are supposed to hit on first rounders.

He's firmly a second rounder and I don't think we would go that high for a TE this draft. Third? Possibly. I mean Rhule drafted Tremble in the third round who clearly was just a blocking TE.

While we might not like the quality of some of the depth, we can now go into the draft without our hands tied.