45catfan

Dude, really? A 8-9 team was going to win the Super Bowl? If we were the Seahawks or Patriots, I would get it. All we did was weaken our roster for next season on what was CLEARLY a futile effort in the playoffs.

Exactly. It was an impatient hedge fund billionaire wanting immediate results even though the average NFL fan realized that '23 QB class was questionable at best. Even if there was a voice inside the building that cautioned against the move up and/or waiting for a much better QB class the following spring, it's not like Tepper would have listened.

Bingo! Will history repeat itself or will we dip our toes in the QB rich 2027 draft class?

Neither, if we would have waited another year like I wanted we could have had our choice of 6 franchise QBs.

Remember how we fired a coach for continuously taking us to the playoffs, but falling short of the Super Bowl? No? Me either.

For people that use the straw man of our OL sucking for Bryce's woes, he's #18 in sacks of 24 QBs that played in 14 or more games. Herbert got sacked TWICE as much--54 to 27 sacks. Bryce average 1.5 sacks a game. So if 1 or 2 sacks a game is messing him up, He needs to go talk to the guys getting sacked nearly 4 times a game.

So let's add this up, Ickey out for a year+, Horn suffered another concussion (remember Luke?) and our RG who was rushed back from injury sustains another significant one. Yay, pointless playoff game! Anyone who was high enough to think this team had ANY sort of shot to put a run together needs to go to NA.

Yes. I'm more intrigued by Lomu. As I stated earlier, he's not a plug and play guy year 1, but I think he can be a franchise LT with a year of development.

I guess I'm in Seattle's corner now. I can't stand any of the other teams remaining. Dang, why couldn't the Bills have won?

As it stands now, yes, a couple OTs are slotted in the early 20's on multiple BBs.

I don't wait until the Combine for several reasons, a) little/no prior familiarity with the players b) workout warriors skew the conversation c) More players are limiting or opting out of Combine activities all together which leaves d) people defaulting to RAS.

This is who are people are mocking to us for the most part now. I think it's a little high currently. I want to see his pre-draft workouts before I'm sold on Howell.

Nah, there should be a guy there at #19 we need. One of the edge guys, Conception, one of the CBs and possibly an OT. It would be rotten luck if Styles, Delane, Lomu, Conception and Howell are all gone. If Styles is gone, while not my favorite, Allen certainly will be. They are neck and neck for OLB2.

I like OT Lomu as a prospect if he's still there. He's young and needs bulking and seasoning, definitely a project year 1 and why we need to re-sign Yosh and/or other LT. If Ickey is done or he comes back less than his prior self, we can move him to RT or guard. We got to have a plan in place.

Yes, the top OT is going to be there at #19. Suuuuuure. Styles is getting more buzz now than Reese. I'm not saying that he's getting drafted before Reese, but that these a lot of talk about him. I will say he's probably going before Allen, who will likely be the best OLB remaining at #19. Several mocks have Bailey going to the Saints and Tampa taking Styles, so two of my favorite guys may be going to our arch rivals. Yay!!! Good thing the Falcons don't have one because they would take one of the remaining guys I like.

I wouldn't mock this hire, guys. Dude is decent. He got 'Teppered' in Cleveland. The front office/ownership screwed him over time and time again. He's actually a good coach. Remember, Cleveland was the only team that outbid Tepper for Deshaun Watson. Give him a decent roster and we could be looking at trouble.

Yup and Chambliss is now suing for a 6th year after getting denied. Apparently Ole Miss is paying him $6M to play another year. He's not getting that in the NFL, not a 3rd round rookie contract. No wonder he's adamant about going back. Usually the NCAA backs down in such instances. Duke's Mensah entered the portal at the last moment, one source says Miami is the likely target. The ONLY underclassmen in this entire QB class now are Mendoza and Simpson, both RJRs.

Trade, trade, trade.

A popular mock for Styles is to...........the Cowgirls at #12. Yuck! But, yeah, he'll be there at #19.

He's moving up. Top round2/end round one as of now. If he has a good combine, he'll be a 1st rounder.

Reports were the Falcons interview went well. So this is a sigh of relief.

Top 10 certainly, maybe top 5. I can appreciate what he said. He basically said...paraphrased 'he strives for excellence and prides himself in being completely ready for the next challenge.' He's only a RSO and started about 20 games. He's basically admitting he's not ready for the NFL yet. In reality he was destined to be drafted by the Jets or Browns...so part of the decision may have been strategic.

Outside of Mendoza, crappy year to need a starting QB that isn't a complete project. Ty Simpson is QB2 and he's got plenty of concerns. The 2027 QB draft just got even deeper. If we miss out on this QB jackpot because we are still on the fence about Bryce Young, I just might have to shelve my Panthers fandom permanently. I can't continue to cheer for folks suffering from self-imposed mental retardation beyond that.