45catfan

What in the world were you thinking with that first mock???? The second one I could deal with, but that first one?

Yeah, if Wilson and Lance are gone when we pick, I'm taking BPA and that won't be Fields.

I'm down with the pick, not moving up to #3 though. Yes, I have Lance rated higher than Fields.

Eh, tepid for me brother. Not bad, but not getting any tingles either.

How many National titles does Wilson have? Undefeated seasons??? Pick-less seasons???? Anything??????

-Douglas will not be re-signed. GREAT! Dude played corner like a safety.

If Wetnz is moved, is Hurts really their guy or just the starter by default?

I'm really hoping so. They may be tipping point as to whether we stay at #8 or move up. If they are drafting a QB, we will have to jump up to #5.

The question then is, will Philly roll with Hurts, go aggressive in FA and/or draft a QB?

Wow! 100% not realistic, but impressive still.

Exactly which is not necessary unless you have a man-crush on Wilson. If we move up, #5 would be sufficient to grab a QB. The Lions and Eagles may draft a QB, but they will not move up to get one. Miami is NOT moving on from Tua. That is offseason rumor mill horse crap. Depending what happens with the QB carousel, we may not have to move up at all.

"Carolina will likely have to give up its first-, third-, and fourth-round selections this year along with a first- and third-rounder in 2022..." No, just no.

Yeah, it's monopoly money at that point. This is where you get teams so cap flush they sign guys like Devin Funchess to $13M deals, even for only a year *Colts*. It's one thing to be filthy cap rich, but it's another to have a decent product on the field too. It's a delicate balance. Ideally, for a competitive team you would like north of $40M heading into the offseason. The Browns, for years, had the crazy amounts of cap space and it got them nowhere. Getting back to your cut list, I wouldn't lose any sleep over those guys not being here next year. Honestly, Little is probably the odds favorite to remain of the bunch.

Unless a trade occurs, Teddy will be here next season. It makes little sense to cut him outright and it will give a rookie QB some time to learn the NFL. Signing another mid-tier FA QB to compete with Teddy is about pointless.

Right, but OSUs looooong futility at the QB position in the NFL is completely acceptable. BYU? Okay, I'll give you Steve Young...riding out the coattails of the Montana/Walsh dynasty.

Please, please, please...... The only team my gut says will actually be ballsy enough to jump way up in the draft ahead of us if they can't land a new QB via trade.

Is Trubisky involved if it's the Bears? Remember he's not officially a FA until free agency opens.

While I'm at it, they also say we re-sign Okung to an average $16.6M/year deal and Samuel signs elsewhere for $8.3M/year. Those were our top FAs. PFFs top 150 FAs

Who would pay Moton $16.5M average salary a year? That's what is PFF is projecting (speculating) him to get. As for me? Nope, it was nice knowing ya!

Again, if everyone sits tight with their current QB. With the inflated QB market right now, it's very possible. That said, if guys aren't moved, I don't see the Jets, Falcons, Eagles or Lions drafting a QB. At most one and that would be the Jets as an insurance plan for Darnold.

Ultimately I hope the asking price to move these guys gets so ludicrous that everyone decides it's best just to stick with current QB, at least for this year. Who does that help in the draft? The Panthers. If the draft order stays as is, we should be a lock to pick one of the 'big 4' without having to move up ourselves.

Both the no-names and Colts lack the draft pick firepower to move ahead of us without giving up 2022's first, second and some mid-round pick too. That would be CRAZY.

I get that part, but I meant playing with a tag. He's obviously priority #1 out of the gate, so the condensed timeline is of little consequence. I think we only tag him if there's an contract stalemate and he's asking for more than the Panthers are willing to pay. Granted the whole 'dance' involved takes a little time, but this is an OL contract, not a skill player. It should be fairly straight forward and could be hammered out in short order if the two sides are not far off in their numbers.

Now we're thinking alike...very shrewdly.

Fair enough, I was merely suggesting it could be an option, but what is the benefit to tagging him and dragging out the negotiations? We don't have the cap space to find better alternative in FA and if I'm getting an OT in the draft, it's a LT. To your point if Moton isn't cut out for LT, would it make sense to draft his replacement and let him walk in 2022? Just thinking out loud here.