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Why worry about comparing him to other Panthers quarterbacks? There are only two long term successful starters in a quarter century anyways. Either he can play or he'll be looking for a job elsewhere next year. Best thing to do for now is hope he proves a lot of people wrong. Cam will end up in the hall by the time it's all said and done I think. He needs to accept the reality of his career right now and retire so people can get back to appreciating what he did for the position though.

Malarkey. I like many others was not in favor of the trade initially when it was rumored we were interested. I tried to talk myself into it after the move was made and when we were 3-0 I was very cautiously optimistic. But even though the oline was putrid Sam was still right back to the same very bad quarterback that made catastrophic decisions with the football and worse than that he some times looked like he just didn't give a damn like after that very play I referenced to you. Just because fans are in favor of raising the bar does not make them haters. If you want to talk haters that would be people waiting for our only MVP in team history to make mistakes so they could say I told you so all those years. Even he finally reached the inevitable point where we had to move on. So no do not sit there and call people haters because they want no parts of making excuses for Sam Darnold.

Well for 18 million dollars guaranteed that's the least he can do.

We can only hope

That actually looks sharp. What are the Panthers doing? There's no way they are sitting on their hands with this opportunity in front of them. Surely...

I don't think he liked last years class in general. More of a statement on the way people play favorites instead of just focusing on the talent and merits of a prospect. I'll just be glad when we finally have our guy and don't have to listen to everyone bloviate about their expertise in quarterback evaluation.

This place hated Justin Herbert with a passion. But hey it's a crazy concept to just wait and see how these prospects perform and meet expectations in their upcoming season.

Carolina Panthers announce Sam Darnold and Robbie Anderson will be embarking on experimental flight to the far reaches of space.

Post after post after post after post not wanting a QB in the '21 draft and another couple hundred more angry about Baker but it's never too early to declare a boner for the Bama QB

Hey panthers55. When you type stuff up like this just remember you are more delusional than an average Jets fan. Even they believed their eyes and ears and declared your boy a lost cause.

Here's your "serviceable backup". Get a good look at him.

You were deadset against drafting a QB and declared Malik Willis the next Ryan Leaf. Yet you're a dedicated fiend for the Coastal Carolina product. This is why we can't have honest talks about the QB position in the draft anymore.

If any team was legitimately interested in Robbie enough to trade for his services it would have happened around the draft. His value around the league has only gone down since then so finding a taker now is a daydream.

Just like this year and the year before the hype will slowly fizzle and we will return to the same hand wringing over the flaws of the top quarterbacks.

Surprise surprise. From the fanbase that brought you unbridled hatred of Cam Newton for ten years there are actually two or three Sam Darnold stans here who still won't give it up.

Oh honey I'm sorry I had to be mean but someone had to nudge just a little sense into you. That man Sam Darnold making 18 million dollars to tickle his pickle all summer and fall does not need a knight in shining armor named Shocker. You'll be okay chin up!

Well yeah he wouldn't have covered a good chunk of his salary if he didn't have a lot to prove. If there were a risk to take at a low cost this is how the Panthers should have done it last year instead of rushing for Darnold when no one else wanted him. Nothing to be upset about at this moment let's see what camp looks like.

This thread has some pep I like it here.

Go blow him then.

True but it would be disingenous not to note the fact that Sam Darnold has been a turnover prone disaster from the get go. And absolutely no one at any point in time before the trade was being discussed was like yeah that guy Sam Darnold could be the answer to our prayers.

Some of it is reasonable some isn't. The crap about how he talks or his hairstyle is not difficult to see through that's some of the same stuff we read with Newton. But Robbie's contract size and his repetition of being in the news cycle every time you look up is going to become a worn out act in any city with any fanbase. When you add in his tough time statistically last season it's reminiscent of the days like 2010 where we paid guys just for the sake of it and developed a culture of what can only be described as mediocrity. If he wants to change things the first step is to show fans what was missing last year and that begins on the field not on social media.

People who are afraid to cut him are just tightwads. It isn't your money. If you're mad about the thought of him earning all that for doing nothing well go have a chat with Matt Rhule and Scott Fitterer. They sealed this outcome many months ago. Either way he isn't going to do anything near enough to justify what we paid him. Just get him out of here and end this distracting nonsense.

It's important to temper expectations regardless of personal feelings about Baker or Corral. If neither show the promise we hope for it's back to the draft. Hopefully this whole thing does not become a circus that's bad for the locker room.