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Yes, center was a need. I'm not disputing that. What I'm disputing is that the team didn't do anything. You're saying Raym is camp fodder as the 12th-ranked center, then what about McMahon who was ranked 11th but drafted at #190? Is he just camp fodder? BC and Cade Mays can both play center. Mays played center in college. The team felt confident with those options and still brought in Raym. Personally, I would have preferred them to bring in one of the top 5 guys but XL, Brooks, Wallace, and Sanders instead I'm okay with taking instead. Brooks is going to be the only RB under contract next season, Sanders was a steal at #101, XL clearly fits the mold of WR that Canales thinks that the team needs, and Wallace is being prepped to take over for Shaq. The moves make sense, regardless of whether or not it was my preference.

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Hell yea Demani Richardson! Couldn't believe he was still a UDFA and that the Panthers were able to scoop him up.

Looking at the draft results should make you feel a little better. Half of those guys went earlier than you drafted them and the other half went later. Speaking specifically to the center position, Bortolini went #117. The centers available at #166 were Dylan McMahon (#190), Beaux Limmer (#217), Nick Samac (#228), Michael Jurgens (#230), Matt Lee (#237), and Nick Gargiulo (#256). The team ended up bringing in Andrew Raym as an undrafted free agent. Brugler's center rankings: 1. Graham Barton 2. JPJ 3. Zach Frazier 4. Tanor Bortolini 5. Sedrick Van Pran-Granger 6. Beaux Limmer 7. Hunter Nourzad 8. Kingsley Eguakun 9. Matt Lee 10. Jacob Monk 11. Dylan McMahon 12. Andrew Raym 13. Charles Turner III 14. Nick Samac 15. Drake Nugent 16. Jalen Sundell

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Mingo improving Bryce haters like to snoodle Robert Hunt is big Compliment haiku sandwich!

Dane Brugler's College football Freaks List has been out for about a week. Great read. Very in-depth. Also, his early impression of the 2025 draft class:

Some additional practice-related tweets and vids from earlier

Highly recommend the Panthers Discord. Several of the more level headed posters here have already switched over.

I don't think it's healthy for you to gaslight yourself by denying reality and dismissing the positive performance by other players on the team just so that you can keep hating on the one you didn't want, but that's your bed to sleep in.