CanadianCat

Your not wrong in your evaluation. However the league never sees it like that. He will get paid.

What is the alternative? - BY, will not play for less then his perceived contract (just like Cam Newton did). So you pay him top of market as befitting a 1st round, Heisman winning, playing birthing QB would get. Or you cut him. - Then we are forced to either sign a stop gap QB / previously failed QB and try to fix him or you spend a 1st round pick and draft a guy, basically resetting the team. The reality is that we all want a top 5 QB. The problem is there are only 5 of those guys in the world and drafting, even #1 overall doesn't guarantee that. The other problem is the NFL market. Young QB get paid. Even an average, young QB gets top of market deals. I know a lot of people here think we could sign him to an 'average QB contract' but thats not reality. Didnt happen with Cam wont happen with BY. So we could let this season flush out and he is again a middling QB. But then we cut and restart or accept it is what it is (including compensation) and build a team around what we have. My money is on the latter.

Well I think the hard truth is probably this. BY is not a top 10 QB. A realistic hope is that he can become a 10-20 range QB. A 10-20 range QB that is <25 years old is going to get a top of the market contract. That is what will happen - and likely the smart choice.

I hope BY balls out this year... just to piss half of you guys off.

Not a sexy draft that I think most of us were hoping for.. but its needed.

I would be happy with this. I mean the smart play is probably a O or D line player.. but I would get excited about a LB, S, TE or WR player.

For comparison...

Man what an offseason for Carolina... James Pierce drove into a cop. Mike Evans fled Tampa. Lavonte David retires Atlanta signs Tua. This has been the best offseason ever for Carolina!

Heck of a player.

I think we are ok at LB going into the season... but I wouldnt be opposed to it. Honestly I think we can go BPA. Just get a stud.

I love mock draft season ... but I dont ever watch college football. So Im just learning about these guys.. And holy crap.. Kenyon Sadiq........................................................ If he's there......

Love that idea

I know what XL is currently.. but I feel like I'm the only one here that wants XL to succeed.

I get what your saying.. but Ive seen how trying to play 'middle of the road' has gone.

I dont know... CAP hell doesnt seem that bad if you already know going into the season that you will suck. Its like a legalized version of tanking. So why not spend till you break it?

I listened to the Tillis interview and he seems like a super smart guy. Said that him and his team are always looking 2-3 years in the future( as they should be). Honestly I think we have a really good FO. Also... it also seems like its hard to fug us the cap.. too many teams (Saints) were talked about going to cap hell and nothing happened. CAP just takes creative accounting.

awesome interview. Love the guy.

Thats good for the long term. Shows maturity as a coach. I like Canales.

I mean.. man it really sucks Icky got hurt.. completely changed our offseason plans.. That said, letting Mays test the market is not bad. It allows us to geta comp pick for him if there is a strong market or allows us to try to bring him back at an affordable rate.

I noticed that too.. I could imagine that there would be soma animosity when a guy gets drafted in the 1st round, gets given all the opportunities and yet you out play him at every opportunity. Hopefully this lights a fire in both guys.

Like the hire or don't - I appreciate that this team isn't afraid to spend money on coaches. Tepper is an asset as an owner in that regard.

I'll allow it. Its the offseason....

And actually the timing is good. If BY wants a big pay day he needs to play big time. If he sucks then he's Jimmy Classen'ing us to the #1 pick. Honestly, I hope if plays big time.. I don't want anyother team reset.

I mean your making my point. We love to make definitive statements, like "RR was a bad coach" or "Cam cost us the Superbowl" when really there is much more to that.

I mean Cam not jumping on his fumble might have also had something to do with us losing..