LinvilleGorge

Burrow reminds me of Cam more personality wise than anyone else currently in the league. Confident, doesn't mind talking a little crap, has some flare, but still remains likable IMO. Yeah, if there's a Joe Burrow in this draft gimme that fuging guy.

Nah, that's part of what I want.

And the #1 overall pick isn't/doesn't? They have it made and are treated like gods as long as they play well and win. Just like the NFL. They have to compete against a pressure cooker of talent within the program for playing time too. Just like the NFL. It's as close as you can get to an NFL environment outside of the NFL. What makes the evaluation process tough for these guys is just how much better their supporting cast is compared to the teams they're playing week in and week out.

Oh, absolutely. The bowl system has just gotten outrageously bloated. You have to be completely terrible not to be bowl eligible. Being bowl eligible used to mean something. Now it's just meaningless. Honestly, all that matters these days are the playoffs games and then to a significantly less extent the NYE6 bowls. Everything else basically has high school game attendance levels and infomercial level TV viewership.

Of all the guys in this draft though they've come the closest. Playing at a Bama or OSU type program is as close as you can get to NFL attention, pressure, media and fan scrutiny. And now with NIL, it's true from a $$$ perspective too. QBs at these programs are pulling in 7 figures.

Honestly... I agree. I completely understand it from a perspective of doing what's best for them and their career but yeah... I mean, it is what it is. But the NFL has clearly shown they don't care. I don't feel like anyone's draft stock has been hurt in the least by sitting out of an also ran bowl.

I doubt anyone outside of the organization truly knows. Hell, some within the organization probably don't know. But everything Fitts said about needing to be completely sold on a guy yada, yada, yada before trading up to #1 because you're essentially betting the house on the guy leads me to believe they likely knew who they were going to go get.

Young very much seemed like a guy who thought he was locked into the #1 spot as long as he could check that 200+ pound box. Hell, maybe he is. I have no idea.

Puff Johnson hits the portal from UNC. It's a mass exodus. I'm not surprised. If you don't play guys they're gonna transfer. Hubert better hope he can get some of these '24 recruits to reclassify or he's gonna get himself fired next year.

Running or not running is a much bigger deal for Levis than it is for Stroud IMO. Stroud is the much more polished overall QB. Levis is a guy who is going to be a 24 year old rookie who is still asking teams to take a huge gamble on his physical talent and potential. Okay. Well then, show me.

Neither ran. Levis just came to show off his "cannon" and it looked fairly average. He definitely didn't get the pop out of his throwing session he was looking for. Young just showed up to step on a scale over 200 pounds. Mission accomplished.

I'll be surprised if we don't have strong representation at the pro days for all the top QB prospects.

As of right now, we've heard people "in the know" say we're definitely taking Young, definitely taking Stroud, and definitely taking Richardson. Meanwhile, I definitely have no fuging clue who we're taking.

I'd honestly rather end up with a bust than a Kirk Cousins type. You gotta have an MVP caliber QB to compete for SBs with any regularity.

I have no idea if I'd draft AR or not. It all comes down to his interviews, background checks, and just your overall feel for who he is and what he can develop into. There's no question about the talent. But most busts have plenty of talent. I'd be super excited if we drafted him because that means our very experienced coaches think he has what it takes and that they can get him there.

The combine measures raw physical talent. I guess you missed it.

I've said for a long time now that if we think AR has it in him for us to mold him into a great NFL QB then he should be the pick. He might be the most talented QB prospect ever.

Didn't watch. Sharpe picked the worst possible media mentor he ever could have. Skip Bayless, Stephen A. Smith, Colin Cowherd, Jim Rome, etc. absolutely took a poo all over "sports journalism" and he was happy to throw his name right into that lot. fug him. Secretariat ass looking motherfuger.

We're all just ready to be hopeful. Cutting Cam followed by the disaster of the Rhule era then trading away the most exciting player we had on CMC, I mean... it's been a rough few years. It's exciting to be excited about Panthers football again.

I'm fine with Young, Stroud, or Richardson. I say Richardson because the physical talent is undeniable and if he turns out to be the pick then obviously the staff thinks that he has what it takes to maximize those talents in the NFL

No one would be excited if we were expecting Andy Dalton or some other lukewarm vet to be the starting QB. It's very much the combo of a legit NFL coaching staff plus the promise of a #1 overall pick at QB.

LOL Go home Matt Rhule, you're drunk.

That's a really low bar to clear.

Mac Jones turned out to be a baller? What kind of alternate universe is this? Mac Jones got outplayed by Bailey Zappe last year.