Albert Breer: Baker Mayfield would be redundant to Sam Darnold and the Browns are pushing more for a trade than the Panthers are

[mrcompletely11]

20 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

The way I see it is that you only go after Baker if you think he's worth extending beyond next season.  I talking giving him another 3 to 4 years at the going rate. If it's just for the one year and the few extra wins it's really a waste of his and the teams time.

Yep. Him coming in and winning 8 games puts us further behind the 8 ball

[ForJimmy]

27 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

Just being an upgrade isn't what we need now.  That's like being the tallest midget.   What the Panthers need is a clear plan instead of throwing poo against the wall

He would fall in line with drafting one next year since his contract is over this year. It’s an easy way to give Rhule a cheap vet, draft a LT at 6 and see what they can do. If Baker struggles then we let him walk, fire Rhule and let the new guy draft his QB to play behind our new and improved OL. The other options are drafting one (which I know you don’t like) or Jimmy G. Our staff isn’t going to go with Sam and no one else this year. 

[ForJimmy]

50 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

The way I see it is that you only go after Baker if you think he's worth extending beyond next season.  I talking giving him another 3 to 4 years at the going rate. If it's just for the one year and the few extra wins it's really a waste of his and the teams time.

It gives Rhule his vet QB for cheap and let’s us see how Baker can perform in our system BEFORE we extend him. If he struggles it’s easy to cut him lose. If he plays well then we have some options (extend, sign/trade etc…) It’s a low risk strategy if they are unable to draft one or aren’t high on any of the ones in the draft.