ProFootballNetwork mock draft

[PantherFanInPhilly]

LOL at the thought of trading up to first for Levis...yikes! Wouldn't want to do it for Young either. 

[Actionman0z]

14 hours ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

1) Carolina Panthers (from CHI): Bryce Young, QB, Alabama

Trade Compensation: Carolina Panthers receive pick No. 1; Chicago Bears receive 9, 39, 93, 2024 first-round pick, and 2024 third-round pick.

As it stands, the Carolina Panthers do not have a definitive answer at quarterback. Matt Corral did not feature as a rookie, and pinning the success of a new regime to the third-round selection from last year would be a bold start to the Frank Reich era.

The Panthers make a big move to go and get the top QB option available in Bryce Young. They have good pieces scattered across the roster and can afford to pay up to go from ninth to first in this 2023 NFL Mock Draft.

This would be a solid landing spot for Young’s fantasy value. The offensive line isn’t perfect, but it has some good pieces. In DJ Moore, Terrace Marshall Jr., Shi Smith, Laviska Shenault, and Tommy Tremble, there are at least some capable weapons. Young may not deliver huge production as a rookie, but he has a QB-friendly head coach, and the Panthers could add some pieces in free agency.

https://www.profootballnetwork.com/2023-nfl-mock-draft-raiders-get-aaron-rodgers-hendon-hooker-heads-to-new-orleans/

I now see most mocks have the top four guys gone before we pick at 9. Should start looking BPA

[pantherj]

Fitt and our scouts don't have a clue which top QB prospect will make it in the NFL, if any. Their past guesses didn't pan out. Our new HC brought in a lot of QBs after Luck left, and it got him fired because they didn't pan out either if memory serves. My point is stay put if you want to take a QB. Don't go throwing away future first round picks on your wild damn guess. Spend our 1 first round pick on a QB, or pick up one in the second round, that way if Fitt and is scouts are dead wrong again we have another 1st round pick coming up to take another shot.

Edited February 8, 2023 by pantherj

[SmokinwithWilly]

2 hours ago, Jon Snow said:

They are never accurate.  If any get 1 pick right it's just plain luck. 

After watching the draft last year, the only thing I can say with certainty is Roger Goodell still sounds like a condescending asshole. 

[pantherj]

And never forget about Fitt sitting at his round table with his scouts talking about how great Sam Darnold could be if we traded for him. They don't have a clue. Their next pick at QB might pan out, but it would be a lucky guess.

 

[rebelrouser]

16 minutes ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

Bro we are a rookie QB away from being competitive. We damn near made the playoffs with Sam Darnold.

Our rosters is one of the better rosters in the NFC.

Neither Levis nor AR will be ready to start in '23. We have numerous holes at dline, edge, te, wr, lb. We don't have the cap room to fill all of those with free agents. We have limited draft picks. And if we made the playoffs, which we didn't in spectacular fashion, we would have been beaten by Cowboys even worse than the Bucs were.  Better rosters in the NFC? 49ers, Eagles, Cowboys, Vikings, Giants, Seahawks, Lions, Packers, Commanders. 

[SmokinwithWilly]

21 minutes ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

Bro we are a rookie QB away from being competitive. We damn near made the playoffs with Sam Darnold.

Our rosters is one of the better rosters in the NFC. Our problem is QB! At some point you have to draft your franchise QB. You can't keep playing musical chairs with vet QB's every year.

 

Why do you keep delaying our obvious weakness of QB?

There is quite the difference in being competitive and winning the NFCS right now. Making the playoffs with a losing record isn't something to cheer about. It's going to take more than a rookie QB to fix all the mess Rhule left in his wake. Not saying we don't need a QB, but that's definitely not all we need. 

[SmokinwithWilly]

3 minutes ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

Wilks went .500 with what Rhule left behind.

 

We hired Frank over Wilks im expecting a playoff appearance. Brady is gone. The NFC South is ours.

What are you guys talking about? Are we expecting a rebuild or something?lol

I don't give 2 shits about making the playoffs in a terrible conference. That's like winning the NIT tournament because you weren't good enough to get into the real one. I want to be competitive in the NFC. So yeah, we're going to need more than just a QB to deal with teams that actually have an offense and can stop the run. 

[Varking]

53 minutes ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

Lets see if he is saying this after the Young/Stroud/Levis pro day. The hype doesn't start for these QB's until after their proday.

 

The new GM is not going to publicly say he is going to trade Fields that would lower his value. So that comment means nothing.

The new GM shouldn’t lessen the value of his pick by stating outright he’s not drafting one of these guys. But he already went on record and said Fields is the starter come 2023. That about as big of an endorsement as you can get. You aren’t going to find a GM in football ruling out positions he won’t draft because of players he’s got on the roster. That hurts the value of their draft slots. 

[rebelrouser]

1 hour ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

Cool lets just draft a WR and bring Jimmy G in.

Get us another mid rd draft pick and continue the process of passing on QB's because we aren't in position to get one.

 

Makes sense we been doing it for the past 3 years. The Frank era is going to be a disaster without a young QB. This team is going nowhere with a bridge QB. It's amazing how people are still suggesting vet QB. 

I'm not against drafting a qb. I'm against expecting that qb to be able to start right away. Aside from Young and maybe Stroud, all these guys are going to need a lot of work; especially AR.

[SmokinwithWilly]

43 minutes ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

So you don't want to make the playoffs.

 

That tells me all I need to know about you.lol

 

So ignore the QB position and continue to add depth at the other positions. Sounds like another #9 pick next year. 

 

 

I have higher standards than "winning" the NFCS at 7-10 and getting obliterated in the playoffs. But I'm one of those people that thinks a team ought to have a winning record just to get into the playoffs. 

I never said ignore the QB. I said we have more holes to fill than just a QB to be competitive. 

We've been to the SB twice, but this franchise has never been competitive on a regular basis. That's what I want to change. Cheering for a winning team once every 4 years on average just isn't going to cut it for me. 

 

[MasterAwesome]

3 hours ago, Varking said:

The new GM shouldn’t lessen the value of his pick by stating outright he’s not drafting one of these guys. But he already went on record and said Fields is the starter come 2023. That about as big of an endorsement as you can get. You aren’t going to find a GM in football ruling out positions he won’t draft because of players he’s got on the roster. That hurts the value of their draft slots. 

The GM doesn't want to lessen the value of his pick and also doesn't want to lessen the value of Fields as a potential trade asset.  So I'm not sure why you seem to be picking and choosing which of Poles' comments are legitimate and to be taken at face value, when it's all very likely deliberately framed in order to maintain the value of both pieces.  If he was outwardly lukewarm and non-committal about Fields then he's likely harming his trade value.  There's nothing you just said in your post about the #1 draft pick that doesn't also apply to Justin Fields.

[KatsAzz]

9 hours ago, pantherj said:

I don't want us trading up for undersized Young, or potential major flop Will Levis. Stay put if you want Levis especially.

 If I was the Panthers G.M., Stroud is the only QB I would trade up for but I would not give up as much as the mock drafts indicated.

[TheSpecialJuan]