Panthers met with Hooker per report

[mrcompletely11]

21 minutes ago, ncfan said:

oof

[raleigh-panther]

Desmond Ridder is….his NFL comparison?

oh hell no

[ForJimmy]

13 hours ago, Brooklyn 3.0 said:

I just don't want us drafting him with our first round pick. I don't want to use that on a gamble. Anywhere else, welcome to the team. Don't think you'll be a success, but not many picks are.

Drafting a QB is going to be a gamble unless we have the worst record or a rare year there is a Burrow/Luck/Lawrence sitting there. Cam was a gamble, Mahomes was a gamble, Allen was a gamble. If you are confident in your staff and what they can do for that particular player you take the gamble. One first round pick isn’t going to kill our franchise. If it hits we have a chance to compete for 10 plus years. 

[CPcavedweller]

If he can be taken in the 3rd round I'm all for it. However we already have Corral who, in my opinion, has better physical tools, release, and power than Hooker. Not sure we should hang Corral out to dry yet.

[mrcompletely11]

4 minutes ago, ForJimmy said:

Drafting a QB is going to be a gamble unless we have the worst record or a rare year there is a Burrow/Luck/Lawrence sitting there. Cam was a gamble, Mahomes was a gamble, Allen was a gamble. If you are confident in your staff and what they can do for that particular player you take the gamble. One first round pick isn’t going to kill our franchise. If it hits we have a chance to compete for 10 plus years. 

Thats what he doesnt get or he is being obtuse on purpose.  All of these guys are gambles so why not gamble big

[Khyber53]

2 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

Thats what he doesnt get or he is being obtuse on purpose.  All of these guys are gambles so why not gamble big

Those big casinos aren't built on winners, they're built on idiots who say gamble big.

[mrcompletely11]

1 minute ago, Khyber53 said:

Those big casinos aren't built on winners, they're built on idiots who say gamble big.

That might be the worst analogy I have ever read on this board.  I mean your comparison is like Apples to Battleships.  Its not even remotely close.

[Khyber53]

1 minute ago, mrcompletely11 said:

That might be the worst analogy I have ever read on this board.  I mean your comparison is like Apples to Battleships.  Its not even remotely close.

It's not an analogy, it's an aphorism.

[ForJimmy]

45 minutes ago, Khyber53 said:

Those big casinos aren't built on winners, they're built on idiots who say gamble big.

And the billionaires that built them had someone gamble big in their family to make it big. Bezos, Bill Gates, and Steve Jobs all gambled big on themselves. We could play this game all day…

[Mr. Scot]

55 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

Thats what he doesnt get or he is being obtuse on purpose.  All of these guys are gambles so why not gamble big

Because gambling smart is better 

[ForJimmy]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

Because gambling smart is better 

The “smart” gamble would be an opinion that only our staff is going to weigh in on. One first round pick for Player B at 9 who they believe they can develop, signing Carr for X amount against the salary cap, or trading up and losing X amount of assets for Player A. One isn’t really “gambling smart” vs the others IMO. It’s easier to bounce back if you miss on Player B at 9 than the others, but there is probably more risk. Just weighing out positives vs negatives. 

[Brooklyn 3.0]

2 hours ago, raleigh-panther said:

Desmond Ridder is….his NFL comparison?

oh hell no

From that same article, Stroud is compared to Kirk Cousins.

[Brooklyn 3.0]

2 hours ago, mrcompletely11 said:

Thats what he doesnt get or he is being obtuse on purpose.  All of these guys are gambles so why not gamble big

Because I think there are better prospects to gamble on. Am I not allowed to have an opinion lol?

[LinvilleGorge]

2 hours ago, raleigh-panther said:

Desmond Ridder is….his NFL comparison?

oh hell no

I don't understand that comparison at all. Ridder would significantly outperform Hooker in any measurable. I think Hooker is basically a poor man's Geno Smith.