There seems to be a sizable portion of the fanbase that thinks size trumps skill and talent

[Shocker]

Huddle clamors for the Panthers to move up for QB then starts questioning the move immediately after it happens.  Naturally 

[frankw]

15 minutes ago, jayboogieman said:

Joking aside, this move up to 1 will most likely bite them in the ass. The team is not a QB away from competing. The NFCS and soft schedule along with the decent job Wilks and Co did to stabilize the team has Tepper and Co fooled into thinking the time is now just like the 3-0 start did in 2021. Spoiler alert: It's not time to compete.

The team has a lot of holes that need to be filled and not a lot of cap nor a skilled enough person managing it to do Saints style cap voodoo. Plus the defense will need a little retooling if they really do move to the 34 as a permanent thing. There's just not enough picks or cap to do all that needs to be done in one offseason.

Now, does the team need a first round rookie QB? Yes! The rookie QB will give fans hope and buy the team time to keep building while not driving away more fans. Trading Moore and not having a security blanket TE actually helps buy the team time too, though I think they'll add guys at TE and WR. They probably won't be stars though. Giving fans hope also puts butts in seats and sells merchandise. And that will make the business side and Tepper happy.

I imagine the business group has reports showing subpar merchandise, tickets, and concession sales for a few years now. There has been no Cam, TD, Smith, Luke, or Peppers here to drive those sales even if CMC was considered a star and the team has been losing. A bright, shiny, new rookie QB taken at the top of the first round can and should help reverse some of those trends business wise. How the rookie helps the W and L columns is to be determined.

Excellent post sir. I concur with most of this. I'm also concerned about the glaring lack of any semblance of leadership on the offense. Like yeah I get the rah rah we're keeping Shaq Thompson because leadership but the defense got ran over by Pittsburgh in Carolina last year with that leadership. Our new rookie QB can only do so much to pickup the slack in that dept. We are going to need some veterans.

Edited March 12, 2023 by frankw

[jayboogieman]

12 minutes ago, Brooklyn 3.0 said:

Is OP arguing for Young or against Richardson?

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Edited March 12, 2023 by jayboogieman

[frankw]

52 minutes ago, top dawg said:

I am just responding to your energy. I never said that you hated Bryce. But, you don't seemed enthused about drafting him (especially when juxtaposed against the energy that you put forward when talking about Stroud as a prospect). As a non-Bama fan (a Georgia alum to be honest), I think that waaaaaaay more negativity has been put forth against Young than Stroud in the Huddle aether. As a matter of fact, more people have been supportive of Stroud than than any other QB on this forum since the trade happened (and probably pre-trade as well).

As for losing Moore, I've already explained to you why it's unrealistic to expect to be able to replace him in the short term, but that it should be a reasonable expectation to improve the overall WR room in the short term. The TE issue really is a separate issue, but not only do we have better coaches, but this class id generally regarded as being deep at TE. 

We're likely not going to build Rome in a day. That's an unrealistic expectation! But, we can expect some reasonable growth notwithstanding the loss of Moore.

I would love what Young brings to the table as a passer and overall signal caller the same as Stroud. Both have what we seek as far as intangibles for the position. It just boils down to little things and which QB you think will guide the team for the long haul with the more productive career and you just can't ignore those little things for either prospect. Make no mistake we could find ourselves in a position with regret that's what we don't want. I don't envy Fitterer and Reich in that area. But that's why they get paid what they get paid to do this.

[jayboogieman]

12 minutes ago, frankw said:

Excellent post sir. I concur with most of this. I'm also concerned about the glaring lack of any semblance of leadership on the offense. Like yeah I get the rah rah we're keeping Shaq Thompson because leadership but the defense got ran over by Pittsburgh in Carolina last year with that leadership. Our new rookie QB can only do so much to pickup the slack in that dept. We are going to need some veterans.

They might think between the coaches and whatever vets they bring in along with Bozeman, Moton, and Thomas(ha!), they'll have enough leadership for the offense.

[PantherOnTheProwl1523]

9 hours ago, csx said:

Do you realize how easy it is to prove incorrect?

Wilson, Brees, Rodgers, Mahomes say differently

I looked this up and posted it. This isn't my wording and I forgot about those guys.