Originally posted by KRS-1:
Originally posted by strickac:
My prediction:
Carolina will lose Steve Smith this offseason and really struggle early in the season. They'll try to bring in a veteran QB when the lockout is lifted, but it won't matter. Claussen won't really be a factor. He's not ready either. Under pressure from the fans (and ownership) they'll throw Cam out there around game 8-10 and he'll be completely overwhelmed and ineffective.
I know every season is vastly different, but looking around the league, Carolina looks like a favorite to get the #1 overall next year too. To make it worse, they're probably going to have to pass on Luck because of Cam.
I'm glad I'm not a Panthers fan. They appear to be heading downhill in a hurry. (Now watch them go to the playoffs)
That could make it better in another sense, that is IF Marty Hurney can take a hard stance and rape somebody by trading them the #1 pick.
OR the league is going to view the #2 pick as the lottery ticket, knowing that the Panthers aren't going to draft a QB.
You're probably right though. That would be a hell of spot to trade out of. For the rights to Luck, there is certainly going to be a slew of teams eager to trade away two 1st rounders and probably several others willing to toss in another two 2nd round picks.
When you think about what ATL gave away for Julio, a deal for Luck would be insane. I have a feeling some team is going to throw two nearly two years worth of picks out there to move up and get him. We'll see though. I really do expect his performance to take a big hit with Harbaugh gone.