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Smiling at and joking with the Panthers is the correct response after their months-long flirtation with Baker Mayfield finally resulted in trading. Carolina's slow approach to their QB role seemed to be framed more in saving asses rather than attempting to achieve sustained success, first attempting to trade for Deshaun Watson, then being linked to all available QBs on the market before finally drafting Matt Corral.

There's something hilarious about one team now having the No. 1 , and no. 3 picks of the 2018 Madden NFL 23 Draft, both quarterbacks. However, neither has been able to live up to expectations. Although trading for Mayfield now lacks foresight ahead of the most expensive QB draft ever There is a scenario that this could happen for the Panthers however it is still to be determined if Carolina has a plan.

Before we look at how this deal could make sense make it clear that I'm not happy about itfor the same reasons that I did in May. I don't see many benefits to trading Mayfield when you're the Panthers. They're probably the worst team within the NFC South and Baker will not going to help Carolina to push the Buccaneers to win the division title as well as to win the division. The NFC has become such a gruesome row, especially within the NFC West, that it's difficult to see that a wildcard is in the near future. If this happens to be the sauce that will put everything together, then it's a win for the team. is that they'll have to sign Baker a huge contract that will keep him in the team based upon the size of a tiny sample, or losing him for nothing.

What this does, however makes the Panthers interesting to watch in 2022. even in the event that we make the assumption they were never going to play Corral in his first season. They may be talking about "open competition" in the present however when the primary hurdle is a sub-par Sam Darnold who's already shown he can't be "the guy," any pretense of there actually being the case for a QB contest is just for posterity's for posterity's sake. In 2021 this was a team that was 5-12 and with Mayfield they could end up being ... I dunno, 8-9?

If we take the assumption that Mayfield is always likely to be the starting quarterback, that's where this can get intriguing. The Panthers introduced Ben McAdoo to lead the offense. Initially, it was a bizarre choice that felt destined to have the same issues it faced during the season in New York. McAdoo prefers to play an open kind of West Coast shotgun passing base that necessitates quick decision making from the quarterback and the ability to rack up yards in the ground once flushed from the pocket. A statuesque, aging Eli Manning was the perfectly the wrong quarterback for this particular system -- much in the same manner that a statuesque Darnold does not fit.

You know who does fit? Baker Mayfield, and madden coins buy.