Analyzing the NFL Draft Bible s 7-Round Carolina Panthers Mock Draft
Looking at a full projection of Panthers picks.
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Last week, Note: This mock draft was released prior to the comp picks becoming official.
Round 1, Pick 8: Trey Lance, Quarterback, North Dakota State
Although I m still not completely 100% sold on Lance, I do see this being the pick if the Panthers choose to stay put at No. 8. The team s most obvious need is at quarterback and he will be the best option still available at this point in the draft. He only started one year at NDSU, so there are a ton of unknowns with him, which may mean he won t be ready to go right out of the gate.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won Super Bowl LV, which was the ultimate prize of the 2020 NFL season, but the New Orleans Saints actually won the NFC South for the fourth season in a row. The path to a title defense in 2021 would be significantly less daunting if the Buccaneers could break the Saints stranglehold on the division crown. Meanwhile, the Atlanta Falcons with a new coaching staff and a potent offense and the Carolina Panthers with a core of young standouts will be trying to do the same.
As such, in advance of free agency, we re reviewing the four teams in the NFC South in terms of where they stand at six different areas on the depth chart. Which teams have the deepest position groups and got the best results in 2020? Which face potential free agency losses? Which might be targeting a certain spot in the 2021 NFL Draft?
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NFL notebook: NFL sets salary cap at $182.5 million, down 8% from 2020
The league s loss of revenues due to the coronavirus pandemic caused the first decrease in the cap since 2011, which followed an uncapped season.
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Like Lamar Jackson under pressure from the pass rush, let the scrambling begin.
The NFL’s salary cap will be $182.5 million per team in the upcoming season, a drop of 8% from 2020. The league’s loss of revenues due to the coronavirus pandemic caused the first decrease in the cap since 2011, which followed an uncapped season.
Free agency begins Wednesday, though the “legal tampering” period starts Monday.