Wild card: Future franchise QB
Last but certainly not least, the Panthers have to consider picking up a new potential franchise quarterback. Teddy Bridgewater’s experience and consistency makes him a strong option to run Joe Brady’s offense right now. Then again, if the front office truly saw him as their QB1 of the future, they would have given him more than a three-year deal.
Finding a franchise quarterback is easier said than done, of course. We always believed Cam Newton was Carolina’s best option to win games this year and it may take years to replace him.
No matter what Dave Gettleman’s opinion of Justin Herbert is, Joe Burrow and Tua Tagovailoa are the top two prospects in this class, hands down. If there’s a chance to land either one of them, the Panthers should pull the trigger. After those two, things get much more dicey with this QB class. Jordan Love has as many red flags as Herbert, Jake Fromm doesn’t have a pro arm and Jacob Eason looks like a career backup in the making.
The one prospect who we would feel really good about outside of the top two is Jalen Hurts. During his time at Oklahoma, he proved he’s capable of running a modern offense. In addition to having a powerful arm, he’s easily the best running QB in this class. He totaled 3,274 yards and 43 rushing touchdowns in college.
If Hurts is still there in the third round, he’s worth a gamble. If not, the Panthers should probably punt on this until 2021.
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