The Panthers need help at linebacker, so Smith will have plenty of opportunities to show what he can do, and I think he has the potential to be a solid player in Carolina.” “He was a three-year player at Penn State and had 132 tackles, 19 tackles for loss and four sacks. “I think linebacker Brandon Smith has a chance to stand out this season,” Smith said. An all-Big Ten player in 2021, Brandon Smith played three seasons (2019-21) at Penn State and according to Bradley Smith, posted some good numbers. Smith likes the potential of Brandon Smith, a linebacker from Penn State, a.k.a Linebacker U.
Here’s this season’s Panthers rookie class: Sometimes it’s the obvious top pick and sometimes it’s a sleeper, someone picked in the third round or lower (occasionally, an undrafted rookie breaks through). Even if the Panthers are unable to move Darnold (which I believe will be the case) I can't really imagine a non-injury scenario where Darnold starts Week 1 over Mayfield.”Įvery season, every team has a surprise rookie. “I think that Matt Rhule genuinely wants to see if a quarterback competition will get the best out of Darnold, and it's possible the organization wants to try and move him to a team that needs a quarterback during the preseason if that scenario arises.
“I believe that both options are less than ideal, but Mayfield at least has two years of above-average tape to his advantage, while Darnold has looked like one of the worst quarterbacks in the league for both the Panthers and Jets outside of the first three weeks of the 2021 season,” Smith said. Panthers Head Coach Matt Rhule insists that Darnold and Mayfield will compete for the starting job but Smith thinks that the battle may just be a smoke screen. Oddly enough, the Panthers spent a lot of draft capital on Darnold but Mayfield certainly has the better recent stats, overall stats and pedigree. Bradley Smith, managing editor Cat Scratch Reader He only had one rushing touchdown and was sacked 43 times and had a passer rating of 83.1. In 14 games started, Mayfield went 6-8 for the Browns, throwing for 3,010 yards, 17 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. He was traded to Carolina a few weeks ago for a 2024 conditional fifth-round draft pick. His passer rating was 71.9 and the team was 4-7 when he was under center.īaker Mayfield was the first overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns (two picks ahead of Darnold). Additionally, he ran for five scores and was sacked 35 times. In 12 games played (11 starts), he threw for 2,527 yards and tossed nine touchdowns and 13 picks. Jets, in exchange for a 2021 sixth-round pick and second-and fourth-round picks in 2022. Last season, the Panthers traded for Sam Darnold, the third overall selection of the 2018 NFL Draft by the N.Y. The quarterback backstory behind this is pretty simple. This week, we reached out to Bradley Smith, the managing editor of Cat Scratch Reader, an SB Nation blog dedicated to fans of the Carolina Panthers because, like all other 31 NFL squads, the Panthers have a lot of questions. A time when true fans can think, "why not us?" Or, true cynics can lament, "great, we've got these two sub-par players competing for the most important position on the field?" I know it's rude to use all caps, but FOOTBALL IS BACK! Alright, I got that out of my system.
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