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Follow up questions on the 2025 NFL Draft and the Panthers moves since

6 days ago | catscratchreader.com | Brian Beversluis

Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Answers, part two of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! The Panthers did some stuff this week, releasing several players, including OLB Jadeveon Clowney, as we push on to rookie mini camp in the very near future. The off-season is very much still in swing, and your questions continue to brew as we navigate it.
Undrafted free agent hype season questions!

1 week ago | catscratchreader.com | Brian Beversluis

Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Asks, your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! After giving everyone a week or so to truly digest the 2025 NFL Draft, and the subsequent undrafted free agent class that followed, I'm here to field all your questions as we enter the slow part of the off-season. There will likely be some news here and there as far as roster movement, but for the most part the biggest news ahead is going to be OTAs, training camp, and the preseason. It's going to be a long 3 months.
Panthers fans expect a tentative step forwards

1 week ago | catscratchreader.com | Walker Clement

Fans of the Carolina Panthers are showing remarkable restraint and understanding in predicting their favorite team's successes in the 2025 season. A widely lauded draft and a popular head coach would have some fans foaming at the mouth while forecasting an undefeated season and multiple Super Bowl titles. Setting aside the logistical difficulties of playing more than one Super Bowl in a calendar year is the level of reasoning you would normally expect to find at this point in the off season.
CSR Weekend Warriors: 5/2-5/4

1 week ago | catscratchreader.com | Walker Clement

Feel free to use this thread to hang out over the weekend and chat about whatever you want (just make sure you follow the ToS ... the rules still apply here) with anyone who decides to stick around.
Making sense of the moves the Panthers made (and didn't make) following the 2025 NFL Draft

1 week ago | catscratchreader.com | Brian Beversluis

Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Answers, part two of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! This is an explosive follow up to a very loaded weekend of news following the Panthers highly regarded 2025 NFL Draft class. You all had a lot of questions about what's next for this team, and I brought answers.
The Bucs shored up their depth with the draft

1 week ago | catscratchreader.com | Jonathan DeLong

19: Emeka Egbuka, WR, Ohio State 53: Benjamin Morrison, CB, Notre Dame 84: Jacob Parrish, CB, Kansas State 121: David Walker, Edge, Central Arkansas 157: Elijah Roberts, Edge, SMU 235: Tez Johnson, WR, OregonIf there's one position the Buccaneers seemingly didn't need, it's wide receiver. Mike Evans is still one of the best in the business, Chris Godwin is arguably the league's best number two and should be ready for Week 1, and Jalen McMillan was an impressive rookie.
The Saints did a draft

1 week ago | catscratchreader.com | Jonathan DeLong

The Carolina Panthers had a draft that made most Panthers fans happy. The Atlanta Falcons did the same, as we talked about here. The New Orleans Saints? Maybe not so much. They've developed a bit of a reputation for odd draft strategies; think trading up to reach for Marcus Davenport in 2018. They didn't do anything to fight that perception in the 2025 NFL Draft.
What to look for in Bryce Young's 2025 season

2 weeks ago | catscratchreader.com | Walker Clement

Bryce Young had an unusual sophomore season as a pro. The 2023 first overall pick was benched after two straight terrible games against the New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Chargers. New Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales switched to Andy Dalton and most of us thought that was it for Young's career as a Panther. Instead, Young returned to the starting line-up in Week 5 against the Denver Broncos and slowly built a body of work that fans could believe in. What happened in 2024?
How the Falcons got better in the draft

2 weeks ago | catscratchreader.com | Jonathan DeLong

The Carolina Panthers had themselves a nice draft. They landed another target for Bryce Young and got some young pass rushers to bolster their defense. They've got to be feeling good about how they've improved their team. The same can be said for a lot of their rivals. The Atlanta Falcons had a draft that seemed to be based on a bunch of Carolina Panther mock drafts. Their selections: 15: Jalon Walker, Edge/LB, Georgia 26: James Pearce Jr., Edge, Tennessee 96: Xavier Watts, Safety.
Post-draft win total

2 weeks ago | catscratchreader.com | Walker Clement

The Panthers should effectively be seeing six new starters on defense between Patrick Jones II, Tershawn Wharton, Bobby Brown III, Derrick Brown, Christian Rozeboom, and Tre'von Moehrig. There is room for that number to grow depending on the what Dan Morgan's plan is for nickle corner and the other safety spot. New faces on offense should also have an immediate impact. Namely Tetairoa McMillan and Rico Dowdle should help take pressure off an already talented collection of skill position players.