You know who does fit? Baker Mayfield, and Matt Corral MUT 24 Coins. Now, it takes some serious galaxy brain mental gymnastics to imagine Carolina had extremely strong feelings about Corral being the future of their franchise and yet still waited until the end of the 3rd round to trade up and grab him. Envisioning this team is playing chess like that gives the organization entirely too much credit. That said, there is a glimmer of outside hope Corral could become something special.
NBC Sports’ Chris Simms had Corral as the No. 1 QB in the 2022 draft, noting his quick release and athleticism as being rare traits, but needing time to learn Madden NFL 24 offensive principles. What makes Simms’ argument compelling is that he was the only draft analyst who was dead set on Josh Allen being the best QB in the 2018 draft, vastly preferring him to Mayfield or Darnold. Sure, it’s just one person’s opinion, but if Simms and the Panthers are correct and Corral can evolve into an Madden NFL 24 starter then his selection will be a coup.
Considering all these factors the picture begins to come together. Mayfield doesn’t just help the Panthers win now, but is the canary in the coal mine for McAdoo’s offense. It’s a low-cost litmus test to see if the West Coast adjacent scheme with RPO components can work with the current skill position roster in Carolina. If it doesn’t, Baker takes the heat and they get to try again with Corral after making some adjustments. If it works then there’s a fairly decent successorship plan to pivot from Mayfield to Corral and keep everything else the same. This simply could not happen with Sam Darnold, who really offers Madden 24 Coins cheap nothing based on what the Panthers are trying to do moving forward.