Before we get Madden 23 coins into the details of how this deal may be beneficial make it clear that I'm not happy about it, for all the same reasons I had back in May. I don't see any upside to trading for Mayfield when you're the Panthers. They're probably the worst side that's in the NFC South, and Baker definitely isn't going to help Carolina to take on the Buccaneers for the division championship and to win the division. The NFC has become such a gruesome row, specifically with regard to the NFC West as it's difficult to see any wild cards on the horizon. If, in fact, this is the key ingredient to bring everything together, then it's a win for the team. is being forced to give Baker a huge contract for him to stay based on only a small sample size or losing him for nothing.

However, what this will do, is at least make the Panthers interesting to watch in 2022. even in the event that we make the assumption they were never going to play Corral in his first season. They may be talking about "open competition" at the moment however, when the main hurdle is a sub-par Sam Darnold who already proved that he isn't "the person," any pretense of having an actual QB contest is just for posterity's to remember. In 2021. this was a five-team, and with Mayfield they could be ... I'm not sure, perhaps 8-9?

If we operate assuming Mayfield is always likely to be the starting quarterback, it's going to get fascinating. The Panthers hired Ben McAdoo to take over the offense. At first it was a bizarre choice that was destined to create the same issues it faced in New York. McAdoo prefers to run an open, pseudo West Coast shotgun passing base which requires quick decisions by the quarterback, as well as athletic ability to gain yards in the ground once taken out of the pocket. An mut coins madden 23 old, statuesque Eli Manning was the perfectly the wrong quarterback for this particular system -- much in the same manner that a statuesque Darnold doesn't fit.