P.J. Walker's Stock Falling In Carolina

Carolina Panthers quarterback P.J. Walker has fallen to No. 3 on the QB depth chart behind Sam Darnold and rookie Matt Corral. Head coach Matt Rhule could elect to keep three signal-callers on the roster like he did in 2020, but the team has bigger questions besides Walker, namely figuring out if they are going […]

Tommy Tremble, Stephen Sullivan Improving

Carolina Panthers tight ends Tommy Tremble and Stephen Sullivan kept showing up in the passing game during spring workouts when they were flexed out wide. Tremble showed his playmaking skills in his rookie season when he had both a receiving and rushing touchdown. Sullivan is slightly taller than Tremble and has excellent speed for his […]

Terrace Marshall Jr.'s Stock Rising

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Terrace Marshall Jr. never found his footing as a rookie in 2021 while playing in 13 games and nearly half the offensive snaps, as he had just 17 catches for 138 yards. However, Marshall looks more confident this year with his route-running and is processing everything more quickly. Head coach Matt […]

Is Zero RB a Viable Strategy in 2022?

Maybe the most controversial draft strategy in a redraft league is the idea that you want to wait until the 5th or 6th Round before you draft a running back. This concept gained traction after Shawn Siegele perfected it in 2013 by continuing to hammer the value at wide receiver and grabbing running backs with […]

One-Man Backfields to Target in Fantasy Football Drafts - Running Back Workehorses

We're talking about fantasy football here, and in fantasy, volume is the key to rostering and fielding a winning team. While everything boils down to that concept, seeking volume calls for looking deeper than just the name and reputation of players. Put a great running back in an RBBC backfield and his volume – and […]

Matt Corral Showing Early Struggles

Carolina Panthers quarterback Matt Corral has been struggling in the early part of minicamp. The biggest concern is that Corral is having issues before the snap. Things such as getting the play called, identifying the defense, making checks. That being said, Sam Darnold is likely to open the season as the starting quarterback. The Panthers […]

Year-Two Wide Receivers Ready to Break Out - Rashod Bateman, Rondale Moore, Nico Collins, Terrace Marshall

Last year's rookie class featured some good wide receivers. Ja'Marr Chase and Jaylen Waddle made quick impacts in the NFL, while guys like Elijah Moore and Amon-Ra St. Brown played well for their teams. Not every rookie wide receiver was instantly impactful. For some of those guys, it was a sign that they were heading […]

ADP Fallers at Quarterback - Deshaun Watson, Kenny Pickett, Drew Lock

I am going to start this column by introducing the concept of ADP, which I'm pretty sure you know what it is about. Average Draft Position (ADP) indicates the average position where a player is drafted over more than one fantasy football draft. You can consider it as the price you have to pay to […]

Ian Thomas Remains Out Of Practice

Carolina Panthers tight end Ian Thomas (ankle) remained out of the team's mandatory minicamp practice on Tuesday with a high ankle injury that he suffered during organized team activities last week. High ankle injuries usually require a week or two of rest, at minimum, so Thomas could very well miss all of the team's minicamp […]

Panthers Feeling Urgency To Trade For Baker Mayfield

The Carolina Panthers have some urgency to trade for Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield soon so that he can get some time in minicamp with the team. Trade talks between the two teams continue with mandatory minicamps beginning on Tuesday, according to sources, but the main issue remains Mayfield's salary and how much the teams […]

Carlos Dunlap Visiting With Panthers

Two-time Pro Bowl free-agent defensive end Carlos Dunlap is visiting with the Carolina Panthers on Monday, according to a source. Dunlap is a native of North Charleston, South Carolina, and the Panthers are his hometown team. The Panthers also need a pass-rusher to replace Haason Reddick, who left for the Philadelphia Eagles. Dunlap, 33, had […]

Robby Anderson Reports For Mandatory Minicamp

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Robby Anderson tweeted over the weekend that he was contemplating retirement and then later deleted the post. On Monday, Anderson posted a pair of pictures from the team's locker room on Monday as they get set to begin mandatory minicamp on Tuesday. He's currently signed through the 2023 season, but it […]

The Deepest Dive - QB Sleepers in 16+ Team Leagues

Can you name every fantasy league you played in last season? Probably not. But can you think of their average structure? The most probable question is yes because most leagues are often comprised of eight to 12 teams with 15 roster spots each and use the now-standard PPR format of scoring. That is not always the […]

Robby Anderson Deletes Retirement Tweet

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Robby Anderson may retire. The wideout recently tweeted, "Ain't gone lie thinking bout retiring," although the social media post has since been deleted. The 29-year-old racked up 95 catches for 1,096 yards and three touchdowns during his first year in Carolina in 2020. He did have two more touchdowns in 2021. […]

Robby Anderson Considering Retirement

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Robby Anderson said on Twitter that he's considering retirement. Anderson restructured his contract in March to give the Panthers some more salary cap space. Heading into his age-29 season, he is coming off an extremely disappointing campaign in 2021 in which he caught 53 of 110 targets for 519 yards and […]

Ian Thomas Dealing With Ankle Injury

Carolina Panthers tight end Ian Thomas (ankle) has been sidelined at practices this week after getting kicked in practice last week. Thomas is dealing with a high ankle issue, according to head coach Matt Rhule. The 26-year-old should be ready to return for training camp next month, but we'll continue to keep an eye on […]

Players With Misleading Numbers Worth Drafting - Jameis Winston, Christian McCaffrey, Michael Gallup

When it comes down to facing a fantasy draft, two numbers are often the most sought after by fantasy GMs: current ADP and overall rank from the prior season. No matter how experienced fantasy players are, those two numbers are thought of as the ultimate all-encompassing representations of every football player's value. Knowing what he […]

Matt Corral Rejoins Team

Carolina Panthers rookie quarterback Matt Corral is back with the team this week for voluntary organized team activities after missing some time last week due to a tragedy in the family. The 23-year-old third-round pick will get back to learning Carolina's offense while competing to win the starting job from incumbent Sam Darnold this summer. […]

Overvalued Backup Running Backs - Rhamondre Stevenson, Alexander Mattison, Travis Etienne

Who doesn't love to draft a player late and see him blossom into a league winner? That can often be the case with running back handcuffs covering for starters that fall down to injury or enter the season holding out. Drafting a no. 2 running back late, or even getting him from waivers close to […]

Running Back-Offensive Line Combos to Fade

Sometimes fantasy GMs focus too much on raw, counting stats for running backs. How many yards did they rush for? How many touchdowns did they score? Perhaps, taking it one step further, they end up looking at some "manufactured" numbers such as yards per carry, yards after contact, etc... But there is something more that […]

Panthers Re-Sign Keith Kirkwood

The Carolina Panthers re-signed wide receiver Keith Kirkwood to an undisclosed deal on Monday. Kirkwood has been with the team each of the last two seasons and has mainly served as a kick returner on special teams. In four games for the Panthers, he had four catches for only 30 yards on offense. The 27-year-old […]

Players With Misleading Numbers Not Worth Drafting in 2022

When it comes down to facing a fantasy draft, two numbers are often the most sought after by fantasy GMs: current ADP and overall rank from the prior season. No matter how experienced fantasy players are, those two numbers are thought of as the ultimate all-encompassing representations of every football player's value. Knowing what he […]

Derrick Brown Showing Improvement This Offseason

Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Derrick Brown is down to around 320 pounds this offseason and has been more intentional about his physical conditioning as he heads into his third year in the NFL. Brown was over 330 pounds in 2021. The former first-rounder had an up-and-down season last year and finished with 41 tackles (27 […]

Matt Corral Away For Personal Reasons

Carolina Panthers rookie quarterback Matt Corral left the team on Wednesday due to a tragedy in the family, according to head coach Matt Rhule. Rhule told Corral to take all the time he needed away from organized team activities. The Panthers have liked what they've seen early on from Corral during offseason workouts. The 23-year-old […]

Draft or Fade? The Saquon Barkley Dilemma

It was just a few years ago that the New York Giants turned the football world on its head and drafted Saquon Barkley second overall in the NFL Draft. They went against the “RB doesn’t matter” grain and took a generational talent. Giants fans may hate that they took him over Josh Allen, but hey, […]

Running Back Committees Not to Avoid in 2022

Nobody likes a running back committee. Until you have to do so just out of pure logic. If we're offered the chance of drafting a bell-cow a la Christian McCaffrey in 2019, we're always going to pull the trigger no matter what the outcome ends up being. Just the fact that the man will carry the ball […]

Projecting the 2022 QB Class in Dynasty

Truly, no position in any sport trumps the value of the quarterback position in football. After all, there is a reason that the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is reserved for quarterbacks; a team, historically, can only go as far as the play of their quarterback allows. Thus, in every NFL Draft, the focus centers around […]

Panthers Unlikely To Trade For Baker Mayfield

The Carolina Panthers had conversations with the Cleveland Browns during the draft last month about quarterback Baker Mayfield, but the talks didn't get far because the Panthers wanted the Browns to pay the majority of Mayfield's $18.9 million guaranteed salary for 2022. After the Panthers traded up to select rookie Matt Corral in the third […]

Late-Round NFL Rookie Draft Picks to Target: Fantasy Football Dynasty Discounts

As soon as the NFL Draft winds down, dynasty leagues kick into action. Many rookie drafts have already begun and some, including FFPC leagues, have already wrapped up. There are plenty of other leagues that prefer to wait until rookie mini-camps end or training camps approach in order to have more time to prepare. That […]

Jaycee Horn Is "Full-Go"

Carolina Panthers cornerback Jaycee Horn (foot) said he is "full-go" and feels great. Horn's rookie season was ended after just three games when he broke his foot. The first-rounder was frustrated that he wasn't able to help the team, but he's back to full health and will be good to go for training camp and […]