Corral can evolve into an Madden NFL 24 starte

 here's something truly hilarious regarding a team with the No. one and No. 3 picks from the 3 and No. 1 picks from the Madden 24 coins Draft, both of whom are quarterbacks. But neither has met expectations. While trading for Mayfield does not provide any foresight ahead of the most expensive QB draft ever, there is one scenario that could happen for the Panthers although it is still to be determined whether Carolina has a realistic plan.

Before we dive into the ways this deal may be beneficial make it clear that I'm not happy about itfor the same reasons that I did back in May. I can't see any benefits in trading Mayfield in the case of the Panthers. They're perhaps the worst player in the NFC South, and Baker definitely isn't going to cause Carolina to compete with the Buccaneers to win the division title and in the NFC is such a murderer's row, particularly on the NFC West, that it's difficult to envision the possibility of a wild card in the near future. If this is indeed the magic sauce to put everything together, then the reward for the team is being forced to give Baker a huge contract that will keep him in the team based upon a small sample size, or to let him go without a price.

What it does however will make the Panthers more watchable in 2022. If we go with the assumption they were never going to start Corral in his first season. The team may be discussing "open competition" for the time being but when the biggest obstacle is a subpar Sam Darnold who's already shown that he's not "the player," any pretense of the actual existence of a QB competition is for posterity purposes. In 2021. this was a team that was 5-12 and with Mayfield the team could be ... I dunno, 8-9?

If we accept that Mayfield was always going to start, and that's when things can become interesting. The Panthers introduced Ben McAdoo to lead the offense. At first, it was a strange choice that felt destined to have similar issues as with New York. McAdoo prefers to play an open kind of West Coast shotgun passing base which requires quick decisions from the quarterback and the athletic ability to collect yards on the ground when flushed from the pocket. A statuesque, aged Eli Manning was the perfectly the wrong quarterback for this particular system -- exactly in the same manner that a statuesque Darnold doesn't fit.

Who do you think fits? Baker Mayfield, and Matt Corral. It takes serious mental gymnastics in the galaxy to imagine Carolina was extremely smitten about Corral being likely to be the next big thing for the team and yet they waiting until the 3rd game to trade to him. If you imagine this team is playing chess in this manner can give the team way too excessive credit. But, there's a glimmer of outside hope Corral might be something more special.

NBC Sports' Chris Simms featured Chris Simms from NBC Sports' Chris Corral as the No. QB for the 2022 draft, noting his speedy release and athleticism are rare traits, but needing time to learn Madden NFL 24 offensive principles. The reason Simms' claim is persuasive is the fact that he was one of the few draft analysts who was determined about Josh Allen being the best QB at the time of the 2018 draft, vastly preferring him over Mayfield or Darnold. Of course, it's just one person's view, but in the event that Simms and Panthers are right and Corral can evolve into an Madden NFL 24 starter then his selection will be an accomplishment.

With all of this in mind, the picture begins to put in. Mayfield does more than help the Panthers win in the present in the present, but is the keystone within the mine of coal of McAdoo's offense. It's a cost-effective litmus test to determine whether it's possible that the West Coast adjacent scheme with RPO components can work with the current roster for skill positions in Carolina. If not, Baker takes the heat and can attempt again with Corral after making some changes. If that's the case, then there's a fairly decent successorship plan that allows them to shift towards Mayfield to Corral and to keep everything else the same. It's just not possible for Sam Darnold, who really isn't a player to be reckoned with buy mut 24 coins based on what the Panthers are trying to do to move forward.