Well, he's better than anyone we've had here in Carolina for a while I can tell you that.
Hell, Andy Dalton or Carson Weintz in my eyes are ballers compared to Darnold
When was the last year Carolina had a good offensive line? Carolina would have been slightly better with Murray the past 3 years. Hands down a horrible organization for past several years.
Let’s look at how they butchered last year.
Trade for Darnold “beavis and butthead” who would have been cut anyway and had no big takers. Lose draft capital. After paying teddy 2 gloves all that money who did just enough to win 5-6 games and cost ya a top pick.
Sign Reddick on 1 year not 3 year deal and watch him walk
Sign perryman then let him go before season because you like Carter who is a FA next year. Perryman goes to raiders leads league in tackles. Carter walks this year and they go get perryman back up cast off raiders Littleton who is simply not anything great.
Now because of this mishandling of perryman and reddick and carter they were left with filling the void they otherwise wouldn’t have to and could have addressed other areas.
Trade for gillmore who is injured and a soon to be FA who wants to get paid for 6 games of service losing draft capital. Now he is with colts but was never needed.
Failed to ink burns on extensions now riding him for 2nd year and his premium just keeps going up. So with CMC Moore And if Baker balls they will have to eat huge money on the DE and QB next year.
Signed LT Irving who is a known sloth journeyman last year. FT Morton when they could have inked him way earlier for cheaper but he held out and got paid way more.
Henderson was a good trade for basically nothing. But to sign Arnold at te to trade him away 6 weeks later is odd. Either way CJ trade was solid for the price and risk reward.
The team has two of the highest paid WRs in the league. Like 5th and 18th. Then inks TE Thomas to stupid money. A TE who averages like 12 catches and 150 yards a year. And is nowhere near as good as Tremble who they drafted last year. Then you have CMC contract
Imo they did do well in draft value wise this year with nothing to work with. Wouldn’t matter if Murray was a panther or not the team still wouldn’t be that good. Murray is not elite! Few are at QB. Hopefully the few good moves and at least trying to help the offense line this year pays off. If so they will be fine with baker.