Panthers OC Ben McAdoo walks back commen

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Ben McAdoo considers the ' starting quarterback, even if he feels he shouldn't have voiced that publicly. The former head coach and current Panthers new offensive coordinator recently walked back his "Yes" response to being asked whether he considers Darnold to be the Panthers' starting quarterback."One of the things I've been working on is being better talking to you people," McAdoo . "So, announcing the starting Shin-Soo Choo Jersey quarterback here, I just put my foot in my mouth. That wasn't something I should have said."Carolina is expected to select a quarterback with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2022 . has the Panthers using the pick to select former Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett, who this past fall led the Panthers to an ACC championship. Carolina may also choose to select former Liberty quarterback Malik Willis or former Ole Adrian Sampson Jersey Mi s quarterback Matt Corral, a suming neither player is selected before the Panthers are on the clock. There's also the po sibility that Carolina pa ses on taking a quarterback in the first round. The Panthers enjoyed early succe s with Darnold in 2020, his first season in Carolina after spending this first three seasons with the . Carolina started the season with a 3-0 record before losing four consecutive games. Darnold, who threw seven interceptions during Carolina's losing Mike Minor Jersey streak, was later sidelined for five weeks with a shoulder injury. He returned in a relief role during the team's Week 15 lo s to the . Darnold then started the Panthers' final two games, an 18-10 lo s to the and a 41-17 blowout lo s in Tampa. He finished the season with more interceptions (13) than touchdown pa ses (nine) while failing to complete 60% of his pa ses. Jon Niese Jersey CAR QB #14 Panthers coach Matt Rhule, who made history in 2020 by using all seven of his draft picks on defensive players, recently said he envisions one of the above quarterbacks being a top-10 pick. And while he didn't rule out taking a quarterback with the Panthers' first pick, Rhule said it was anything but a guarantee. "I think when you take a guy in the top 10 in the first round, you have to be really sure that they're going to be a good player," Rhule said, the team website. "That being said, it's such a long proce s. It's literally up to the day of the draft. Every new bit of information you get changes and skews your viewpoint. So we're just trying to be diligent about being Jurickson Profar Jersey blindfolded and looking at the information, not based on our needs, but based on who's what, where do they go. If we do that, I think we'll make a good decision."