Sam Darnold May Have Already Lost to Baker Mayfield According to Former QB

Looks like a former QB is weighing in on the current situation unfolding in Carolina.

Carolina Panthers legend Jake Delhomme gave his two cents on the team’s upcoming quarterback competition. Delhomme believes Sam Darnold will have a considerable advantage in familiarity over Baker Mayfield. NFL Network analyst David Carr is also joining the conversation in on the QB battle in the Panthers.

Carr believes the timing of Mayfield’s acquisition says a lot about Carolina’s faith or lack thereof in Sam Darnold.

“Jake is absolutely right,” Carr said. “It’s gonna be very difficult for Baker to come in—right before training camp—learn the guys, get a feel for this. But what has happened is—they’ve gone through OTAs, they’ve gone through minicamps with Sam Darnold and they’ve said, ‘It’s not enough. We gotta go get somebody.’ So, that for me is a big warning sign if I’m Sam Darnold. Like, they went out and got another quarterback because of what you guys looked like as an offense in the spring. For me, that says Baker Mayfield is the quarterback.”

It won't take Baker Mayfield very long to surpass Sam Darnold in Carolina: https://t.co/i38RCYKAPJ

— Ken Capurso (@KenCapurso) July 16, 2022

As Carr pointed out, if general manager Scott Fitterer and head coach Matt Rhule went out of their way to add another quarterback to the mix, it can’t be good news for Darnold. It’s not like Mayfield is a once in a generation type talent.

Looks like Panthers fans may want to get their No. 6 jerseys for the Week 1 opener against the Cleveland Browns.

That should be one to watch.

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