(Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports) Sam Darnold
The Carolina Panthers trading for Sam Darnold has heightened expectations for a team who was expected to come in at the bottom of their division next season.
When the Carolina Panthers traded for former New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold they did two very important things. First, it potentially made them watchable. And secondly, they accelerated their rebuild providing the signal-caller hits the ground running in a different environment.
Still, it is important to check expectations for a team coming off of a 5-11 season.