The Facts: Ben McAdoo is once again in charge of an offense, this time in Charlotte with the Panthers. He didn't get off to the smoothest start. McAdoo spoke with reporters on Tuesday and was predictably grilled on the future of Darnold. McAdoo responded affirmatively when asked if Darnold would be Carolina's starting quarterback in 2022 before realizing he'd made an early mistake. "One of the things I've been working on is being better talking to you people [media], so announcing the starting quarterback here I just put my foot in my mouth," McAdoo said. "That wasn't something I should have said."

Diehards Line: Darnold flopped in his first season in Carolina, struggling when healthy and losing the starting job due to injury. He only got his job back when Cam Newton -- signed to fill in for Darnold -- experienced his own difficulties late in the season. Even then, Darnold wasn't able to help the Panthers turn things around. The risk Carolina took on Darnold didn't pay off, leaving the Panthers in a familiar position: searching for a new quarterback. Carolina might do so by selecting one in the first round of the draft. The Panthers currently own the sixth-overall selection and would likely be in prime position to take a top quarterback. With this in mind, it's too early to declare any player the starter under center. That said, if the season started today, Darnold would be the starter. We'll revisit that after next week's NFL Draft is completed.