Swap 1st round picks and to pick up a 3rd
DeAngelo Williams for a 5th
Releases:
Chris Gamble
Other guys
Free agent signings:
Sean Smith- CB
Terrance Knighton- DT
Ramses Barden- WR
Draft:
1st round (trade back)- Barrett Jones
With the trade back (assuming we are drafting 25 down), Barrett Jones looks to be the best player available at this spot. Even if John Jenkins and Jonathan Hankins were available at this spot, these guys look overweight, and would need time to develop to become something. Wide receiver is not as big an issue as we are making it out to be. I imagine Gettis will get a look in training camp, and will be on the roster next year fighting for the starting role. LaFell is a chain moving receiver, and Louis Murphy has speed. (If only he didn't have stone hands) I also added Ramses Barden to the roster in my free agency projection. So receiver isn't as big a deal, because we know Smitty is still better than most of the receivers in the game.
Jones can come right in, and start at RG for us. Suring up that position for a good while. By the way, I'm not through with dealing on the WR position in my mock. Sit back and relax on that one.
2nd round- Bacarri Rambo
The best ball hawk safety in this class. (I don't want to hear anything about that safety from Fresno State) Had Rambo come out last year, he would have been a first round pick. After his suspension this year, he came back and put up solid numbers. So we can finally get our guy here, in terms of a ball hawking safety. He's also a physical hitting safety.
3rd round (trade)- Kyle Long
This is most likely Gross' last year as a Panther. Originally we as Panthers fans wanted to move Gross to RT, and finish his career as a Panther. Yet Byron Bell is doing pretty good at RT, and can only go up from here. Kyle Long is a great prospect here, and a good candidate to be Gross' successor.
4th round- Devin Taylor
Another addition to our d-line. He has Pepper-esqe athleticism, he just don't know how to use it yet. I like his size, and I like his attitude. However, he will come in to the league raw. It's a good thing to have the kind of guys we do on our line, to help him develop. (Between Hardy's mean streak and CJs consistency, Taylor should develop into a man at DE)
5th round (trade)- Darius Slay
Has good cover skills. Most likely a late third-fourth round pick up, yet if he's still available in the 5th, we need to snag him.
5th round- Dan Buckner
Here he is! My secret weapon at the WR position! Mwuhahahaha! This kid has the size, and from the lone highlight I can find of him from his Texas days, he looks to be hard to bring down. So this will be a great addition to the receivers I already mention. We could have made the playoffs with the receivers we had last year, but I've reached into the bin and pulled out great prospects to bolster our situation at receiver this year. We are good to go.
6th round- Dustin Hopkins
A guy with a big leg and good accuracy.
6th-round comp.- TJ Barnes
A guy who can fight for position in camp
6th round comp.- Etienne Sabino
Another camp body.
Undrafted free agents:
Justice Cunningham
Mark Panu
Justin Jones
Roster projection (starters)
QB: Cam Newton
RB: Johnathan Stewart
FB: Mark Panu ®
WR: Steve Smith
WR: Toss up
TE: Greg Olsen
LT: Jordan Gross
LG: Amini Silatolu
C: Ryan Kalil
RG: Barrett Jones ®
RT: Byron Bell
DE: Greg Hardy
DT: Dwan Edwards
DT: Terrance Knighton
DE: Charles Johnson
LB: Thomas Davis
LB: Luke Kuechly
LB: Jon Beason
CB: Josh Norman
FS: Bacarri Rambo ®
SS: Charles Godfrey
CB: Sean Smith
K: Dustin Hopkins ®
P: Brad Nortman
KR: Joe Adams
PR: Joe Adams
