Day 2 Camp Thread

[Proudiddy 12,780]

Man, I didnt want Little, but the more time since the draft, I'm happy we got him...  I have a feeling he's gonna be really, really good.

I also wasnt too excited about the direction Marty went in the middle rounds, but again, I have a feeling Miller might end up being the steal of the draft...  Grier still felt unnecessary, especially if Allen had improved as much as it appears, it kind of puts us in a tough spot if they end up having to make a decision between them.  But, still, top to bottom in terms of value, Marty may have hit it out of the park.

[MrBubba 573]

8 hours ago, Captain Morgan said:

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I enjoyed hearing Greg Little comment on how "amazing" the view of the Charlotte skyline is outside the practice fields."I didn't realize we'd get that type of view." I think we forget to stop and look around with fresh eyes sometimes when we walk into the same place every day.

Someone should tell him the bad news. 

[RoaringRiot 16,038]

4 hours ago, Proudiddy said:

Man, I didnt want Little, but the more time since the draft, I'm happy we got him...  I have a feeling he's gonna be really, really good.

I also wasnt too excited about the direction Marty went in the middle rounds, but again, I have a feeling Miller might end up being the steal of the draft...  Grier still felt unnecessary, especially if Allen had improved as much as it appears, it kind of puts us in a tough spot if they end up having to make a decision between them.  But, still, top to bottom in terms of value, Marty may have hit it out of the park.

OT from SC should be nice depth too 

[Black&BlueBubba 1,326]

5 hours ago, Proudiddy said:

Man, I didnt want Little, but the more time since the draft, I'm happy we got him...  I have a feeling he's gonna be really, really good.

I also wasnt too excited about the direction Marty went in the middle rounds, but again, I have a feeling Miller might end up being the steal of the draft...  Grier still felt unnecessary, especially if Allen had improved as much as it appears, it kind of puts us in a tough spot if they end up having to make a decision between them.  But, still, top to bottom in terms of value, Marty may have hit it out of the park.

I am also intrigued by the 2 rbs out of this draft.  I warmed up to the Scarlett pick after how hard I saw him run. If he can do that with his speed he may be a nice compliment to CMC. But the one I have been intrigued with over the last couple days is Holyfield. I was adamant about his worth after his 4.74 combine time.  But I went to watch a bunch of film of him yesterday. He may not have top end speed but his burst is not that bad. I’m looking forward to the RB competition this summer. 

[shaqattaq 2,056]

On 5/11/2019 at 10:45 PM, Black&BlueBubba said:

I am also intrigued by the 2 rbs out of this draft.  I warmed up to the Scarlett pick after how hard I saw him run. If he can do that with his speed he may be a nice compliment to CMC. But the one I have been intrigued with over the last couple days is Holyfield. I was adamant about his worth after his 4.74 combine time.  But I went to watch a bunch of film of him yesterday. He may not have top end speed but his burst is not that bad. I’m looking forward to the RB competition this summer. 

What I keep coming back to is that we are all excited to be watching preseason/camp competition for backup players, on offense at least. Greir vs Allen, Scarlett vs Holyfield, Godwin (and $5 million) vs Smith. On offense, the only starting position in question is LG, and we brought back Williams and drafted Daley who can compete for it in addition to being tackle depth. I'm excited to see how Mahon and Hearn progressed after a year with the team. Hell, worse case scenario, we still have Van Roten and Larsen from last season, so we can't be any worse.

Granted, D has a lot more question marks with the 3-4 switch and the fact that our nickel and FS options scare the bejesus out of me.

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On 5/11/2019 at 5:31 PM, Proudiddy said:

Man, I didnt want Little, but the more time since the draft, I'm happy we got him...  I have a feeling he's gonna be really, really good.

I also wasnt too excited about the direction Marty went in the middle rounds, but again, I have a feeling Miller might end up being the steal of the draft...  Grier still felt unnecessary, especially if Allen had improved as much as it appears, it kind of puts us in a tough spot if they end up having to make a decision between them.  But, still, top to bottom in terms of value, Marty may have hit it out of the park.

I’m still not happy about the trade up. I really do think he would have still been there. Unlike the other tackles taken right after, Little was sliding. You have to be sliding to be a really good LT and not go in the first. I think we could have had him and a solid LG, DT, S or CB at 78. Heck sit tight and get Little and we could have used next year’s 3rd to move up from 78 and get Adderley or Thornhill.

That said, I’m cautiously optimistic about Little. If he can become what our FO obviously felt about him then the trade up was well worth it even if it might not have been necessary. I’m just glad Burns was there because it’s 100% clear we were the only team who had a first round grade on him, not to mention 16th. That’s the part that scares me that we were the only ones who thought that highly of him.

[JARROD 2,077]

On 5/11/2019 at 10:49 AM, ForJimmy said:

I feel like Miller and Holyfield will be our steals of the draft...

And Godwin,..

[LinvilleGorge 29,087]

10 hours ago, shaqattaq said:

What I keep coming back to is that we are all excited to be watching preseason/camp competition for backup players, on offense at least. Greir vs Allen, Scarlett vs Holyfield, Godwin (and $5 million) vs Smith. On offense, the only starting position in question is LG, and we brought back Williams and drafted Daley who can compete for it in addition to being tackle depth. I'm excited to see how Mahon and Hearn progressed after a year with the team. Hell, worse case scenario, we still have Van Roten and Larsen from last season, so we can't be any worse.

Granted, D has a lot more question marks with the 3-4 switch and the fact that our nickel and FS options scare the bejesus out of me.

I don't think we paid DW $6M to ride the pine. 

He and Moton will be starting, it's just to be decided who will play RT and who will play LG.

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On 5/11/2019 at 10:49 AM, ForJimmy said:

I feel like Miller and Holyfield will be our steals of the draft...

Holyfield won't see....the field....in any meaningful way. 

[Mistuh Jones 388]

sad but likely true 

[ForJimmy 488]

27 minutes ago, CPcavedweller said:

Holyfield won't see....the field....in any meaningful way. 

Haters make him famous.

[LinvilleGorge 29,087]

20 minutes ago, ForJimmy said:

Haters make him famous.

Fanboys call it hating, but it's just being realistic. UDFAs are a long shot to even make the roster, especially when they're competing for a spot at a position where someone was actually drafted in the same draft class. May he will be an impact player for us at some point, but every UDFA is a long shot.

[kungfoodude 1,797]

7 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Fanboys call it hating, but it's just being realistic. UDFAs are a long shot to even make the roster, especially when they're competing for a spot at a position where someone was actually drafted in the same draft class. May he will be an impact player for us at some point, but every UDFA is a long shot.

I wonder if every other fanbase goes bananas for UDFA's like we seem to? 

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10 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Fanboys call it hating, but it's just being realistic. UDFAs are a long shot to even make the roster, especially when they're competing for a spot at a position where someone was actually drafted in the same draft class. May he will be an impact player for us at some point, but every UDFA is a long shot.

It's a long shoooottttttt

[LinvilleGorge 29,087]

27 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

I wonder if every other fanbase goes bananas for UDFA's like we seem to? 

Probably. Everyone is rooting someone to be the diamond in the rough. It's a nice feel good story and in terms of bang for the buck on the roster, it's basically getting something of value damn near for free.