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First, apologies @MHS831, I know you began this about tackles, and it was good. But... Frank, your post is just another Bryce sucks post. You obviously believe, like your buddy, that if we draft a WR it's all about evaluating Bryce Young or coddling Bryce Young. In short, it would be about improving the damned team. If anything, if Bryce is as destined to fail (or is already a failure right now... irredeemable), then another playmaker at WR would just seal the envelope and send him on his way. In my world, that's a good thing. If some of you think that Bryce is a lame duck, then why wouldn't you want to set the offense up for the next QB to come in and be dropped into the offense to have success? Or, maybe you think it's all a moot point anyway because Tepper sucks, Dan Morgan sucks, Canales sucks, Ejiro sucks, Brandt Tilis sucks---everybidy sucks! If that's the case, then why does anyone care who or what we draft? Obviously some of you have all the answers and can run a gotdamn franchise better than the FO does now.

Yeah man, idk. I’m not super big on looking at the position group overall and damning the group. I’ll do the same with less words for WR. I think Proctor is the ultimate fit because he could be your future left or right tackle or left or right guard. Guys a starter, how much Zavala, Christensen, Curhan, and Corbett did we see last year again? Mauigoa will not be there when we pick, but you take him for the same reason you take Proctor minus maybe the LT. Freeling *could* be an upgrade at LT for the future. You don’t take Miller or Iheanahor because the position flexibility isn’t there, likely RT only guys. Those Utah guys are light in the ass, don’t want. Now I do WR. All extremely unproductive when compared to previous Round 1 WR. Tate- Gone Lemon- Complete player, not a burner, would take at 19 Tyson- Made of glass, Colorado washout Cooper- Not the best hands. Like 300 of his yards were lucky ass stumble blooper looking poo. Bernard gives you similar but better in the 2nd. KC- Slaps then catches the ball. Lightning fast for about 20 yards. Good return man. poo QBs probably more to unlock. Would take at 19 if Proctor, Freeling, Lemon were gone. Washington guy- Lumbers, the smoothness Canales hyped for TMac, not there with him. We need a different style player.

Logically yes. Boston has the right balance though. Jalen Brown is #2 in the paint and their best shooters are 17th and 19th. While our best shooters are #1 and #2 and we have one player in the top 50 for points in the paint. And my understanding looking at the information I just referenced is we were basically at the exact same paint percentage last year in Charles Lee's offense. At the end of the day we either want to compete for a playoff series winner and the finals or we just want to stumble our way to another play in. We've already done that with James Borrego.

We need more bigs. I love Moose, but him coming off the bench would be ideal. Even Kalkbrenner slowed down Duren/Stewart from my eyes. Draft someone like 7’3 Center from Michigan Aday Mara. We have plenty of talent, we need size. I really want Yaxel and one of Mara/ Quaintance.

We don't need another first round WR to evaluate Bryce Young. You could give him a young Jerry Rice Randy Moss and Justin Jefferson and he would still struggle to lead the group to a top 20 passing offense because he simply cannot utilize the entire field consistently. All we're going to end up with by drafting another first round wide receiver is a disgruntled WR room. Because one there are not that many touches to go around and two the touches that will be available maybe half of them will result in good to great ball placement. And the bulk of them will be thrown at or behind the line of scrimmage. If the FO goes WR at 19 all involved might as well go ahead and start looking at other job opportunities down the line.

I think him and tet could be a cheat code. Plus Boston has Punt return capability.

We're built a lot like Boston, but Boston has jaylen brown killing it on 2 pointers

Honestly, you don't listen to a word I've said either. A board, WHERE THE BPA comes from, IS GOING TO HAVE POSITIONAL VALUE BUILT IN! Damn, man!

And BPA is not even something magical, but y'all do y'all.

It is not; I don't care how many times you say it. You obviously don't believe a word that Dan Morgan says. But if it makes you comfortable to believe it's a myth, then believe on!

And, for the record, I would love to get Monroe Freeling. He's a fellow Bulldog, teachable and will be an excellent choice in my opinion.

https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/points-in-paint-per-game The Hornets currently sit at 25th in the league in points in the paint. https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2026_totals.html#totals_stats::fg2_pct You have to scroll all the way down to 45 and 91 to find Miles Bridges and Brandon Miller for our 2pt leaders. LaMelo is all the way down at 99. As fun as some of the games have been this season I think it needs to be reflected upon through less rosier lenses. Current outlook of the Hornets. Pros: 7th youngest team in the league and one of the young cores with the most potential. Cons: Too much credit had been given to the staff for leaning entirely on simplistic offense that consists of chucking up absurdly high volume threes and virtually no emphasis on development in the paint. We need to pump the brakes on all this coach of the year talk for Charles Lee. Where we go from here is exceptionally pivotal. If the powers that be think we are on the cusp of something special and don't at all need to consider significant changes including on staff it could end up being an all time blunder.

Somewhere matt millen is smiling

The simple "BPA drafting" is a complete myth. If you believe it then it says you dont look at the positional value, dont look at draft depth and dont look at roster make up. There is no way on Gods green earth that at pick 19 the 5th/6th wr is going to be the BPA. Thats simply moronic to think. If we go that route I hope the FO doesnt try the old "piss on my leg and tell me its raining" explanation. Simply say its imperative we evaluate bryce and giving him another weapon helps us in that process. If that happens and I am EE I would be losing my mind if we pass on a starting safety or Dtackle depth

After watching Denzel Boston he might be my be my pick for receiver now. But what do I know.

No, I have been consistent. Take the BPA. You don't reach down over a position to take a lower graded player out of a sense of need, or some decidedly arbitrary notion that you can't draft a position three times in a row. That's why I have debated WR. Don't reach down! That reeks of desperation which doesn't lead to the desired results. No one knows how the draft will fall, so all we have to deal with is "ifs." I've consistently said that you follow your board. It's that simple. If your BPA is OT, take him. If it's safety, take him. If it's LB, take him. If it's EDGE, take him. If it's WR, take him. It's that simple.

This whole "what if WR is the best player available" has quickly changed in to a decree that it will be and acting as if you need to convince fans in order to make it happen. Just say you want a WR. This isnt logical anymore.

I'm really not buying it. And don't think it is worth getting worked up about something so unknown. If I'm wrong, I'll gladly admit it. But I really think this has been a big smokescreen. Panthers aren't taking a WR in R1.

The funny thing is we'll draft KC or whichever WR at 19 and by the fall when our OL is predictably not living up to billing as the highest paid unit in the league for the second consecutive year the same folks in here clamoring for yet another first round pick to not go to the defense will be whailing about getting more help on the OL. You just cannot reason with this insanity. I've never seen anything like this mentality that the QB is never expected to elevate the moving parts around him and instead must be carried by top end talent at all times. Honestly pathetic.

Because maybe, just maybe, a WR is the BPA. I know, it's simple, but it's a long-standing philosophy. The first round has several solid options. If there is a run on tackles (which there probably will be at the top), then you have to pivot.

Well unfortunately that conversation opens a can of worms that few of us want to grapple with. This team runs through LaMelo Ball. He's the superstar the supermax guy. But much more often than not he is a complete non factor in the paint and at times can be downright dreadful. Yes he will go off for 30+ some games making insane off balance threes from damn near half court. But that's never going to take us on a playoff run. It is what it is.

Freakin Kon. Taking a break for a few days after this one

Thanks Bro.

STOP HURTING MY FEELINGS!!!

Yeah, I just really enjoy this time of year and all the tea leaf reading, etc. Some attack any idea that is not consistent with their own--I knew the critics would emerge because that is what they do--much easier to critique than create, but this really is based on what I was able to round up--I tried to take it from the angle that if we are going to draft a T, and we probably all agree that is a need, these are the items on the shelf and here are the "buyer beware" warnings. These are good players, no doubt.