DaveThePanther2008

It had nothing to do with bluffing. We were not' required to exercise it until May 3. There was no rush. Fitterer and Rhule had said they would do it later.

Rhule and Fitterer said they got offers for the pick but the compensation wasn't good enough. We know Dallas wanted him or Surtain but apparently they were trying to screw us with compensation. The statement he wasn't top 10 material is a joke. Rhule and Fitterer had him rate at the top or near the top of our board. His abilities fit our defensive scheme. He's big and can cover. WE get him for 5 years, at minimum, and is going to be a shutdown corner for us. How you can evaluate that any less than an A boggles my mind. I would have given us a B if we drafted Fields because we already have a QB on the roster and we had other needs that we could have addressed (which we did).

Tackle https://www.nfl.com/draft/tracker/prospects/OT?college=allColleges&page=1&status=UNDRAFTED&year=2021 Guard https://www.nfl.com/draft/tracker/prospects/G?college=allColleges&page=1&status=UNDRAFTED&year=2021 Center https://www.nfl.com/draft/tracker/prospects/C?college=allColleges&page=1&status=UNDRAFTED&year=2021 There are still some decent names on remaining and should be able to grab one or two tomorrow.

He worked out with Jalen Ramsey and Ramsey says he legit. Good Enough for me. A+

A+ Hard to argue when you select arguably the best cornerback in the draft and cornerback is a position of need. Many will moan and give a lower grade because they wanted Fields or Slater. However, when push comes to shove Horn probably had a much higher grade and we went BPA.

Most of the time I felt that we didn't trade for Darnold to be the back up QB. Fields may be a stud or he may be a bust same as Darnold with this team. The O-line depth in this draft is deep. We took arguably the best CB in the draft. I cannot believe that there are so many whining and crying babies on this forum. None of us have any financial investment into this team other than PSL holders but even those people have zero say in what goes down in the draft. I think with Horn we may have a defense that can really compete with anyone in this league. Defenses win Championships.

Just stirring the pot. That's funny though.

Here's the surprise of the draft. SF reconsiders QB and takes Pitts or Sewell.

Touché You make a good point.

The Lions would be fools to drop all the way to 28. They have a top 10 pick and there are several teams that have better draft position (WFT, NE, Denver) that would trade up for a QB and Detroit would still get a Quality player. I know each team has different values on players but Fitterer said they had 16 players with first round grades. That means, based offer our assessment, They are trading down in the first round for a second round grade. Smoke Screen by New Orleans trying to get us to bite and lose draft capital by moving up one spot.

The point he made that got my attention was that they have, in the past, signed as many as 20 UDFAs. Obviously the more the merrier.

What is your bet they don't select a QB? Maybe they have had second thoughts on these QBs and take Pitts or Sewell.

So in the next 72 hours we will know who our draft picks are. I am very excited about this draft, regardless of who we eventually pick up. I trust in Fitterer and Rhule will repeat a good haul like we did in 2020. Fitterer and the Seahawks like to bring in a lot of UDFAs. I think this would really make training camp really competitive. I'm curious if they will offer whatever the maximum signing bonus they can give these UDFAs? Will we sign local players unlike Hurney missing out on several local team players? Probably the biggest was James Hurst who played Tackle for Baltimore? I know we won't know who will be available until after the draft. Just curious on what your thought are on how Fitterer will be different than Hurney.

I understand the grab for Bridgewater. He did well in N.O. and had some association with Brady. It made sense. The contract was Hurney at his best. I would have never offered him that much but Hurney is going to be Hurney. Thankfully we didn't trade for Watson and give up all that draft capital. You say Tepper hasn't handled it well. Considering the circumstances I think we have done well. Imagine if we hadn't have traded for Darnold. We wouldn't have been able to trade Bridgewater and the possibility of teams moving up ahead of us to get all the QBs is very possible. Than you are banking on a 2nd round QB that may or may not be better than Grier. I think on Saturday evening we will have a better idea of how Fitterer and our team will look in 2021.

Denver seems to be OK with the move. I didn't seem too much excitement but they believe he will be good for Lock. https://forums.denverbroncos.com/forum/broncos-football/broncos-football-aa/8357858-broncos-trade-a-6th-for-bridgewater/page2

This changes my opinion of drafting Fields or Lance. When we had Teddy I felt that he would be a viable backup for Darnold. If we move down I believe we will address the QB spot with or 2nd or 3rd pick.

Wow!!! This makes me think that Denver could not find a trade partner to move up. So we are back to 3 6th round picks.

That wasn't ribbing it was meant to say they don't like the post. I see no sarcasm in their response. Only two of them even replied. But that's the funniest thing I have heard all month. We have about a million duplicate threads on Fields, Darnold, Pitts, Slater and Sewell. Just to get started. The guy is a rookie and had an opinion. Like they always say if you don't want to discuss something previously post. DON'T CLICK

While I agree that Pitts won't be there at 8. IF he was there it would be hard to pass on because as the OP stated he would be a matchup nightmare. What really bothers me about this post is that 6 of you poo'd the post. It was a valid opinion and whether you like it or not it doesn't warrant a poo. Grow-up and respect others opinions.

I'm not buying it. If Tepper wanted to make sure he got his QB he would have traded up to the 3rd pick (outbid SF) and ensured he got the best of the three remaining. Tepper hasn't been outspoken about what he wants and I can't see how Breer got the inside scoop. Click Bait if you ask me.

It's not so much the pick but the analysis after the pick. Usually they gush over every pick but when it comes to our pick they go to commercial. Next thing you'll see DENVER PICK IS IN and than they start gushing over Denver's pick. Happens every year.

Agreed. If they want a QB we better get at minimum #15 and Next's years 1st.

I believe in Fitterer's initial presser he said we would focus on fixing the offense. I predict 5 of 7 are offensive.

You never know how that chip on a shoulder will affect a player. In Steve Smith case that chip put him in the Hall of Fame. (I'm betting first ballot) What a great article. I don't know how many times I have watch that video but still get excited watching it. Probably the greatest moment in Carolina Panther history.

Don't want to put a percentage on it because too many teams may move up to get him. I've seen where Cincinnati has a good LT that they drafted in 2019. According to the article he wasn't the problem on their O-line. In fact he was the best player on their O-line. I think they choose between Pitts or Chase. Then he has to get past Miami and Detroit but the possibility is there. I haven't been on the Dolphins or Lions board so I am not sure what their priority is. If he makes it or dilemma is trade down or take Sewell.