kungfoodude

We should take a RB this year. Thia class is bananas.

I do want to keep him because he is cheap and he is a valuable backup at multiple spots. Taking away a valuable backup is just another big hole to fill.

I think he will draw some but Panther fans MASSIVELY overrate him. He is a valuable backup and that's really it.

Sounds right. That's the difference between professional sports fans and college fans. Once you aren't on the team, pro sports fans move on. College sports fans care zero about pro football except being homers for their typically underwhelming players.

If we keep BC, we have at least a backup option. We need OT depth anyway.

Makes me think OT might be on the menu at 8. I wouldn't hate it.

Yeah, I have been around Greenville/Anderson/Clemson on and off over the past 15+ years. They basically care nothing about anything other than Clemson football. Greenville might change as that area has changed. Lots of people moving there that don't have the stink of being college football brainwashed.

It isn't gate keeping. Most of SC is either ambivalent or openly hostile to the Panthers for reasons I cannot fathom. I remember being in a packed sports bar in Columbia and not being able to watch the Panthers game because all the "fans" wanted to see some 28th string Cleveland QB make his first NFL start. There are almost no pro sports fans in SC at all. They care only about college football.

I have lived and worked all over SC. The level of support is fuging pathetic. I have encountered far more rooting against the Panthers than for them. Hence, I have never considered it SC's team. It is definitively a NC team.

You also don't have to say anything to them either. Reference the extremely hilarious Rasheed Wallace interview from years ago where he answers every question with "Both teams played hard. It was a good game."

I have rarely ever met a Clemson fan who cared even remotely about the NFL. In fairness, same with Gamecock fans.

I do agree with this.

https://www.heraldonline.com/sports/college/sec/university-of-south-carolina/article297799458.html

The logic is that we went from not caring enough to making it the only thing we care about. We can't find the right balance.

I am not sure he goes that high because of the positional value and the teams picking in that range. I think it is generally unlikely. Top 15 I can definitely see. We will see what happens.

Trading down would make more sense for a guy like him. Get more ammo in the 2nd or 3rd. Like the prospect, for sure, but top 10 is tough. High price to pay for a safety. He would have to be a generational player to justify that.

We could also draft a guy of that caliber on a much smaller contract deal.

This isn't a good year to waste a third round draft pick on a 3rd string QB. That would be an incredibly foolish decision.

I am making fun of us but there is some truth to this level of dysfunction. It's really anyones guess the moves we will make.

https://www.nfl.com/news/2025-nfl-combine-stock-up-stock-down-day-1 https://www.nfl.com/news/2025-nfl-combine-stock-up-stock-down-day-2 https://walterfootball.com/combine.php https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25165619-2025-nfl-scouting-combine-top-draft-takeaways-db-te-field-workouts https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25165323-2025-nfl-scouting-combine-top-draft-takeaways-dl-lb-field-workouts https://www.pff.com/news/draft-2025-nfl-draft-top-takeaways-from-defensive-line-and-linebacker-on-field-testing-at-nfl-scouting-combine The Draft Network has positional standout articles, as well. Overall, I really want to get more top 60 or 90 picks. This class seems VERY deep, although possibly lacking many elite guys. This would be a great class to get a TE, DT/NT, DE/EDGE, RB, LB, CB, etc. Lots of options available for us. Very heavily leaning towards trading down to get more 2nd and 3rd round picks.

Well, if you read the quote the one guy does say they are very strict at his franchise. Something to keep an eye on, though. If he is your guy, he might drop and be available in a trade down.

https://walterfootball.com/james-pearce-dropped-off-some-boards.php

Quite possibly one of the most disrespectful things I have ever seen said about a player on the Huddle.

Eschew homer picks. They so frequently lead to heartache.