DeAngelo Beason

Ive already stated who i wanted last night. Thieneman and Lemon were easy, obvious choices. Anthony Hill (among others) was the easy, obvious choice in the 2nd

I am all about the trenches. I am not all about reaching for players or drafting positions where its highly debatable it's a need. This guy was picked probably 20 spots or more too soon.

This draft is feeling like the Gettleman drafts where we all felt like he must have known something we didn't, but it turned out he was just an idiot. Absolutely terrible showing by Morgan so far.

BREAKING: Joe Person is wrong. Again.

Lemon or Thieneman were just obvious choices there. I'm all about the trenches, but we already made offseason investments on the line as contingencies to injury issues. The cold, hard truth is that Freeling doesn't really make the team any better all things being equal, and if so, it's marginal. There were impact players out there that would have represented bigtime upgrades over the current roster.

You have to first be good to become perennially good. I think it's a big assumption to say that we are in a position to start making luxury picks like OT when we have many other positions that have massive room for improvement.

I don't love the pick, but I don't hate it either. It's a position that's going to start collapsing for the Panthers in the next few seasons, so not a bad idea to start investing now. That said, this was NOT the season we needed a tackle. It was going to be the following. We are still rebuilding. Taking a tackle when you don't need one is something teams at the top do. The pick should have been Lemon or Thieneman, both players who can fill positions of need right now.

I'm not opposed to a WR. Everyone has pretty much just assumed that we have a surefire star with Jalen Coker after a few good plays/games throughout his career. I, for one, actually agree that Jalen Coker is going to be a star, but I'm also old enough to remember Keary Colbert and Kelvin Benjamin. I don't oppose stacking the WR room until we build out a roster of proven, reliable pass-catchers for whomever the QB of this team is in 2027.

As the waterboy?

We "knew" Keary Colbert was going to be a star too....

The big payday assumes all three become bona fide stars. Not likely. I also can say with confidence they are not drafting based on financial hypotheticals that might come up in four years. They are drafting to build the best roster possible.

When you said 2nd or 3rd did you mean to say 5th or 6th?

Ain't a damn doubt about it.

There's no logical reason to think he is. We do this every season. We bring in a mid-tier back to compete and be a spell for Chuba. If Jonathan Brooks can stay healthy I could see AJ Dillon riding the pines, but I still think they will keep him on the team.

Looking at the utterly dysfunctional nature of the Panthers franchise, I'd say the best coach in our history (Rivera) might just be the best coach of all time. Anyone who is moderate here would probably be godlike with a real franchise.

He's shown that his absolute best (minus the Atlanta anomalies) is an average game for any somewhat competent QB. Bringing weapons in is a good thing either way, but I suspect (or perhaps hope) that after next season those weapons will be catching passes from a new QB.

I don't claim to be rational in my disgust with the Bills, but I feel the disgust nonetheless.

It's at the point where it feels petty and almost unprofessional on their part. That's why it bothers me. I don't care that they sign players we don't have anymore, because we let them go for a reason. It's the fact that they're obviously trying to troll us that bothers me.

I absolutely hate them.

Panthers fans (in this forum) have the most bizarre obsession with cap space.

BREAKING: I have interest in Sydney Sweeney.

This is the best free agency period since Mike Wahle and Ken Lucas.

Of course it'd be the Bills. I hate them so much.

I love Horn, but there are scenarios where I might be in on this. Maybe a first this year and next year, or a first and second this year.

A friend of mine was involved in building Steve Smith's house and nearly came to blows with him during the process. Love Smitty as a player, but I've heard very little good about him as a human being.