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Walker. Should be Warren or a trade back though

In the same draft I would put XL below him but we drafted XL. We need to be working on finding someone to knock AT out of the slot and bring YAC to Carolina. Which isn’t Tet.

Yep, we need diverse pass catchers. We need some quick shifty YAC play. Or a TE. Not TMac. We already got to 2nd year guys to develop on the outside.

all depends. When and where you pick. I mean there is a lot of comparable edge talent IMO that will go on for a long time in this draft. To me, that doesn’t mean you just draft edge talent. Who is there? What does your team look like. you can compete and win with good offense and bad defense in today’s NFL. We still have to fix our offense. It doesn’t work the other way around the same I don’t want a team with the 30th ranked pass attack going in saying they have their minds set on a defense heavy draft. That’s not actually managing it the way I want me team. Take largely BPA that makes sense…..and factoring what the overall draft offers. I think edge at 8 is a weak option given the other edge options this draft offers elsewhere and the edge talent at 8 being not crazy different than later.

defense can only win a championship in the NFL only if the O exists. a team with a bad offense.....is just a meh team if it is paired w/ good defense.

not really, I read that as TMAC is in play if we get fugged on all our dudes....because we don't won't too look stupid.

I'm not saying we shouldn't draft defense. Clearly we should. I'm just pointing out, we also have had one of the most pathetic pass attacks in the NFL and it somehow seems to have been forgotten going into draft.....and it shouldn't be. It's a passing league.

Nothing chicken little about pointing out our front office sucks at drafting. That's just the rep they have earned. and it's also fine to talk about how we have the 30th ranked pass game in the NFL......and our featured player is AT. That we aren't in an all D window.....as the tweet implies.

yeah, this draft is going to suck. Morgan and his folks are going to overprioritize defense. Reach for their dudes early. I wouldn't be shocked if there first 5 rounds are 4 defensive players and a running back that doesn't actually make sense (hate their top 30 fixation there and who they looked at) or some poo like that. Going into this draft, it's almost like we forgot we got the 30th ranked passing game in the NFL. And our featured player, contemplated retirement, wasn't healthy and is going to be worse.

I would hate the TMAC pick. That's not what we need.

I'd be curious, outside of something like maybe Star dropping......have the Panthers in recent history drafted someone in the first round they haven't brought in for a visit?

I don't get all the Jeanty to the Jags talk. I think that's the smokescreen. Think they want to trade down and let someone take him. They got 2 good enough RBs on the roster and tons of holes. They were right there with us defensively in the gutter and they got basically 1 WR. But it's the Jags so who knows. Them trading down makes more sense than anyone.

I don't think Jeanty is a 2nd tier player. He just happens to be RB in the year 2025. and I'm going to go out on a semi limb.....I think Travis Hunter is going to disappoint in the NFL. Given the hype. Solid player. But I think he is going to be over drafted off this illusion he can play 2 spots in the NFL. I think he plays one and isn't dominate.

I look forward to every team boasting about how the draft worked out exactly how they planned and they got exactly who they wanted from the jump. in every single round.

I wasn't CMC. Only picks in all honesty I have called early and wanted and been right on of late are Cam, Luke and finally XL last year. I mean, I knew we were drafting Bryce, had Horn figured out, etc. going in but I wasn't championing those ahead of times as the picks I wanted. I have no confidence they take Warren but I want it to be the pick. I'd prefer them take front 7 guys in rounds 2-4 and add a FA starter. We get Brown back. I don't think it will be a tough assignment to improve next year upfront vs last year on D. Take Warren in round 1 and do something like Jordan Burch in round 2. Then add some more talent up front in rounds 3 or 4. Add a slot WR or 3rd down rec RB in the other.

feels like last time panthers55 and I agreed on something was 2012 when we advocated for Luke. 100% certain that Warren must be the pick now! Overall the board didn't want Luke then either.

I'm taking Warren. I'm not letting need twist my arm in the top 10 We had the 32nd ranked rush D last year. I'm not solving a lot of DL issues drafting a small undersized edge player that is just an okay pass rusher. That's more than likely a project. I want on field help out of my top 10 pick. Draft front 7 in rounds 2 and 3 and find a vet to bring in for short term help. Not a huge gap IMO in terms of front 7 prospects in the first and second rounds.

true. but that's not true for all 32 teams and 32 owners. and the Sanders family is bringing a very crafted NFL PG-entertainment vibe with it. Teams don't want distractions. But I also wouldn't lump all distractions as they same. I would assume, there are teams that don't view the Sanders media show as a typical distraction but can be a bonus.

I might could see Sanders going at #8 and some team making sure NO doesn't take him. Just because everything is a reality TV show these days and he provides some short term bump nationally for a team (so Sanders offers some things non-football related others don't. No one really does in comparison). It is an entertainment league after all. So I actually think that aspect will keep Sanders from taking the drop his football play says he should see and some expect. in an entertainment world, for an entertainment league, the Sanders family will make sure the team that takes him doesn't totally strike out. They get early returns.

I mean, I know this is UNC country but yeah, I think Jeanty is special. And I generally would say any team would still be stupid to draft him high being special. I do like Hampton a lot and feel he was overlooked by the media. So not knocking him in anyway. I just don't like this first round. Jeanty is safe. I think Warren is safe. Will they be All Pros? I don't know. I think both can get out there early and be solid NFL players. So it's not really about me liking Jeanty or Warren. It's just disliking this draft more than any I can recall going in for a long time.

that's why I couldn't take Jeanty and Warren off my board at the top. And if anyone has followed by postings over the years, I am about as anti drafting a RB high as anyone on here. I just don't like this draft. But hey, that said, watch it turn out some monsters I'm doubting. A lot of the draft classes I have loved have been bad.

Walker seems 100% to be the pick. I have accepted that. I dislike it though. I don't think putting an undersized guy on the edge of our D......is the right move w/ a top 10 pick for the 32nd ranked run D. I think he will be situational pass rusher that doesn't wow at that. That's not what I want from a top 10 pick.

I'm team Warren too. I accepted the Bryce pick, I can't accept not giving him players out of the backfield and over the middle to get it out quick too. I've been talking about those points since we drafted him. Creating an offense around old slow AT basically the polar opposite of how I would build a Bryce Young O. The definition of the Tepper era is random parts put together and it's supposed to somehow work. I still just see random parts and no real vision on O. If we wanted Bryce (an anomaly), you have to cater to how he plays. Not just saying, well if he was good enough, he could make it work in anything. If you asked young Cam to play like Tom Brady and gave him older Brady weapons (small quick game players)......Cam's career would have ended quick. Cam was an anomoly. Bryce is. Just different ends of the spectrum. You got to cater to their style of play.

I think it's easier to miss on pick #23 than on pick #8 pending you play the Marty Hurney logic at the top of a draft and just take the surest thing.