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Demetrius Knight is a steal at this point. He is flying under the radar but Luke Kuechly and Mike Rucker voluntarily brought him up in their interviews with the Panthers. He is smart, instinctive, and violent. There is a lot of chatter of Jalon Walker possibly being considered at 4 with Patriots and Jaguars at 5. If those teams are considering him at that high in the draft, we shouldn't complain picking him up at 8. Teams who interviewed Walker says his football IQ is equivalent to a defensive coordinator. I would be thrilled with Walker.

I've watched a lot of Morgan and Canales interviews that have been posted on the Panthers website/youtube, podcasts, Todd McShay, Trevor Sikkema, etc. What I'm gathering is that they really like Walker at 8, if Walker is gone and they can't trade back then Mykel Williams is the 2nd option. Front office is doing a deep dive at the safety and TE positions which are needs. Dan is not afraid to be active on draft to move up or down. OT will be a sneaky need and preparation for possible loss of Moton (they didn't extend or restructure his contract) in the future.

Here is the actual clip. Canales actually specifically talks about Jalon Walker at the 7 min mark. Seems like it was left out with the original post. Talks about Walker's play, intangibles, and what other Georgia players are saying about him. Walker seems like a lock at this point if he is still there at #8. I would be shocked if he wasn't the pick.

Another prospect to keep an eye on is Michael Mayer with the Raiders. Rumor is that they are looking to trade him given Brock Bowers already being a super star. I wouldn't be mad if we traded a 4th or 5th rounder for him, dude had talent coming out. If we do go with Warren, I'm can imagine him taking the snap and us emulating our own version of "the tush push."

Dave Gentlemen took the Hog Mollies a little too serious, he draft one at the WR position, Kelvin Benjamin. Look how that turned out. Also, one of the biggest bust of all time is Vernon Butler, my god what was he thinking?

I've argued that 8 TDs are more important than 8 sacks. We absolutely need pass rush help but if there is a chance to pair Bryce with his go-to receiver for years, you have to continue to build around him. Our defense gave up the most points in NFL history and we were still able to win 5 games because our offense scored points. Our defense played better during Bryce's rookie season and we barely won 2 games. Sometimes a good defense is a good offense.

Notre Dame's safety Watts is all over the place. We underestimate what good safety play can do for a team because we've been lacking player makers.

wow, Notre Dame's oline are all 6'5" and maulers. Ohio is going to be in for a long night!

Lots of prospects that could be future panthers. Safety Watts, Ransom. Ohios D-line are all possible 2nd round picks.

Campbells a good coach. But Goff has always been as advertised, he will play well and put up stats but he shrinks in the clutch moments and when it matters most. Rams 100% won that trade. Same with Darnold and Baker, I'm not upset that we moved on from them. They play well to get to the playoffs but collapse when it matters.

Why did we lose them? Because it's the Panther way to depart with talented players.

I agree that sitting him and having him see how Dalton operated was an eye opener for him. No matter how pro-ready or generational of a talent a rookie is, they still need to sit and watch how it's done. I watched the Raiders game and Dalton was definitely throwing in tight unopen windows and giving the receivers a chance to make a play. I think Young's apprehension to throw downfield is because he was waiting for them to get "college open," when he returned to the line up he definitely threw downfield a ton more and into tight windows too. It's crazy what confidence can do for someone. I've seen ugly guys get the pretty girls simply because he was more confident! lol

This very topic was debated in another thread about going to a 4-3 vs a 3-4 alignment. These athletes in college are all much lighter and faster to rush the QB but they don't have the weight to defend the run. 4-3 DE are supposed to be in the mold of Julius Peppers, athletic but in the 270-280 pounds to defend the run and rush the passer. Avg O-linemen is 300+ lbs. It's harder to find 4-3 DE now in college.

Panthers scouting department better be stalking his place and getting deep intel on him! Overall, reports are that he is a good kid with good football character, one of Dan's DAWGS that he's looking for.

Also of note, James Pearce Jr was born in CLT, not as high on him though.

Jalon Walker is from Salisbury, I'm sure that'll have a big impact.

I'm actually more surprised of how he lasted so long with the Panthers to get through training camp, preseason, and a couple of games. These winning teams couldn't even tolerate him more than 4 games! Crazy thing is that the teams are winning and he is still upset!

Wasn't one of Rhule's big selling points was that they were going to have the best facilities, nutrition, and trainers to create physical freaks? Everything Rhule touches has turned to crap. Rhule was in over his head.

I feel like he is even more raw and unpolished than Carter. He's an athletic freak for sure but we need a slam dunk pick and we shouldn't talk ourselves out of a good football player because of positional value. Luke was a top 10 pick and a MLB, was he overrated because of where he was picked at? Maybe, but I would draft him #1 overall in his draft looking back.

How is Abdul Carter doing in the game? Is he making an impact?

Thanks for posting, I tried to post the video but was blocked due to nfl rights. I watched the whole video and there were some trends I noticed. -XL body catches almost everything, he needs to work on catching with his hands and being more aggressive, that’s why a lot of balls were knocked out or deflected. -Coker is night and day different compared to XL, the dude catches with his hands and away from his body. I think he can be our Muhsin Muhammed possession receiver in the future. -Theilan has made miracle catches after miracle catches in clutch moments. We need to start finding his replacement in the next year or so. -sanders has potential but needs to be more involved in the scheme and play calling. He can disappear for stretches. -I think a pass catching RB would really open up the offense and make it more dangerous. We should try to find a CMC-lite type rb. If the right pieces are in place I think this unit can be top 10.

So according to this chart, Dak Prescott's stats are inflated because his targets are always open and yet he still has the least percent of throwing them open? yeah, overrated

I see what you did there!

Wilson for a top 10 pick is very expensive. But if we can trade back into the mid teens, pick up more draft capital then yeah I wouldn't have a problem with trading a mid round 1st pick or more for him.

I think something that's really underrated is Bryce's threat as a runner. He is not a designed QB runner like Cam, Lamar, or Hurts but he absolutely makes it hard for the defense to defend when he scrambles. If you watch his highlights when the line breaks down, he improvises on a scramble drill and will find receivers downfield or run for a first down. He plays very similarly to Mahomes from a dual threat standpoint. That scramble with a flip pass to Coker in OT reminded me of Mahomes. I wouldn't be surprised if Bryce puts up 8-10 rushing TDs next year if he keeps this up.