CarolinaRideorDie

The irony, Richardson was the most physically gifted specimen in the draft and scouts thought he could take NFL hits, now he is an injury prone QB. Bryce Young was the smallest QB and there were concerns how long he would last in the NFL. Now Bryce has been more durable than Richardson.

We don't need no kicker! We got our own Fitzmagic sitting on our roster! Dude has a leg! No more Eddie Pinero dinks!

I can see that the Huddle has already moved into the next phase of off season talk. Now that the draft is over, it's time to start doubting Bryce Young again. Does anybody have more interesting topics to talk about? Can't wait for the season to start.

I trust Dan to be aggressive next off season to address our safety/CB issues next year. Dan has been aggressive addressing each position one off season at a time. Year 1 was o line, year 2 was defensive front.

Hell no, he brings too much baggage. There is a report that Danilo sent an install package for a private visit with him. Sanders didn’t study for it, got called out for it by Daboll, sanders didn’t take it well to feedback. He seems like a Diontae/Antonio Brown head case.

Shedeur will be the greatest undrafted player to have his number retired at college lol!

So with all of these edge defenders we got through free agency and the draft, are we saying goodbye to DJ Johnson this summer?

Damn, they took Demetrius!!! I was hoping he would fall to us!

I feel like there is going to be a big run on defensive players in early round 2. Dan better get on the phone lines looking for a trade if he likes any defensive players early.

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I was also concerned about T-Macs effort and body language when scouts talked about it. But after he was drafted, Peter Schrager on the Pat McAfee show did say that he went above and beyond to address those concerns with teams. If the Panthers brought him in for a 30 visit and they are cool with it then fine with me. Yes we need to fix our defense but this league is about scoring points, if you don't score, you don't win games. If our defense gives up 30 points a game, then we need to score 31 points every game!!!

Focus on day 2 is Edge, safety, or CB now. Gotta leave with at least 1 or 2 of those positions filled.

And here is Walker who is going to terrorize us for the next 10 years.

So maybe the Panthers are better at keeping secrets? Talked all about Jalon and that our WR room was set, and here we draft a WR. I have mixed feelings about this. At the beginning of draft season I was for Tet but then his work ethic and deep eval of him shows a lot flaws. I hope he is what we all hoped for.

wow!!!!

damn pick is in quick for panthers

We like suspense and chaos as long as it doesn't hurt us. The unpredictability is intriguing! Can't wait for tonight!

It will be hard to trade down with no blue chip players that teams want to trade up for. However, if Jeanty does fall to #8, that would be dream scenario for Panthers to hold an auction for him.

We have a lot of late round picks in 4th and 5th. We're not going to find starters or meaningful contributors in those rounds, I hope Dan uses this picks as ammunition to get into 2nd and 3rd rounds to pick guys who will actually contribute.

Panthers have shown their cards to the whole entire league by saying they love and want to draft Walker. This is just the Patriots leaking info to see if the Panthers would bite and move up to #4 to draft him. Patriots want to take Campbell but they don't see his value at the #4 pick, if they can move down and pickup picks and still draft an OT, why not?

Lots of pre-draft chatter and buzz from top sources. Guys like Peter Schrager, Todd McShay, Mel Kiper are consistently giving out similar messages. - Jags are not a lock on Mason Graham, HC Coen is an OC and he might influence an offensive skill player. Jeanty, Warren, and T-Mac are in play here. - Raiders are not guaranteed to pick Jeanty and is more likely to go O-line, they feel like they can pick up a RB later in the draft. - Jets are mocked an OT and Warren is in play, but don't count out Jahdae Barron, HC Glenn wants a stout defense and is a former CB. - Saints WILL NOT draft Sanders and prefer Dart but they will not use #9 pick for a QB, Panthers lose leverage for a trade down. - Panthers unsurprisingly are the most transparent team and can't keep a secret, will draft Walker if he is there, if by some chance he isn't, Mykel Williams is the dude. Lots of buzz and smokescreen, but this is why the draft is such an hot topic and millions of fans pay attention to.

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."