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    UNDRAFTED FREE AGENT thread

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    9 hours ago, MHS831 said:

    Since I live on the edge, I will make some bold predictions.  You may know me as the guy who got the player and the team correct during my first round mock draft 8 times.  That is a 25% of perfection, baby.

    Without further ado do:

    Undrafted signees that will make the 53-man roster:

    Willie Drew CB Virginia State.  6 foot CB who ran a 4.46 at the combine and had six picks last season.  With Horn and Jackson at starting positions and Hill and Smith Wade at Nickel, Drew and Bootle will be the reserve CBs.

    Jalen Coker, WR Holy Cross.  6' 1" and 210lb WR who can play any WR position.  He had a 42.5" vertical and a 1.52 Ten yard split.  Broad jump as nearly 10' 8".  Great hands, excellent route runner (entire tree), and successful with an inferior QB.  1950 yards last 2 seasons and over 100 receptions when everyone knew he was getting the ball.  I personally think they would have drafted him but they calculated that he would become an undrafted free agent and they already had a deal on the table for him.  (my theory).  He has to beat out TMJ, Smith-Marsette, or Mingo to get the job.  I see the WR Corps:  Johnson, Legette, Thielen, Mingo, Coker, and the sixth guy (Smith-Marsette or TMJ.

    Undrafted signees that could make the Practice Squad:

    Andrew Raym, C Oklahoma.  Centers on the PS are two dimensional, and the Panthers need one since their current centers are talking online classes in "NFL Hiking".  Raym would be the third C in the depth at the position, and a third center allows you to run offensive reps faster at practice with three groups (assuming we get a third QB).   NFL Combine reports call him a "tough guy" with size who needs to work on some issues.  Sounds like a dawg.

    Christian Duffie, OT/OG, Kansas State:  The scheme fit that best fits Duffy's strengths is a zone scheme with quick passes in an RPO/Possession, or heavy run Offense.  That sounds about right for the Canales system.   He should be a good project for the practice squad, but he is 24 years old.

    Sam Pinckney, TE Coastal Carolina.  Can't beat the press man coverage, runs poor routes, slower than CBs.  However, he catches contested balls and is 6' 4", 220.  If the Panthers can add 20 pounds, he might get a look at TE by 2025.  However, he is 25 years old, so his window is going to close by next year. 

    Popo Aumavae  NT,  Oregon.   At 6'3" 315, he plays with good arm extension, strong hands, and balance.  He hustles to sideline (like Brown).  He had 3 sacks his SR year--his 7th season (He will be 26 in January 2025).  I would keep Popo on the practice squad for a season or two to give depth.

     

    Now look at the draft from the perspective that we added a CB and WR--two areas of need--with the undrafted free agents.  We added a second rounder for 2025.  We got a first round WR, the best RB in the draft, the second-best pass catching TE in the draft, a dawg LB, a versatile CB, a defensive lineman, and a LB.  Pretty solid draft that followed a pretty solid free agency period.

     

    I think Harrison Mevis has to be a major consideration for the 53 as well

    Bye bye Baker

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    Posted · Edited by LondonderryPanther

    Thought this might have happened last week, especially when he was talking about being able to leave with his head held high. Assume they were just waiting to make sure PJ was back

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