rebelrouser

NFL.com gave us an A- and that is my grade too. I think the bad grades are based largely on writers not knowing our true needs. Anyone who thought our first two priorities were TE and Edge (looking at you ESPN), didn't know our team or staff and would have been disappointed. Our biggest Achilles heel entering the draft was oline and we took are of that.

During his three years at UGA he only allowed 5 sacks. He is only 21 and is on an upward trajectory. He's a great athlete that was good basketball player in high-school. His height (76% how is this only 76%???? these guys are giants now), hands (81%), span (99%), speed (96%), quickness (10 yd. 86%), and explosiveness (vert. 96%, broad 97%) are all outstanding. When we took Freeling, Fano, Mauioga, Proctor, and Miller were all off the board so we could have drafted Iheanachor or Lomu instead or waited to the second or third round to take Bell, Tiernan or Barber or wait even longer. A lot of these tackles (including the first two taken) project to right tackle or guard in the NFL and that's not what we needed now. Freeling has some sloppiness to clean up in his run blocking, but he's young and getting better. We can let him get experience behind Walker and Moton knowing if he has to replace one of the two this year, his pass blocking won't get Bryce killed. Icky's not coming back from that injury as a nfl starting left tackle and Moton is in the twilight of his career. If Walker has a great year, we will have to pay him a lot and if he is medicore we would want to let him walk. Getting a LT on a rookie contract is going to help a lot with the cap.

Very happy with this draft and free agency.

I feel like we missed out not getting Garret Nussmeir in the seventh.

He had five tackles for loss against Oregon in the CFP. But... TheRinger

Good value pick in the third. That WR room is going to be set for our next qb.

McVeigh was close to retiring after '22. There is no way they didn't get his consent to draft Simpson. I wasn't surprised they made the pick; i was surprised they didn't try to trade back before making the pick but they could have been afraid the Jets or Steelers would grab him first. They still need a wr but that position is pretty deep in this draft.

Then why did he last till 19? LOL. This is such a Panthers fan take. Anyone who falls to us must suck because some other team didn't take them before. We got lucky with Lemon, Thieneman, and Freeling all falling to us (honestly any of the three is a A+) but the WR and S positions are much deeper than the LT position in this draft. We got the LT w/ the most upside at 19. Mauigoa played RT in college and some think he is a guard in the nfl. Spano played RT in college and some think he is a guard in the NFL due to short arms. Blake Miller played RT in college and is not as good as Freeling. Proctor is a true LT but his ability to handle quick edge's worries me (see Icky). Freeling is a true LT and a gifted pass protector. Many think he has a very high ceiling and will benefit from not having to start right away. This is how you build a franchise.

A+

We can't trade back far. 3 Nice picks available.

Wow. We get our choice of nice picks

Lemon or Freeling please. Otherwise, trade back.

Wow Jame Pearce to miss jail time? That kind of stinks considering what he did: CBS

I am ready to be disappointed again. They let me down last year w/ a shockingly competent showing.

No one has a clue what the Panthers are going to do, which is perfect. Keep it that way and trade back when the time comes unless someone drops a lot.