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How many DT’s do we need? We already have D Brown, Wharton, Bobby Brown, A Robinson, Tuttle, Ray all under contract. That would be a poor allocation of resources with how many other holes we have. That’s a lot of $$ on the sideline watching.

Dollar Tree signing time.

Raiders fans saying we massively overpaid.. I feel like we panicked after losing Milton Williams and threw way too much money at this guy

Can’t wait see what the number is

Would’ve been nice to get him around 23.5 million under Surtain.. I’m always left feeling like we over payed with literally every signing for the past few years under Dan Morgan. I get that we pay the “bad team tax” but I still question Morgans and Brandt Tillis negotiating skills time and time again

I’m fine with it. He’ll be the 3rd highest paid DB here pretty soon once Sauce and Stingley get their deal. Best to get ahead of them.

I’ll be surprised if he makes an opening day roster for another NFL team. I never thought he was an NFL caliber RB

Just to play devils advocate, Danielle Hunter was pick #88.. Picking a player similar to Hunter’s profile at pick 8 is extremely risky.

I’d rather have Osa Odighizuwa from the Cowboys. Similar player who wasn’t carried by the elite Eagles D-line. Probably cheaper. Only 1 year older.

And he had 1.5 sacks each of the last 3 seasons. It’s one thing to have a fluke season of a low sack rate, high pressure rate, but he struggled to get sacks every single year…Plus, if’s not like he’s getting crap coaching and resources, He’s at a top tier power 5 football school. A guy like Walter Nolan had more sacks in 1 season at a harder position to get sacks at than Shemar Stewart had in his entire career. Can he be a stud? Yes. Do I want to the Panthers to be the team to play Roulette with him? Nah, I’m good. I’d much rather trade back, pick up an extra 2nd and pick up Landon Jackson or Prince from Ole Miss. Both guys have elite traits (not as high has Shemar) but way more production then Shemar. Best of both worlds at a cheaper price.

That’s what happens when you consistently draft like poo.

Both aren’t ideal imo, but give me Shemar Stewart over Mykel Williams.

Not a huge fan. Lacks athleticism. I’d rather rebuild the TE room another way unless they take a 6th or 7th but I highly doubt they would accept that

He ran a 4.52. Wasn’t expecting that from him. I’d be ok with it

I’ve really liked what I’ve seen from Ty Robinson, Aeneas Pebbles, Joshua Farmer during their workouts today. Great day 2 and 3 prospects who move extremely well, plus good tape and production to match.

Jeanty is one hell of a RB. I’m really looking forward to watching him play, but it won’t be in a Panthers uniform. I’d love to draft a RB in the 5th in this extremely deep RB class, so I get your sentiment.

How will projections and upside make him grow 3 inches taller? Again, I like Walker. Just not at 8. Too much of a tweener. That's coming from a guy who has watched a lot of his game film, not just his highlight tapes. I like my top 10 picks to have the proper physical traits. As Bill Parcels said “Big men win you football games” I’d like to stay away from the exceptions, not the rule. I’d rather just sign a guy like Nick Bolton in FA to play ILB even if we have to overpay a little bit. He would be perfect Ideally, we need a pure edge at #8. There is no edge prospect at 8 that is worth the pick. It would be a major reach So, then what? Daft BPA at a position that makes sense for the team. Johnson, Tet, Warren would be those guys in my opinion. But since the Panthers always draft on potential and upside, I fully expect Jalon Walker to be the pick. If so, I hope he becomes a stud. I’ll gladly eat my crow if he turns out to be the player a lot of you think he will become. At the end of the day, I just want to see this team win.

Ignore this guy. This keyboard warrior would rather focus on “got ya” moments than actually have a healthy debate about a player. Tbh I’m surprised he hasn’t been banned yet. Dude is either a troll or has serious mental health issues. But tbh, I’ve also seen mocks of Jalon Walker in the 2nd.

He definitely is a hybrid. 1st down- 5 yards off the ball ILB. Passing situations- edge. That’s the proper way to use him. UGA even used him as a hybrid. We must have different definitions. I like Walker. I think he’s a good player. I just think there’s better options at #8. Only time will tell.

To take an ILB at #8, he better be a transcended player like a Luke Kuechly. Jalon Walker is not in that stratosphere. The value just isn’t there. There’s a handful of ILB like Barrett Carter, Demetrius Knight Jr, Chris Paul Jr that will be available in third round I really like and would present way better value. At #8? Give me a Will Johnson, Tet, Warren over a hybrid LB.

Here’s the keyboard warrior at it again lol. Once again, have you actually watched his film? If so, what was your take away? Or are you going to stick to immature insults?

Great insight. How many of his games have you watched?

How many of you Jalon Walker truthers have actually watched full game tape on him? Just curious? I have. Multiple games. As an edge, he is very poor against the run, has a hard time holding his ground. Gets bullied by the 6’5 300 pound lineman once they get their hands on him because he’s only around 6’1 and naturally a smaller guy compared to other edges. Can he rush the passer? Yes, at times. But at this rate he’s an ILB who can rush on occasion because of his run defense liability. I don’t think you draft that at #8. Sorry. I’ll pass.

It definitely sounds obvious Dan Morgan wants to address the defense first and foremost (not a big surprise). But I wish he’d put on more of a poker face when he talks about his plans. He’s extremely easy to read and I hope a team who wants the same player we want (Jalon Walker) won’t take advantage of that. I’m hoping I don’t hear stories like last year when we told XL we were going to draft him. It’s good to hear that Morgan feels more comfortable as a GM in year 2. Hopefully it’s translates to quality draft picks. We desperately need it. Can’t wait for the draft.