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Not buying that. Cam had Double Trouble, Smitty, Olsen, and Shockey. We don't have players that match any of that. But, yes, I do think Bryce has less room for excuses going into year 2.

Yep. Explained well. Wasn't my favorite (Benson was), but I still liked him a lot. It was pretty obvious we were into him though. I think we managed the situation pretty damn well.

This right here. I know they wanted him bad.

Loving it!

From excitement? Same here. The guy is a great leader and a TD waiting to happen.

and back to the OP....

Wow some of you on here are really grumpy. Need more fiber probably. Anyways....Trey Benson please.

i've already gotten the message.

i think i agree with most of the OP, except Washington. I think they go offense, more than likely WR, but also possibly OL. as far as we are concerned i think it will be one of these guys. C Jackson Powers-Johnson LB Edgerrin Cooper LB Payton Wilson CB Mike Saintrilsil i wouldn't be upset with another WR, but i think it's going to be one of these guys. or....maybe a little trade back? lots of good options available if we did manage to move back 5-6 spots.

there's a big time disconnect there. blank as to have some buyers remorse there. whatever is going on, it makes me feel better/less miserable about our mess. just like losing the lost superbowl we were in sucked, but at least we didn't lose like they did.

i wouldn't doubt it. i mean we haven't had the greatest management here for a while, but the falcons doing what they did just makes you go... was this planned and they just didn't tell ANYONE what they were doing? was this an impulse purchase? but as far as Blank is concerned, he probably felt like things were on the right track and he could have that high powered offense going again and now you just have to give Cousins more weapons or give the defense more (especially since there was so much available at that moment) and you draft a QB that you won't need for 4-5 years because you've already got one locked up with a killer contract for that long? unless they cut Cousins, by the time they are ready to move on from him contractually, Penix will have lost 3-4 years of his rookie contract and you'll only have him for another year or two.

it's a sick feeling that you might be right. for some reason i just hate for them to have stumbled on something good there.

he fits what we need. and what we need is no secret.

with what clout? i mean the guy had just gotten drafted himself. but you can't blame a QB for wanting a type of WR to help out...the big WR who can make plays happen and that you feel good throwing it up to confident that he would help you out?

or it sounds like what happened.

i had two dreams last night. one in which we drafted McConkey with the 39 pick and the other time we drafted Malik Washington in the 3rd or 4th. Both seemed real. The McConkey one i think had me in tears in my dream. But both i thought were great picks because they complemented what Xavier does. i think we really should be interested in getting someone like that, if not this year then next.

a lot might not like his unproven game, but all the intangibles points to someone you're proud to have as part of the team and who fits not just the "dawg" mindset, but the "keep pounding" persona. Here's the thing for me. first, i've said all along that there's this good size group of 8-10 WRs from which i would have been really happy with and that i kind of just lumped in together because on the whole i didn't see much separation between. All of them brought something different to their game and all of them would bring something to the panthers that we were lacking, especially in the long term. Leggette is special, though, not just because of his story (even though that's part of it). What has been seen through his ball playing career is someone that had been held back in a lot of ways from getting a chance to really show what he was capable of doing or from growing into what he could become. he kept with it, though. instead of bailing on the situation like a lot of others understandably are, he stuck around and kept making the most of every opportunity he was given, playing within whatever role he was told to take on. and he proved himself within whatever parameters he was put in. why didn't he do in previous years what he did last year? because he was told to take on another role and play in other situations. why? because poo happens. sometimes you've got a bad QB, sometimes you've got bad coaches. sometimes both. on top of all that, though (and this is the best part for me), the guy wanted to be here. i mean he REALLY wanted to be here. He wants to be a panther. it means something to him. and he's going to be surrounded by some big brothers that he probably needs. A guy that knows us and still wants to be here? oh absolutely yes. also, i doubt that Bryce's dad vote for XL to be the guy on that poll was something that he came to all on his own. it probably came from talking to his son about what and who he would want to have here helping out in the passing game. We need Bryce to work out. For that to happen, he's got to have a go to WR that he just feels comfortable with, connects to, and who will be here for a long time. In a lot of ways it seems like Bryce and Xavier couldn't be more different, but i think it would be easy to develop a lot of chemistry between the two of them. Xavier wants to be here and i think Bryce wants him to be here. i think it can work.

the did alright group Bears....got their QB and WR. so WIlliams will have DJ and Odunze to throw to. much better situation than Fields or Bryce had (two guys i'm sure he will be compared to in his rookie year). Pats...got a pretty good QB. Raiders...got Bowers at 13? ca-ching. Vikings...got them a QB and an Edge to build around. not too bad. Both Xaviers...Worthy in an absolute dream situation and Leggette with his home team. Chiefs and Panthers....got a couple guys who will end up fitting a lot of needs for them. the not so much group Maye...good QB going to a sucky situation. could wind up like Stroud's situation or Young's. falcons...word is the Cousin's camp is as perplexed as we all were. apparently he was told that they were going to look at drafting a young QB. also apparently that discussion didn't involve telling him they were going to draft someone in the first round. from the looks of it, i think they want to be the packers. it's one of those things that i don't think they thought all the way through. i hope it comes back to bite them. the "well, i didn't see that coming" move 49ers taking Pearsall. i figured Leggette would be going earlier than a lot of people thought (mainly thanks to us), but i don't know anyone that was talking Pearsall in the first round. Not a bad choice at all, i just figured it would be McConkey they picked up.

the guy is just a flat out baller that we haven't seen in TMJ or Mingo. Mingo might do better in year two, but i'm not holding my breath there. i think that with XL's particular skill sets he will be a good bit more of a impact player than mingo was.

me likey.

could also be Payton Wilson. I do think it's one of those three, though.

those are the guys that scare me the most because within a couple games here they will have one of several freak and uncharacteristic injuries that we couldn't have seen coming.