Prepare yourselves

[Fidel Cashflow]

BPA

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

It'll almost definitely be Odighizuwa.

 

gettleman won't be able to help himself if he's on the board

[Bartin]

We can cover all TE now. Shaq + Davis = no mismatches

Have TE's really ever been a huge issue for us? Particularly two TE sets? Sure guys like Jimmy Graham cause problems, but he is a mismatch for every team in the league. Shaq doesn't change that. The Pats shut him down with a press CB. Can Shaq do that? Maybe, but I'm not sure he ever has played press coverage before.

[MadHatter]

Have TE's really ever been a huge issue for us? Particularly two TE sets? Sure guys like Jimmy Graham cause problems, but he is a mismatch for every team in the league. Shaq doesn't change that. The Pats shut him down with a press CB. Can Shaq do that? Maybe, but I'm not sure he ever has played press coverage before.

 

Covering the TE has actually been a HUGE issue for the Panthers in the past.

[Darth Biscuit]

Covering the TE has actually been a HUGE issue for the Panthers in the past.

 

 

There have been times in the past that I've wondered if the Panthers even knew the TE was an eligible receiver.

[CarolinaNCSU]

Covering TEs has killed us in games against Seattle especially. Anyone remember Tre Boston trying to do it? And now they have Jimmy Graham. If we're playing a chess match with them, drafting Shaq was our counter. 

[Montsta]

Sounds right... Even looking at those lists, it illustrates gentleman's affinity for defense.

*sigh*

We'll see what happens, but I think you're right.

Just by sheer volume looking at that list, you have to admit as a collective whole, the talent from those defensive players listed far exceeds that of the offensive players. I hope an offensive guy drops, but if the top few offensive guys from that list are gone, be prepared for a defensive lineman and a shitstorm.

[Mr. Scot]

Hey, complain if you want, but s--tstorms have a valid purpose.

 

They are the single best tool available for identifying which people have no earthly clue what they're talking about.

[Blackmagic]

There's no good OT left. Jake Fisher will go early. I think that Danielle Hunter in the second would be great. He's young, and already a good run stopper. Needs to use more pass rush technique and beef up but could be the future replacement for Charles Johnson. Sammie Coates in the third.

[Bartin]

There have been times in the past that I've wondered if the Panthers even knew the TE was an eligible receiver.

Jimmy Graham, Gronk, Tony G, Jordan Cameron, Vernon Davis. Nobody covers those guys well. Shaq isn't going to come in a shut guys like that down.

[Captain Morgan]

We want to win by having a strong D and running the ball.

 

 

I think we'll choose between RB and DE unless a really good WR drops to us.

[Carl Spackler]

bup bup bup

[Carl Spackler]

We want to win by having a strong D and running the ball.

 

 

I think we'll choose between RB and DE unless a really good WR drops to us.

 

Better hope our backs are able to always run out of bounds then, because the front five probably won't strike fear in most teams so that box is gonna be stacked.

[gettlemanjack]

There have been times in the past that I've wondered if the Panthers even knew the TE was an eligible receiver.

vs TEs: our D was bottom 10 in the NFL last year allowing 11.77 yds per catch

in total, TEs caught 64 passes against us for 753 yds and 5 TD

the best defenses vs TEs last year were:

467 yds allowed by TEs - Chiefs

1 TD allowed by TEs - Eagles

http://www.junkyardjake.com/Matchup/DefVsOff/season1/te.htm