Grade the Panthers Day 2 Draft.

[Kevin Greene]

Obviously only one pick again, but like yesterday, it's a big one.

Panthers trade their 2nd, 3rd, and 6th round picks to draft WR Devin Funchess at pick 41.

 

 

[QCkilla]

If we got him at 57- A. Since we gave up a 3rd, I honestly don't know. Glad we got a good player but I obviously would have liked to get 2 good players.

[KJ89]

A

Hearing Gettleman explain it, the trade was a good move. Like we need 9 rookies anyway.

Twin Towers mother fuger.

[Gallagher]

In hindsight, I think we'll look back on this and see that we gave up a 3rd for an Alshon Jeffrey type player and think it's genius.

[SCPantherFan90]

In a draft where we had enough picks to make a move, we get a smaller yet faster version of KB.

 

You can officially check #2 WR off your list of things we need to do for Cam. B+ 

[Cpt slay a ho]

borderline b, it's possible he would have fell to us

[SmokinwithWilly]

I think we could have picked up Funchess a few picks later and given up a fourth instead of a third and sixth. Just my opinion.

[Fidel Cashflow]

A++

[t96]

B. Would've been an A if we kept our 3rd, but....

[osd22]

We screwed the Aints with that move. This alone is worth an A.

[JawnyBlaze]

I went with C.  This was one of those picks that I initially really didn't like, but is bothering me less as time passes.  Of course I would have much rather had taken him at 57 if he had to be the pick and would have prefered Strong regardless, but at least we got a potential #2 and a target for Cam.  That's the important thing.

[Billy Love]

Strong "b" I like the pick. I hate we lost the 3rd pick to get him. DG must have really wanted the kid and felt NO would have picked him. So we do what PANTHERS do and we b1tch slap the saints and take the pick. Think of it this way...even after giving up our 3rd and 6th pick...we still have 7 picks in a 7 round draft.

[uscgamecocks]

Really starting to seem like both the Falcons and Saints wanted Funchess. It took another 27 picks for a WR to come off the board after we picked Funchess - so the NFL certainly believes there was a significant talent gap between Funchess and Strong (or that Strong's wrist could be a real issues).

So I'm okay with the pick. Give it a solid B. The cost is the reason it's not an A. But I 100% believe he wouldn't have been on the board much longer and while you can't make a habit of trading up - sometimes you've got to do what needs to be done.

A lot of the pundits hating the Funchess pick made fun of the Benjamin pick as well. The guys that made the call on Benji are telling us that Funchess is on par with him talent wise. And they wanted Funchess on this team. I'm cool with that.