A Saints fan's "Scouting Report" re: Panthers

[saints4lifeagain]

I wouldn't have listed Shaq there. It would have went to Bene or Tre Boston. 

Also, Anthony is nothing like Lofton, and certainly doesn't hurt the pass D as much as Lofton did. Lofton has zero coverage ability. He was slow and had trouble moving laterally. Anthony can fly sideline to sideline and has no trouble moving laterally.

[Adb6368]

My one question about Shaq is very simple, can he cover the TE and zone some slot receivers? 

I would hope so considering that is almost certainly the reason we drafted him...

[SetfreexX]

Looking at their roster...geez.  They could finish behind the Bucs this year.  I don't understand how people still somehow think they have a shot at the division.  That team has like nothing.

Because they have a future HOF QB in Drew Breezus. There was a time when IMO they had even less on offense (with Brees), but with all the issues and changes from this off-season it's hard to put them ahead of CAR, and ATL. 

[MV%doe]

Seeing the panthers D runs "nickel" 65% of the timetime, its the base D. No way Luke or Davis are coming off the field that leaves Shaq as the nickel/Buffalo/joker role.

If he can't cover TEs or zone slot WRs, that means shaq will only get around 20 snaps each game. Thus a bad start to a team that's been SUPER spoiled with 1st rounders making a impact.

Shaq biltzing hmmmm, I honestly thought harper would had a bigger sack impact than he did last year. The sack total drop form 13-14 was due to the DBs/LBs. So shaq should play a role in getting more sacks. His tape had a few biltzs and he looked like a 7/10 biltzer in 4/3 LBs terms. College tape is suspect in blitzing for me, hard to judge if it translates. I mean you get free unblocked in college lots, that rarely happens in pros. Shedding blocks, hand usage, quick twitch moves ...I don't know if shaq has all those currently.