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I GMed the Panthers in a Mock Draft

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So as some of you might know we are a few Danish guys here on the huddle (I think we are 3) and all of us are also on the primary Danish Football Forum. On that forum we every year do a Mock Draft where a member gets to be GM of their team. This year i wrestled The Panthers away from my trusty countrymen and became Dave Gettleman for a few weeks, I noticed right away that as the most complete team in the NFL, I had a lot of chances to pick players who might not be instant contributors on the best team in football, but could with a year of development be even bigger than the guys drafted before them, this is what being one of the best teams allow you, to play the long game because you are not on the hot seat. We are currently 4 rounds in, and I wanted to share my experience with you and see if you agree.

 

Round 2 - Pick 33: Jason Spriggs, OT from Indiana

As we got closer to the first round pick, no one really stood out to me as the obvious Panthers choice. Gone were my favorite targets MacKensie Alexander and Eli Apple so when the Browns GM called asking for a price on my 31 I jumped immediately (He needed to get Paxton Lynch before the Broncos), I got the browns 6th rounder (giving away our needless 7th rounder) to move down 2 spots and take my guy anyway, for me an optimal scenario as that 6 can be used later or packaged. I picked Spriggs instead of the Defensive Ends purely on the basis that i see 4 guys in this draft who can play LT in the NFL, thats Tunsil, Stanley, Spriggs and LaRaven Clark. With the two others already gone, i decided that if I wanted my future Blindside protector I needed to take him now. Defensive Ends usually don't make an immediate impact and with Johnson coming back and Ealy looking like a beast towards the end of 2015 I decided to take Spriggs now ahead of Dodd and Ogbah. He might not start in 2016, but with Ohers contract running out after this season, a year of grooming Spriggs by our talented staff should mean he can slot right in in 2017 (or earlier). He fits our system as an athletic, good moving lineman and the comparisons to Nate Solder are spot on in my opinion.

CBS Comparison: Nate Solder

 

Round 2 - Pick 63: Kendall Fuller, CB from Virginia Tech

Somehow Fuller was the 8th Corner picked and I jumped at the chance to grab this guy in the bottom of the 2nd. Yes he is injured right now, but this guy is built for the system we run with a quick first step and a nose for the ball he will excel in our cover 2-cover 3 system as a bend-don't-break Cornerback. He garners extreme praise from every source i've seen for work ethic, football iq and leadership which will mean alot to our staff. He is our security for a life after Norman. If he is cleared medically, he is a steal in the bottom of the 2nd.

CBS Comparison: Tramon Williams

 

Round 3 - Pick 95: Pharoh Cooper, WR from South Carolina

Going back to offence it is no secret that i Love Love Love Pharoh Cooper and think he will be the perfect slot reciever / philly brown competitor for The Panthers. He has played everywhere at SC and even with a shitty QB managed to get amazing stats. He's not big, he's not blazing fast, but he is quick, runs hard and has good hands. He is in Hot Take terms "A Playmaker" and in a system where WRs can get the ball quick if needed, he will be a godsend to Cam Newton if he has 5 yards of open field when getting the pass. 

CBS Comparison: Randall Cobb

Round 4 - Pick 131: Jerell Adams, TE from South Carolina

I had hoped to get TJ Green here, but he was taken 10 spots before me, so i settled for a #2 Tight End to push Ed Dickson for significant snaps. A former Power Forward in High School Adams is used to using his enormous frame to catch balls, at 6ft6 with long arms, a 4.64 40 yarder he is the prototype hyperathletic modern Tight End that can create so many matchups because he is so much bigger than Linebackers & Corners, yet also very athletic. He is a real Red Zone target and he runs good routes. He needs work in blocking, but with Olsen to mentor him, he could be big down the line

CBS Comparison: LaDarius Green

 

So this is what i've managed through 4 rounds, I have the 5th and 6th remaining and hoping to add a Defensive Tackle and a Strong Safety if the value is there. You can now begin the crucifiction for trading out of the first round, or not picking someone over someone else.

Once again I'll remind people who will say "this guy won't be available in that round" that the draft was based on what the GMs of the other teams where picking, this is not a computer simulation or a dream scenario, this is with real human beings (and enormous NFL fans) running the 31 other teams.

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Its a bit tougher to decipher this year because of new England's cheating, but the DVC has you on the crappy side of this trade by anywhere from 30-40 points, assuming it was the first overall pick in the 6th you got in return.

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Yeah, no way you'd want to give up a 1st rounder, a 5th year option and a 7th round pick for only a 6th round pick.

Cooper is the only players picked I can get on board with. 

Your first two rounds of picks seem very much like reaching for a percieved need, IMO.

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The players picked aren't so bad, but having two second round picks just isn't worth the value of that first, especially when you're giving up another pick to get it. Its only a 7th sure, but you're only getting a 6th in return when you should be thinking at the very least a 3rd or a pair of 4s imo

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