Biggest Panthers needs/solution going into draft

[Mother Grabber]

15 hours ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Spot on. 

98% of mock drafts have us taking a OT at 30. 98% of those mock drafts will be wrong.

2% of the mock drafts that have us taking an OT at 30 are right?

[stirs]

21 hours ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Spot on. 

98% of mock drafts have us taking a OT at 30. 98% of those mock drafts will be wrong.

Most talking heads know very little about the Panthers.  They had us picking a TE for 10 years straight.

This year, they just say, "hey, Von Miller had some sacks in the Super Bowl"  "Panthers have to pick a tackle"  Very short sighted but normal for those guys

[KB_fan]

9 hours ago, stirs said:

1st Round    DE

2nd Round  DT

3rd Round  CB

4th Round  OT

5th Round  WR

7th Round S

 

Gman not reactionary 

Here's my guess:

1st:  DE (or maybe DT) if one we like isn't there, possibly RB (D. Henry), C (Kelly) or OT. ... or SLIM possibility to trade down.

2nd:  RB, WR  / TE or safety.   This is the hardest round for me to predict.  I really see 4 or 5 guys who would be GREAT for us in this round:  Both Henrys; Shepard, Cravens, Bell.  

3rd:  CB, DT or possibly RB

Here's a breakdown of the positions of the top players who were available to us in each of 25 - 28 mock drafts I did this morning, almost always using the most recent boards at fanspeak.  You can see there's a huge drop off in DEs and CBs available to us from round 1 to round 2.  While there's a huge increase in RBs, TEs, and offense in general.   There are also a lot of safeties typically available to us in round 2.  (Note:  I've counted Su'a Cravens as a safety, not an OLB)

Just to clarify a bit further what this table shows:   For example: In 28 mock drafts for round 1, I compiled the top 20 remaining players on the board at our pick, for a total of 560 players total.  99 of those players were WRs.  (8 different WRs who showed up a combined 99 times in the top 20 players on the board in the 28 drafts)

Given these results, I really think that unless an exceptional player falls to us, we'll go defense in round 1 (most likely DE/DT) and offense in round 2 (RB / TE / WR).   Oline players and S are something of a wildcard.  Either could possibly go in round 1 or 2 depending on how the draft board shakes out and whether a player we really love is on the board.

 

[TheSpecialJuan]

9 minutes ago, KB_fan said:

Here's my guess:

1st:  DE (or maybe DT) if one we like isn't there, possibly RB (D. Henry), C (Kelly) or OT. ... or SLIM possibility to trade down.

2nd:  RB, WR  / TE or safety.   This is the hardest round for me to predict.  I really see 4 or 5 guys who would be GREAT for us in this round:  Both Henrys; Shepard, Cravens, Bell.  

3rd:  CB, DT or possibly RB

Here's a breakdown of the positions of the top players who were available to us in each of 25 - 28 mock drafts I did this morning, almost always using the most recent boards at fanspeak.  You can see there's a huge drop off in DEs and CBs available to us from round 1 to round 2.  While there's a huge increase in RBs, TEs, and offense in general.   There are also a lot of safeties typically available to us in round 2.  (Note:  I've counted Su'a Cravens as a safety, not an OLB)

Just to clarify a bit further what this table shows:   For example: In 28 mock drafts for round 1, I compiled the top 20 remaining players on the board at our pick, for a total of 560 players total.  99 of those players were WRs.  (8 different WRs who showed up a combined 99 times in the top 20 players on the board in the 28 drafts)

Given these results, I really think that unless an exceptional player falls to us, we'll go defense in round 1 (most likely DE/DT) and offense in round 2 (RB / TE / WR).   Oline players and S are something of a wildcard.  Either could possibly go in round 1 or 2 depending on how the draft board shakes out and whether a player we really love is on the board.

 

I would tend to agree. As much as I like both Henry's, a DE at #30 makes the most sense. There is a severe drop off in talent on 4-3 DE's after the 1st 5/6 guys.

Bosa

Dodd

Lawson

Ogbah

Bullard

 

[pstall]

Some things to consider. The Panthers are going to have a much bigger target amd lots of teams are going to try and do what the Broncos did. Yes i know you have to have the personnel but you catch my drift.

If they go OT won't he be a back up unless he rocks in training camp?

CB and DE seem obvious. A wr is a luxury now.

Fuller and Nassib i do like.

To me with the way a losing SB team takes a small step back i would try to gain an extra pick or 3 for NEXT year.

[KB_fan]

36 minutes ago, pstall said:

CB and DE seem obvious. A wr is a luxury now.

I tend to agree.  I could still see us taking a WR if a really perfect fit for us (Shepard?) is there BPA, but I think the priority has dropped.  And think the idea of drafting a TE now is DEFINITELY a luxury.