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Is Kony Ealy a bust?

Jeremy Igo

By Jeremy Igo,
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CPantherKing Grand Master

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As a second round pick he is a bust. Huge missed opportunity in the draft. There was a reason he kept falling, and the Panthers failed to see it unlike some other teams.

There was much better value on the board. I always questioned why Ealy was that high on the Panthers board to begin with for that draft.

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Castavar Grand Master

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Allen Robinson, Allen Robinson, Allen Robinson, Allen Robinson, Allen Robinson, Allen Robinson

Man, I hated the Ealy pick from the beginning. When the pick came in, I thought FOR SURE we were double dipping on WR like we did with DT in prior year. Tbh, I couldn't believe ARob was still on the board in the 2nd after watching that man at P-State. When the pick was announced, I literally said WTF and left the room (seems to be a trend watching Gettleman drafts). And it had a domino effect as we traded up to get the great Funchess the next year. *sigh* Oh well.

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There's a reason he took a tumble in the draft. How long does it usually take DEs to develop? 3-4 years? With our luck, he'll have a breakout season in his walk year and price himself out of our range.

Hard to gauge if he's a bust though since he's been playing mostly out of position. As of now he's solid depth but nothing to write home about.

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Man it is going to be so hard to evaluate talent this offseason. Injuries, inexperience and poor play in the secondary, coaching blunders, getting Gettlefugged, etc. make it hard to tell who needs to be replaced.

Even Short has been mediocre. Aside from Luke, TD, Star, and Bradberry...it's hard to say that anyone else showed much.

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