Interesting Read on Almost all of our draft possibilities

[raleigh-panther]

The Panthers need offensive play makers, and no I don't count the two receivers just signed, they are role players to replace released role players 

they need to come out of this draft with offensive play makers and I'm not talking Rd 4 and up 

 

[KB_fan]

15 minutes ago, yasuhara2241 said:

I see we are already mixing up our Kalil's. Only a matter of time hahaha. 

And I agree with your assessment on the 2 TE sets. That is where Cam excelled his rookie year. I feel like that would benefit him tremendously.

We want to run. Having 2 TEs that can block and catch would be huge.

I also feel better about Larsen. Had no clue about him but was pleasantly surprised. Our next Norwell! 

Dang.  I've obviously got Matt Kalil on the brain!!!!!!   Sorry Ryan.  I know perfectly well you play center and Matt plays OT.  OOPS!!!   I guess i need more coffee.   Add to the fact that it's 102 degrees where I am today and my brain is fried...  (no A/C. in the office where I'm working today.. only fans..)

[SOJA]

I was a fan of Josh Norris before this week, but he truly lost me with his pedantic attitude on twitter. 

[KB_fan]

13 minutes ago, raleigh-panther said:

The Panthers need offensive play makers, and no I don't count the two receivers just signed, they are role players to replace released role players 

they need to come out of this draft with offensive play makers and I'm not talking Rd 4 and up

I really really agree with this sentiment.

I WANT us to draft a bruising RB and a great TE.  I also don't think we yet have the proven talent at WR we need.  With Ginn gone we're thin on proven WRs.  So I'm all for loading up on offense personally.

But given that we're SO OLD at DE and S and that it takes awhile to train up those guys to make an impact, I'm pretty sure both DE & S have to be on our priority wishlist too.

I honestly don't know how to rank the priority by position.  I *KNOW* we need new / better offensive weapons.  And yet we HAVE to restock at DE & S. 

I'm so glad I'm not in Gettleman's seat come draft night.  Just the thought of having to choose makes me nervous!

 

 

[Fox007]

Familiarize yourself with this if you think we have two S's in the top 10.

http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?position=S&type=position

The way this team goes about filling the spot and the history...you're saying this is the 2010 draft whereas lots of other top 10 S's flame out hard.

Not seeing it.

[Ace_Aladdin]

2 hours ago, Promethean Forerunner said:

Huge difference.

If OJ Hoard is the next Greg Olsen/Gronk then you do. Complete TEs don't come often (pshhhh if we got a 2 TE  we can actually run a pro style offense.). Keep up, dum dum. 

Corrected

P.S. Like I said numerous time the ability of our Corners to play man and Wilks ability to utilize the secondary strength will allow us to drop a safety.

[Snake]

1 hour ago, sanjay_rajput said:

I would rather take Hooker over Adams for sure with Coleman ability to play the run.

Adams would be wasted by us. Peppers is another FS that would be good but he is not as complete as Hooker.

[Ace_Aladdin]

1 hour ago, gmonjimbo said:

“We’re going to look to do a little more backfield sets in terms of two backs and 12 personnel with the extra tight end as the lead blocker. We’ve got to get guys like Jonathan Stewart rolling. We’ve got to put it in our backs’ hands and get the ball to our playmakers."

Above is Rivera's statements about the direction he wants to see the offense go.  More two TE sets and another primary back that can carry the load. Last thing he mentioned was getting the ball to our playmakers. So which highly rated prospects can help the running game (as a runner or lead blocker) and can break a game wide open: OJ Howard and Leonard Fournette. 

Rivera also mentioned in an interview about wanting a complete defensive end that can play all 3 downs. Here it gets murky, obviously if Garrett was in play he would be the no.1 player on the board. They could also consider Solomon Thomas (Charlie Casserly said he is a 3-4 DE and we now Gettleman removes players from his  board if he considers them 3-4 DE or OLB) and Jonathan Allen.

I don't have any  Rivera comments about safety but I know they would like a long term answer to the position and I don't believe they consider Boston to be the solution. 

As you said it all depends on how the draft falls and how these guys are rated on the Panthers board but I am hopeful we get a future pro bowler/all pro at 8. 

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[KB_fan]

Jourdan Rodrigue at the Observer has a very good article analyzing how the FA moves could shape the draft.

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article138198538.html

She sounds pretty high on OJ Howard, seems to think that if Fournette is not there we'll wait until later in the draft for RB which makes sense.  

She suggests DE is a less urgent need...

She seems to think that WR will be a pretty high priority.  But if we end up with OJ Howard and play more 2 TE sets, I'd think Receiver drops down the list a bit.  After all, Greg & KB already account for a huge % of targets.  I hope we're trying to change that a bit, but it seems that it's hard for more than 2 WRs to really make an impact on our team given Greg's role.

[Saca312]

I'm more open with the idea of OJ Howard. Seems like a really good prospect, and if he can become a future TE for a franchise, it can warrant a high pick. 

Wouldn't complain about picking him now. TEs being "reaches" when picked high is a pretty big misconception lately.

[Ricky Spanish]

19 minutes ago, sanjay_rajput said:

And the winner is

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I want Howard. Officially. He's my pick for who I want round 1 this year. 

[Ace_Aladdin]

1 hour ago, KB_fan said:

Jourdan Rodrigue at the Observer has a very good article analyzing how the FA moves could shape the draft.

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article138198538.html

She sounds pretty high on OJ Howard, seems to think that if Fournette is not there we'll wait until later in the draft for RB which makes sense.  

She suggests DE is a less urgent need...

She seems to think that WR will be a pretty high priority.  But if we end up with OJ Howard and play more 2 TE sets, I'd think Receiver drops down the list a bit.  After all, Greg & KB already account for a huge % of targets.  I hope we're trying to change that a bit, but it seems that it's hard for more than 2 WRs to really make an impact on our team given Greg's role.

Well really its to the fact we run the ball 50% of the time means less snaps for passing plays.

RBs should be more involved in the reviving game so we are in really need of couple of slot WRs

[DaveThePanther2008]

5 hours ago, Promethean Forerunner said:

Simple, we're not drafting a guy to be a #2 TE in our system 8th overall. 

Olsen can't play forever.  If Adams and Fournette are gone I would not be opposed to it.  The man is a beast.

[heel31ok]

5 hours ago, sanjay_rajput said:

 

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if you could go back in time would you draft Vernon Davis?