Panthers Private Workout With Tanoh

[DaCityKats]

36 minutes ago, Soul Rebel said:

I do think Kpassagnon is an interesting prospect that needs to be in the right situation to thrive. It just so happens that we have one of the best 6'7" defensive ends in the history of the NFL on a reunion tour with us in 2017 and maybe if need be, 2018 if he holds up.  

Kpassagnon's attitude and work ethic is strong and tireless. His 3-cone and vert scare me for a defensive end, and that's not something you can teach. Being able to bend and explode off the snap to beat OL is not something that Peppers can show him, but maybe Peppers can show how to use athleticism to his advantage. 

I can see him being just another Michael Johnson/Erik Armstead player or I could also see the environment here in Carolina benefiting him and he becomes a Carlos Dunlap kind of lanky DE that causes headaches along our DL.

Kpassagnon's spider web looks amazing and awful all at the same time. I'd take him in this draft, but "where" is the big question. 

That looks awful outside of his body type. Had a decent broad jump but 3 cone and vertical says he lacks lower body explosion 

[Ricky Spanish]

1 hour ago, Jeremy Igo said:

 

That's fair. Ealy rubbed everyone the wrong way from day 1. Players, coaches, media.

 

Was he just being a butthole or did he just not take coaching well?

[*FreeFua*]

5 hours ago, WOW!! said:

Looks like a bust..

Yeah he doesn't do anything for me either 

[Ace_Aladdin]

2 hours ago, Jeremy Igo said:

 

 

Sounds a lot like Kony Ealy

Long as he has the manbearpig mentality 

[imminent rogaine]

I want to like him, but football is a game of explosiveness... Especially along the line. He kind of scares me. I know we have to do our homework but surely we can find a better DE in the second.

[ncfan]

Want him

 

kid has tons of pontential.  Not normally the one who wants small school guys but like this kid.

 

has more tools than even Ealy IMO with the length.  Tanoh's work ethic is 1000 times better than Ealy's.  Really turned heads at he senior bowl,  very very similar to Bradberry last year overall.  

[WOW!!]

7 hours ago, csx said:

I suppose you have watched him play?

His body type is a problem.. He's got a straight out of jail body.. Good up top but legs butt and thighs are small and skinny.. Meaning he does't have a strong base and will get mauled in the trenches..

[WOW!!]

4 hours ago, *FreeFua* said:

Yeah he doesn't do anything for me either 

He reminds me of Shawn Oakman from Baylor

Long lean and no base to get power from..

These guys seemed to get mauled and beat by leverage in the NFL..

[WOW!!]

Don't want at all..

[*FreeFua*]

25 minutes ago, 15 said:

you only want sexy picks that run fast.

Tanoh would be the definition of a "sexy pick". He's got toothpicks for legs and lacks the lower body strength. He's going to go early due to his measurements, I just think there's better value elsewhere

[ncfan]

1 hour ago, WOW!! said:

He reminds me of Shawn Oakman from Baylor

Long lean and no base to get power from..

These guys seemed to get mauled and beat by leverage in the NFL..

Oakman always just seemed to stiff to me.  Bad comparison, Tanoh looks much much more fluid. Had a very impressive senior bowl much so like Bradberry.

[LinvilleGorge]

Just now, ncfan said:

Oakman always just seemed to stiff to me.  Bad comparison, Tanoh looks much much more fluid. Had a very impressive senior bowl much so like Bradberry.

Look at those shuttle and 3 cone drills. That's the definition of stiff.

[ncfan]

13 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Look at those shuttle and 3 cone drills. That's the definition of stiff.

It is But that's why you can't always go by the underwear olympics.  Majority of the time they tell, but sometimes the way they play with pads shows more

if he is in fact That stiff, none of the OTs at the senior bowl should even be drafted.  He looked athletic/fluid and wrecked those guys out there making it look easy.  Oakman on the other hand looked terrible at the senior bowl getting stood up a lot, couldn't bend and flex the edge etc, something Tanoh was consistently doing

 

Had i only looked at his combine #s alone it would've waived a big red flag,  but looking at film and reading up on his workouts are telling a much different story than a stopwatch

 

https://www.google.com/amp/www.mlive.com/articles/20043815/freaky_de_tanoh_kpassagnon_has.amp

[*FreeFua*]

48 minutes ago, 15 said:

I'm sorry but a sexy pick to me is a guy like John Ross.

I don't disagree, they're both "sexy picks" but in different ways