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Final 10 + 5 and Jonathan Allen


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I do not doubt Allen is a great player that would help the Panthers pass rush immediately.

However, he is the one guy that would make me have a child like tantrum on my fake GM couch if drafted. Duplicating a hog molley DT pick at 8 (with that Bama injury woe) would be Gettleman mocking Gettleman. 

In other words...this is the worst case senario!! 

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2 hours ago, tiger7_88 said:

You understand that JA is pretty much the same size as Julius Peppers right?  And that some scouts see his fit in the NFL on the outside and not interior?

He's 6'3"

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Allen is a perfect 3-4 end. That's what he played at Alabama and that's what he'll play for Chicago. (Yes John Fox is running a 3-4 D there. Even if he makes past them,I just see no reason why a top 3 D-lineman would fall to 8 when there's not QB's or LT's push him down that far. 

 

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4 hours ago, tiger7_88 said:

You understand that JA is pretty much the same size as Julius Peppers right?  And that some scouts see his fit in the NFL on the outside and not interior?

Allen is 4 inches shorter than peppers....he only fits on the outside in a 3-4. It's not just about height/weight. He doesn't have the bend, agility or explosiveness for 4-3 DE.  Some scouts saw that guy I can't even remember his name that went to the jags as a better QB prospect than Cam.  Scouts aren't always right. 

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2 hours ago, zacka77ack said:

Jonathan Allen is not a fit for the Panthers. He's a DT who can play DE, not a DE who can play DT. Panthers need DEs, not DTs.


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He's an elite football player on the defensive line. DG written all over him. He'll be taken top 5 though. Should help us land Thomas or an LSU kid.

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