Build your own cornerback group from our current roster

[RetiredCollegeCoach]

Consider all aspects, including special teams value. Keep six men. Assign them roles. Basically, build your ideal version of the Panthers secondary, but ignoring safety. No trades, no acquisitions. Position conversions allowed.

Ross Cockrell
Donte Jackson
First Down Jimmy
Captain Munnerlyn
Rashaan Gaulden
Corn Elder
Kevon Seymour
Zack Sanchez
Lorenzo Doss
Cole Luke

[jimfear]

Cockrell and Bradberry starting outside, Jackson and Cap battling for nickel.

I assume Gaulden will move to safety, but to only keep 6, would keep Gaulden (Safety), Elder, and Seymour. Luke to PS, Sanchez to dumpster, Doss released. Don't know who first down Jimmy is but he's gone too.

I don't see Gunther but would consider keeping him over Seymour based on practice and preseason performance.

[Jaxel]

Jackson/cockrell, bradberry outside. Capt, elder, jackson nickel.

A lot of people harping on Jackson size, but the first cb taken, 4th overall, is 5'11 183... not much difference.

[WOW!!]

Cockrell and Bradberry on the outside Jackson in the nickel.. Seymore, Corn, and Gunter backing up .. Cap off the team..

[bababoey]

47 minutes ago, WOW!! said:

Cockrell and Bradberry on the outside Jackson in the nickel.. Seymore, Corn, and Gunter backing up .. Cap off the team..

Have we ever had 6 cb on the active roster?  I really don't know. Most of the time I think we have had 5 and for a few weeks maybe only 4.  I get everyone thinks we should carry 10 but that is just not reality.  Anything more than 5 is just probably not realistic 

[Carolina-Chuck18]

CB1: Bradberry / Seymour

CB2: Cockrell / Gaulden 

Nickel: Donte Jackson / Captain / Elder

 

Sign a vet safety and our secondary looks a lot better. Maybe even go back and get Breeland on a cheaper deal and get rid of Seymour. 

[Daddy_Uncle]

Bradbery

Cockrell

Seymour

Captain

Corn

Jackson

I'm not assigning roles. That's not my job. But those are your 6. They've made it clean Gaulden is a safety

[PleaseCutStewart]

Cockrell and Bradberry on the outside. Jackson at the nickel, Elder/Gunter at CB4 (assuming Gaulden is at FS).

If Bradberry starts off struggling, bench him and move Jackson to the outside and have Elder and Gunter at the nickel and dime. Also would consider moving Gunter to Bradberry's spot if he struggles.

[ColumbusCounty]

Bradberry

Cockrell

Jackson

Gunter 

Seymour

Elder

I think I'm in the minority but IMO Gunter is ahead of Seymour...in experience at least. Munnerlyn would be a keeper if he was a valuable mentor but iirc he made about 4 "good" plays the entire season. I'm also interested to see how much Luke and Sanchez have progressed. Competition should be pretty good this camp, particularly at WR, CB, and LB. 

 

[ForJimmy]

I think when it’s all said and done, Bradberry and Jackson on the outside with Elder playing nickel. Cockrell and Gunther will be solid depth. Gaulden and Searcy will be starting safeties with Adams being depth.

[JARROD]

I’m going Jackson is going wherever MR Fast is going—- outside, slot, he’s following. His scout report said better man to man than zone— says it all.

bradberry cockrell will be on the others and we will play a man/zone hybrid

[MadHatter]

1 hour ago, JARROD said:

I’m going Jackson is going wherever MR Fast is going—- outside, slot, he’s following. His scout report said better man to man than zone— says it all.

bradberry cockrell will be on the others and we will play a man/zone hybrid

This^^^

Jackson will lineup with the fastest WR...whether inside or out.

[MHS831]

9 hours ago, MadHatter said:

This^^^

Jackson will lineup with the fastest WR...whether inside or out.

For people hanging on every word Rivera says, you have to understand that he has to be careful not to throw anyone under the bus--it hurts competition.   However, he has said that Bradberry will get the WRs that align more with his skill set.  To take a liberty with that comment, Bradberry will probably be covering the opposition's second or third best WR, not their first.

Aside from being a zone CB in a blitz-happy defense, Bradberry was manipulated by speed WRs.  No secret. 

Bradberry ran a 4.5 at the combine and he was from a small  school.   Norman ran a 4.66 at the combine and he was from a small school.  So is speed the issue?  To me, Bradberry needs competition--he  needs the beast to take over and to stop being so cerebral.  In year three, I think this is a great time for JB to step up, and i think he will.

This is what was said on NFL.com when Bradberry was going through the analysis phase; I think it is interesting:  "A step up in competition may be challenging for him early on and despite his size, his best spot may be as a zone corner."-Lance Zierlein.

So this is what "challenging early on" looks like. 

I personally think this secondary--if Gaulden works out at S--could become a strength of the team.

 

[CarolinaNCSU]

Making Captain a Post June-1st cut will save us like a million IIRC.  Don't know if it's worth it or not...training camp will decide a lot.