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REPORT: Panthers will "go hard after safeties early in the 2019 NFL Draft."


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Draft Analyst's Tony Pauline reports that the Carolina Panthers will "go hard after safeties early in the 2019 NFL Draft."

Pauline had the Panthers select Alabama S Deionte Thompson with the No. 16 overall pick in his recent mock draft, but Nasir Adderley would also be in the mix as a first-round safety. Thompson is a first-team All-American, received high grades from PFF after a hot start to the season, and Shannon Sharpe even boldly compared Thompson to legendary safety Ed Reed. The Panthers could address safety concerns during free agency, but if not, consider the Panthers a candidate to take a safety sometime during Day 1 or Day 2.
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2 hours ago, pantherj said:

The Panthers never take safeties high in the draft. We try to save money at that position, and load the front 7. The Falcons and Saints will sometimes take a safety high, but not us. 

Not exactly true. Hurney and Rivera wanted Barron in 2012 and would have taken him if the Bucs hadn't. 'Settled' for Luke instead.

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59 minutes ago, KSpan said:

Not exactly true. Hurney and Rivera wanted Barron in 2012 and would have taken him if the Bucs hadn't. 'Settled' for Luke instead.

I followed that draft pretty closely and I never heard anything of the Panthers wanting Barron afterward. Thank god we didn't waste our pick on that guy, but I'd need to see some quotes to buy that we were going to take Barron. And it still holds true that we never take safeties high.

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2 hours ago, pantherj said:

I followed that draft pretty closely and I never heard anything of the Panthers wanting Barron afterward. Thank god we didn't waste our pick on that guy, but I'd need to see some quotes to buy that we were going to take Barron. And it still holds true that we never take safeties high.

Here's the original thread about it, and not really true because it would have happened. Hurney's also the guy who took Sherrod Martin in the 2nd and both Gaulden and Godfrey in the third, which isn't first round but is considered early in the draft by most.

 

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