Stud DT Simmons from Miss St may have torn ACL and slip in the draft

[LinvilleGorge]

I honestly had no idea that there were Panthers fans who thought that DT wasn't a fairly significant need for us. Short looks like he's lost a step while eating up a ton of cap space. Poe looks like a bust of a FA signing. Butler is a bust of a 1st round pick and there's probably at least a decent chance he won't be on the roster next season. Love is a FA on the wrong side of 30 and he may not be here next season either.

 

[TheSpecialJuan]

Terrible

[KillerKat]

Butler, Short, Poe are terrible. Love is over 30. Yes our whole line is a need.

[Black&BlueBubba]

I would take him him in the 3rd.  We have Poe and Butler for another year.  And KK didn’t have his best year.  He is a guaranteed starter at some point.  I would rather go get him in the 3rd than watch Hurndog draft another project that will never see the field.  

Especially if he was there for our late third comp pick. No brainer. I might even take him at 78.  

[MrBubba]

7 hours ago, t96 said:

He won’t drop out of the 2nd. I would consider him there though.

Jaylen Smith went early second with far more serious injury.  Should be easy second round

[bobcat91]

[LinvilleGorge]

Hate it for the guy, but honestly if he recovers well he might be better off in the long run being a 2nd rounder rather than a 1st rounder. The team not having that 5th year option means he gets to cash in on his big money deal after four years instead of five.

[Toomers]

10 hours ago, stbugs said:

100%. If you have pick 78, @100 and @115, you better take a chance on a top 10-15 prospect. We aren’t so win now that we’d ignore getting say a top 15 pick in 2020 with a 2019 3rd/4th. I’d take that trade every day.

   You have to consider 47 even if you think he will be healthy. If a team offered a guaranteed top 15(if they feel he’s that good....I do) pick...you do it. I would have a hard time not taking him. 

  Only downside is losing the value of his rookie year. Which will still cost much less and not be fully guaranteed. 

 

[ForJimmy]

Our extra 3rd is the earliest I would take him. We need offensive line and defensive end with the first couple picks and possibly a FS...

[Icege]

Hate it for him

 

Would definitely invest a 3rd... and I suppose a 2nd if he's still there. DT might not be a need per se, but it does help open up the team's checkbook if we can replace Poe to free the money up for DWill. Plus, Simmons can play all over the line. He can do everything that Zach Allen was advertised to do but much, much better.

[kungfoodude]

22 hours ago, panthers55 said:

I wouldn't. We need an immediate contributor and possible starter in the second. With possible extra 3rd coming our way, we could use it to sign him. If he is gone by then, c'est la vie. 

That depends on how free agency goes for us. For all we know, a chunk of our roster holes get plugged prior to the draft.

[panthers55]

3 hours ago, kungfoodude said:

That depends on how free agency goes for us. For all we know, a chunk of our roster holes get plugged prior to the draft.

Even then we don't need to spend a roster spot on a DT who won't play until 2020. We can go elsewhere in the draft and pick up a DT next year and we are at the same place and have the player we want in the third who can contribute in 2019.

[MHS831]

23 hours ago, trueblue said:

He's a character risk.. 

He is.  Anyone who denies character is important has never been in a locker  room for a full season. 

[LinvilleGorge]

I think Hurney and Rivera likely know they need to win next year to hang around so I doubt we take a guy who will need the equivalent of a medical redshirt year. It's entrenched GMs who will be considering taking this type of player.