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Jourdan Rodrigue on Panthers/Sweat and her prediction of who we draft at 16

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Question from @4ourmanrush, and several others: With (news of Montez Sweat’s heart condition likely causing him to slip), any information on whether the Panthers are one of the teams concerned about his medicals?

Answer: I can’t confirm whether Sweat is still on the Panthers’ board due to what has been reported as an “enlarged heart.” But I will say that the Panthers have a recent history of sticking with a player they believe in, despite a heart condition, and making sure he is set up for success on their roster.

When the Panthers discovered 2017 second-round pick Curtis Samuel’s irregular heartbeat last preseason and he had surgery, the team was careful in getting him back onto the field and back into shape. This fall, the team has high hopes for Samuel’s production and wants to put him in a position to succeed. There’s no reason to think they wouldn’t exercise similar caution with Sweat — if he’s still on their draft board, that is.

 

 

 

Also other questions as well including her pick

Question from @BeamanDJ: In past years, you’ve given a few names and said, “The pick will be one of these three guys...” or something to that effect. Who’s on that list this year?

Answer: I think the Panthers’ pick will either be Florida State defensive end Brian Burns, Oklahoma offensive lineman Cody Ford, or Clemson defensive tackle Christian Wilkins.

 

 

https://amp.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article229580664.html?__twitter_impression=true

 

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2 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Not sure if Star and Samuel give us any indication on Sweat since both of those picks were made by Gettleman. 

True, but Rivera was still the HC.  And he is in that room too

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Ayyyee!! She answered my question lol. But seriously, when you look at Hurney's history of first rounders, they were all big time measurable guys with high relative athletic scores. The exceptions - Jeff Otah, Jon Beason and Thomas Davis - but they all had injuries so their test scores didn't really reflect their true athleticism that you see on tape. 

 

This year, Burns and Sweat fit that mold of Hurney's past first round picks.  

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It wouldn't be THAT hard to convince me to add Lawrence to that list. I really don't want to draft a pure DT at #16 who doesn't get after the QB, but at the same time we all saw what happened to our D without Star and meanwhile Buffalo's D shot up from near the bottom of the NFL to near the top. I don't think either of those situations were coincidence. If Lawrence is Star v. 2.0 then draft him.

I honestly didn't expect losing Star to have THAT type of impact, but obviously Hurney and Rivera were aware of that since they went out and got Poe, but Poe doesn't appear to be the answer either.

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23 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

It wouldn't be THAT hard to convince me to add Lawrence to that list. I really don't want to draft a pure DT at #16 who doesn't get after the QB, but at the same time we all saw what happened to our D without Star and meanwhile Buffalo's D shot up from near the bottom of the NFL to near the top. I don't think either of those situations were coincidence. If Lawrence is Star v. 2.0 then draft him.

I honestly didn't expect losing Star to have THAT type of impact, but obviously Hurney and Rivera were aware of that since they went out and got Poe, but Poe doesn't appear to be the answer either.

I warned everyone on here that Star was under rated and probably the most important piece on the dline. I also thought Poe would be decent as well. Lol

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1 hour ago, Growl said:

If we pass on Sweat or Burns I'm probably gonna find myself pretty irked.

 

I can't recall a single time one of these scandalous combine medical issues has actually manifested during a player's career.

Raiders got a steal in Mo Hurst last year too. Another guy with a heart concern. Does anyone have an example of a player having to quit football bc of their heart?

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