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Vincent Richardson: Panthers selecting DT Tillery or Wilkins at #16

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The title is misleading. He's just saying if we're really committed to transitioning to a 3-4 (which doesn't even sound like is necessarily the case), then we might stand to pick Wilkins or Tillery since they'll likely be the 3-techs available at our pick, and right now we're missing another quality 3-tech starter outside of Short.

I could see Wilkins but Tillery seems to be a fringe 1st rounder, so I don't think the value is there. Either way, the article didn't give the impression that it's based on any insider knowledge and more just an opinion/conjecture.

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Would rather have Burns...Wilkins I wouldn’t be mad at, isn’t Ferrel more 3-4 OLB/DE? And is Tillery really worth #16?

I really hope a top guy falls to us though other than Burns, the others seem like they’d be there at #16 or lower.

 

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