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Bill Voth: Panthers taking DT Christian Wilkins at #16

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If this happens it is the clearest indication yet that the Panthers are committed to using the 3-4 as their base defense and not just as a hybrid look.

The more I think about it, the less I hate it.  Wilkins is an elite prospect, and the Panthers desperately need another interior lineman who can actually pressure the QB since KK went MIA last year regardless of what defensive scheme we are running, but even more so in a defense where we would have 3 interior lineman on the line.

I still think DE is our biggest need, but Wilkins could represent the best value if there at 16

I still hope our four high draft picks (in the 1st 2 Rounds) are used on DE, DT, OT, and S unless there is incredible value there somewhere else.

 

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29 minutes ago, hepcat said:

Panthers got Cam Newton in a historic defensive draft in 2011. Watch them get another offensive player during the next great defensive draft

It was also one of our worst drafts ever. If it wasn’t for cam being great, it would have been a disaster

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3 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

If all this talk about 4 QBs and 4 OL going in the top half of the 1st come to fruition, then there's bound to be some surprises there for us. 

Definitely. I hope surprise comes in the form of Burns but I won't be losing any sleep over Wilkins. Love his personality lol

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Who has a better chance of being a day one starter in a 3-4?  Wilkins or Burns

Who has a better chance of being a day one starter in a 4-3?  Wilkins or Burns

Also from a purely BPA perspective if Wilkins is there at 16 my guess is he would be the highest rated player on our board.  I've thought for awhile that the highest rated player that has a realistic chance of dropping to us is either Wilkens or Bush.

We definitely could do a lot worse.

 

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