Round 1 - Carolina Panthers Select CB Jaycee Horn

[jayboogieman]

20 minutes ago, Little Goody Two Shoes said:

If he's not a stud corner it's an effing waste of a top 10 pick.

Same goes for any other player at any other position that was picked. Top ten picks should be impact players. The FO thinks Horn is one. Hopefully they are right.

[Verge]

Just now, Michael G said:

Hmmm ...I wonder if AJ Bouye can play Free Safety? I say that because I really hope we get OL help in R2 and I know they liked R. Grant! I really don't want to wait to round 3 or later to start working on the OL.

You put Donte at nickel and Horn/Bouye outside. Our secondary is massively improved, which is very important. 

[Cpt slay a ho]

18 minutes ago, KillerKat said:

I mean, did people think Donte Jackson was the answer? loll. The guy is awful. 

Wut 

[Basbear]

@Varking how do you compare Jeff Okudah to Horn? Your honest non-basis opinion. 

Edited April 30, 2021 by Basbear

[MHS831]

Yeah, he sucks: (Think scheme versatility--why he was #1)

Man Coverage: 9.5/10 - Horn was simply ridiculous in man coverage. His ability to shadow any team's No. 1 receiver throughout a game was incredible on film and is easily his greatest strength entering the draft.

Zone Coverage: 9/10 - Despite being primarily typecast as a man-to-man corner, Horn showed excellent ability to thrive in zone coverage as well. This versatility should allow him to thrive in a variety of systems.

Press Coverage: 9.5/10 - Horn's primary alignment came in press, and he showed off excellent understanding for technique and execution in both the mental and physical aspects needed.

Off Coverage: 8.5/10 - While he didn't play out of off coverage much, Horn's versatility should make him viable in the alignment; however, Horn's skill set is unequivocally best utilized in press coverage. 

Athleticism: 10/10 - Not only was Horn's film an absolute pleasure to watch, but his incredible Pro Day testing showed off a level of athleticism that could prove to yield immense upside. 

Draft Grade: Top 10

 

Jaycee Horn is good at football. Like, really really good. He is one of the best corner prospects (if not THE best) since perhaps Jalen Ramsey in 2016. 

Edited April 30, 2021 by MHS831

[TheMostInterestingMan]

1 minute ago, Verge said:

You put Donte at nickel and Horn/Bouye outside. Our secondary is massively improved, which is very important. 

Especially with significant speed from our pass rushers this year

[Smittymoose]

1 minute ago, Verge said:

You put Donte at nickel and Horn/Bouye outside. Our secondary is massively improved, which is very important. 

Yep I get the impression they wanted to see Donte in the nickel before they considered how they might pay him, if at all. 

[OldhamA]

32 minutes ago, SmartyHurney4 said:

The people that wanted a white QB are surprising happy with the pick.

Shocking. Go back and read some of their posts before and after the 2011 draft.

Welcome to the ignore list.

[Hoenheim]

It's going to be fuging hilarious if Horn is a horrible bust and Slater and Fields ends up being hall of famers . 

Fitter might make Hurney look like a genius by the the end of this season 

[CRA]

6 minutes ago, TheRumGone said:

Why are you not convinced? 

because he wasn’t great in college 

[Scott12345]

1 minute ago, Dragoon11 said:

Surtain was available... someone please tell me why we didn't pick him? Was he not rated as the best corner in the draft? He is from NFL bloodline too!! And his dad was a corner NOT a WR! WTF Panthers? Someone please tell me that other annalists thought Horn was better than Surtain. I watched Surtain play, the kid can ball... I didn't see Horn play I have to admit, either way, how does this make sense?? 

Horn was on an island as the SC DL was awful

surtain played behind the bama DL which was borderline nfl good

[tiger7_88]

36 minutes ago, USDepartmentOfSavagery said:

For the staff’s sake, they better hope Darnold is the answer because if he’s not, Tepper has a short leash. 

Billionaires who own NFL teams don't have leashes.

Now Rhule and his crew?  Yeah, their leashes might start to tighten.  I won't say the GM cuz I think Rhule runs this show (as well as the GM being brand new.)

[TheSpecialJuan]

This was an excellent selection 

This pick allows us to play AJ Bouye and Horn at outside CB’s and finally play Donte Jackson at his best position slot corner

Troy Pride and Rashaan Melvin as the backup 4th and 5th CB’s 

[Dragoon11]

44 minutes ago, JawnyBlaze said:

Very disappointed. Fields and Slater both available and we take a CB. Ugh. 

Surtain was available!