Round 1 - Carolina Panthers Select CB Jaycee Horn

[Peon Awesome]

Not exciting but if you think about it, it's the sensical pick.

1. Covers the biggest hole on our team 

2. Chance of finding a competent day 1 starter at cb after the first round was not very good.

3. Get our choice of the top player at the position rather than whatever is leftover.

4. Our 2nd biggest need, tackle, has a ton of depth in this draft and we had just missed out on the 1 clear elite LT prospect with question marks about Slater being a better fit at guard. Much more likely we find a starter in the 2nd round and consider switching Moton to LT.

5. With Denver taking a cb and Dallas with a huge need at cb, if we really honed in on Horn, trading back probably wasn't going to work (not to mention, given how long we took to make the pick, I bet we tried but the offers were paltry).

[Cary Kollins]

Everyone bitching in this thread clearly didn’t read anything about this draft. It was pretty obvious this was the guy if it wasn’t going to be fields.

 

LFG this defense is about to be sick

[Tr3ach]

Just so some of you know, you have to have another team to trade back..

[ickmule]

10 minutes ago, MVPccaffrey said:

This franchise has no vision at all.  Tepper and Rhule are both chumps winging it and doomed to wallow in suck

I’ve told y’all since day one Tepper would be a terrible owner.  

[pantherj]

I just saw on the PFF live-stream they had us taking Horn. If we do that then we deserve to lose.

[Rags]

fuging love this pick. If you say he uses his hands too much watch literally any Pro Bowl press man DB in the NFL.

Dude is a machine. Loves competition anf constantly got better. He wasn't making it past Dallas.

[Captain Obvious]

Just now, kingtarheel said:

Why? What's wrong with fields???

they are going to turf. 

[PandaMan]

I'd be okay with it if Fields was taken already and was gone.  But this is very underwhelming.  In the long run it'll likely be worthwhile since our CB depth is thin and our 2 best corners have 1 year contracts left, but it's hard to get excited about it right now.  

 

Time to drink 

Edited April 30, 2021 by PandaMan

[saX man]

1 minute ago, Ace420 said:

Yea that is what gets me. This FO must really believe in Sam Darnold... im going to be pissed if feilds turns into a great qb and we passed on him for sam darnold. 

Darnold was viewed as an elite prospect for a reason and I'd imagine he's viewed at below Zach Wilson and Lawrence, but above the others.

I'll stick with them until they start really screwing up but can't assume anything right now.  Gonna be a shut down defense.

+Fox DE/DT, Perryman OLB, Reddick DE/LB, Horn CB, Bouye CB.  This defense is stacked and the offense is needing some OLs and maybe a playmaker.  We've got 7 more picks.

[Zaximus]

Just now, amcoolio said:

CB is very thin this draft, offensive line is very deep

I would have preferred Slater but obviously they believe that the 2nd round talent is up to par

If it wasn't LT, I would be completely fine with it.   If it wasn't a gaping hole on this team for the last like almost 10 years I wouldn't mind.   I mean here we are, we just have to hope this guy is a beast but Darnold may not make it a season.

[KaseKlosed]

Carolina Bobcats 

[WOW!!]

I love it.. fixed the secondary and the oline .. we missed out on the best OT but got the best CB... Very happy.. We at least got the best player at a position of need and not waste it on the 4th or 5th best QB.. 

[Shocker]

If we never hear Horns name it will be a good thing, but he was so fuggin overrated.  The new GM sucks

[KaseKlosed]

Tepper Jordan