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By DeAngelo Beason · Posted
A friend of mine was involved in building Steve Smith's house and nearly came to blows with him during the process. Love Smitty as a player, but I've heard very little good about him as a human being. -
By DeAngelo Beason · Posted
The logic is hilarious. "They have to see what Bryce Young looks like with 10 pro bowlers on offense, otherwise they'll never truly know if he's any good or not." -
Relax. Burn some lilac and honeysuckle incense sticks--waft them. Breathe deeply. Sit with your legs crossed and hold your hands away from your bodies and open them while connecting your thumbs and middle fingers. Close your eyes, then open them to read this. Some random, radical thoughts that may contradict your calcifying opinions of what the Panthers need to do--No. do not lock in. Not yet. As birds know when to migrate to more hospitable climates, you will know when it is time to start thinking that your opinion is all that matters and anyone who disagrees with you is stupid. Avoid that pitfall for now. MORGAN'S APPROACH TO THIS ROSTER RIGHT NOW. Morgan's strategy for re-signing our free agents is clear. "If you love something, set it free..." Morgan is letting Mays, Rozeboom, Nijman, Rico, Wonnum, etc. enter free agency. If they return, they do so on team-friendly deals. Edge is not as big a need as we think. WHAT? AM I CRAZY? Clear your minds of it. Scourton and Princely will no longer be rookies. Our starting Edge players (Wonnum and Jones LL) missed a combined 22 games in 2025--of course we struggled to pressure the passer. Secondly, we did not have LBs that were a real threat to blitz. Rozeboom? Wallace? Puhleeze. More importantly, Wharton, the 5 tech who was supposed to pressure the passer from the inside, sucked a lot. Our two top DTs were not really known for rushing the passer (A'shawn had 5 sacks in 2014, but for his career, averaged 1.5 per season. Brown has averaged about 2 sacks per season). Wharton was supposed to bring pressure from the DT position after sacking the QB 6.5 times for KC in 2024. So maybe another edge is not the best way to address the problem. SUMMARY: improve the ILB play, improve pressure at DT, get a veteran back from IR, and allow your 2025 rookies to improve. Here is my idea: Move up in round 2 and draft Jake Golday (Cincinnati, 6'3", 240 lbs): A flexible defender with experience as a pass-rushing defensive end, capable of filling hybrid roles. (If Golday can slide out and rush the passer from a 9 tech or provide pressure from the 5 to free the nine from the WILL LB position, we could take a lot of pressure off the edges) OT: There are five I would take (realistically) so move back in round 1 and up in round 2: Proctor (I am warming in him), Lomu (going to be good), Freeling (this should be the guy we target), and Iheanachor--all project to be solid starters in the NFL--trade back and take the best of these. We KNOW we need a starting SAFETY. The draft seems loaded at S in terms of talent. Working with Jackson and Horn (CB) and Moehrig (SS), I think FS is the missing piece. So, based on my mood now: 1st TACKLE Trade back and take an OT--sign Nijman or a vet tackle to take the pressure off, but these OTs can start in a pinch. 2nd: LINEBACKER Trade up and take Golday OLB--if we can't trade back in round 1, and this is my plan, I might take Golday at 19 and hope one of the OTs falls to 51--hope not, but you never know. 3rd: SAFETY Free Safety: I think we can take a player like LSU's Haulcy (who will drop to the third, imo) or Clark (who might even be there in the fourth) who can start. 4th: QUARTERBACK: There could be some hidden, depressed talent to open day 3. If you get rid of Dalton, or not, here is where you grab some fallen, unloved stock. 5th: WIDE RECEIVER--Pretty deep. Give XL a last chance but groom his replacement. 6th: CENTER--there are some solid OTs whose arms were too short. They can be coverted to centers and have superior athleticism. Find a smart one and take him to groom. 7th: BPA FREE AGENCY: INSIDE LB, CENTER, Depth
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