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Round 3 - The Carolina Panthers Select DJ Johnson - EDGE - Oregon


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16 minutes ago, TheBigKat said:

sorry you are right.... GMs always get first round talent with first round grades, no teams ever do boneheaded things and miss on players

 

 

"The most impressive performance from a former Tiger, surprising no one, came from Trenton Simpson. The Charlotte native put up 25 reps at 225 pounds on the bench, measured in at a strong 6-foot-2 235 pounds, but his best moment came in the 40.

 

Simpson wowed the crowd with a 4.43 40-yard dash, with a 1.55 10-yard split. His time trailed only Auburn’ Owen Pappoe’s 4.39.

The stellar showing at the combine earned Trenton Simpson a 6.24 prospect grade per NFL.com (8.0 represents a “perfect prospect”). The 6.24 grade places Simpson as the second-best linebacker prospect in this class, behind just Arkansas’ Drew Sanders"

 

https://www.si.com/college/clemson/football/trenton-simpson-shines-at-nfl-combine

 

I am not a Clemson homer, but the numbers do not lie. This young man is going to shine in the NFL and being around the $100 million dollar man in Roquan Smith will help him take it to the next level.

This team needed strong LB play and we just drafted a guy who played 3 different positions in 6 years who was likely headed to being undrafted

 

 

I actually liked Simpson depending on the role, but I saw some scouting reports that said he didn’t know wtf he was doing when it came to football. You can tell him to follow a guy around or rush the passer, but ask him to play zone or diagnose a play and good luck. Let’s not pretend he was some flawless prospect, he was drafted near the end of the third round for a reason. With that great of an athletic profile, it’s clear he had some major red flags for every team.

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6 minutes ago, OneBadCat said:

I’m saying get 3-4 years out of him as a fringe role player is a success. If this guy is a Mario Addison level player then that’s a major win. 
 

Our defensive line needs bodies. I think we are going to have some growing pains on that side of the ball. Guys who faired well with Wilks 4-3 might have a hard time in the 3-4. I think they are anticipating struggles against the run and think this guy can plug some holes situationally and rush the passer. He’s a hell of an athlete. I don’t mind the pick at all. Burns needs help.

Well, I still feel this should be a Young focused draft.   And that’s pretty much my view.  

think the draft should be WR, TE, OG, pass catching RB as priority adds  Think round 2 and 3 were ideal to get two of the first 3 in that list.  RB later on. 
 

 

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9 minutes ago, TheMostInterestingMan said:

What nonsense is this? I’m not disputing that. I’m saying you incorrectly said “he has a first round grade” which is wrong. Because if he had a first round grade he wouldn’t be available at pick 80 lmao.

People miss all the time. But nobody has a first round grade on their he side or he would be gone by now. Use some logic.

Shoot he didn't even have a first round grade with the media boards. [55-60] so late 2nd round on media boards. 

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1 minute ago, Bear Hands said:

Are we suddenly not trusting this staff bc of disparities between online rankings and the scouting dept? Cmon people, we pretend to be all rah-rah and then bc it’s an unexpected get bent out of shape? They obviously see something. Let them prove themselves 

To be fair, I don't think I've ever been rah-rah.

I wish we hadn't traded up. The player is whatever, if that's who they wanted.

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