Panthers Select Trevin Wallace LB - Pick 72, Round 3

[TD alt]

22 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

This draft feels like the RAS addiction is still lurking in the FO.

Just a lot of head scratching moves with better options available.

Oh well, such is the way of the Tepper Panthers. 

It is what it is.

I think that you're mixing up RAS for upside. We presumably have good good coaches, and we certainly have people closely associated with the franchise and actually closely associated with the GM that know a little something about playing WR and LB. Canales was a WRs coach for goodness sakes. You pick the guys with the upside and coach them up. 

[DeeJay]

Excited To see what he does.

[KSpan]

1 hour ago, csx said:

He's 237.

Indeed. No idea what I was looking at there. 237 is ILB weight.

[strato]

I think Wallace is going to pay off, down the road a little bit. Very athletic guy and very nimble for his size. 

[CarolinaLivin]

 

[csx]

2 hours ago, KSpan said:

Indeed. No idea what I was looking at there. 237 is ILB weight.

I think it was 220 early in his time at UK

Edited April 27 by csx

[theinstrumental]

4 hours ago, kungfoodude said:

This draft feels like the RAS addiction is still lurking in the FO.

Just a lot of head scratching moves with better options available.

Oh well, such is the way of the Tepper Panthers. 

It is what it is.

That's long been the MO of the Seattle front office that the Fitterer/Morgan network graduated out of. Unlikely to change.

[OldhamA]

8 hours ago, jb2288 said:

interesting, literally every weakness is coaching related. I guess they feel he didn't have good development at uk and they can provide it. He is Shaq's replacement, so he won't play much this year anyway. 

Which seems unlikely 'cos Kentucky coaches the heck out of their players.

[OldhamA]

7 hours ago, Kentucky Panther said:

Per usual, most of you hating on this kid have probably never seen him play. Hes the perfect outside linebacker for today’s defense. Needs to get stronger, but great instincts.  Especially in coverage. Hope it works out for us. 

We play a 3-4, he's in ILB in our system. 

[OldhamA]

5 hours ago, kungfoodude said:

This draft feels like the RAS addiction is still lurking in the FO.

Just a lot of head scratching moves with better options available.

Oh well, such is the way of the Tepper Panthers. 

It is what it is.

I don't think they've taken BPA at each pick, which has lead to some reaching, but the 2nd and 3rd rounders are definitely football players who also happen to be hyper athletic. 

Legette - yeah, that's a strange one for me. 

[jfra78]

6 minutes ago, OldhamA said:

We play a 3-4, he's in ILB in our system. 

I wouldn't be surprised to see him play some outside this season

[bga71]

Looks like a Luvu replacement to me.

[Jay Roosevelt]

Meh. Reach.

[ncfan]

9 hours ago, CRA said:

Can we question Micheal Jordan’s ability to scout basketball talent?  If so, Morgan is fair game.  Especially given he has been part of what has gone down the last several years

True.

But Michael never worked as a scout etc. he just bought the team and forced his input like Tepper.

Dan worked his way up as a Scout post playing football.

Plus, teams Dan was an Assistant GM prior to here.  All the combined LBs that were taken in the top 100 ended up being pro bowler or all pros.   Now Wallace is the 4th one taken in the top 100