ESPN: Panthers like LB Jalon Walker

[Captain Morgan]

27 minutes ago, jfra78 said:

This guy is a monster, play him at Edge this year move him inside next year when Shaq is gone.

 

Shaq is already gone, making the time right for Jalon

[Chief Keek]

I'm okay with the pick if they trade out of the 8th spot.

[mrcompletely11]

20 minutes ago, Chief Keek said:

I'm okay with the pick if they trade out of the 8th spot.

Bro he might not even make it to 8 once the evaluation and combine happen for this kid.  A supposed freak athlete that is an animal in both the pass rush and stopping the run as well as a 4.0 gpa and team leader.   Watch that highlight tape, he is assassinating both guards and tackles. 

[jfra78]

22 minutes ago, Chief Keek said:

I'm okay with the pick if they trade out of the 8th spot.

If yes their guy then don't risk dropping back and losing him.  He will go top 10 

[Basbear]

I hear a report and the guy labels him a freakzilla after seeing in person. 

[MHS831]

They better know how to use him.   They loved Chinn too, and then he was a man without a position and we let him walk 4 years later.  The biggest reason they might want him is they can move him around and send him or drop him--causing confusion for the OL--He is a Swiss Army knife--is Evero in the Swiss Army or is he going to use it to whittle?

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

8 hours ago, jayboogieman said:

Also Icky and XL. The Panthers haven't exactly been tight lipped the last few years.

You can do that gesture without sieg heiling?

[Martin]

3 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

They better know how to use him.   They loved Chinn too, and then he was a man without a position and we let him walk 4 years later.  The biggest reason they might want him is they can move him around and send him or drop him--causing confusion for the OL--He is a Swiss Army knife--is Evero in the Swiss Army or is he going to use it to whittle?

The big difference, imo, is that he is a very good sized player that do many things at a very high level. So you don’t have to create a role for him like you had to with Chinn. Walker can already be dropped in to multiple current roles and excel at them.

[Aussie Tank]

2 hours ago, mrcompletely11 said:

Bro he might not even make it to 8 once the evaluation and combine happen for this kid.  A supposed freak athlete that is an animal in both the pass rush and stopping the run as well as a 4.0 gpa and team leader.   Watch that highlight tape, he is assassinating both guards and tackles. 

That side of the ball needs a new leader and he would fit the bill and then some 

[MHS831]

If this is true, it suggests that the Panthers can't keep their mouths shut.  First, XL announces that he is going to Carolina.  Then on Hard Knocks, Schoen (or a member of his team) states that the panthers are going RB in round 2 before their pick.  Now this. 

Morgan--reel em in.  Transparency is not to your advantage. 

There were other times I feared our intentions were shared.  For example, When Buffalo (with Beane as the new GM) jumped the Panthers to take Dion Dawkins, we were targeting him--that is how we ended up with Moton, the next OT on the board.

[Camp Fodder]

10 hours ago, Mother Grabber said:

the obvious move, then, is to trade a couple of firsts to move up to #1 so we can be assured of getting him.

[Mother Grabber]

between walker, graham, and will johnson, at least one should be there at 8. hopefully carter will do well in the underwear olympics, and someone will take him before us, giving us a couple of these guys to choose from.

[WhoKnows]

On 1/23/2025 at 10:32 PM, csx said:

I don't doubt he's on the list of players they are going to dig in to. But no poo.

Yep. Remember how we liked every QB prospect, just depended on whose article you read. That went for the 2022 draft and the 2023 draft.

That said, we might let out some hints to reporters about the guys who aren’t in the Hunter, Johnson, Graham and Carter group that are likely all gone before we pick. Kind of an it’s ok that we didn’t get Carter because we liked Walker just as much. Soften the blow of dropping to pick 8.

[WhoKnows]

11 hours ago, Mother Grabber said:

between walker, graham, and will johnson, at least one should be there at 8. hopefully carter will do well in the underwear olympics, and someone will take him before us, giving us a couple of these guys to choose from.

If the WRs don’t test amazingly, Walker could also be gone. It wouldn’t surprise me at all if it’s all defense and 2 QBs before we pick. I really hope there’s one or more teams that surprise everyone. Based on our luck of being one extra win away from a super stud (Herbert, Sewell/SF trading us 3 1sts, etc.), it really won’t surprise me. We’ve done some stupid stuff but we also don’t seem to have the oh look Jayden Daniels is a stud type of luck either. Charlotte is the hey we almost got Wemby type luck.