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This Year's Rookie Receivers

Mr. Scot

By Mr. Scot,
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I don't feel DT is a bigger team need.. we'll be just fine with a FA acquisition..

With the likes of Green, we'll be set at receiver for years...

I guess that's why I'm not seeing any justification why Fairley has to be the guy.. We will be needing a true #1 receiver (and several WR threats) and I don't think there will be but 1 option in FA after it's all said and done....

Sure, a good FA DT would help fill the need but couldn't the same be said at the WR position? There really will not be any stud DT's in Free Agency for us to pick up--certainly not any that we'd be willing to pay.

Also, no one knows for sure about ANY player that we draft. Green or Fairley could bust just as easily as they could make us "set for years."

We're obviously not going to change eachother's minds and we're not going to agree on who we should draft. But there are some things that we should agree on:

DT is our biggest positional need, but fixing the offense is our biggest team need. We can disagree about how to go about doing that, but that's a fact.

Neither Green nor Fairley would be a mistake for us to draft. Both players will probably do well and both could help us.

There's plenty of justification for taking both of them. But in the end the FO will do what they think is best for the team. If they take Green over Fairley I'll be Green's biggest fan from day one and root for him to succeed. I'd hope that any good Panther fan would do the same if the reverse happened.

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Sure, a good FA DT would help fill the need but couldn't the same be said at the WR position? There really will not be any stud DT's in Free Agency for us to pick up--certainly not any that we'd be willing to pay.

Also, no one knows for sure about ANY player that we draft. Green or Fairley could bust just as easily as they could make us "set for years."

We're obviously not going to change eachother's minds and we're not going to agree on who we should draft. But there are some things that we should agree on:

DT is our biggest positional need, but fixing the offense is our biggest team need. We can disagree about how to go about doing that, but that's a fact.

Neither Green nor Fairley would be a mistake for us to draft. Both players will probably do well and both could help us.

There's plenty of justification for taking both of them. But in the end the FO will do what they think is best for the team. If they take Green over Fairley I'll be Green's biggest fan from day one and root for him to succeed. I'd hope that any good Panther fan would do the same if the reverse happened.

Yeah, absolutely. I think Green is BPA, but if we pick Fairley, fug yeah big boy, tear it up.

We have a pretty great track record in the 1st round, so I'm pretty confident we do our homework and get a player. Just wish there was a QB worth taking.

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Sure, a good FA DT would help fill the need but couldn't the same be said at the WR position? There really will not be any stud DT's in Free Agency for us to pick up--certainly not any that we'd be willing to pay.

Also, no one knows for sure about ANY player that we draft. Green or Fairley could bust just as easily as they could make us "set for years."

We're obviously not going to change eachother's minds and we're not going to agree on who we should draft. But there are some things that we should agree on:

DT is our biggest positional need, but fixing the offense is our biggest team need. We can disagree about how to go about doing that, but that's a fact.

Neither Green nor Fairley would be a mistake for us to draft. Both players will probably do well and both could help us.

There's plenty of justification for taking both of them. But in the end the FO will do what they think is best for the team. If they take Green over Fairley I'll be Green's biggest fan from day one and root for him to succeed. I'd hope that any good Panther fan would do the same if the reverse happened.

I like Cofield, and it's not a guarantee they can keep him around.. Mebane would be nice to have..

I don't see any FA WR's not resigning with their respective team.. they are key to their offenses...

and you're right, we prob'ly won't change each others mind... But as far as defense goes, Rivera will get the most out of the defense, add the fact that we add a DT (or two) from FA..

Offense may not have that ability and will need another threat anyhow..

If we get Fairley, I'm not goin to be mad by any means, I just hope he works out and we push hard for a FA WR..

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