Morgan & Canales

[Panther53521]

It all goes back to basic football. Build the lines first, next draft will be DB’s, LB’s and oline next year (ikey and Moton)

[MHS831]

8 hours ago, Gapanthersfan said:

I am beyond impressed thus far. Dan has shown an eye for talent, but this draft has been my favorite to date. Big guys from big schools who show up on game day with big plays against other big schools. Consistently. No project tweeners from schools nobody’s heard of. Just dudes. Gamers. Combine numbers and metrics took a back seat to film.

 Love it. 

He said he was looking for productive college players.

[Gapanthersfan]

1 hour ago, MHS831 said:

He said he was looking for productive college players.

IMHO, our draft resembled that of one of the perennial contenders. High ceiling low floor gamers from big schools.

Dan and Dave drafted gamers, not test scores. Test scores don’t measure heart, drive and the ‘it’ factor… arguably THE most important characteristic in any sport. The tape doesn’t lie. Game strength and game speed. Important. Shorts and t shirt? Meh. 

So refreshingly different. What positions impact the scoreboard the most? QB, WR, edge, RB. What did they get? First 4 picks: WR, edge, edge, RB. 

 An actual legit #1 who has the potential to put 6 on the scoreboard at any moment. Big. fast. Not a body catcher. A legit blue chip player. We can have nice things? Since when? Heresy! 

All gamers who squared off against first and second rounders week in and week out. 

Thank you Dan and Dave. I’m feeling the culture vibes already. 

Edited 3 hours ago by Gapanthersfan

[DaveThePanther2008]

Great teams build through the draft and have several young players that start that are on rookie contracts. It's important to hit on players in rounds 4 thru 7.  These should be future starters and solid depth.  When you hit on most of your picks you free up a lot of cap space for those one- or two-year players to fill spots you are thin at.

No GM is going to perfect on all their picks.  You're going to whiff every once in a while.  That was Hurney problem.  He'd nail the first pick but after that it was reach after reach and we couldn't get any depth on this team.

I'm excited about Morgan as our GM and hopefully he'll be around a long time.  It will be even better if Canales can continue to grow as a head coach, both in the development of young players and play calling. I remember last season after Young came back in the lineup and started to perform well.  We saw different plays I had only seen other teams use.   If Canales's play design and play calling continue to grow. Morgan and Canales will be linked together for a long time.  It would be nice to see a Coach and GM together for a decade or two.

Go Panthers