NFL.com mock draft: Panthers trade up for Reuben Bain

[Bear Hands]

I would be indifferent to the trade honestly. Unless we’re landing a 3-down guy somehow via trade, edge rusher is a huge hole that has a trickle effect when bad/good. Critical position, so if we think there’s a legit immediate starter talent then it is tempting.

Gut says to stand pat and target an ILB if value aligns. But I have a strong inkling that and OL are getting addressed at minimum FA. Problem is, edge rusher is sparse as hell in FA.

If Bain is within reach, I wouldn’t be mad. But I always prefer an even pick package swap. IE send a 1st, 3rd, gain a higher 1st, 5th type thing. 

[Swaggasaurus]

There is no way this nasty motherfuger is on the board at 11. And if he were, we better trade up. It’s not like football with Bain, it’s a shotgun blast or a car crash, pure havoc. No one man should have all that power. He goes pick 2 or 4 and this is a non story.

[PleaseCutStewart]

Last thing we need to do is be trading up in the 1st round of this draft, unless we are talking like 1 or 2 spots if somebody good like Styles falls. I can very easily see a good talent like Peter Woods being there at 19.

I would like it if we trade back in the draft to the late 20s (a QB needy team might want to trade up to our spot and take Ty Simpson) and take Mesidor. I know he is old, but I think he might be one of the best edge rushers in the draft and would arguably be top 10 if he was 21 or 22.

[PleaseCutStewart]

5 minutes ago, Swaggasaurus said:

There is no way this nasty motherfuger is on the board at 11. And if he were, we better trade up. It’s not like football with Bain, it’s a shotgun blast or a car crash, pure havoc. No one man should have all that power. He goes pick 2 or 4 and this is a non story.

Agreed that I highly doubt he falls out of the top 5 unless some character issues or bad medical history arises.

[Bear Hands]

25 minutes ago, Swaggasaurus said:

There is no way this nasty motherfuger is on the board at 11. And if he were, we better trade up. It’s not like football with Bain, it’s a shotgun blast or a car crash, pure havoc. No one man should have all that power. He goes pick 2 or 4 and this is a non story.

I’m here haha.

The 2 most coveted spots are QB and a premiere Pass Rusher. I have a hard time seeing him go outside the top-5, definitely not outside the top-10.

It shows how highly they’re thought of when Mykel Williams and Shemar Stewart go as high as they did. Bain would’ve easily been ahead of them and Carter last year.