The Athletic Presents: Joseph Person's Panthers mock draft 1.0 extravaganza

[strato]

1 hour ago, firefox1234 said:

I personally think there is a glut of talent in the lower half of day 1 and day 2. A trade down would be my ideal scenario if we can get a few more 2nd and 3rd round picks.

I am wanting to draft off of need, if we can match need to value. Say we need OT and the guy we look at is poor value at 19. See if we can trade back. You can pick up ammo to move up in the 2nd in the process.  (For that LB) 
 

If it just will not fall in your favor than you have to go with BAP over a big reach. 

Edited 6 hours ago by strato

[Panthero]

4 hours ago, strato said:

The age thing, I think it works in the sense that people used it with DJ Johnson and XL still being raw. That they should have it by that age, but don’t, is a red flag. Also competing against 20 year olds, they should have an advantage which could disappear against grown men. That is a valid concern. 

The flip side is the guys that are 24 but are ready. I see nothing to scare me off of them. Heck you get a more mentally mature player too, most likely. Maybe you get a quicker transition.  No redshirt or apprentice type of year.  
 

You could probably apply the age criteria by positions. 24 years old might work better for QBs than LBs or DTs. 

Good points. I agree on QB, for a position where guys routinely play till 35 or 40 at a high level it wouldnt be an issue to me. Like Bo Nix was older (24 I think) when he was drafted. But once a DL gets over 30, they often seem to lose a step. 

[strato]

20 minutes ago, Panthero said:

Good points. I agree on QB, for a position where guys routinely play till 35 or 40 at a high level it wouldnt be an issue to me. Like Bo Nix was older (24 I think) when he was drafted. But once a DL gets over 30, they often seem to lose a step. 

Running backs totally. But, if you don’t make a habit of giving RBs a second contract, does it matter if you pick one that is 24? 
 

What other positions might be treated similarly? Where you don’t regulary hand out second contracts? Anyone that maybe you don’t want to overpay on a second contract. I might say ROT.  Guards. Might say CB in a scheme like Evero’s. Course, a lot of them will fall into the DJ Johnson/XL category of older rookies. 

 You will lose players still good but then you probably get a comp pick and  few cap issues. You have money for premium players’ second contracts, keep the team young. It is kind of interesting looking at it that way. 

Edited 1 hour ago by strato

[Jackie Lee]