We signed Devin Lloyd ILB

[ForJimmy]

1 minute ago, strato said:

So is he the guy or is he the sidekick to the guy? Hell if we can make him a sidekick we are cooking. With the right draft pick that could be a reality by 2O27. 

Rodriguez and CJ Allen are the brains of this LB class. I’d still love Rodriguez in the second. Honestly Wallace did better for us when he was the green dot. 

[strato]

2 hours ago, ForJimmy said:

Rodriguez and CJ Allen are the brains of this LB class. I’d still love Rodriguez in the second. Honestly Wallace did better for us when he was the green dot. 

Bro, his better is like Bryce’s better. Very small increments. I think he blind squirreled a couple of highlights. He needs to take a massive step up if he wants to be anything. 

I’m sorry - I root for him to succeed because I rationalized his selection. Hungry for defense at the time. 
But he has been completely meh. I guess he gets year three before he gets defined, so here we come. Dan may want to give him every possible chance and putting him beside a quality counterpart would maybe be his last best hope. I would rather him be depth. He would be high grade depth. 

[Aussie Tank]

1 hour ago, strato said:

Bro, his better is like Bryce’s better. Very small increments. I think he blind squirreled a couple of highlights. He needs to take a massive step up if he wants to be anything. 

I’m sorry - I root for him to succeed because I rationalized his selection. Hungry for defense at the time. 
But he has been completely meh. I guess he gets year three before he gets defined, so here we come. Dan may want to give him every possible chance and putting him beside a quality counterpart would maybe be his last best hope. I would rather him be depth. He would be high grade depth. 

Is it hard to bring Bryce up in every thread? Or does it just come naturally? 

[strato]

7 hours ago, Aussie Tank said:

Is it hard to bring Bryce up in every thread? Or does it just come naturally? 

Comes naturally when the subject of small incremental improvements and poor draft selections intersect. 

[h0llywood]

LB Devin Lloyd signs with Carolina Panthers

2025 PFF Grade: 88.4
2025 PFF WAR: 0.24
Contract: 3 years, $45 million
PFF Projected Contract: 3 years, $48 million
PFF Deal Grade: Good

After two years as a good linebacker, Lloyd became one of the game’s best in 2025 by producing an 85.2 PFF run-defense grade and a 78.9 PFF coverage mark. Carolina lands a much-needed playmaker over the middle after placing 29th in PFF overall grade at linebacker, and to add Lloyd below market projection is terrific.

[carpanfan96]

On 3/10/2026 at 6:05 PM, CPantherKing said:

The defense has their legit green dot now. Trading down for Kyle Hamilton, Devin Lloyd, or George Karlaftis and getting Zach Tom to play OT was what I wanted in 2022. Better late than never on the defensive side.

From what I can say, Wallace will keep the green dot. I just say what I hear. lol 

[jfra78]

1 hour ago, carpanfan96 said:

From what I can say, Wallace will keep the green dot. I just say what I hear. lol 

Yea I'm thinking they might be content with Wallace and Lloyd as the starters and not look at ILB early in the draft

[rodeo]

We're still sending coaches to scout LBs so I wouldn't be surprised if we draft one on day two.

[jfra78]

6 minutes ago, rodeo said:

We're still sending coaches to scout LBs so I wouldn't be surprised if we draft one on day two.

Hope so

[Basbear]

4 minutes ago, rodeo said:

We're still sending coaches to scout LBs so I wouldn't be surprised if we draft one on day two.

Not to toss this group in dirt, I just have a collection of players were Im viewing them as non-panthers until I hear their names in OTAs, mini, and TC. Wallace, brooks, XL, Ickey, Thor, and zanzilla..... Just feel its best for Panthers to act that way and to address the positions as such. Draft, FA 2nd waves, waiver claims, trades, and UDFA pool to fill the roster numbers........ let each force the Panthers to recognize