BREAKING! Joe Person: “If Thieneman is available, he’s the #Panthers’ pick.”

[MHS831]

10 hours ago, csx said:

As I heard Ross Tucker say recently. Dont believe anything you hear this week.

Exactly.  They know we are starved for insight.  Some of their "insider info" could be provided by teams looking to create doubt about a player.

[Shocker]

3 hours ago, MHS831 said:

that lying bastard!! It is the time of year where you get fluff and clickbait.  I would not be unhappy with this FS pick, fwiw.

[LinvilleGorge]

If nothing else, I just hope there's some fire behind this smoke that the Panthers are finally serious about trying to bring a true FS type safety into the fold. For the majority of our franchise history we've essentially played with two strong safeties. Honestly, Deon Grant might be the only real true FS we've ever had.

[SOJA]

46 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

If nothing else, I just hope there's some fire behind this smoke that the Panthers are finally serious about trying to bring a true FS type safety into the fold. For the majority of our franchise history we've essentially played with two strong safeties. Honestly, Deon Grant might be the only real true FS we've ever had.

agree

It would be nice to have a player on the back end that can make plays for us

[LinvilleGorge]

27 minutes ago, SOJA said:

agree

It would be nice to have a player on the back end that can make plays for us

Even if it's not 1st round, get ne a guy with legit FS type skills. Last year, Xavier Watts was the mid-round safety I was pounding the table for. This year, if it's not Thieneman in the 1st, give me Bud Clark in the mid-rounds. I'm surprised he hasn't climbed boards. He has good size and is an absolute ball hawk. The concern was athleticism but then he ran a 4.41 at the Combine with a 38" vertical. He's an athlete. I figured there would start to be some potential 2nd rounder whispers but nothing. Still tracking as a mid-rounder. Like Watts last year, I think this guy is being overlooked and undervalued and I don't know why.

[SOJA]

17 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Even if it's not 1st round, get ne a guy with legit FS type skills. Last year, Xavier Watts was the mid-round safety I was pounding the table for. This year, if it's not Thieneman in the 1st, give me Bud Clark in the mid-rounds. I'm surprised he hasn't climbed boards. He has good size and is an absolute ball hawk. The concern was athleticism but then he ran a 4.41 at the Combine with a 38" vertical. He's an athlete. I figured there would start to be some potential 2nd rounder whispers but nothing. Still tracking as a mid-rounder. Like Watts last year, I think this guy is being overlooked and undervalued and I don't know why.

I love Bud Clark I agree, he is going to be a steal for some team ; great football player

[45catfan]

Safety is a little rich in the first round.  

[Soul Rebel]

Cooper DeJean beside Moehrig….sign me up. 

[csx]

7 minutes ago, Soul Rebel said:

Cooper DeJean beside Moehrig….sign me up. 

At pick 40 like DeJean absolutely 

[Jay Roosevelt]

It'd be interesting to see the Panthers finally draft a true free safety that early.

Truth be told we've never really had a true coverage safety here for longer than a couple seasons.

[BeenPounding]

I'm on team trade back.  Now would he be available at this position?  likely not, but I'd take McNiel-Warren in the same spot.  We need high upside starters at DL and S more than any other spot.  Late 1st round picks are for starters not necessarily superstars.

[strato]

I expect I’ll be disappointed but if they don’t come out of this with Rodriguez or Golday, I will think they dropped the ball. 

[45catfan]

I wouldn't be opposed, I simply think it's a luxury in the first round.  The only pick I'm opposed to that is in our range at #19 is Sadiq.  

[Panthers Fan 69]

On 4/17/2026 at 4:38 PM, TheSpecialJuan said:

Love Mrs. Doubtfire, absolute classic 

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