Darin Gantt: Inside the Panthers draft room

[XClown1986]

15 minutes ago, OldhamA said:

He fell to 15. We picked at 19. It became doable and I think we'll regret sitting on our hands. 

Who were we going to trade up with? The Dolphins wanted Proctor, the Rams were vehement on taking Ty Simpson, the Ravens wanted Ioane, and the Bucs werent trading with us except for maybe a kings ransom. Even if we wanted to move, we had no partner. Moot point.

[strato]

45 minutes ago, OldhamA said:

He fell to 15. We picked at 19. It became doable and I think we'll regret sitting on our hands. 

Maybe that rumored failed trade up with Baltimore was us. Who knows? But I don’t think so and also hope not. 

We would have had to jump TB and teams have to be willing to move. Unless you want to get into an offer they can’t refuse territory like we did in 2023. 
 

I just think, and always did, that the minute Icky went down to that particular injury our course was set, like it or not.  And I wasn’t crazy about it but sometimes inconvenient things happen and require sacrifice.  No new shiny toys for us, have to keep the lights on. 
 

 

Edited 58 minutes ago by strato

[strato]

Also, if he is lining up as right edge rusher, at least we might have a counter. 
 

I saw a stat while looking to see where they might play him that no one with arms shorter than 31 inches has recorded a sack in their first three years. Talk about obscure stats…. 
 

here is the exact quote, I left something out:

Since 2021, no player with sub-31” arms has even recorded a sack in his first three seasons. That’s alarming to read, and it bears remembering, but if there’s any player primed to surmount those odds, it’s Bain.

link https://www.bucsnation.com/tampa-bay-buccaneers-draft/67403/what-rueben-bain-jr-does-for-the-tampa-bay-buccaneers

Edited 44 minutes ago by strato

[Jay Roosevelt]

Freeling and Bain are going to battle it out for a decade in the NFC South. Should be fun to watch.