Matt Kalil turning pro

[tondi]

Other than QB or RB I think we should pick the best player available. It looks like that will be a CB, WR, or OT which could all be considered areas of need. I would prefer we go defense or OT but if Blackmon is sitting there I wouldn't blame us for taking him.

[pantherfan49]

Doesn't matter that our d sucks balls right now, if Kalil is available and you can make one kickass line by moving Gross to RT and starting Kalil at LT, you do it. This annual shiat with Otah needs to end.

[OneBadassCat]

Doesn't matter that our d sucks balls right now, if Kalil is available and you can make one kickass line by moving Gross to RT and starting Kalil at LT, you do it. This annual shiat with Otah needs to end.

I absolutely agree. Gross makes a better RT than he does LT imo. We will have the franchise set up for years with Kalil x 2.

PLus when we move Gross to RT we can move Otah to RG and have a beast of an o-line.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

Drafting Kalil slams the door shut on the annual Otah bullshit and we lock up Cam's blind side for the next decade with an elite LT.

There is just not enough value to justify going defense where we'll be picking.

[MadHatter]

I don't think he will be there when we pick.

However, more top flight talent in the draft means that other players shift down a few spots.

[MadHatter]

What will Hurney trade in order to move up to draft Kalil?

I think the Panthers' Defensive Line has potential. I think Jason Shirley and Frank Kearse can grow into a formidable duo. Still not sold on Fua and McClain, but I don't think the D line is hurting as much as it was earlier, so they don't need to draft there with all to young guys they have on it.

I still maintain that they should look to free agency for DB help. That's a skill position. You can pick up older guys there for two or three years (ala the Ken Lucas deal back in the day). They can win next year if they have guys back there who have already proven they can play in the NFL.

I think the Panthers need to draft some LINEBACKER HELP if they go Defense. If they go into next season expecting anything from JON BEASON or Thomas Davis, then they are setting themselves up for failure. It's time to start thinking about franchise linebackers again. You can always pick up one of those after the first round.

With that said, if they can get Kalil, they should. It'll probably take a trade though, because the Panthers will probably win again.

I agree with you on the LB scenario. I would love to draft a stud OLB in the draft. Problem is that there just does not appear to be an OLB worth that pick....like Von Miller was.

I either want Kalil or Claiborne in the first.

[tondi]

I think everyone agrees that Kalil would be our first choice of OT. However, if we end up picking in thr 6-8 range he will be gone. There are a couple of other highly rated tackles projected in that range. Do we go with one of them or reach for a defensive player?

[PantherPhann89]

I would like to have him, but I think that we need a top CB opposite Gamble.

[PantherBrew]

If we had Gamble and Claiborne, we could leave those guys on islands and really come up with some awesome blitz packages.

[CatMan72]

He'll be gone LONG before our pick comes up.

[Davidson Deac II]

No rookie cornerback is going to immediately solve our problem at cb. Maybe after he has played a year or two. But Kalil might be able to come in and contribute immediately.

[rayzor]

i really don't see him making it out of the top 3.

[KBRed]

Rams and Vikings both need an OT and a WR. They will be picking before us. I would forget about Kalil and Blackmon, unfortunately. The only way I could see either of them slipping, is if some team makes an absurd trade to get a QB, which isn't really out of the picture.

[rayzor]

i'm hoping that they will see us as an easier team to trade with.