Michael Brockers Article

[Guest Bwood15]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1026720-2012-nfl-draft-is-michael-brockers-the-right-pick-for-the-panthers

Because unlike alot fans that will just be so against one guy that they absolutely shut out the possibility of drafting them, I like to look into players that fans seem to think would be a great fit and try to find a way to jump on the wagon

Brockers is a well-balanced player and his low sack total this season—two sacks in 14 games—can be misleading. When watching LSU play, he was a player who showed up consistently. He was relentless with his pass rush and almost always demanded a double-team, which lays further credence to my previous claim. You don't put two of your best blockers on a player that is not a disruptive pass-rusher, and we saw that throughout the season.

When facing double-teams in the run game, Brockers excelled even more so than he did at pressuring the quarterback. He maintained great balance and held up well, even splitting the double-team at times—something we saw occur on multiple occasions in the SEC Championship.

Brockers has an elite mix of strength, relentless effort and size that could prove too tempting for Carolina. His stock will likely see a rise as he gets his chance to prove his talent at the combine and at his pro day, and this could prove to be the smart pick once the draft rolls around.

Brockers really just came out of nowhere, and doesn't really have a cool highlight tape or anything made for him. Thats why fans like myself have had a hard time hoping on the wagon. As we near the combine though we'll start learning more about our potential first round pick.

[Dex]

If we trade down maybe... But I'm liking others at 8/9.

[Dpantherman]

bleacher report articles are about as credible as anyone else's post on this board.

[davos]

bleacher report jokes are about as abundant (no wait..more!) as anyone else's bleacher report links :)

[CarolinaNCSU]

I was intrigued before I saw that he kept such a poorly groomed pupe beard. JR will pass. As for Bleacher Report, ha.

[rayzor]

I was intrigued before I saw that he kept such a poorly groomed pupe beard. JR will pass. As for Bleacher Report, ha.

he's got a better beard now. bordering on ed reed levels of coolness.

[CarolinaNCSU]

Back on board.

[CPF4LIFE]

Pull the trigger.

[BeasonBeastingBacks]

the beard.... its mesmerizing

[rayzor]

the beard.... its mesmerizing

ain't it tho???

[koolkatluke]

I saw Bleacher report and didn't read it I'm sorry.

[Lout]

I don't know about DT's with beards.. any pro bowl DT's with beards???

jk, I WANT

[Guest Bwood15]

The point of this wasn't because I thought it was "credible draft insight" It's just an outsiders opinion, and someone who studied Brockers, unlike some random poster hyping him up with highlights from one game.

This is one of the latest write ups on Brockers and I just thought I'd get it out there. I thought it summed up his style of play and his potential pretty well.

[JawnyBlaze]

I've been on the Brockers bandwagon for a while. He's my favorite realistic option with our first pick.