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Would Decastro Really Be That Bad Of A Pick?

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I understand that the offensive guard position isn't something you truly covet especially in the top 10, but I just look at a prospect like DeCastro who is a guaranteed pro bowler for the next ten years and I just don't understand why we wouldn't want that.

Especially since we just released Wharton and Shwartz. We gotta protect Cam's pretty face, that's almost gotta be a #1 priority. With the lack of top 10 defensive talent I really think that DeCastro might be Hurney's kinda guy that he feels safe picking.

DeCastro is a once in a decade prospect.

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I would like to see DeCastro as the pick. He is a top 10 prospect and the best interior lineman in the draft. We are pickin #9.

I honestly think he's a top 5 prospect, and easily pushes Kalil for the #1 offensive linemen.

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No, he would be a great pickup. However, he wouldn't be in position (literally) to totally change the game. A DE/CB/DT has the ability to change the outcome of the game (interception, sack, FF) whereas the G does not.

DeCastro seems like he is a pro bowler, but I think the Panthers have bigger issues elsewhere.

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No, he would be a great pickup. However, he wouldn't be in position (literally) to totally change the game. A DE/CB/DT has the ability to change the outcome of the game (interception, sack, FF) whereas the G does not.

DeCastro seems like he is a pro bowler, but I think the Panthers have bigger issues elsewhere.

They prevent the DT's from changing the outcome of the game, so in effect, they change the outcome of the game. Checkmate.

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To be perfectly honest, after watching more tape on OL prospects I'd argue DeCastro is better right now than Matt Kalil and more polished than Mike Iupati who came out in 2010. It definitely isn't sexy to pick a guard at #9, same as picking a TE in the 1st, but I could see Hurney pull the trigger. I'm biased in that I would go defensive line 10/10 times, but if it's between a WR or OG, I'd take the OG unless Calvin Johnson is sitting there. It's a difficult balance in the value of picks, OT has always been more valuable than OG, but I think we're slowly seeing OG matter more an more. Getting an elite LG would certainly boost our hybrid vertical pass/ spread offense.

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