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Something Sort Of Unusual About This Panthers Draft

XClown1986

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It seems like every year (that we have a first round pick at least), there is a prospect a couple of weeks before the draft that gets mentioned as a guy that we really like and are really wanting to draft.

It happened with Deangelo (lucky he was there), Jon Beason, Jonathan Stewart, Cam Newton, and I'm sure it goes back farther than that.

My point is, this year I don't think I've heard anything about a single prospect that we really like. I mean there were rumors that we loved Kuechly but it was kind of a flash in a can.

Am I missing who this 1st round prospect is this year, or are they really being more secretive than usual? Just thought I'd see if anyone else noticed that.

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I remember specifically the draft year we got Beason, right before the draft we heard the Panthers loved him and wanted to draft him. People here on the boards blew it off or were like "yeah maybe in the 2nd round". Then we traded down and got him.

I remember that Fox and Hurney went to dinner with Deangelo the year we drafted him and everyone was calling for a "power back", and saying we wanted Lendale White. Every indication was we wanted Deangelo but weren't sure if he would be there when we picked but he was, and we drafted him.

We were enamored with Stewart in the draft, but also we needed a tackle badly. People were confused and saying there is no way we draft him because we had D-Will. But the leak was right and we drafted him.

It just seems a leak of that nature comes out every year we have a 1st rounder and I haven't seen that yet. I guess there is one more week though.

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To me it is Cox this year. Hurney went on interviews and said we weren't bringing him in for an interview when they already had. They then brought him in again, this time for a 2-day interview/meetings. A lot of places and people are mocking him to us now. I fully expect Cox to be the pick if he is there. Only other option I can even see happening is Coples.

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I think its different from years past b/c #1 we have a new coach and he has some insight as to who he wants to draft. Seems Rivera and Hurney are looking at a wide range of players. Also, our draft spot could allow us to trade back if we wanted to. Even if we had a favorite, dont think we would make it clear just for that purpose.

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Actually the Cox thing made no sense at all. Why would we say we weren't interested in a guy if we had already brought him in and then bring him in for 2 days right after that. Unless we were trying to appear we had early onset of Alzheimer's or we had sudden change of heart, it seems totally incongruous. By bringing him in, we obviously must like him, but why say we didn't? It isn't as if we would be fooling anyone by saying one thing and doing another. And we aren't the Saints so we don't usually lie. Very strange.

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they really like Stephon Gilmore. he'll probably be the pick if we don't find a trade partner to move down

Could be the winner!!!

Gilmore is being compared to GB's Charles Woodson. In a pass happy league and especially in our conference, the pick might be CB in 1st and DT in second rather than the reverse. Never know

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