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Gil Brandt wishes Brandon Coleman would have stayed in school, but...

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If a lot doesn't change, then why bother having the Combine, Pro Days, interviews, and individual workouts? GMs of playoff teams are just now starting to get heavily involved in the draft process now that their seasons are over. Up until then, they're pretty much leaving it to their scouting team. You're high off your ass if you don't think there won't be a ton of changes between now and the draft in terms of how teams view prospects. They're just now starting to form those views. Hell, most teams probably don't even have a big board right now. Why would they?

All those things are apart of the process and goes into the final grade. But that still doesn't change the fact a prospect will not have some major rise up draft boards. Original big boards are being made in December in winter meetings, and those do not include underclassmen. Most GMs don't even start looking at jrs until after the senior bowl.again the media pundits don't know teams big boards. The panthers may have Coleman rated higher because of scheme fit compared to the packers.

Just cause a team is the playoffs do to mean they push off personnel meetings for the following year as well.

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A lot will change between now and the draft through workouts, interviews, and the like, but I wouldn't be too thrilled about taking the 9th rated underclassman WR in the 2nd round.  That seems like a 4th rounder to me.  But, like I said, we'll see.

 

If all you're basing your opinion on is what CBS Sports, Walter Football or any other draft site is writing then you're going to be left miserable most years in the Draft. Coleman isn't the ninth best underclassman WR, he may be the fifth best WR in this class when all is said and done behind Watkins, OBJ, Lee and Evans....

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Yeah. I have seen Coleman ranked as high as four before, but, like has been said, you have to give the process time to play out. There is a reason that Brandt said that he could go in round 1. Brandt doesn't strike me as the kind of evaluator that comes out of his ass on a whim. Yeah, it may not be likely, but it's not inconceivable depending on what happens the next three months.

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Gil Brandt obviously thinks that Brandon Coleman has some talent. After reading a piece by Dan Duggan of NJ.com, I get the impression that he is concerned that Coleman will be sold short due to Coleman's perceived lack of speed, and the fact that he is coming out along with many other underclassmen who may be ranked higher. To me, this could be a good thing, especially for the Panthers considering that we will pick so late in the top rounds.

 

 

 

If Brandt doesn't think that Coleman's draft stock was hurt "significantly" by coming out early, then I really don't see what the big deal is at the end of the day. It hurts Coleman's paycheck, but may end up being a four-year bargain for someone else.

 

 

 

It's like I have been saying, a lot of people are going to sleep on this guy because there are definitely faster and perhaps even flashier guys, but Coleman may turn out to be a real gem.  If he turns out to be there in the third or fourth round, I don't see how we could pass this guy up.

 

 

Some analysts are harping on Coleman's speed, and yet Kevin Benjamin and Coleman are basically right there in the same projected 4.6 area (the same as Keenan Allen last year).

 

Gil Brandt knows a thing or two about football---and wide receivers, and the success of the Cowboys throughout the late 70s and 80s are a testament to that fact.  Of course Brandt may have gotten to the point where he wants to talk sunshine about all the kids, but that didn't stop him from being truthful about 49ers tackle, Anthony Davis basically dogging it during his pro day, so I suspect that Brandt's words should be taken seriously. 

 

We'll see how it all pans out, but I'm thinking that we could do worse than a big, "ripped" receiver like Coleman. And if we benefit from Coleman coming out early against all the flavor-of-the-day WRs, then I''ll be smiling come May.

Nice find and analysis.  Thanks for sharing.  I just see so many WRs available in the later rounds, I do not think we go WR in the first unless a top 4 guy falls to us.  The WR pool will be deep at the end of the second round.  I am guessing some names like Moncrief, Coleman, Abrederris (sp), etc.  will be there.

 

If we go looking for an immediate #1 WR, then that thinking changes.  I do think that Smitty is done as a #1.  Maybe a vet and a draft pick.

 

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