DaveThePanther2008

I like the fact that he has connections with Canales. You have to figure out what you are willing to pay him. Due to the fact that you are going to have to pay him what Seattle won't I would not give up more than an 4th or 5th rounder. If Seattle doesn't trade him, they will lose him in Free Agency next year. The cap guru needs to figure out a way to keep Horn and get us Metcalf. My personal opinion. We are going to be in the conversation, but our defense is a priority this off-season.

I did a couple of mock drafts and he's no lower than a 4th rounder. I would take him in the 4th.

I hope he ends up in a Panther uniform. Something about this kid makes me think he's going to be a special player. Nothing great stands out about him but he's just 100% football player that won't quit.

I'm not against trading back but I really can't make a prediction until after free agency. Mock drafts are fun but mostly are pure speculation. Outside of a trade we won't really know the direction of the draft until we fill some of our needs in free agency. I believe we are going to stress defense in free agency, especially the defensive line. Morgan has stated that the trenches are the foundation to a good team. We addressed the O-line last year this year we'll address the defensive line. If we can address many of our needs through free agency than our options to trade down goes up. we'll find out in 10 days when Free Agency starts.

If you follow most of these mock drafts you can see the writers true colors. Strange picks and somehow a stud lands to a desperate team.

Should have taken Eddie George.

Honestly I don't recall the names that were mentioned but there were a few. I'm hoping they do address the offense in the draft. My point is that IMO they will dictate how round one goes because no one really knows who they will pick. It's all speculation right now. I think by the end of March, after free agency, we will be able to get a better idea of how the draft might go.

New England will define how this draft goes. They have 128 million in cap space. They could make a run at several top free agents including top tier LTs. They need to give Maye weapons and protection. If they address the offense through Free Agency our picks of Carter or Graham will be gone. If they go OT we might have a chance at one of the top defensive players.

I've noticed over several years that these bowl games are pretty much late day 2 and day 3 players. I don't think it is such a bad idea to look for players that have a high motor, is tough and smart. Of course they all can't be projects but one's with dawg mentalities definitely wouldn't hurt in the later rounds.

Here's my draft. We have to build up the defense with not only starters but depth.

That's a true sign of a good coach. Making those halftime adjustments. We haven't had a OC that adjusted well since Dan Henning. I also think Canales got better with his play calling as time went by. It was refreshing to see misdirection and other non stardard plays.

I could almost bite on this one. They say the Edge is a deep class and 42 would most likely give us a good edge player. At 57 we take BPA defensive player. However, I seriously doubt NYJ would bite unless Wilson was going to hold out and demand a trade.

I get the love affair with T-Mac but there is no way we don't address the D-line until the 6th round. We can expect Brown to shoulder the D-line by himself. The only way I see us taking a WR at pick 8 is if Carter and Graham are gone. I would be less surprised if we traded down and got a couple more picks. If you do your homework, like Morgan did with Coker, you can find a WR much easier than a D-linemen throughout the draft.

The best thing about these two, as long as they are together, is the offensive philosophy stays the same. Young is only going to get better and better if Canales continues to evolve as a head coach. We've seen several QBs degress when the OC/Play caller moves on to a new team. Brady had one head coach and had his system so down pat that Brady probably was thinking just like Bilichick. If we build around Young and Canales grows as a HC we might actually keep an offensive head coach longer than 2 years.

You only read half of what I said. He also comes from a football family. His dad was a notable coach and he learned a lot about football. I won't argue that Brady knows the game but I believe Olsen articulates it much better than Brady. This is why Olsen is a better analysis and would be a much better coach.