kungfoodude

Lots of really head scratching decisions. I think we have gotten two starters and three potential depth guys with a chance to start. The potential is definitely there on a lot of them. I just don't think the FO and coaching staff's opinions on roster needs align with my personal view of it. Definitely very concerning that we don't really view OL as a priority. I certainly hope the moves work out and my skepticism is unwarranted.

Seems like the kind of guy I would have been pumped to land in the 5th or 6th round. Not sure I see the value in a 3rd round pick for a blocking TE/H-Back with limited pass catching ability.

We literally don't have an NFL caliber TE. That is definitely a "need" based move to just attempt to plug a roster hole. He offers theoretical upside but so did Ian Thomas. I don't think he will be any better than Thomas was.

I am not really enthusiastic about any of the picks. I like Marshall the best. The BYU OT definitely can give us a potential upgrade at OG, or at least improve our two deep. The TE, I don't see much there other than a special teams/role player. But, we really didn't have an NFL capable TE on the roster, so it fills a hole in the roster. Definitely seems like our plan is to mainly upgrade our backup/special teams personnel rather than get starters. I guess our front office really, really, really didn't like this draft class. It will be interesting to see if they are right about that take in a few years.

I don't think I would take into account moves we "might" make. Just grade the picks we made. I will do this tomorrow and then have an "overall" grade. The overall would be a better spot to try and grade the Day 3 moves.

How do you have our picks rated? #59 Terrace Marshall(WR - LSU), #70 Brady Christensen(OT - BYU), #83 Tommy Tremble(TE - Notre Dame)

I honestly expect them to trade away the 4th rounders for low picks next year. The way they are drafting, it really doesn't seem like they wanted many of the guys in this draft class at all.

Highly unlikely to be an NFL OT but we need just about every OL position other than RT, so if he can start at guard, it's an improvement. Very perplexing that we just took one OL in the first three rounds.

QB, OT, OG, C, DT, S, LB, RB, K

I guess. Not sure that will actually work but whatever makes them feel better.

I am gonna be honest, I hope eventually a strategy will emerge.

Well, we don't seem to be building through free agency and we don't seem to be building through the draft.....so.....I guess maybe open tryouts?

Move up?? Did you not just watch us draft?

So we had picks with value and we traded them for picks with much less value. I don't even know what to say.

I am not a big Jones fan but that is a good point. If either he and/or Fields establish themselves as an upper tier NFL starter, it will be tough on the staff. If Zod was right about Tepper wanting Fields.....I can see a scenario where he begins to be more aggressively involved if Fields ends up being a big star. That could be a disaster for us.

I think the multiple staffs doing so says he is a RT and not a LT.

Yeah, that works in college....not the NFL. I hope they are at least aware enough eventually to realize that.

I don't get it either. If we neglect it this draft, I just will not understand it. The FA moves were so bad on the OL too. We are on a whole new set of owner/GM/coach and getting the same results. I don't know how to explain it. Maybe they surprise us and go OL heavy the rest of the draft. I hope so.

Well we haven't exactly made good FA OL moves either. I think that makes me suspicious much more than the drafting.

You and me both. Slater will, at worst, be a very high level IOL, IMO. If we don't bolster this OL in the rest of the draft, I don't see much hope for Darnold.

He could be mauling OG.

BPA OL is what I would do in the 2nd and 3rd. I want at least 3 OL out of this draft.

Very few things that the bulk of the fanbase have bitched about have been wrong, in fairness. The one thing that is obvious is that when the Panthers go dumb, they go REAL dumb.

Yeah, I was firmly against the pick(mainly due to passing on others) but I don't dislike Horn as a prospect. I do think the bust risk is a little high but I am not gonna judge him too harshly until about year 3. If he hasn't started to shine by then, I will have some harsh criticisms.