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He has been playing excellent. Still too soon to tell what his ceiling is, but for a rookie to come in and stonewall OTs, making good reads in stopping the run, setting the edge and making plays batting down the ball when he can’t get home is advanced for a rookie. He’s a solid 3rd round pick in any draft.

DJ Johnson making some noise.

You guys haven’t see enough of DJ to call him a bust. You’re embarrassing yourselves. Charles Johnson didn’t start for 4 years (I know he was young when drafted), but DJ has very similar capabilities to CJ. Both have very strong upper body strength and push OTs on their heels, and they both set the edge well. He’s not getting pushed around and he’s a rookie. He looks like he belongs, how good will he be is too soon to tell, but to act like he’s a wasted pick is just flat wrong. Quit crying over absolutely everything because we’re not making the playoffs this year with a Rookie QB and tons of cap space set up for next year. Is it DJ’s fault Burns is underperforming too?

Give the eagles any combo of those players and trade for either Nolan Smith or Hyatt. Gain lands.

Trade him for Nolan Smith straight up please.

Literally just fire Riech and replace him with Wilkes. Keep the entire rest of the staff. Players fight for Wilks, I want that.

I may be in the minority but I think he looked great in the preseason. I’m high on him. He’s very strong and sets the edge well with good not great speed. Houston is the perfect player to learn from as they have the same build and he’ll be asked to do the same things.

We would still sign Brown. Pressure comes less from the initial quick move around the OT. QBs rarely take even 5 step drops these days which makes you have to go through the OT as opposed to around. Plays come out quick now, and even if you beat the OT around the outside the QB is deep in the pocket and any reasonably mobile QB can easily escape. Most sacks come from DBs covering the initial two reads of the QB causing the ball stay in the QBs hands, and it’s the D-lineman who can win on the second move that are there to sack the QB. Burns plays a position that doesn’t cause as much destruction to modern offenses. Having D. Brown and Chris Jones on our D-Line plus Jaycee Horn is a better plan for the next 5 years.

I’d rather trade another first and pay Chris Jones what he wants than pay Burns what he wants.

Pure speculation but I bet the sticking point is whether the guaranteed money goes over $100 million. That’s the line in the sand of the organization, and the line Burns feels he has earned to cross. panthers are probably at $95 mill guaranteed, and Burns is at $110 or $115 mill. Just far enough a part where one side as to cave and eat it, and that’s the hardest part of the negotiation because if one party offers a little more to try to induce movement on settlement, they look like the desperate one given the season starts this week. There’s little incentive for the organization to strain themselves to meet Burns’ demands when the year is already a maybe good to great year, but since we have a rookie QB it’s a free season. Why pay burns more than his 5th year option for this year. Burns will lose the money from this year by not playing. However Burns could go ahead meet in the middle and get more money playing this year and get some serious gauranteed cash. I think the Panthers have the leverage here, unfortunately.

Yo DJ Johnson can set Burn’s edge better, and if he started would probably get 6-8 sacks in his Rookie year. Our franchise, other than during Gettleman, has screwed itself by overpaying drafted players to a degree that materially alters the roster for years to come. Players like Burns don’t grow on trees but neither does money.

Trade a second rounder for Chris Jones and pay him what he’s asking. We have franchise QB on the cheap for 4-5 years. Now is the time to take that extra cash and pay Burns, Brown and add Chris Jones. It will guarantee the defense for the next three years. Depth chart solved all over the defense.

DJ Johnson being legit is huge for Houston’s load management.

DJ Johnson looked like he blonged.

I think Deone Jones and Houston were brought in to boost the inside pass rush. Houston and Luvu can blitz from outside and inside which allows us to disguise more when both are on the field.

Excellent. He’ll be used to take advantage of a tired O-line at the end of games. Part me thinks they also feel he will be invaluable to DJ Johnson developing the mentality to match his physical gifts.

Sanders is the only one of those RBs that is a threat to a defense to run, pass block, or catch passes out of the backfield with any kind of reliable success. None of those other RBs offer their OC or QB the ability to open up a portion of the playbook vital of you’re going up against a top defense.

Oh I know it came from the article. Sorry, didn’t mean to imply it was you.

Oh no, teh presha. What an amateurish observation. Poor DJ Johnson, gets more money and validation from a higher draft position, but the Panthers shouldn’t have drafted him there because when he’s battling the offense he’ll feel the pressure of his draft position

Reminds me of Hakeem Nicks. Catches everything, good contact balance, and just has that attitude that he doesn’t care what CBs do.

So true

I’m starting to lean to go Torrence if he’s there. The Eagles just turned their D-Line into an absolute wrecking ball for the next three years. If we’re that confident we’re going to the playoffs then we need excellent guards who can hold up against Philly’s D-line or else we’ve wasted the defense we’ve built.

Don’t like Ojulari. Not what we need opposite Burns. Washington can do so much for our run game, pass blocking, and red zone with Young throwing it up to him. Also, we could use Hyatt to stretch the field. We really don’t have a downfield threat and that’s a problem.

No way a team trades out of the first round. Getting a very good starter with a 5th year option is essential.