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With so many people who want OT or bust at 19, AI found it interesting to hear people who are in their respective corners so to speak. It's like I've been saying. We could take a tackle if the value is there, but it's not like OT is a given considering we are at 19. I'm all about getting an OT, but the juice has to be worth the squeeze. You know that Francis Mauigoa is going to be gone. Spencer Fano, mentioned in another thread, could very well be gone, and Monroe Freeling may be a pipedream as well. After that, as a fan, you really have to ask yourself if 19 is too rich to be drafting an OT. I'm not saying that it is or isn't (I'm just waiting for the draft), but I do know that certain receivers and maybe a couple of TEs, if still on the board could probably outrank Proctor, Miller and a few others. If we want one of the surer OTs, we just may have to move up, and I'm not necessarily a fan of doing that, but if Freeling falls, I might grin and bear it. As a bonus, here is a ranking of position groups by talent in this year's draft according to Lance Zierlein to offer even more insight and maybe perspective. https://www.nfl.com/news/ranking-11-position-groups-in-2026-nfl-draft-from-strongest-to-weakest-edge-rusher-linebacker-loaded

Coker hasn't proven to be a WR2 at this point in my eyes. He can be a good receiver, but he's going to have to stay on the field. He is solid, but not necessarily as dynamic as I'd like.

We would probably be drafting a WR2 (with maybe WR1 upside).

Fano has some things to work on. He may not be anything other than a guard. There are better OT prospects in this draft, but they all have some questions. The top two have short arms.

I agree. It just depends on the receiver. KC Concepcion would be a reach at 19 for me. Why? Too many drops over his career. I'd pick him in the second however, with bells on. If Makai Lemon is available at 19, there would have to be a discussion.

It's the suggestion. "We can't draft a receiver in the first round, because that would be three times in a row. The FO doesn't know what it's doing. We can't do that [blah blah blah]." Stick with your board! If receiver is at the top of the board. If TE is at the top of the board, so be it. Morgan used free agency to give the Panthers that flexibility. It's that simple.

You want play makers, regardless if it's in the slot or not. Any old JAG is not the goal. I'd think that they want Coker in the slot and a faster threat on the outside, but there will be some overlap regardless if they're playing chess on Sunday as opposed to checkers. Versatility is still a thing also.

Yessir, Center is not really a good value at 19. There's some question as to whether there will be a starter at OL at 19. The players are going to need development. If that's the case, we could say "We'll get a good developmental prospect later." It's all about value.

We can't afford to draft inferior players out of need at the expense of a superior player based on need. If the board says this player will have more of an impact, you take the higher graded player irrespective of position. That is the whole reason why Morgan used free agency to set up the draft. If nothing else, Morgan has shown that he will address team weaknesses. Rome can't be built in a day. One-year rentals sometimes turn into long term productive players. If we don't get what we need this year, we'll get it the next. Moreover, there are seven whole rounds.

It's not explicitly saying it, it's suggesting that we draft a certain position, regardless if the receiver has the higher grade. We would never had made the playoffs without T-mac. Morgan did the absolutely right thing, and that's what I hope he continues to do in the draft, which is follow the board and draft impact players. He used free agency to set up the draft for just that purpose. For anyone that thinks last season was anything but an improvement, I don't know what to tell 'em. The goal is to keep the momentum going, and I'd say that addressing our three biggest needs with arguably the best players at their respective positions this free agency, and legit quality players to boot, goes along way toward building the foundation of long term success. Before free agency, no one was picking us to win the division, now more than a few analysts are, and that's before the draft. Pull your bootstraps up where you are and get to work. We aren't as good as we need to be, but the needle is moving in the right direction.

I do to (at least I'd like to), I just don't know if we need to do it with our first round draft capital. If they do, I'll be good with it, as I expect them to stick to their board.

I mean, do you stop trying to improve your skill positions when it's obvious that you need to improve them? There really is more than one way to skin a cat, it's just that one way is better than the other when you look at it in a historical and statistical context.

Phillips and Lloyd are "first round" contributors (like that makes all the difference). I'm not arguing anything except that it's not a recipe for success to draft based upon need. To me, and it's just my opinion, I don't know why someone would argue against any first rounder as long as they bring the value because that's actually what we should be looking for. To me, to go into a draft saying that we're going to draft an inferior player at a certain position and skip the player that is superior simply because it would be three times in a row is just silly considering that you still need to shore up the position.

Dude, we just invested in two past first rounders on defense. Sure, we didn't draft them, but we acquired them in free agency. And it's not like Mike Jack is some bum out there.

Nah, dude. The only one that's actually long in the tooth is Not on, and he ain't even done yet. If Icky can't come back, then Walker will be extended. Walker is after all a better pass defender. We're not necessarily at the point where we need to be drafting first rounders who would likely be sitting on the bench; day two or three guys that can be developed could fill that need.