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Horn ain't done squat to be honest. Metchie seems like the better all-around prospect. If nothing else, he should be able to move the chains whenever he's in.

He is projected day 2 or 3. First round is much too rich. He is undersized.

Well, we'll see. I think that's kinda preposterous though. Bryce is a three year vet. The thing that will settle him down is stout O-line play and receivers that he can count on.

I tend to think that you're right, but fans can hope. Metchie hasn't actually translated so far to the NFL for reasons we can point to, and others we probably cannot. This will probably be his best opportunity to stick and raise his value, obviously because of past chemistry with Young, but I don't think that fans can count on it based upon what he's done so far in the league. It would seem that he would've been given that opportunity in Houston, but they not only drafted one, but two receivers. Tells you how they valued him. Philly didn't blink when they traded him to the Jets who refused to tender him, so no one has really valued what he brings--not really. Moreover, Bryce is in the big boy leagues, now. He doesn't have time for sentimentality when it comes to security blankets. T-Mac and Coker are established. That being said, chemistry can cause explosions under the proper circumstances, but I wouldn't count on Metchie being anything more than a sub-explosion at best.

I mean, I get what you're saying, and if LB is the BPA, so be it (I won't be mad with one in the first or second). But, it's not like we haven't addressed the position---maybe not the green dot or the mic per se, but the position nonetheless. We have to let some of these guys develop.

OK, I see. Now that makes sense.

It will be interesting. If there is a run on OTs, then what do you think? We may have to move up. I think either Lomu, Freeling (Go Dawgs!), or Proctor will be there though. It's gonna come down to our valuation.

If you can get Slaughter in the second or third round, you're certainly not over-drafting him in the first.

I don't think Lloyd is going to be anywhere but in the center. I mean, are you suggesting that he doesn't excel in coverage? Are you saying that we got bamboozled?

So, do you think Lomu and Freeling are going to be better than Omar Cooper? Do you think they'll have a bigger impact in general, and impact for us? In general, I don't think it's a winning formula to draft inferior players at less valuable positions, not saying that this is the case.

LB, really? How much money and high draft picks do we need to throw at the position?

I don't think there is any way that we take a center in the first. First of all, it's really too high to draft a center, and, secondly, we haven't drafted a center in damned near 20 years. The FO might just not value the position like that; they have money in the tackles and the guards.

Are you suggesting that we need to trade up (because I don't know about that)?

Gotta have one worth drafting, not saying that their isn't, because I don't know. I will say this: if there isn't one worth drafting, then we absolutely need to pick another position.

I just thought that this was interesting, even if it seems like they're kinda throwing crap against the wall. They generally don't know which way to go--we'll go--based upon our needs relative to their assigned players' and general positional value. But during their three-round mock, they landed on 1. Omar Cooper 2. Eli Stowers 3. Jake Slaughter They weren't necessarily crazy about the picks, but think these are some good players. They said something to the effect that they thought making our picks would be easy, but the addition of our two new defensive cornerstones, now it's hard. Dan and the FO have really done a great job so far of putting us into a position of taking the BPA (not that their finished in free agency). I just think that it's interesting to ponder how positional value is going to play in our draft equation. Tillis, with his PFF background, may be going through similar mental exercises. You know me though. I'm not gonna cry over a receiver, especially a legit route runner, in the first. That would be three years in a row, which seems kinda weird, but perhaps not when you consider the current build of the team. I do think that we'll strongly consider OT in round one, but one that's worth it has to be available. As for LB or DT, it doesn't sound like they believe that the value will necessarily be there, especially LB since we've already committed so many resources to it. What do y'all think that we'll do? All this is subject to change before free agency ends. It's really a good time to be a Panthers fan.