5th Round - Carolina trades up, selects CB Bene Benwikere in the 5th round.

[PiratePanther189]

And when I say leaping ability, I mean how high he jumps in correlation to his height. He obviously is jumping higher than most people because he's 6'5

[rko396]

"Compares very favorably to Titans third-round pick and recently signed Buccaneer Alterraun Verner."

I'm more than okay with this

Just like Melvin White was compared to Richard Sherman.

[OnlyPantherFaninMaine]

Has Abbrederis been picked? Im guessing he has.

 

Green Bay. 

[JawnyBlaze]

For what it's worth, Richardson, the Canadian, Hurst and Henderson are all still available with about 20 picks to go til our last one.  Could still happen.

 

Fleming also, forgot about him.  All still available with 12 picks to go.

[1989]

Dude's gonna be a stud.  Cool interview with him on NFL AM

 

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-am/0ap2000000337412/Bene-Benwikere-on-his-draft-prospects

[bleys]

Not tongue in cheek at all.  We don't use many packages with more than three WRs.  We split Olsen out wide or in the slot a lot.

 

We have 4 legit WRs if you count Olsen.  We may not have a quintessential #1 WR but we have 4 capable guys to spread that production around to.

 

The offense was better than many of you give it credit for, but we are not missing that many pieces and have a QB that can make lemonade out of lemons (see Ted Ginn).

 

I'm not overly worried about #4 & #5 WRs right now, King and McNutt may very well be able to play those roles, but those guys do not play a lot in our offense.  We got KB and that is good enough in terms of weapons.  Now we need an OT.  Maybe Bell is better suited on the left.  Many of the coaches actually believe that is the case.  We will have to wait and see.  But we have plenty of weapons including a QB that can just make things happen. 

 

also Ed Dickson is a legit passing option..  I think most forget he was signed to the team.

[carolinarolls]

also Ed Dickson is a legit passing option.. I think most forget he was signed to the team.

Yep

I had. Oops.

Oh. We'll that feels kinda nice. Thanks Bleys. A little bonus!

[beastson]

Dude's gonna be a stud.  Cool interview with him on NFL AM

 

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-am/0ap2000000337412/Bene-Benwikere-on-his-draft-prospects

 

I think he'll be fine. Not the answer to CB, but will do fine in a zone. Boston was a head scratch though but I see what Rivera and Gettle is trying to do

[Carl Spackler]

I could see Benwikere jerseys being semi-common in the stands in a few years.

[top dawg]

I don't know...I mean I'm not going to argue that but aren't the "measureables" how you measure athleticism. I feel like that's what's so disorienting about combines. All drills to measure the athlete, little to measure their skills with pads.

 

I find it very odd that he would say that Benjamin is a better athlete than Mike Evans. I mean, he obviously is unmatchable from a physical standpoint but when you look at his actual athletic ability, he isn't really shattering the earth with his speed and leaping ability. I think he really does have better fundamentals and concentration than people give him credit for. In my opinion, that's what I like so much about him.

 

I'm not really arguing with you though

 

Oh, it's not me, it's Greg Cosell (whom I have a lot of respect for in regards to judging players from a pure talent standpoint). But, I am not saying for sure, but I would think that being athletic means more than just how you jump, or how fast you run. It would be more about how you move: things such as dexterity, quickness and timing.  

 

I am not saying that you would agree (or even have to), but if you look at both of these guys run, KB looks more graceful (or "fluid").  He also seems less rigid or stiff in his lateral movements, and is more "twitchy" than Evans.  One more thing, Benjamin appears more physical and willing to initiate contact than Evans. 

 

Evans does have better hands.  He catches pretty much everything.   Benjamin, on the other hand, has had lapses in concentration on routine catches and just has overall less experience (although he has more experience running most of the route tree).  

 

If Benjamin can put it all together, then he has the higher upside, higher than any receiver in the draft by most accounts.

[Growl]

Has it been mentioned yet that Beniwikere was a HS teammate of Marqise lee and robert woods?

[dugbug]

Has it been mentioned yet that Beniwikere was a HS teammate of Marqise lee and robert woods?

 

Damn that was a heck of a high school team

[mc52beast]

Word on the street is the guy might be soft... in other words, he doesn't like contact. Gonna go ahead and say that if you play for a Ron Rivera coached defense, you better freaking stick your head in there and mix it up.

[Cpt slay a ho]

why trade up for him????