Round 1 - Carolina Panthers Select Shaq Thompson

[Byrdman4real]

we need a LT and I wasnt high on any of them, so I'm not upset that we didnt get one, but we had some decent options on the board at WR that we left there. I think Strong could end up being special, and we go defense.....

I'm not saying Shaq Thompson wont be a good player, I think he will be. I just think there were bigger needs that we had then anything defense.

That's exactly how I feel. I knew Shaq could be the pick, but thought he would if the options at other positions wasn't there.

[CarolinaNCSU]

Unpopular opinon, BUT...

 

 

Look at the WRs for NE and SEA last year. KB/Olsen is already better than anything they have (IMO). Throw in a healthy Cam (and hopefully JStew), a slightly upgraded OL, and steps are being made. Enough? Not yet. But, we're building like these teams. Again, if we don't go WR in the first 3 rounds...I'll join the pitchfork crowd. But 30 minutes after a pick? Meh. 

[*FreeFua*]

and Green Bay is licking their chops at this. with players like Cobb, Beckham, Jackson, etc playing in the slot, i just do not see Thompson being able to stay in coverage vs them.

I know you aren't a Shaq fan and I changed my mind a couple times throughout the college season but at the end of the day he's a playmaker.

I am hoping we trade up for Devin Smith tomorrow, we need to!

Who did you want at 25?

[TANTRIC-NINJA]

Sad, Winston from Day1 has more WR weapons than the Panthers.

I like Shaq and do see the Lavonte David in him..but really think a Dorsett would just have givien this offense a dimension it does not have.

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[Montsta]

The Colts are going further than us and have a chance to top the Patriots because they have no defense and well we have no offense so no challenging Seattle's defense. If we were more balanced on offense we could beat them but we are not. I can understand a pass rusher but a LB with our pick is no doubt a head scratcher. There were still some good WRs left that teams after us jumped on quickly. Cam is not being surrounded by talent and that makes our offense play horribly.

The Patriots scored like 45 on the Colts. Not a single WR the Colts draft will take them to a land where they can beat teams with 45+ points regularly.

[gettlemanjack]

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The #Panthers select Shaq Thompson, going best player on the

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[KissMyConverse]

As far as the Shaq pick goes.... 

[whatever]

What sucks is that murdery thing probably kept Humphries from being there at 25.

I don't think Collins would've been there at #25 if it wasn't for this murdery thing.

 

[OldNorthPowell]

The Patriots scored like 45 on the Colts. Not a single WR the Colts draft will take them to a land where they can beat teams with 45+ points regularly.

 

It will get them closer than we will come if we can not move the ball against Seattle. Seattle will run stuff and then dare us to throw and without weapons to throw to Cam will get picked off because nobody is open. I do not trust Stewart to stay healthy and there were other picks here that made more sense than picking at a player at our strongest position.

[teeray]

He has a position. We got ourselves a bandit. He can play LB or safety. Hybrid player. Can get creative with scheme and confuse offenses out there.

[Khaki Lackey]

Oh btw, Pete Prisco just gave us a D for taking Thompson.

This plus all the Huddlers crying about it makes me think that Shaq will end up being the best player in NFL history.

[PantherPhann89]

Shaq = TD's understudy

[LinvilleGorge]

What sucks is that murdery thing probably kept Humphries from being there at 25.

 

Possibly.

[Growl]

We have played to our personnel. We have not had a 3rd play-making linebacker to give snaps to. Now that we do, the defensive scheme will change to utilize him. I assume Gettleman, Rivera, and McDermott have some kind of plan to use this kid.

These people do this for a living and I have no reason to think they are idiots...yet.

The team only put two LBs on the field because in the modern NFL you can't afford to put any more out there because intelligent, winning teams are consistently using 3/4/5 WR sets.

So unless that's changed the point still stands