Panthers trade up to 9th pick of second round - select Devin Funchess

[TylerVagyler]

Funchess is pretty impressive after the catch

[LinvilleGorge]

 

This guy can't run.  4.7 looks about right.  I'm betting on the pro day times being a bunch of hogwash.  We'll be continuing to ask Cam to throw to guys who are blanketed by DBs.

[Zaximus]

Do we have to have speedsters at every WR spot on the roster? Ted Ginn being our fastest receiver was good enough to go 12-4 in 2013 and I think Corey Brown can be a very reliable burner this season.

Offensive line is still a concern and I can understand why someone would complain about that not having been addressed yet. But getting a very fast receiver is just not a priority for this team with the way the roster is currently comprised. We're good enough there.

Not all but when your speed is a undrafted guy made of glass and a older player with suspect hands then it is an issue. This sounds like people defending gettleman last year saying bell and chandler will be enough.

[poorboysrev]

He doesn't have the hands of Jeffrey not even close and Jimmy super soft. If you're going trade up in the 2nd, get Fisher to protect Cam or Devin Smith who has what a 39 inch vertical, very fast and is made for the deep ball. One thing we needed last season was SPEED, more of it.

 

Smith was already gone man,...hey maybe you're right and he's the worst thing to happen to us since Clausen...it just seems too early for that and I have a hard time believing Gettleman whiffed that bad seeing as he was a scout for decades..we shall see

 

[MHS831]

It takes a while to see what Gettlemen is doing.  When it comes into focus, you feel a lot better.

 

I hated the pick at first--wanted Fisher.  However, Funchess is the #2 WR we have needed for a while; Fisher would have ridden the pine.  Funchess is simply not the type of WR we expected--everyone wanted that "deep threat", as if Ginn, Brown, and Hill can't do that.

[Zaximus]

Funchess is pretty impressive after the catch

He was routinely shoe strong tackled by people last year. Like line backers and slower safties.

[panthers34]

Looks like we might have been able to stay put and still get Strong 

[RockyTopVol]

How are you going to defend all these giants? Cam 6'5, Greg Olsen 6'5, KB 6'5, Funchess 6'5. Its a very imposing team for any defense.

Without a speed guy, it will be pretty easy, actually.

[Semaj]

Rotoworld hates the pick

They just had to end with a dig at Cam of course. They just lost all credibility when they showed their negative bias. Probably a Saints fan who wrote that garbage LOL.

[Cpt slay a ho]

Like the pick but we gave up too much......

[Firefox]

So do we still have our original 2nd or no? Cause I am reading only a 3rd and 6th traded....

We swapped our 2nd, our 3rd, and our 6th for SL 2nd.

[Pimpdaddy]

Brown gets hurt on every other catch and is still a huge question mark. Ginn is two years older and has ALWAYS been a question mark. He also has suspect hands but I'm happy we have somebody with speed at least. Neither are REAL answers.

 

...cant have the top player in every position because its financially impossible... I like the blend we have on offence... if we can get an Olineman worth a damn on the left side i'll be feeling real good and the draft isn't the only place to get one...

 

[rodeo]

The Rams used our pick for Rob Havenstein, whoever that is.

[Car123]