Defensive Tackle Visiting Panthers

[thefuzz]

1 minute ago, Bartin said:

On a somewhat related note, Fletcher Cox reportedly turned down $60M guaranteed from the Eagles. Short will likely be in the same contract ballpark as Cox as well as Wilkerson. Elite DTs ain't cheap.

I know he is going to command a ton, just not sure if he is replaceable with our current DE situation.

We are going to need to spend on WR, DE, DT, OT, and CB in the not too distant future...going to be tough, and exactly what the fools on here that want to spend big in FA don't understand.

[Bartin]

4 minutes ago, thefuzz said:

I know he is going to command a ton, just not sure if he is replaceable with our current DE situation.

We are going to need to spend on WR, DE, DT, OT, and CB in the not too distant future...going to be tough, and exactly what the fools on here that want to spend big in FA don't understand.

1 elite OG and 1 very good OG as well. Look at what Osemele just got. Trai is probably in that range with Norwell not that far behind.

[thefuzz]

4 minutes ago, Bartin said:

1 elite OG and 1 very good OG as well. Look at what Osemele just got. Trai is probably in that range with Norwell not that far behind.

I see quite a few comp picks in our future....

[Bartin]

7 minutes ago, thefuzz said:

I see quite a few comp picks in our future....

We have like $70M in cap space next year. That should be enough to bring back most of those guys if not all. Remmers and Norman will probably go elsewhere though.

[Swaggasaurus]

9 minutes ago, Bartin said:

We have like $70M in cap space next year. That should be enough to bring back most of those guys if not all. Remmers and Norman will probably go elsewhere though.

Remmers will cost peanuts, I don't see why he would go elsewhere.

[jdpanther5]

3 hours ago, uscgamecocks said:

I would think drafting Reed in the first would be a very bad sign for Star's long term status with the team.

 

1 hour ago, Mr. Scot said:

...or a bad sign in regards to how negotiations with Short are going.

Or we're just looking for the best player. It's not like Luke or TD kept us from us from drafting Shaq. Hell, it was just announced we have a second meeting coming up with Dak Prescott, and I'm not sure we really have a need at QB.

We normally run a 4-man rotation at DT, and I'm not sure both Soliai and Love make it as they fill the same role. Could be room for a rookie DT.

[jdpanther5]

Also there's a more complete list in the Draft section, where @Ken posted this info a few days ago. We've also met with a few other potential first round DTs in Robinson, Butler, and Jones. 

[uscgamecocks]

4 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

...or a bad sign in regards to how negotiations with Short are going.

Could be either, but I think Reed is more of a prototypical NT with some pass rush upside than a gap shooting UT.  Drafting Rankins or Butler would make me worry more about Short.

[davos]

On 4/11/2016 at 8:56 AM, Riverboat Ron said:

We seem to really like this guy, I wouldn't discount Reed or Butler at #30.

Yeah this kid is my sleeper pick for us.  There's such a log jam of quality 1st rounders at the DT position, Jarran falling is not unrealistic. 

[SCP]

On April 11, 2016 at 8:29 AM, countryboi said:

Jarran Reed is a local kid he is from goldsboro.....which pretty much means he is ready for anything because goldsboro is rough

We used to curb stomp Goldsboro, Eastern Wayne, and Southern Wayne back in the day. We'd roll up in there on Friday, take their lunch money, hang about 50 on them, then hope on the bus back to Wilmington without even sweating.

[countryboi]

Just now, SCP said:

We used to curb stomp Goldsboro, Eastern Wayne, and Southern Wayne back in the day. We'd roll up in there on Friday, take their lunch money, hang about 50 on them, then hope on the bus back to Wilmington without even sweating.

Hey, I didnt say they were good at football. Life is rough in Goldsboro but the high school football team are pretty mediocre. 

[hepcat]

I think the Panthers know it's highly unlikely they keep both Short and Star and have the luxury of drafting a replacement that has time to learn behind them.