Round 1 pick 7: Carolina Panthers select DT Derrick Brown

[GOAT]

lol can someone give a remotely logical response as to why Brown was a bad pick?

[Thama]

It's not a terrible pick at all. If LAC had taken Simmons and nobody was trading up for Herbert, it would be a very good pick. But we left a generational LB talent on the table to grab a good to very good nose tackle. That's a great way to win between 7 and 9 games. 

[Montsta]

2 minutes ago, cmichd said:

They didn't triple team him when LSU played Georgia....and I didn't see hoim do a damn thing in that game.  Maybe he just didn't like playing against Georgia

 

December 2019, a busted ass 6-7 Cowboys team DOMINATED the Rams and Aaron Donald and allowed like 300 scrimmage yards to RB. Aaron Donald did nothing that game. He is still god-tier DT. 

Everyone can have a bad game.

[top dawg]

2 minutes ago, ncfan said:

Remember 

A Ton of people had this dude 3rd overall prospect in this draft.  Before his "slow combine"

He's a beast! We got a bona fide beast!

[cmichd]

4 minutes ago, Black&BlueBubba said:

 DERRICK BROWN | Auburn 6045 | 326 lbs. | SR.
Sugar Hill, Ga. (Lanier)
4/15/1998 (age 22.02)
BACKGROUND: Derrick Brown was born in Starkville, Miss., where his parents graduated from Mississippi State. He moved to the Atlanta area at 3 and started playing football at 9, although basketball was his first love growing up. In high school, Brown, who lettered in basketball and football at Lanier, blossomed into a star on the defensive line, recording 101 tackles, 26 tackles for loss and 17.5 sacks as a junior in 2014. He earned numerous All-American and player of the year honors as a senior with 106 tackles, 42 tackles for loss and 13 sacks, also lining up as a wildcat quarterback and pass-catching tight end.
A five-star defensive tackle recruit, Brown ranked as the No. 1 recruit in Georgia and the No. 9 player nationally. He was one of four interior defensive line recruits ranked in the top 10 behind Rashan Gary, Dexter Lawrence and Ed Oliver. Brown narrowed his college choice to Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Mississippi State and Tennessee, committing to the Tigers. His father, James, was in the Army and currently works as a court officer for the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department. His mother, Martha, played basketball at Holmes Community College (Miss.). His younger brother, Kameron, is a freshman linebacker at Auburn. Brown has a 1-year old son, Kai, with his girlfriend, Tayla Main, who he has been dating since high school. He graduated with his degree in business marketing (December 2019). Brown received an invitation to the Senior Bowl but declined.
YEAR (GP/GS)
2016: (13/0) 2017: (14/14) 2018: (13/13) 2019: (13/13) Total: (53/40)
TKLS TFL SACK FF
11 1.5 1.0 0 56 9.0 3.5 2 48 10.5 4.5 1 55 12.5 4.0 2 170 33.5 13.0 5
PD INT
1 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 8 0
NOTES
Blocked a kick
Second team All-SEC; Finalist for the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award SEC Defensive Player of the Year; First team All-SEC; Lott IMPACT Trophy; Team captain
 HT WT ARM HAND WING 40-YD 20-YD 10-YD VJ BJ SS 3C BP COMBINE 6045 326 34 1/4 09 80 7/8 5.16 2.98 1.78 27 09’00” 4.79 8.22 28 PRO DAY N/A (stood on combine numbers; positional drills only)
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STRENGTHS: Initial quickness to create immediate knock-back off the snap, resetting the line of scrimmage...upper body power to be a people mover, forklifting blockers or bullying bodies in his path...impressive range, body control and flexibility for his size to create pursuit plays...long arms to stand up blocks and control the point of attack...welcomes double-teams and torques his body to hold his ground...quick to locate the football and shut down run lanes...smart, opportunistic player, recognizing screens or making plays on the ball...self-starter who affects the game with his effort...his parents instilled structure in his life at a young age and he is described as a locker room leader by his Auburn teammates...durable and didn’t miss a game over his four-year career at Auburn.
WEAKNESSES: Not an efficient pass rusher...relies too heavily on his bull rush and must develop his secondary moves when piecing together a rush plan...gets himself in trouble when his pads rise and hands wander...room to improve his snap anticipation...bruised his sternum (September 2019) and required extra padding under his jersey, but didn’t miss a game.
SUMMARY: A three-year starter at Auburn, Brown lined up primarily as the nose tackle in defensive coordinator Kevin Steele’s four-man front, but his versatility made him interchangeable at three-technique or edge rusher (Steele: “Derrick does things that only the best of the best of the best can do.”). Although his college production doesn’t match his talent level, his impact was far greater than the numbers, facing frequent double-teams on tape. Brown is the rare example of a 300- plus-pound lineman who is explosive in his upper and lower bodies, firing off the ball and dictating the point of attack. A naturally powerful human, he is comfortable as a two-gapper, standing up blocks, locking out and finding the football. Overall, Brown displays the explosive strength to be a scheme-diverse NFL run defender with the athletic traits and motor to continue and grow as a pass rusher, projecting as a Pro Bowl level player anywhere from the zero to five-technique positions.
GRADE: 1st Round
 

This is the quote of the whole page......"Although his college production doesn't match his talent level"....what makes you think he is going to match his production level against the best linemen in the game.  Yea he is a real winner.  Another Little....doesn't live up to his talent level.

 

[AceMan]

Surprised we didn’t mess this up!

Great pick!!! 
 

[trucpfan]

 

7 minutes ago, Jimmy said:

Bunch of pissed off Clemson fans here I see.

lol it seems 

6 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Without fixing the DL, nothing else on D matters. We had the best LB I've ever seen playing for us last year and it didn't matter. We had the top free agent CB playing for us last year. It didn't matter. Gotta fix that DL. This was a no brainer pick. Glad we didn't botch it.

Say it again......we literally got a star yo pair with Burns and KK say hello to pressure and negative plays again average lbs with a dominant line are way better then excellent LBs and a terrible DLine.

5 minutes ago, cmichd said:

I bet he will be gone in 5 years when is contract is out

 

What’s the winning numbers to the lottery this weekend Nostradamus?

[Captroop]

7 minutes ago, MMA said:

Ravens won bc of Flacco. Patriots won bc of Brady. Don’t play that bull$hit with me

I'm just quoting this for posterity so you can't go back and just delete it when you come to your senses.

[Mr Mojo Risin]

14 minutes ago, MMA said:

Dumb pick. Name me on team since Tampa that won a SB because of a DT

David Tepper ain't winning a SB so it doesn't matter anyway

[cmichd]

 

[HarbingersDad]

10 minutes ago, cmichd said:

I bet he will be gone in 5 years when is contract is out

 

When did Harbginers make an alt account?

[KSpan]

10 minutes ago, Pantherzack179812 said:

The 2013 Panthers had Luke and Thomas Davis... The 2020 Panthers have Shaq Thompson and Donte Jackson.

And the 2014 Panthers had Luke and TD as well but a diminished DL. Yes, talent everywhere is needed but it can start at DL.

[pantherclaw]

Not who I wanted, but a solid player, and safe pick. 

[JawnyBlaze]

Simmons would have been a luxury pick. You don’t take a LB like that unless you have a DL to keep him clean. I don’t even like Shaq, but we have more at LB than DT. And DT is far more important than LB.