If You Could Choose Two Players for Our Two First Round Picks, Who Would They Be and Why???

[Hoenheim]

For this, You dont get multiple choices. Give me the two players you want the most and why at pick 33 and 39. With the Caveat that they cant be players expected to be in the top 10 or so (Ex. The QBs, Marvin Harrison,  Nabers, Alt, Odunze,  Brian Thomas Jr., Dallas Turner). Almost anyone else IMO could drop I guess.

For me I'd want Jackson Powers Johnson Center from Oregon with pick 33.  I think Center is our most pressing need at this point,  He's currently projected to be somewhere in the late 1st so theres a good chance he wont be there, but it also shouldn't be too surprising if the late playoff teams go for other needs than Center. We need a young consistent tone setter in the middle of our offense that we have not had since Ryan Kalil left. Corbett is not the answer, hes been injury riddled and has little experience playing the position, he should not be relied upon IMO. I've also done some research and most Centers that are drafted high in the draft tend to be good. 

With pick 39, I want Troy Franklin also from Oregon. He seems to be the one WR that is getting lost in the sauce right now considering the runaway hype train for prospects like Xavier Worthy, Xavier Legette, Adonai Mitchell. He has a fairly high chance of being there hes got very good speed, very good college production. Hes both tall and a fast downfield burner which I believe compliments our other two top WRs the best (with Theilen being a short to mid range chain mover and Deontae Jonhson being a mid range route running specialist). We dont have anyone on the team so far that specializes in just burning people down the field and Franklin is the perfect answer. I feel like people are over thinking this WR pick like they did with getting Bryce vs Stroud. Franklin is the obvious answer IMO. I'm not interested in these big dudes that can't seperate and/or had limited /one year wonder college production that everyone else seems to be in love with.

 

[top dawg]

I would like Kool-Aid McInstry, as he would shore up the side opposite of Horn. I would also like Xavier Legette, as I think he's better able to be an outside X receiver with WR1 upside, and is more physical, than anyone expected to be in our pick range.

[top dawg]

15 minutes ago, Hoenheim said:

For this, You dont get multiple choices. Give me the two players you want the most and why at pick 33 and 39. With the Caveat that they cant be players expected to be in the top 10 or so (Ex. The QBs, Marvin Harrison,  Nabers, Alt, Odunze,  Brian Thomas Jr., Dallas Turner). Almost anyone else IMO could drop I guess.

For me I'd want Jackson Powers Johnson Center from Oregon with pick 33.  I think Center is our most pressing need at this point,  He's currently projected to be somewhere in the late 1st so theres a good chance he wont be there, but it also shouldn't be too surprising if the late playoff teams go for other needs than Center. We need a young consistent tone setter in the middle of our offense that we have not had since Ryan Kalil left. Corbett is not the answer, hes been injury riddled and has little experience playing the position, he should not be relied upon IMO. I've also done some research and most Centers that are drafted high in the draft tend to be good. 

With pick 39, I want Troy Franklin also from Oregon. He seems to be the one WR that is getting lost in the sauce right now considering the runaway hype train for prospects like Xavier Worthy, Xavier Legette, Adonai Mitchell. He has a fairly high chance of being there hes got very good speed, very good college production. Hes both tall and a fast downfield burner which I believe compliments our other two top WRs the best (with Theilen being a short to mid range chain mover and Deontae Jonhson being a mid range route running specialist). We dont have anyone on the team so far that specializes in just burning people down the field and Franklin is the perfect answer. I feel like people are over thinking this WR pick like they did with getting Bryce vs Stroud. Franklin is the obvious answer IMO. I'm not interested in these big dudes that can't seperate and/or had limited /one year wonder college production that everyone else seems to be in love with.

 

I hear you about Franklin, but he is a stick. 

[Hoenheim]

6 minutes ago, top dawg said:

I hear you about Franklin, but he is a stick. 

I dont care too much about that if he can play. We've seen Tank Dell and Devonta Smith killing it. 

I feel like this fanbase is so stuck on size at WR. When the Panthers have drafted nothing but big bodied WRs since drafting Musin Muhammad in R2 all those years ago and not one of them have worked out long term. If you're going to continue to fall on your face drafting WRs in R2, you should at least try to draft a different type of WR. 

You guys want to keep re drafting Mingo over and over again basically. Until you finally find that unicorn that is basically a clone of DK Metcalf.

Edited April 11 by Hoenheim

[Navy_football]

Speed kills. Not just straight line speed. Quickness and acceleration. I'd take Ladd and Keon. And then the best Center remaining with 65. 

I'm ready for my Carolina Panthers to fully embrace becoming an offensive-minded football team. Let's lose every game 40 to 45 this season. Then we can cover the defensive holes next offseason. I'm tired of not being able to score double digits. Losing 9 to 3. It's friggin 2024, and that shiite is embarrassing!!! 

[JawnyBlaze]

I haven’t done much research this year. Last year taught me that educating myself on the prospects and being absolutely right about who we should pick makes it sting more when we don’t take the right pick and I’m proven right. With that said, if I could have my pick of the maybe possibles:

#33: Ladd

#39: best Center, I’ll go with JPJ if a name is needed

[SmokinwithWilly]

We have 2 first round picks?

[strato]

I don’t think a straight line speed receiver fits the QB we have at all. I’d probably hold off on that unless I am thinking QB change lies ahead.

I still envision a gunshy passer with a lingering confusion over  'NFL vs college open’, and a number of contested balls in the course of an afternoon. Add in the 2.7 plant and throw to a spot and what that is going to look like. I just keep thinking high point, vise grip hands and forearms as desirable primary traits.

 I also see the off schedule escape the pocket and launch it downfield approach. With Russell Wilson-esque arcs on them and again, the need for strong hands and forearms.

It is very hard for me to keep those images out of the mix, so I yield to them.

 

[Jon Snow]

33. Bpa.

Why? Because we need it.

39. Bpa.

Why? See 33.

Don't overthink this.

[NorthTryon]

It is looking like Chop Robinson may drop and if he does, that's one and JPJ from Oregon. I believe there will still be some good options at WR later. 

Edited April 11 by NorthTryon

[CRA]

I'm double dipping and taking Mitchell and Ladd.  

I'm not trying to sprinkle talent everywhere.  I'd go heavy O in this draft.  I'd keep that trend the next picks too. 

[PanthersGTI]

6 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

33. Bpa.

Why? Because we need it.

39. Bpa.

Why? See 33.

Don't overthink this.

 

Yeah just get guys in the building who will be + starters. We need em everywhere. 

 

Question for you....what if BPA was an RB? 

[raleigh-panther]

Bpa offensive players both picks

ladd at 33 

      Great route runner.  Always open

       Catches everything

        He better suits Young   I dont get the Legette love  he us nit nearly as polished as Ladd

because young does not have a strong arm for the long  ball  at 39, ill go  the best TE if canales thinks it will help the offense 

if not that,  then center 

we need starters, not projects and Corbett has an injury history now 

[SmokinwithWilly]

If JPJ is there at 33, I think he has to be the pick. Offense literally starts with the center. He has to be able to call the protections and make life easier for whoever is taking the snaps. We've had shitty center play for a while now. 3 solid guys in the center gives you the best chance for BY (or whoever) to be successful.

At 39, take the best WR available. It's a deep WR draft. Someone is going to slide.