Joe Person: “It might not be at 8, but my sense is the #Panthers will find another pass catcher for (Bryce) Young fairly early in the draft”

[TheSpecialJuan]

https://x.com/panthersbreakd/status/1907131046207844529?s=46&t=xeIgh_-Vr2aKxBkBJdfnKA
 

[PNW_PantherMan]

[LinvilleGorge]

I wouldn't hate T-Mac or Warren at #8. Not necessarily my preference but I wouldn't hate it.

#57? Maybe Higgins? Jalen Royals?

3rd round? Maybe Tai Felton? Jalin Noel?

I think CSU's Tory Horton is being slept on big time. He put up big time numbers the previous two years but missed most of this season with an injury. Out of sight out of mind. He ran a 4.41 40 with a 37.5" vertical at the Combine at 6' 2.5" 196. 

[PNW_PantherMan]

I would draft T-Mac before Warren.  I think he has a higher floor, which I believe is a starting WR.  Is Warren gonna be able to be effective if he's manned up in the NFL?  Seemed like he feasted on zone in college.

But maybe we'll end up trading up in the 2nd rather than taking an offensive player in the 1st.

[La Pantera]

So 2nd rd WR incoming.

[LinvilleGorge]

3 minutes ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

I would draft T-Mac before Warren.  I think he has a higher floor, which I believe is a starting WR.  Is Warren gonna be able to be effective if he's manned up in the NFL?  Seemed like he feasted on zone in college.

But maybe we'll end up trading up in the 2nd rather than taking an offensive player in the 1st.

I like Warren but I honestly think he's a little overrated. Brock Bowers at UGA looked like a man among boys in college. Like Gronk. Running past, through, over everybody while Moss'ing dudes. Warren isn't that. He's catching a bunch of balls while blanketed. I don't see him beating a lot of tight man coverage. Maybe it won't matter. Jason Witten is an all-time great TE and did that his entire NFL career. He didn't wow with anything, he just found ways to catch balls and move the chains over and over again for years by doing everything textbook.

[jfra78]

There's a lot of good recievers on day 2, hopefully they take a speedy reciever and not some big bodied guy

[PNW_PantherMan]

3 minutes ago, jfra78 said:

There's a lot of good recievers on day 2, hopefully they take a speedy reciever and not some big bodied guy

It feels like the 2nd round starts after pick 3 in this draft, but is 60 picks long.

[ForJimmy]

Yeah XL, old AT, and Coker isn't a great WR room.  Even if XL takes the next step in development, AT is probably done after this year. TE seems to be banking on developing some of their young talent in Sanders and Tremble as well.  

[mrcompletely11]

12 minutes ago, ForJimmy said:

Yeah XL, old AT, and Coker isn't a great WR room.  Even if XL takes the next step in development, AT is probably done after this year. TE seems to be banking on developing some of their young talent in Sanders and Tremble as well.  

Outside of trading for an established guy or lucking out and getting a ladd type at 57, then I think this is the best its going to get for 2025.  They best pray that XL takes a huge step because those wrs are not scaring anyone.  I really dont see a guy we can get late in the 2nd thats going to have an substantial impact for next season.  The DJ moore trade is still haunting us.  So fuging stupid by fitt and crew

[SOJA]

My thinking on all of this is: the Panthers know they need another weapon for bryce. This FA period SUCKED for needing a WR, I mean NE who is more desperate for WR and had cap space for days just had to overpay for a washed Stefon Diggs. 

They looked into DK but it was too expensive. 

So they used their FA to try and fix the defense as best as possible. 

Now at 8 they know none of the WRs are worth that pick, but maybe in a trade down or in the second we could be cooking 

[ForJimmy]

17 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

Outside of trading for an established guy or lucking out and getting a ladd type at 57, then I think this is the best its going to get for 2025.  They best pray that XL takes a huge step because those wrs are not scaring anyone.  I really dont see a guy we can get late in the 2nd thats going to have an substantial impact for next season.  The DJ moore trade is still haunting us.  So fuging stupid by fitt and crew

I was thinking a trade down option (providing a team would actually trade up).  You can probably get a decent slot WR to learn the ropes behind AT in rounds 2/3.  That's kind of what we need anyway.  XL as our X, Coker as our Z, and AT/rookie as the slot.  Coker could move to slot and rookie could take over Z as well.  DC and his OC both have WR coach backgrounds.  I'm hoping they know what they are doing as far as looking for and developing WRs.  Coker looked impressive as an undrafted rookie with limited reps.

[theinstrumental]

I do like the second-round options at WR and TE, but it’s frustrating to see the team be so transparently need-oriented in the draft. Just feels like they’re locked into edge at 8, pass-catcher in the 2nd or 3rd.

[Tbe]

I’m looking forward to drafting another disappointing WR.