With the 65th pick in the 2011 draft, the Panther select Kyle Rudolph, TE, ND

[rayzor]

Barnidge is almost a pure pass catching end, no reason he can't be a weapon. He has the vertical speed, height, hands and can block so he's not a complete liability on blocking plays.

i agree to a point, but i really don't want us to not try and get the best prospects at every position possible. we aren't 100% sure that barnidge can be that guy any more than we can know about rudolph. the coaching staff isn't going to have a chance to work with barnidge to see if he can be that guy before the draft so, imo, they need to go into the draft acting as if that guy isn't here.

[Mr. Scot]

I'd be extremely shocked if Rodolph fell that far.

[rayzor]

I'd be extremely shocked if Rodolph fell that far.

agreed, but we do have the earliest pick in the 3rd round. in the off chance he makes it that far, he won't go any further. people inexplicably fall quite a ways in drafts all the time. i'm not counting on it happening, but it could play out that way.

[WhiteBoysCanRun22]

Not a bad idea really. We'll have to release one of our current TEs though

[SorthNarolina]

i agree w/ that. I'd like the kid from Oak, Miller.

he's probably mucho expensive but I like him too.

I can see why Hurney likes going after the diamonds in the rough. Big contracts are hard to live up to.

[JawnyBlaze]

King's all but gone, and Rosario is in danger due to his chronic dropsies. You could even see it in King's face in the "reaction to Rivera" video on Panthers.com. Everyone in the world knows King doesn't fit into what Rivera was talking about.

[rayzor]

Not a bad idea really. We'll have to release one of our current TEs though

only one (barnidge) is under contract. won't really have to release anyone.

[Makish]

kid is a 1round pick

[rayzor]

kid is a 1round pick

most likely a late first rounder, but yeah....

[Zaximus]

We have a ton of money from being cheap, so now is the time to use it, and sign a guy like Miller from OAK or Lewis from Jax. They could be a legit "#2 receivers" from the get go, and they are proven. Then we can use our picks on other needs.

[Zod]

I spoke with Barnidge earlier in the week. He is down in Florida and not sure he will be back, but he is hoping so.

[SorthNarolina]

We have a ton of money from being cheap, so now is the time to use it, and sign a guy like Miller from OAK or Lewis from Jax. They could be a legit "#2 receivers" from the get go, and they are proven. Then we can use our picks on other needs.

We do have a ton of money but a lot of that will go away from signing our own guys.

If we keep the #1 pick then some of that disappears too even with a rookie cap.

Then if Rivera replaces a bunch of the scrubs with more qualified FAs it goes up even more.

We still should have enough to spend here or there.

[rayzor]

I spoke with Barnidge earlier in the week. He is down in Florida and not sure he will be back, but he is hoping so.

seems strange he wouldn't be sure of his return. i would think of any of them, his spot would be safest.

[R0CKnR0LLA]

Late first or early 2nd. If we still had our 2nd rounder he would be the perfect pick. No way I see him dropping to the 3rd round.