Draft Grades

[Gapanthersfan]

I think we came away from this draft with at least 3 players that would actually be starters on other  NFL teams. If so, that’s monumental for this franchise, historically speaking. 

There was no reaching. No projects.  No significant injury history. No small school small conference tweener. 

Analytics took a back seat to game tape. Big dog schools in big dog conferences. Dan clearly went for football players who showed up on film. It’s almost like he didn’t care how the combine went. 
 

Time will tell, but I give it an A. It was a team building, infuse the team with some actual NFL talent and attitude type draft. 

[PanthersATL]

Mina gives us a good draft review. ("I like their draft as a whole")

(segment starts at 15:42)

 

[shaqattaq]

1 hour ago, CPcavedweller said:

Bryce’s favorite target is a pure route runner who creates separation and we continue to take the opposite of that. 

Very solid point.

[PanthersATL]

1 hour ago, PanthersATL said:

Mina gives us a good draft review. ("I like their draft as a whole")

(segment starts at 15:42)

 

"The receiver group was bad last year. TMac on 3d down had 2nd most conversions in all of college football, zero drops. The Panthers didn't have a receiver in the top 45 in terms of conversions on third down. [Tmac] is reliable, and a gigantic target for Bryce. He's a home run"

[PanthersATL]

"Bryce was throwing absolute dimes on third down. They just weren't caught."

Gives a little more insight on what D&D's vision is on the Off rebuild

[tukafan21]

3 hours ago, CPcavedweller said:

McMillan can’t get open. Bryce’s favorite target is a pure route runner who creates separation and we continue to take the opposite of that. 
 

50/50 ball ability is great, but only when you combine it with the ability to run the rest of the route tree. Rule 1 for receivers is beating press coverage and McMillan cannot do that. 

Thielen is Bryce's favorite target, but not because he's the only one who creates separation, but because he's the only one he can actually rely on to catch the freaking ball when he throws it to him.

XL had terrible drops last year, Coker was still an UDFA and is raw and learning the game, our best TE was another raw rookie with potential but still not there yet, and our #1 going into the season decided a month in that he was going to become a huge head case and end up on like 18 different teams by the end of the year because of it.

So who else do you think he was going to throw the ball to?

All that's also ignoring the dumb statement that T-Mac can't get open, keep telling yourself that, because at least that way you'll just be THAT much happier when the season comes around and T-Mac is putting up video game like stats.

Edited 3 hours ago by tukafan21