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Just spoke to Gil Brandt about panthers draft


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So I called into NFL Radio's "late hits" with Gil Brandt who they call the "Godfather".

I asked him about my 2 favorite potential prospects(Jenkins and Jeffery) for us and 2 others(Coples and Still) I wanted to know more about.

His favorite was definetly Coples. He says he wouldn't mind using a top 5 pick on Coples if he knew for sure that he would play hard on every down as he has a tendency to slack of a little.

Next Favorite was Jeffery, thinks he would be a good pick at 8 or 9 and says he has great size and playmaking ability. Biggest thing for him to secure a spot that high will be his timed speed at the combine.

Thinks Janoris Jenkins is a great player as well but thinks he will go in the 15-20 range.

Mentioned that Devon Still's uncle was Art Still and seems to think thats way to high of a pick for him.

I wish he would have elaborated more on each players ability, or his scouting report of each but oh well.

btw heres a link to his top 100 for those who dont visit the draft forum

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d82652d45/article/which-2012-prospects-are-first-to-top-charts

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i don't care where he has him ranked. i care about why.

why so hung up about jeffery?

I like him alot, so sue me. I am not a fan of any college team so i'm not being a homer. I just think he would be a very effective weapon for Cam and despite whatever speed issues people say he has, theres plenty of video evidence on youtube to suggest its not a problem. I like the fact that he's proven he can go against top rated corners, be doubled and tripled and still be produce very well.

The reason I like him and Jenkins is because they have both proven to be elite at the college level against other top tier talent. I know its an unpopular opinion on here but i'm not looking for pie or rep. I like discussing the panthers when i'm bored and this is the best place to do it.

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Jeffrey's speed wasn't an issue in college, (unless you call getting run down from behind by LB's a problem) but it very well could be in the NFL.

If you pair Alshon with Cam in our offense I see no reason he can't be as good as Plaxico Burress in his prime. Coincidentally Plax was taken 8th overall by the steelers in 2000.

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