Position by Position analysis

[panther4life]

Newsflash: our DTs suck as a unit right now

It's just about the only place we don't have anybody that was drafted before the third round

Sorry not true.

Beason, Gamble and Davis are the only first rounders on our entire D. Sherrod was a 2nd round pick.

[CRA]

Sorry not true.

Beason, Gamble and Davis are the only first rounders on our entire D. Sherrod was a 2nd round pick.

Um, you said not true but then just supported his arguement.

LB corp - 1st rounders

Secondary - 1st rounder

DL - nada

[panther4life]

Um, you said not true but then just supported his arguement.

LB corp - 1st rounders

Secondary - 1st rounder

DL - nada

He said DT's. I pointed out the entire d-line had no 1st rounders not jut DT. And only 1 1st rounder in the entire secondary.

[MHS831]

Kearse and Shirley should have been mentioned. Fua and McClain earned nothing. Edwards is unproven, and Neblett is possibly our best returning DT. That constitutes a need.

However, You have to give Fua and McClain time to develop. I thnk we are going to draft (first round) Reiff, Martin (OTs) or Brockers or Still (DTs). No DE will be there, and I am not sure we take the second best CB, Jenkins, that soon.

[panther4life]

Edwards is not unrpoven. He is a veteran who earned his contract with us. Yes he had an injury but the injury he had does not have a history of being career ending.

The possibility exsist that we have decent starting material at DT already on our roster.

That possibility does not exsist at # 2 corner. Sure Keiser may be able to come in and compete with Hardy for the other starting DE spot but his sample size is too small to make any definitive judgements on that.

I am not against picking up an improvement at DT. I would love it if we can get a bona fide star or even a more proven commodity to join our team somehow this offseason. Only thing is I believe it is a lower priority than fixing our # 2 corner spot and a finding a defensive end who can play the run and pass to go opposite of Charles Johnson.

[CRA]

possbility also exists Ron Edwards won't make it out of camp.

Carolina DL has been weaker the past 2 seasons than at any point I can remember.....need to go DL in the 1st round. Need talent.

[rayzor]

we at least need to bring in someone out of FA. garay at the very least. if we can find a long term solution in the draft, though, i'd be most happy.