Brockers on his way to Charlotte..

[NJPanthers89]

According to Jason La Canfora...First visit of the 2012 Draft Class

Smokescreen? or actual interest?

[pantherj]

I always assume there is actual interest.

[HeatCheck]

People go crazy over this smokescreen stuff. They aren't going to bring him all the way down to Charlotte for a smokescreen. There's definitely some interest there.

[Proudiddy]

Can we send him back before he gets here?

[rayzor]

they are probably going to be working him hard in the classroom and see how it translates to the field and test his retention.

with a raw prospect like this that you'd mainly be drafting that early because of his upside and hoping that his raw talent and athleticism can be coached up...you want to see just how serious he is about learning and if he's someone that responds well to coaching.

i expect it to be a long visit.

[NJPanthers89]

I haven't been shy about my pro-Brockers stance, i think he's going to be a stud. So i'm hoping/praying this visit gives the panthers all the reasons they need to draft this guy

[BBQ&Beer]

People go crazy over this smokescreen stuff. They aren't going to bring him all the way down to Charlotte for a smokescreen. There's definitely some interest there.

Is that not the purpose of the smokescreen?

[jtnc]

Of course they're interested, I'd imagine they're interested in many prospects. Duh

[HeatCheck]

Is that not the purpose of the smokescreen?

I don't think smokescreens come in the form of visits. They aren't going to waste their time bringing someone all the way down for a visit if there's no interest. Maybe after the visit they will put up "smokescreens" but this definitely isn't one. Smokescreen usually come in the form of talk and rumors but not this.

[Herbert The Love Bug]

could someone define smokescreen for me? Every time somebody says that I'm all like what you talking about?

[HeatCheck]

It's basically deception to confuse other teams about where your interests lie.

People on here overanalyze everything that they are skeptical every time interest is shown.

[NJPanthers89]

Smokescreen is when a team shows big interest in a player to fool other teams. This either makes a team trade up for the player so that another player you actually want falls, or allows the actual player you do want to fall to you because a team is convinced your going in another direction.

[rayzor]

could someone define smokescreen for me? Every time somebody says that I'm all like what you talking about?

1. A mass of dense artificial smoke used to conceal military areas or operations from an enemy.

2. An action or statement used to conceal actual plans or intentions.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/smokescreen

[Murph]

I've got a gut feeling this guy is more sizzle and less steak. Fortunately our coaching staff will have a better idea if he is a good fit in the next 24 hours.