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[Guest Bwood]

Did you guys watch the ENTIRE conference? How can you listen to all that about protecting Cam, giving him weapons and protecting him, making the strength stronger, etc. and automatically assume that the ready-to-play football player is not DeCastro?

Or Floyd?

They talked for several minutes how they were getting players on D back from IR. They signed 2 DEs in free agency and Keiser turned heads late in the season. RR even explained that CJ had a back injury, etc.

If you want to talk Cox, go ahead, but RR addressed the topic of rookie DTs as well, explaining how they did not expect the Edwards injury etc. We could draft Cox and I hope we do, but RR has Edwards healed, 3 second year players he will not give up on, Shirley and Neblett, each of whom had 2.5 sacks last year in limited duty.

I am not sure you heard what I heard, but I think we will address D, but at CB and LB first. Remember, Marty drafts safely in round 1, which is why he has never drafted a DT before round 3. After Peppers, he has never drafted a DE before round 3. Marty drafts safely.

I do not think we should draft a G either, but I did not watch that news conference and come away with Coples or Cox. Far from it.

I too came away with the feeling that this brings David DeCastro back in the discussion as our first round pick.

[MHS831]

NFL Draft: 2009 / Round: 2 / Pick: 43: DE Everette Brown

I could argue that he didn't, but you are right. I forgot about him--maybe Brown will scare him away from making that mistake again

[MHS831]

I too came away with the feeling that this brings David DeCastro back in the discussion as our first round pick.

As much as DeCastro is a good player and we have a need, I would rather wait for a G. However, if we draft him and Otah can stay on the field, we have a scary OL--and they want to protect Cam.

[Herbert The Love Bug]

If coples or cox isn't there, we trade down and take Gilmore or a WR.

[Herbert The Love Bug]

I just saw a Panther fan on youtube compare Cox to Kris Jenkins... I threw up a little.

maybe if he added about 70 pounds

[Herbert The Love Bug]

Seems like every freak of nature DE that comes into the league always gets a bad rep for having low motor. Peppers had low motor issues too according to every Panther fan here. That's why he was a perrenial Pro Bowler and had sacks galore and got that fat contract, right? :rolleyes:

If the only issue is so-called motor issues, please for god's sake take Coples. Though tbh I would be happy with Fletcher as well. Yes, I used his first name to avoid using his last name on purpose.

[chubs2496]

The 3 that I want are

• Fletcher Cox

• Stephon Gilmore

• Quentin Coples

Whether it be through the 9th selection or by trade down.

Throw in Kuechly as well but I mainly hope we get cox or Gilmore

[KendrickPanther]

Coples is not a freak of nature like Peppers, read a book.

[Argus Plexus]

Coples is not a freak of nature like Peppers, read a book.

Bitch, I write them.

[Snake]

Coples is not a freak of nature like Peppers, read a book.

[LinvilleGorge]

Coples is not a freak of nature like Peppers

No, he's not. Coples is a very good athlete at his size, but guys like Peppers and Mario Williams come along very rarely. Coples isn't one.

[SIGCHI222]

Cox, Cox, Cox, Cox, Cox, Cox, Cox...Cox.

[Ivan The Awesome]

Cox is a shoe in.

[LinvilleGorge]

Likely unrealistic: Claiborne or Blackmon

Realistic: Cox, Gilmore, Coples, or Floyd

I expect our pick to be one of the latter 4.