The next Panther Star WR

[CatfanMO]

I hope we do not go after any of the big FAs( I really dont think it is going to happen anyway). Players do not get in to the league with no talent. Every single player in the NFL has talent. It takes talent around them to turn the player into a star. Yeah, we have not had anyone to compliment 89 for a while, but who has been throwing the ball to them. Smitty is a freak of an athlete. Look at what he has done here with who he has had. Think of him with Brady throwing the ball around.

I think we have a QB that can create our own star without having to pay for an established star. Lets draft a WR with high potential and give him a shot.

[Ja Rhule]

Armanti Edwards

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[CarolinaPanthers8789]

Oh geese, this thread could turn into gold.

I nominate Joe Adams.

[chknwing]

[CatfanMO]

So you honestly think those guys do not have talent? Do they have the talent mold to be an outstanding WR? Probably not, why were they drafted though? Probably not to be our main WR. Lets be real here.

Edit: "Real Here" Sorry guys, forgot where I was.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

They have talent, that's why they are in the NFL.

But are they star wide outs??? Um hell no.

There are only two receivers on the roster that have proved anything... Smitty and LaFell.

[carolina-chuck]

WHAT?

[CatfanMO]

They have talent, that's why they are in the NFL.

But are they star wide outs??? Um hell no.

There are only two receivers on the roster that have proved anything... Smitty and LaFell.

I agree, you cant draft project players to become role players and have a high chance for success. Lets draft/Sign some typical WR prospects and see what happens.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

I'm all for drafting a WR, whether that be Hopkins, Allen, or someone else.

[CatfanMO]

Me too. People tend to forget our QB has passed for almost 8000 yards over his 2 years here. Is WR really our biggest need??

[csx]

Me too. People tend to forget our QB has passed for almost 8000 yards over his 2 years here. Is WR really our biggest need??

For the future it's certainly right up there at the top of the needs.

[CatfanMO]

For the future it's certainly right up there at the top of the needs.

Not our biggest need. So we should not sell the farm for an established star.

[SmashNDash]

C. Patterson

[Guest FredLane4Ever]

Latest mock draft on ESPN has Patterson going to Miami at 12 and us taking Austin at 14. Hopefully Miami picks up Wallace and we get Patterson.

TAVON AUSTIN - CAROLINA

Pick analysis: Austin can't be used in the same manner as Steve Smith, but he can add another element of explosiveness to a passing attack that could use a player with his exact skills. Smith turns 34 two weeks after the draft, and Cam Newton could use an underneath target with the capability to do some damage after the catch.

Free-agency factor: The Panthers lack the flexibility to add splash in the passing game via free agency, so I don't see the process doing anything to diminish the value Austin could add.

CORDARRELLE PATTERSON - MIAMI

Pick analysis: He needs work as a route-runner, but Patterson is a potential difference-maker in the passing game. He can go up and get it, take the top off defenses and keep safeties deep because of his speed, and he's a big, physical, shifty runner with the ball in his hands.

Free-agency factor: If the Dolphins make a splash move and add a player such as Mike Wallace or Greg Jennings, they could go in another direction at this spot. They certainly could be thinking tackle if Jake Long moves on.