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I think he is being looked at primarily as an edge, but I would use him like you suggest. His rating as a defensive player is very high, but if you take only the plays where he was an edge rusher, there are several who are better. Shaq (remember he was at Washington and they were on the quarter system when we drafted him, so he missed a lot of the OTAs) We went to the OTA (used to go to 1 per year) that was his first day in Panther gear. I am 6'1" but was listed as 6'2" as a player, so I get the nudging. However, he came up to my kids to sign their mini helmets and he was probably maybe 6 feet tall and weighed about 210-15. He looked like a DB. His frame is not thick; I am guessing it was tough to keep his weight at 225. Wear and tear. When the panthers have been successful, they have had a slobber knocker in the middle. We don't have that player now. -
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Is everyone looking at Walker as an ILB? I was viewing him as an outside guy, moving around and trying to get into the backfield. -
Waldo makes a good point about Atlanta, but I wonder if they did not create a self-inflicted wound. Signing Cousins to a four-year deal in March, 2024 at $180m ($90m guaranteed) means that the Falcons, if you include Penix Jr, will have nearly $70m in cap space at QB in 2025. I am not confident either QB is good enough to win the South, NFC, or Super Bowl, so it is as if they did this to themselves. By drafting a QB in the first behind your $100m veteran, you created a situation that would force a move if Cousins faltered, instead of letting him play through it. If Cousins struggles and you don't put Penix in, then the fans question the decision to draft a 24-year old QB who can't take over at the end of his rookie season. However, drafting a first round QB a few weeks after signing an established QB to a long contract with nearly $100m guaranteed is in itself a head scratcher because Cousins sighed a deal that indicates a trust in his ability. So it was not only financially questionable, it was emotionally questionable. It cast doubt not only on Cousins, but on the entire front office.
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