Carolina Panthers Discussion Forum

<r>Carolina's chipping in on analytics. For years the ownership has longed for analytics, David Tepper coming from the money game, and they haven't really had it.   He's hired two GMs, both from scouting.  He's hired coaches that are amenable to analytics but haven't delivered.   Carolina has flirte...

<r> A fun prompt from the internet provides, if you gave the worst team in the league an extra man on defense, what would you do with it?  And how would things be impacted? First, impact- an extra man would completely dominate, in any level of rules.  Barbershop talk constantly over-values the idea ...

<r>Two weeks past the draft, some of the euphoria drops out; taking away a natural regression toward the mean (i.e., it's just hard to be a two win team or worse, two years in a row), have they done things to really change for the better? <br/> I suppose first, you battle a lack of continuity with n...

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<r> Carolina traded down but back up - giving 142 and 155 to go from 52, to 46. They take Jonathan Brooks, RB, Texas.Top back - first back taken.  6', 216, a good player.  Maybe not an ideal trade (there were literally no backs taken, what's the hurry?), has an ACL injury that he's rehabbing. Had a ...

<r> Pick coming up at 65  - some BPA include Ja'Tavion Sanders, TE; TJ Tampa, CB; I suppose it's finally time to start thinking ILB with Payton Wilson or Junior Colson; Troy Franklin is somehow still there at WR. The pick is: traded again.  Pick at 72. Hopefully got a 4th or 5th?Picked back up in th...

<r> Carolina pulled a series of playmakers and added a future 2nd round pick so far in the draft. <br/> Their picks after Xavier Legette, the massive WR, were less standard value, with a RB and LB pair.  They're both active play makers, and add a flavor of the new staff to the roster, but coming in ...

<r> Nice pick! Held to their board and got a need. A good move TE with great tape who fell a little because of the measurables, but fits really well with the room. He can add ability right away as a slot TE, probably steals some snaps from Ian Thomas right away, a good compliment for Tommy Tremble.T...

<r> I don't know of Chau Smith-Wade, Jaden Crumeey, or Michael Barrett enough to the ave spoken on them, had a great Saturday out and crashed after.<br/> Promise to start cracking again soon on the overview of this draft, it's important and interesting, but after 101, I'll also admit it was fun to s...

<r> Last pick, Michael Barrett Jr, Michigan. 5'11, 233, 4.7 40.  When you're talking sub-6' defenders, sure, I'm looking at arms and wings and he's appropriately large there (32, 78" respectively).  Two year starter and another 6th year senior, starting three years of four after he became a full-tim...