DRAFT DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OceanPantherI've been gone for 3 weeks.  Barely able for any updates..  So it looks like every position (  except long snapper )  is a possibility. 

Good to see you OP.


The long snapper drafter has taken his 7 year plan to the corn state so we are safe there.

I would not at all be surprised by a trade...up or down.

I believe that Dan means what he says -- He may step sideways a little, but I believe that he intends to make every move a forward facing one. 
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 It's a real quandary. Only Dan (and a select few other Panthers) actually KNOW which 4th round player is at the TOP of the Panthers board.!!!  --- Just kidding.!! 
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And Yeah.... Trades both directions should be expected (probably).????  --  ¿Quien sabe?

Yes,  Dan is the one who decides the  BPA , best player available.  I certainly wouldn't want to decide who that might be at pick 19.  
I recall , back to 2012 when we picked LUUUUKE KUEEEECHLY ,,  many PANTHER fans were not happy,  We had Jon Beason ( coming off a ACL tear ) ,  and many thought others were better.  The same when we took two HOG MOLLIES ...  many felt we had more pressing needs.   Sometimes the  GM,  owner,  coaches,  get it right .  Sometimes they don't .  ( Sadly we all aren't convinced ( YET )  that Bryce was the best pick at #1 overall.   But even that is still premature judging ..
So when we take someone at 19 that no one expects..  let's try to be positive and see where it takes us...

Agreed....

It really doesn't matter what the FO does. There is always someone who believes that the choices were not the "best", or were not "smartest". A lot of times I am in that group, mostly because I just can't understand the thinking. But then I realize it's not my job .......
And yes, BY was not my choice when we drafted him. And nothing since then has changed my mind. Still, we have to make the best of the situation ... so onward we go