Why on earth would the Panthers trade Horn to us? Wasn’t he the 8th pick? Sounds more like fantasy than reality.
Chanal would be a very good draft pick indeed. Definitely fills a need.
Cousin,
There is a reason and method to my madness. Look at the Panthers picks. They own #6 in the first Round, There next pick is #137 in the fourth Round. That is 131 picks to sit and wait? They need warm bodies at this point.
Please hear me out; Now the Panthers could Trade down? Possibility if GM Fritterer wants to do that.
True..... Jaycee Horn was a top 10 [pick in 2021......but he was injured (foot) and its his abilities they are still banking on with his past performances as a Gamecock.....(as was Gilmore). If a trade can happen I would gamble he is healthy. We have enough depth at CB to bring Horn in slowly to make sure his foot booboo is well.
1-Here is issue one; the Panthers have no Draft capital
2-Pick #6 in this Draft is way too early for any QB in this class. Perhaps toward the middle to end of Round one.
3-Horn might be a superb talent, but his injury set both he and the Panthers back.
4-The Patriots could Draft a CB but at pick #21 they are dropping down the talent pool.
5-The Panthers would like to perhaps move WR Anderson. He never clicked with Darnold which is strange since they were both with the Jets.
6-Anderson has tortured BB upon occasion. It seems like Bill targets his tormentors for bringing them to NE.
7-The Panthers need to figure out if they overdraft a QB now at pick #6 or try to fill holes with talent either acquiring more picks, or players, or both. Horn can't fill every position the Panthers need. Is he expendable?
8-Do you "sacrifice" Horn for a late round in the first QB pick, an additional Draft pick and some players for your roster?
9-The Panthers have had excellent luck with big receivers like Kelvin Benjamin and Devin Funchess. Maybe Harry will blossom.
10- In my scenario besides Draft picks, we are actually giving up two high picks in Harry and CB JoJuan Williams who might flourish with a scenery change. They have NFL tape, good or bad as it is. Horn has '0" tape.
11- With our two trade downs, one with Detroit giving up our #54 in the second plus #21 in the first, we pick up pick #32 and a valuable pick #34 at the top of the second round (the trade values work). So we take said round one pick #32 with the valued fifth year option and send it to the Panthers. We add pick #210 in the 6th round plus two players who were actually high Draft choices who with playing time, could ball out.
12-That pick #32 should still hold one of the top QB's in the 2022 class...........perhaps Willis? Now the Panthers can take a Pass Rusher they might need more than a CB at pick #6 (or trade down for more wampum) than if they sit on the "definite maybe" Horn. He's our problem if we trade.
13-So on paper the deal looks fair. You're trading a first Round pick #32 plus a player Drafted in the first round and a player drafted in the second round plus yet another pick for Horn (you might have to sacrifice and he is coming back from injury)and Robbie Anderson who you want to move.
14-Parker was a quality WR pick up from Miami but has had Harry-esque injury problems. He does not take the top off the Defense. Anderson can be that guy. So you have four "intermediate" type WRs in Bourne, Meyers, Agholor and now Parker, but........ your field stretcher and it can be Anderson.
15-Still need a slot guy. I have Agholor on the move further on. Perhaps we trade for a Shenault or Draft a Skyy Moore. If I were a gambling man I thing BB takes a swing at the Rutgers (are we shocked!!!) kid Bo Melton with 4.34 time in the 40, Melton also had a 38-inch vertical (t-7th) and a three-cone time of 6.98 seconds (3rd). Melton projects as a
slot receiver, and was a multi-year team captain. Not that Melton is a binkie of mine. Just look at the tea leaves. He probably lasts into Round 3. Impressed at Senior Bowl as well.
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