Alas, this is where I think the Panthers will go in round one. Is this the biggest team need? No way. But the first round of the draft is about finding the guy that you can put on your teams’ cereal box cover. He has to set the tone for who you want to be. And with Jonathan Stewart entering his last year with the Panthers and most likely not playing 16 games, the Panthers have to find his replacement. Yes, they could get someone later on or maybe even next year. But when your running game sucks, and you are a running team, then you suck. See the Dallas Cowboys about that. David Gettleman likes big and powerful men with traits that you can’t coach. Kelvin Benjamin is the perfect example of what the team looks for. There is no player that would be more exemplary of what the Panthers want to be than Derrick Henry. If he is there, he will be the guy and will join Cam Newton, Kelvin Benjamin and Luke Kuechly as the faces of the Carolina Panthers.
This week is my favorite week of the off season and it is the most important. Join the C3 crew this Tuesday night for our weekly Panthers show at 10:00. But also, tune in on Draft Night, when we will have special guests all night long, and will just be having a blast talking about every pick. And if you can’t get enough Panthers Draft info, here is an 82-page Draft Guide that focuses on our team, from our perspective and how each player would make sense in our scheme (or would not make sense). Check it out, and check us out this week. Leave us your comments and be a part of the voice of Panther Nation!
Posted By: @PanthersDrafter
AKA Mel Mayock