Pick-A-Day: 9. Carolina Panthers

[DraftBoy]

1. Indianapolis Colts-QB Andrew Luck, Stanford
2. Washington Redskins-QB Robert Griffin III, Baylor
3. Minnesota Vikings-OT Matt Kalil, USC
4. Cleveland Browns-RB Trent Richardson, Alabama
5. Tampa Bay Bucs-CB Mo Claiborne, LSU
6. St. Louis Rams-WR Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State
7. Jacksonville Jaguars-DE Quentin Coples, UNC
8. Miami Dolphins-QB Ryan Tannehill, Texas A&M
9. Carolina Panthers-ON THE CLOCK

"With the 9th Overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, the Carolina Panthers select..."

[clumping platelets]

Weapons/OL for Newton or bolster the D................hmmmmmm

I'll go with DT Brockers

[TheGhostofJimKelly]

Melvin Ingram

[elltrain22]

Panthers draft Michael Floyd

[Pinkerton Security]

Ill go with DT Fletcher Cox

[SquishDaFish]

Ingram

[ZAZusmc03]

Floyd.

[TheGhostofJimKelly]

This is a tough one.

[clumping platelets]

Panthers draft Michael Floyd


I considered him and Cox

[DraftBoy]

This is a tough one.

Is your change from Cox to Ingram final?

[elltrain22]

If there's a team that tries to trade up to draft Blackmon, I think it might be Carolina. They really need a 2nd WR to compliment Steve Smith. If they don't go WR, they'll most certainly go DT.

[TheGhostofJimKelly]

Is your change from Cox to Ingram final?

Yeah, I can't figure out which way they will go. Ingram is fine. Can I vote 1/2 for each? JK

[Mindbender]

Cox

[tampabay25690]

Ingram is the choice.
Ron Rivera goes Defense

[mysticsoto]

Panthers want Cox...

[Philagape]

Michael Brockers

[Mr. Miyagi]

They need someone to opposite and eventually replace Steve Smith.

Reaching for Floyd.

[ZAZusmc03]

They need someone to opposite and eventually replace Steve Smith.

Reaching for Floyd.
My thoughts exactly.

[Sportsuser101]

Cox

[utmhead]

is it Poe from Memphis the DT that killed at the combine

[Lone Stranger]

Dontari Poe, NT, Memphis.

[DraftBoy]

is it Poe from Memphis the DT that killed at the combine

Yes. Is that your vote?

[utmhead]

Yes it is

[EDS]

Dontari Poe. Easy choice.

[Ed]

Kirkpatrick

[TigerJ]

This seems to be the first tough one. The variety of responses is a ready indicator of that. The challenge as a Bills fan in trying to pick someone is to disregard who we might want the Bills to pick when making a selection for Carolina. Specifically, we know that Michael Floyd is the player that many Bills fans consider would be a great choice for the Bills at #10. We have to be careful that the reason for not mocking Floyd to the Panthers is because we want him for ourselves. I'll have to give this a bit of thought.

[Mski]

Keuchly... first :wtf: moment of the draft

[NOT THE DUDE...]

FLOYD

[paladin warrior]

DT Dontari Poe

[TigerJ]

After doing a bit of study, I've concluded that defensive tackle is probably their most acute need, and there are a bunch available who have at various times been rated highly. At the top of the defensive tackle heap are Dontari Poe the behemoth with freak athleticism, Michael Brockers, the youngster who's thought to have all kinds of ability, and Fletcher Cox who combines ideal under tackle size with the speed of a defensive end. I'll go with Poe. His lack of a great college pedigree makes him something of a risk, but if he can do what his combine measurable says he should be able to do, he'll be a major load for opponents' offensive lines to deal with.

[scartown]

Fletcher Cox

[Ginger Vitis]

Michael Floyd

[SABURZFAN]

Poe

[YardRat]

I'm with clump...Brockers.

[The Jokeman]

This is easily the toughest team to pick for. Even though he's not worth the pick I'm going to say Melvin Ingram. As it gives them a guy who can play anywhere along a Defensive front 7 that has major question marks everywhere except for at Right DE.

[DraftBoy]

"With the 9th Overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, the Carolina Panthers select DE Melvin Ingram, South Carolina"