14. Carolina - Greg Olsen (1 Viewer)

[BassNBrew]

Mark it down, Carolina is not going to waste a mid-first round pick on Olsen...not going to happen. If you have Carolina selecting Olsen in your mock...well you can still hope for getting 31 of 32 right.

Top reasons why...

1) Zach Miller is as good of a prospect and may be available in the second if the Cats want a TE.

2) No speed other than Peppers on defense.

3) Dan Morgan is a windy day away from another concussion.

4) The new offensive coordinator who was such a dreadful hire I refuse to adknowledge his name will not be making the call.

5) Even if #4 isn't true, he's had his fill of soldiers from Miami.

6) The o-line is so pathetic at run blocking that a pass catching TE isn't in the cards.

7) Olsen won't be the BPA at #14.

8) Jeff King is already rostered.

 

[Sigmund Bloom]

Pozluszny or Beason? No way that Willis falls to them.

 

[Jeff Pasquino]

8) Jeff King

 

[Mr. Brownstone]

Mark it down, Carolina is not going to waste a mid-first round pick on Olsen...not going to happen. If you have Carolina selecting Olsen in your mock...well you can still hope for getting 31 of 32 right.Top reasons why...1) Zach Miller is as good of a prospect and may be available in the second if the Cats want a TE.2) No speed other than Peppers on defense.3) Dan Morgan is a windy day away from another concussion.4) The new offensive coordinator who was such a dreadful hire I refuse to adknowledge his name will not be making the call.5) Even if #4 isn't true, he's had his fill of soldiers from Miami.6) The o-line is so pathetic at run blocking that a pass catching TE isn't in the cards.7) Olsen won't be the BPA at #14.

That about sums it up.

 

[BassNBrew]

Pozluszny or Beason? No way that Willis falls to them.

Griffin??? Trade down.

 

[BassNBrew]

Mark it down, Carolina is not going to waste a mid-first round pick on Olsen...not going to happen. If you have Carolina selecting Olsen in your mock...well you can still hope for getting 31 of 32 right.Top reasons why...1) Zach Miller is as good of a prospect and may be available in the second if the Cats want a TE.2) No speed other than Peppers on defense.3) Dan Morgan is a windy day away from another concussion.4) The new offensive coordinator who was such a dreadful hire I refuse to adknowledge his name will not be making the call.5) Even if #4 isn't true, he's had his fill of soldiers from Miami.6) The o-line is so pathetic at run blocking that a pass catching TE isn't in the cards.7) Olsen won't be the BPA at #14.8) Jeff King is already rostered.

9) Minter is so old he needs safety rails to keep from falling down.

 

[Sigmund Bloom]

Mark it down, Carolina is not going to waste a mid-first round pick on Olsen...not going to happen. If you have Carolina selecting Olsen in your mock...well you can still hope for getting 31 of 32 right.Top reasons why...1) Zach Miller is as good of a prospect and may be available in the second if the Cats want a TE.2) No speed other than Peppers on defense.3) Dan Morgan is a windy day away from another concussion.4) The new offensive coordinator who was such a dreadful hire I refuse to adknowledge his name will not be making the call.5) Even if #4 isn't true, he's had his fill of soldiers from Miami.6) The o-line is so pathetic at run blocking that a pass catching TE isn't in the cards.7) Olsen won't be the BPA at #14.8) Jeff King is already rostered.

9) Minter is so old he needs safety rails to keep from falling down.

on 9) it just doesn't feel like Nelson or Griffin is worth that pick... Meriweather? I just don't know. It gets very murky once Willis comes off the board, the next 20-30 players are pretty close, which sucks for teams like the Panthers and Steelers.

 

[coolnerd]

I would not be surprised to see Olsen drop to the 2nd round. Most of the team people are projecting him to teams which have not show interest in pass catching TEs for years (Panthers, Bengals, Bears, etc), and outside of some combine drills he really has not shown any special skills.

 

[Ron_Mexico]

14 seems a little early.

 

[TLEF316]

same thing for the Jets. God i dont understand the hype on this guy. I dont get it one bit. The guy transfers from ND to tight end U, produces nothing for 2 years, runs a fast 40 yard dash in shorts and underarmor and all of a sudden he's an elite prospect.

TE isnt about running fast. Its about being both tough enough to block a LB and brave enough to go over the middle and make the tough catch. I dont think Olsen is either of these things.

 

[onionsack]

You just lose all credibility when you make outrageous suggestions like Dan Morgan making it to a windy day before getting concussed.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

If only the draft was more than one round long.

Oh well. There's always next year, Kitty fans.

 

[DAG]

I agree they won't take Olsen at 14. If they so I'll be upset. The Charlotte Observer suggested they may take Ginn, and I've heard that rumor locally before. I really can't see that, either, though they have a big need at kick returner. I wouldn't be surprised to see them going after one of the DEs, with Rucker getting older, but personally I am hoping they go LB, OL, or S (in that order) even if that means reaching for a guy (I love Nelson, personally) or trading down.

 

[cscmtp]

Ginn makes ZERO sense for the Panthers. They already have 2 speedsters in Smith, who's obviously great, and Carter, who's like Ginn, all speed and not much else.

 

[BassNBrew]

Rumor has Jenkins being dealt to the Rams for a second and TE Klopstein.

 

[Couch Potato]

You just lose all credibility when you make outrageous suggestions like Dan Morgan making it to a windy day before getting concussed.

It was obviously an intended exaggeration. So why does he lose all credibility? It was speculated Morgan may have been close to retiring after the last concussion, and the next one will probably end his career. I think Brew's point was very credible, exaggeration in its delivery aside.ETA -- wait a minute. I reread your post, and if you were suggesting Morgan is even more fragile than Brew was suggesting, that went over my head the first time. If so, apologies.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Rumor has Jenkins being dealt to the Rams for a second and TE Klopstein.

That would be a good trade for both teams.It would also mean that you're right and the Panthers would NOT draft Greg Olsen. Klopfenstein was playing pretty well at the end of the season last year. What do you think they'd do with the extra 2nd rounder? O-line? Safety?

 

[BassNBrew]

Rumor has Jenkins being dealt to the Rams for a second and TE Klopstein.

That would be a good trade for both teams.It would also mean that you're right and the Panthers would NOT draft Greg Olsen. Klopfenstein was playing pretty well at the end of the season last year. What do you think they'd do with the extra 2nd rounder? O-line? Safety?

Andy, I don't know how you guys do these mocks, the possibilities are endless. Here's what the Panthers need...1. Speed at LB.2. Run blocking, more run blocking, someone who can run block.3. Satefy4. DE5. TEI'm comfortable with their QBs, RBs, WRs, CBs.

 

[Jene Bramel]

Rumor has Jenkins being dealt to the Rams for a second and TE Klopstein.

That would be a good trade for both teams.It would also mean that you're right and the Panthers would NOT draft Greg Olsen. Klopfenstein was playing pretty well at the end of the season last year. What do you think they'd do with the extra 2nd rounder? O-line? Safety?

Panthers will have to draft more than one safety. The only NFL ready player is Minter (I wouldn't be real excited about Deke Cooper) and Minter is retiring at year's end.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Andy, I don't know how you guys do these mocks, the possibilities are endless.

A) Start with zero credibility. B) Write some goofy stuff that makes it sound like you know what you're talking about.

C) When you're wrong about almost everything, return to previously established levels of credibility.

 

[Couch Potato]

Andy, I don't know how you guys do these mocks, the possibilities are endless.

A) Start with zero credibility. B) Write some goofy stuff that makes it sound like you know what you're talking about.

C) When you're wrong about almost everything, return to previously established levels of credibility.

Or, you can be like many who have built entire careers on:A) Dazzle them with your brilliance 5% of the time

B) Baffle them with bull#### the other 95% of the time.

C) When the above fail for whatever reason, already know in advance who/what you are going to blame for causing your error.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

In putting my mocks together, I've tried to read as much as I could in regards to local buzz and the players that the team has percieved interest in. An interesting site (that's a bit old now) that I found is NewEra Scouting .

According to them, they're interested in just about every safety in the draft!

Josh Gattis, Wake Forest

Michael Griffin, Texas

Brandon Meriweather, Miami

Reggie Nelson, Florida

David Overstreet, Missouri

Roderick Rogers, Wisconsin

Aaron Rouse, Virginia Tech

Eric Weddle, Utah

John Wendling, Wyoming

I'd think they're considering a guy like Blalock for the o-line and Grifffin or Nelson at safety in the first.

 

[Sigmund Bloom]

Andy, I don't know how you guys do these mocks, the possibilities are endless.

A) Start with zero credibility. B) Write some goofy stuff that makes it sound like you know what you're talking about.

C) When you're wrong about almost everything, return to previously established levels of credibility.

Or, you can be like many who have built entire careers on:A) Dazzle them with your brilliance 5% of the time

B) Baffle them with bull#### the other 95% of the time.

C) When the above fail for whatever reason, already know in advance who/what you are going to blame for causing your error.

My lawyer told me he destroyed my career plan. How did you get your hands on it?

 

[redman]

You need a reason why they won't draft Olsen at 1.14? How about "John Fox's teams never throw to the TE"?

That's a team that will go BPA among LB's, S's and OL at that pick IMHO.