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We bring you another edition of our answers portion of this week’s fan mailbag!
Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Answers, part two of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! We are approaching the slow part of the NFL Offseason, which means we are in prime speculation mode about the roster, especially the bottom end of it. This week, we got a lot of questions about our favorite discussion topic: late round draft picks/undrafted free agents. Just as a reminder, this mailbag is a place where I answer all your questions from earlier this week, in Brian Asks. Come have fun in the comments with your thoughts on the questions/answers, and load up on questions you’d like to have answered next week. Comment in the Brian Asks piece to start the week, and we’ll do our best to have some answers in next week’s edition of Brian Answers.
Let’s dive in!
Bruce Guild: Brian, have you watched much of the film on J Horn from camp and what are your takeaways?
I know he is a late round pick, I understand we have a talented WR room this year, his 40 time is not top tier but the little I have seen of him so far looks surprisingly special. It just feels like you are watching a very fast, competent and confident receiver.
I have high hopes we landed a special one in the late rounds.
The fast wide receivers always get the most attention this early in the off-season. Especially when said wide receiver is surrounded by more of his peers and less NFL seasoned talent. I like what I’ve seen from his highlights so far. I also liked what I saw from guys like Joe Adams and Kealoha Pilares at the same point in the off-season He’s got some skills with the ball in his hands, and he certainly has a skill set the meat and potatoes of this wide receiver room lacked in 2024. I think healthy optimism is fine at this point in the off-season, but I’m not currently expecting more than a 53 man roster spot at best until we see some training camp and preseason reps. Luckily, no matter how he does as a wide receiver in his rookie season, he should have a great opportunity as the top kick and punt returner.
right_turn_clyde: I’m looking forward to seeing what our revamped DL will look like. If Bobby Brown has the desired impact this unit could really be a force to deal with. If other teams have to double BB and DB our LB’s should be able to stuff the run. and get after the passer much more effectively. If our offense stays on track and our defense can play at least to the league average a winning record this year is entirely possible.
I think we could be on the cusp of our first back-to-back winning seasons. Have I OD’d on optimism?
The defensive line and how it acclimates with all the new...
