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Carolina Panthers: Four Draft Day Scenarios

By John Woodcock

Apr 30, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; Carolina Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis announces the number twenty-five overall pick to the Panthers in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 30, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; Carolina Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis announces the number twenty-five overall pick to the Panthers in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 21, 2015; Stillwater, OK, USA; Oklahoma State Cowboys defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah (38) causes a fumble by Baylor Bears quarterback Jarrett Stidham (3) in the second quarter at Boone Pickens Stadium. Ogbah recovered the fumble. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 21, 2015; Stillwater, OK, USA; Oklahoma State Cowboys defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah (38) causes a fumble by Baylor Bears quarterback Jarrett Stidham (3) in the second quarter at Boone Pickens Stadium. Ogbah recovered the fumble. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports /
  1. Staying Put

The awkward positioning of the thirty-first pick makes it hard to move up or down from that particular spot. The most likely scenario is the Panthers taking someone at thirty-one. Gettleman has proven not to be shy about taking his man even if the value is not quite there. Last year he took Shaq Thompson which surprised some people who believed Thompson was a second round pick.

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The other options are more exciting perhaps, but this the NFL. Teams do not do exciting things if they can help it.

So prepare for a long night Thursday since the Panthers will almost be the last team called to the podium. Prepare to learn some foreign sounding name like Germain Ifedi or Emmanuel Ogbah. Or prepare to scratch your head when you hear the name Kendall Fuller and wonder if it was too soon.

Next: No Consensus

Regardless of what happens, you can be reasonably sure that it is the best interest of the team going down the line.

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