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lin Ferrell the right fit for them in the first round?"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Keep Sounding PodcastPanthers 2019 NFL DraftCSR Film RoomCarolina Panthers Film RoomPanthers 2019 NFL DraftFilm room scouting report on Clemson defensive end Clelin FerrellNew Youth Fozzy Whittaker Jersey ,79commentsThe Panthers have a definite need for pass rush. Is Clelin Ferrell the right fit for them in the first round?EDTShareTweetShareShareFilm room scouting report on Clemson defensive end Clelin FerrellMark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY SportsClelin Ferrell attended Benedictine College Prep, which is located just outside of Richmond, Va. He was the No. 5 overall prospect in the state of Virginia according to Rivals. He did not play during his senior year of high school due to a torn ACL. This also caused him to redshirt during his first year at Clemson. Ferrell completed his four years in Death Valley with two national championship rings. His production was also noteworthy. Ferrell finished his career with 27 sacks, 50 tackles-for-loss, and five forced fumbles. Due to an injury, he did not complete his full athletic testing at the Combine or at his pro day. He did post a 4.40 short shuttle, 7.26 3-cone, 25 bench press reps, and a 9.5’ broad jump.Film reviewFerrell is not a complete edge rusher. His lack of bend and flexibility will be an issue at the next level Stitched Fozzy Whittaker Jersey , but he makes up for it with his powerful hand use and his signature inside move. Ferrell has a good understanding of how to use his length in the run game too. Let’s first check out why his inside move is so lethal.He catches the offensive tackle off balance by setting them up with a slight hesitation. Then, Ferrell demonstrates his advanced hand usage by swiping the tackle’s hands away before pressuring the quarterback.Ferrell, again, uses the slight hesitation before swiping the tackle’s hands away with an inside move. He constantly targets the inside hand of the tackle, which gives him leverage to swipe the hands.Ferrell has a diverse pass rush repertoire. His spin move is rather effective at times too. On this play, he starts with a speed rush, which sets up his spin move. He consistently disguises his inside moves with a speed rush. This is interesting because Ferrell did not display much success with this rush. Ferrell is typically the first player off the ball due to his snap reaction. However, he struggles to bend the edge. In order to win on the edge, he has to dip underneath the offensive tackle’s shoulder and take less steps. The reason for his less than satisfactory bend likely has to do with his ankle flexion not being comparable to other speed rushers.Ferrell ultimately gets the sack on this play Youth Daryl Williams Jersey , but his initial rush before the quarterback scrambles isn’t good enough. Again, his lack of dip or bend around the edge shows up. His 3-cone, which measures agility and change of direction was below average. This shouldn’t be shocking, but it’s a concern. As a run defender, Ferrell has more than enough positive traits. When he is setting the edge, he understands angles and body positioning to get the run to flow to the linebackers. Furthermore, he has enough functional strength to set the edge at the point of attack.Ferrell is also not averse to attacking gaps by getting skinny. He maintains his leverage by getting underneath the blockers to force a tackle-for-loss.His snap reaction allows him to be the first off the snap, but he also shows quickness to avoid any pull or down blocks. Ferrell will be a productive edge rusher in the league. An edge rusher should win on the edge by displaying dip and bend. Ferrell rarely won with fluid bend at Clemson, but that doesn’t mean all hope is lost. He has violent hands Stitched Daryl Williams Jersey , a diverse pass rush repertoire, and he’s a strong run defender.Fit with CarolinaFerrell is a prototypical defensive end who can set the edge and provide versatility as a pass rusher. However, with Ron Rivera taking the commands of the defense in 2019 it will be interesting to see their approach. If he’s opting for a more multiple defense, then a twitchy and explosive edge makes more sense than a guy like Ferrell. Ferrell doesn’t have the body size or strength to be a three-down 3-4 defensive end or the twitch and flexibility to be an outside edge rusher. If Carolina does indeed draft him, that would signal that they will continue to approach their base packages with a 4-3 defense. I personally prefer other edge rushers over Ferrell, but I can see why others find his skill set appealing. This opinion might not be popular, but I would stay away from Ferrell in the top 16. These dates carry us through the draft, which is the end of just about everything interesting in the NFL until August."The franchise tag deadline passed this week with nary a whisper of the Panthers making an ill advised move to retain free agent talent such as Daryl Williams or Colin Jones. That leaves free agency and the draft as the two biggest events on the NFL offseason calendar. They are also the only two avenues the Panthers have for improving their roster.Free agency is a weird process in which the NFL instituted rules to ensure fair and balanced negotiating between players and interested teams. Then, when almost nobody paid a lick of attention to those rules and instead engaged in “tampering” with free agents Youth Michael Palardy Jersey , the league decided to institute a period of “legal tampering” because they are allergic to doing anything sensible. As such, the next relevant date of the offseason is the opening of the legal tampering period on March 11th.March 11: Legal tampering period beginsMarch 13, 4 p.m. ET: Start of league year, free agencyMarch 24-27: Annual owners’ meetingsApril 25: First round of the draftApril 26: Second and third rounds of the draftApril 27: Fourth through seventh rounds of the draftTeams can negotiate with players through the legal tampering period but neither party can sign a contract until the official opening of free agency at 4 p.m. ET on March 13. If that seems like a weirdly arbitrary time, please refer to the statement on allergies in the previous paragraph.This time and date is also the official start of the “league year” which is like a fiscal year except that it has nothing to do with money. Except that it has a lot to do with money, since this is the deadline for teams to be under the salary cap for a given season. Really, don’t try to understand the NFL so much as accept that some of its flaws are worth fighting about and some are not.This takes us to the draft. That runs from April 25-27. That means you have just a hair over a month to refine your perfect mock draft. Remember that style doesn’t matter so much as substance. Which round a player gets picked or how many trades you had to conduct to get there are all irrelevant. If you predict every single player the Panthers take then you are the new owner of the franchise. At least, I think that’s how it works.After that is the endless expanse of rookie minicamps and Organized Team Activities. Those end sometime in June prior to the start of training camp and the sad spectacle of us getting excited for preseason games because, hey Stitched Michael Palardy Jersey , at least they are football. We’ll dig into those dates after the draft. This is your schedule for the near future, don’t forget to mark your calendars. Or, you know, just keep coming back because we’ll tell you about all of these things as they happen. The choice is yours.