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Now that March has turned to April Youth Brian Burns Jersey , the look at another intriguing defensive back prospect."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Keep Sounding PodcastPanthers 2019 NFL DraftCSR Film RoomDraft Profile: Empurroar PawpawtineNew,18commentsNow that March has turned to April, the 2019 NFL Draft is nearly upon us.it’s time to look at another intriguing defensive back prospect.EDTShareTweetShareShareDraft Profile: Empurroar PawpawtineEmpurroar Pawpawtine aka “Bert”SummaryPawpawtine is an intriguing and blazing fast but undersized prospect from a mid major college that turned heads with his incredible 40 yard dash and vertical leap at the NFL combine. His lack of experience against top level college talent is balanced nicely by the pure cute factor he brings to the field, and his insanely fast reflexes. Referred to as “Bert” by his handlers, he may have a hard time focusing at the NFL level, but if he responds well to professional coaching could be a real draft day steal.Prospect InfoAge: 1Hometown: Greensboro, NCCollege: Catpalachian State UniversityHeight: 13”Weight: 10 lbs.Arms: 6” (but he has four of them)Paws: 1” (but again, has four of them Brian Burns Carolina Panthers Jersey , with razor sharp talons, and there is no NFL rule against that)Combine Results40-yard dash: 3.1 secondsBench Press: He once sat on my wife’s chest for six hours without movingVertical Jump: To the top of my dresserBroad Jump: All the broads love Bert3 cone drill: he knocked each one of them over within 7 secondsAnalysisWhen he set NFL combine records in both the 40 yard dash and vertical jump, Pawpawtine found himself CATapulting to the top of many draft boards, but very real concerns about his small frame were soon pounced upon by many scouts. There are also eligibility and work ethic concerns, that can be seen very clearly in the above posted video. Even more troubling are rumored off-field troubles with catnip addiction, and an unquenchable desire for a brown hash like substance simply referred to as “treats”. Positive reports that he has been working closely with legendary coach and land owner Count D’Bunny at the NIP Academy in Florida are helping to ease some concerns, and starting to change minds about his overall coachability at the NFL level. No one doubts “Bert” for his rare athletic talent, the question will be if he can develop his game and be durable enough at the pro level. If he can Womens Brian Burns Jersey , his ultra-rare speed and ability to close on the ball to make plays could make him a sparkling diamond in the rough.Empurror Pawpawtine watches from the sidelines while Count D’Bunny stays in his ear about his mechanics.StrengthsAlways around the ball, does not shy away from contactHas very “active feet” with razor sharp clawsPursuit and closing speed are legendaryCan see in the dark, film room junkie, first guy in and last outLong tail sometimes gets caught up in the legs of opposing players, causing them to trip without penaltyIs faster than everyone on the fieldRare reaction times, excellent play recognitionCan often hide well in coverage, faking quarterbacks into bad decisions as he makes a play on the footballAdorably cute and distracting for any opponentIs a good boy.WeaknessesYoung and inexperienced with several off-field concernsInconsistent, goes from being fully engaged to napping on the field without any real reason Christian Miller Baltimore Ravens Jersey , takes plays off.Does not speak English, so never knows what coverage is being called, but can often make up for it with athleticismSleeps 16 hours a day, lots of work ethic concernsKnown as a flopper, has a bad reputation with officiating staffWhen a flag is thrown, has a tendency to jump on it and play with it, leading to an unsportsmanlike conduct foulPlays to the whistle, but often runs away from it in fearSize concernsIs a cat. These dates carry us through the draft Womens Christian Miller Jersey , 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, 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 Christian Miller Baltimore Ravens Jersey , 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, 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.