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The Panther's night at the local bar. The lap dance, the girl we kinda wanted to go home with and the girl we would have gone home with at 2am.

After suffering through 7 season's of the mediocre Jake Delhomme, I was so happy to see Matt Moore finally get his shot. He was  a QB who didn't get drafted, played 3rd fiddle to two QB's who he was clearly better than: Jake Delhomme and Josh McCown; bided his time, and finally got on the field.

It took a Tommy John surgery, broken finger and a hurt ankle to get there, but he was finally on the field. 

He did alot with his opportunity.

He went 4-1, had 8 TD's with only 1 INT, had half the yardage in 5 games that his starter did in 11, and had the true fans of the Carolina Panthers believing he was the QB of the future. 

Then the story took a turn for the worse....

The Pro-ready QB Jimmy Clausen fell to the 48th pick. Being the Panthers, the organization stuck to their guns and drafted the best player available. He just happened to be a QB. So Hurney and Fox got a lap dance (you cant complain when the hot blonde falls in your lap).

So now, with a good QB (the sexy brunette) Matt Moore, and the lap dance on the roster, we now have what I feel is the last thing we need. A QB controversy.

You may feel that competition is the key to making players better, but there is an equal arguement. Making a player feel comfortable and that "he is the man" can be equally effective.

So now we have a sexy brunette and a sexy blonde fighting it out. If, for once, Hurney et al would have drafted by need, we wouldn't be concerned about one position, we could have been praising how great Everson Griffen, Golden Tate, Terrance Cody, Cam Thomas, (fill in 4 or 5 others here) would have helped the Panthers succeed, not only this year but for years to come.

So, there's the lap dance.

Let's look at the girl we kinda wanted to go home with: Brandon LaFell.

I think we got a younger, better version of Mushin with this pick. He can catch, run a route so that his QB knows where he will be, and most importantly, push a CB or S off the play when DeAngelo or Jonathon turns the corner and can see daylight. LaFell is that little hottie sitting with 3 fat friends who you want to go home with at 10pm. A good 3rd round pick.

It's now 11:30pm. You want to find that girl with the double jointed legs and a fat tongue.

But instead, the bar is clearing out a little bit and you spy that really cute girl sitting by the dart boards. Man, she is attractive. I think I'll make a play for her. That is Armanti Edwards.

He got some publicity as being the best "small school" player in the draft, but Jesus H Christ, you don't trade a sure bet next week (Everson Griffen, Cam Thomas, (fill in 4 or 5 others here)) to go home with a girl at 2am.

That's my take on Day 2 of the draft.

I hope Matt or Jimbo Clampett has a QB rating of 121.3, 29 TD's and 3 INT's. I hope Brandon has 71/1034/8 and Armanti has.... 156.9 QB rating (7 passes, 7 TD's, 480 yards), 1654 return yards, 48/560/6.

I hope that happens but I feel we could have done a hell of a lot better with those 3 picks, AND, not had to make a move on the 2am girl at 11:30.

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Assuming you are actually right and Matt Moore continues to play well

There is really no downside to acquiring a QB with as much potential as Clausen as a backup. The bar analogy really doesn’t work.

by capital L on Apr 24, 2010 2:09 AM EDT reply actions  

The downside is...

Was going to say how much better Marc Bulger or others, you know, those guys with actual experience could have outperformed Clausen and we could have picked someone who actually fit a need, but obviously you didnt get the multiple puns. So I’ll just read what everyone else has to say.

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by Sniff on Apr 24, 2010 2:15 AM EDT up reply actions  

LOL

I think people aren’t gonna take you seriously when you start throwing around Marc Bulger

by Zeus12888 on Apr 24, 2010 2:26 AM EDT up reply actions  

I swear to you when I heard Bulger was cut my stomach turned with the grim possibility of the Panthers signing him.

by capital L on Apr 24, 2010 9:18 AM EDT up reply actions  

You are correct sir

That bar analogy totally doesnt work. Talking about the lap dance and trying to make moore feel comfortable. THIS IS THE NFL if u cant haddle it u dont need to be playing. Good job panthers great pick

by Chris Stanton on Apr 24, 2010 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions  

Assumption

As poster above pointed out. Your whole point is based on Matt Moore being a great long term NFL Quarterback. I like Matt Moore and I think he is the starter but I think he’ll have to play for it.

To not draft a quarterback would have been criminal. To get Claussen at 48 was a miracle.

You can argue about Edwards and you may be right. I would argue that you are valuing the second pick in 2011 too much. It will be a relatively thin draft in a possible lockout year. Edwards could be GREAT.

by Relhed on Apr 24, 2010 2:27 AM EDT reply actions  

Actually, that was 1 of 3 points

Knee jerk reaction - adj. 1. an immediate unthinking emotional reaction produced by an event or statement to which the reacting person is highly sensitive. 2. a facilitator of long threads on Cat Scratch Reader and similar blogs.

by Sniff on Apr 24, 2010 2:33 AM EDT up reply actions  

i'm going to go ahead and say armanti edwards is the girl that looks hot

but only because it’s 2 a.m. and you’re buzzed out of your mind

by vitzeng on Apr 24, 2010 2:44 AM EDT reply actions  

Funny

Let me address the QB anxiety though.

I mean we seem open to adding depth or upgrading other positions on the roster. We have receivers and tight ends that caught the balls that Moore threw. We had DTs and LBs that did well even with Davis going down.

But when a Clausen drops and gets drafted in the middle of the second round, we get very anxious. I don’t understand that.

It was the best thing for the Panthers team – it may not be ideal for Matt Moore. For me the team comes first.

by pieterzen on Apr 24, 2010 2:44 AM EDT reply actions  

It boggles my mind the instant attachment some fans made to Matt Moore

Moore is a professional—he’ll either do his job well enough to keep it, or he will lose it. He hasn’t really earned anything.

by capital L on Apr 24, 2010 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions  

Where does it come from.....

I dont understand it either. He had a few good games at the end of the season versus teams that were already playoff bound. Dont get me wrong i like moore but we cant crown him just yet.

by Chris Stanton on Apr 24, 2010 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions  

It's about giving him a fair chance..

Obviously they didn’t evaluate his skills in practice well enough if they thought Delhomme ‘gave them the best chance to win’ throughout last season and only gave him the chance once Delhomme got hurt. I’m all about Moore working for his job and proving it, but I don’t fully trust Fox’s decision making with the QB position, not after the Delhomme Debacle

by EyeSack on Apr 24, 2010 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wasn’t the problem with the Delhomme “debacle” that he stuck with his guy too long?

If Clausen isn’t performing better than Moore, he won’t leapfrog Moore. If Moore plays well on the field, he won’t lose his spot. Or would you prefer that Fox stick with Moore come hell or high water?

I can’t wrap my head around this complaint at all.

by capital L on Apr 24, 2010 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

Nice analogy Sniff

“double jointed with a fat tongue” had me rolling!

I blog the Carolina Panthers at www.catscratchreader.com

by Jaxon on Apr 24, 2010 8:48 AM EDT reply actions  

Here's a weird fact

Rip Scherer is the QB coach for the Panthers
He has Matt Moore from Oregon State and Jimmy Clausen from Notre Dame

He used to be the QB coach at Cleveland
His QBs were Derek Anderson from Oregon State and Brady Quinn from Notre Dame

by Scrantsj on Apr 24, 2010 9:14 AM EDT reply actions  

Lets hope this works out better than it did for Cleveland.

Jake Delhomme, QB Carolina Panthers, 2003-2009.

120 TDs+16000+ passing yards=Good

89 INT's+27 lost fumbles=Bad

Most comeback wins since 2003=Priceless

by Flowing Willow on Apr 25, 2010 2:01 AM EDT up reply actions  

Great post Sniff.

Can’t see how there’s any trouble with two sexy broads fighting over you.

by The Kackalack Kid on Apr 24, 2010 1:11 PM EDT reply actions  

It seems like..

In this analogy, we’re taking them all home. That doesn’t seem like a bad night in my opinion.. Unless these women literally turn out to be Clausen, LaFell, and Edwards upon waking up the next morning.. Then it is a terrible, terrible night indeed. Maybe I need to go read it again to make sure I fully understand the post haha.

My Panther Draft Ratings: Jimmy Clausen - A; Brandon LaFell - B+; Armanti Edwards - B; Eric Norwood - A; Greg Hardy - B+;

by D-Ranged1 on Apr 25, 2010 2:42 AM EDT reply actions  

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