Panthers Hurney Sticking to Best Player Available Mantra

the guy has two things going against him though that will limit his exposure he plays in Buffalo and he is a 3-4 dt still goint to be great

I was a big detractor of Newton pre-draft, but he’s had an incredible season, rookie or no.

The stand out player from that draft, especially when you consider his position.

It may have been the best rookie CLASS ever. The amount of instant impact players has been absurd.

consecutive DTs with the next two picks also scream “need” all the way.

Panthers FO : Cam was the BPA. They knew what they were doing and wasn’t fooled by the Hoopla and Circus going on about Cam back then.

Draft Experts : Cam was Not the BPA and it was not even close. As a matter of fact Mike Mayock had him third behind Blaine Gabbert and Jake Locker. Todd Mcshay even mocked the Panther FO on draft day for taking Cam as their number 1 pick. Kiper Jr. reminded people and compared him to the bust from Oregon Aliki Smith

Joe Theismann : Cam was not even worthy of any First Round Pick……maybe second probably third round since he was too much of a project

Terry Bradshaw : He won’t even pick him at all and seriously Questioned the Panthers FO for even picking him on National TV

To the rest of us : Cam was a potential BUST waiting to happen…..The risk was way too high…Blaine Gabbert was our pick as far as QB was concerned. Some even had “Man Crush on Gabbert”. Blaine had the smarts, he could make all the throws especially intermediate throws Cam had issues with and was decent at pro day throwing deep throws.Ofcourse to re-inforce our fascination about Blaine Gabbert, he scored 42 on his Wonderlic and Cam was just above average with 21

Thank God….. Hurney… knew what he was doing and we should tip our hats to Hurney because that was a career ending move for him if Cam didn’t pan out…..We thought Hurney had lost his mind for this gutsy move back then

So this time around… He should have our FULL support to choose as HE sees FIT….

During the most important part of his career so far with everybody watching and his salary depending on it…. What does that tell you about his character? No way we take him.

To directly quote Hurney…

“I think you have to pick an impact player there and you have to hit on the first-round pick.”

Both players, while undeniably first round talents, have enough concerns about their game that they are not considered locks to be franchise LTs. DeCastro on the other hand, by all sources seems to be a lock to be a Pro Bowl guard for years to come.

I think if we are looking not to miss, and want to solidify our OL by going BPA… it has to be DeCastro.

It makes it much easier to run between the tackles with good guards

I think someone like DeCastro can make a huge impact on the game by ensuring that Cam does not face pressure right up the gut, forcing him to throw in a crowded area or off of his back foot.

The draft is such a guessing game, if Hurney feels strongly that we need to make sure we don’t miss on the pick, I don’t think we can ignore a guy who is being touted as a perennial pro-bowler.

I guess we’ll find out. Once the dust settles and we have gone through the combine, I’m going to revisit my Draft Value Index post and see if I can shake out our best pick.

Connor was supposed to be a late 1st early 2nd round pick. What they thought when they picked Connor in the 3rd is that he would have a greater impact than anyone else on their board, despite the talent already at the LB spot.

he would’ve been the first to congratulate richardson after all his td’s on the sideline. i could see that from spring practice. richardson is HEAD AND SHOULDERS above ingram as a prospect at this level. no joke. and a great one at any position is infinitely more valuable than a question mark or project.

He’s been injured every season except his rookie year