Their team sucks because they continuously invest a lot of resources into low impact positions. They had josh norman starting cb and a dl littered with scrubs. Meanwhile, they have used a 1st rd pick on jon stewart, gave deangelo a huge contract and then wasted some more money on tolbert. They have two first round picks at lber in a. 4-3
U do realize they drafted Chris Gamble in the first rd, Sherrod Martin in the 2nd rd, Josh Norman in the 3rd rd, Charles Godfrey in the 3rd rd, right? Thats picking up a bunch of secondary help over the yrs all in 1st-3rd rd.. Has it helped em? No.. Why? Becuase it takes more then taking ur so called "positonal importance" and leaving talent out on the draft table becuase u think a certain positon is more important..
The panthers would of been mentally handicapped had they left such a stud in Kuechly on the field and took Fletcher Cox DT Miss St.. Why? Becuase Kuechly is simply gonna be a better player and change more games.. The panthers have drafted with ur Positonal Importance for yrs, and haven't had much success.. Completely diffrent scenario with there RB picks becuase they thought they were getting a once in a lifetime type player in Williams and a Stephen Jackson esque runner in Stewart.. Those are teh kinda RB's u take a chance on.. Bottom line is u just need good players all around, and the panthers havent' gotten there yet, but are on there way...
There Dline is littered with scrubs? They got the 10th and 13th NFL leading sack men on there Dline..lol Oh ya, and the leader of that Sack attack, is Greg Hardy who was drafted in the 4th or 5th rd..lol
Greg Hardy has exactly one half sack less and almost double the tackles of there big loss of Julius Peppers..lol What a huge loss for them(sarcasm)..lol
They drafted gamble like ten years ago. We've drafted four corners in the first two rounds in that same timespan. The panthers absolutely would have been better off with cox. MLBs are not worth investing in. The difference in impact of a terrible 43 mlb like chase and a good one like keuchly is very small. How many turnovers has chase caused this year and how many has keuchly caused?
Just because chase has caused more turnovers than Keuchly doesn't mean hes had a bigger impact. I live down south and i always watch the panthers. Since Keuchly has moved into the middle after Beason got injured he has became a leader on that defense. He has great instincts and is an all around stud, He's a type of player you want your defense built around.
Luke Kuechly in his rookie year is already 10x better than Blackburn and he has been in the league for 7 years. PFF has Kuechly as the #5 overall ILB in the league this year. Blackburn? #46 lol he is so bad.
There is no such thing as a higher position of importance, especially on defense. Good players make plays at any position on the defense. JJ Watt is about to break the sack record as an interior lineman, Aldon Smith is about to break the sack record in his second year on the outside, Ray Lewis is a member of the 40 sack/30 int club, Derrel Revis can shut down anyone, and Ed Reed has been a turnover machine at Safety... Notice the pattern here? Every position can have a huge impact on the game.
Te'o has the play-making ability and leadership qualities to be the next Ray Lewis. In the last 2 seasons he has 235 tackles, 6.5 sacks, 7 interceptions, 13 PDs, and a FF. PLAYMAKER.
Last edited by WiIdcat; 12-28-2012 at 02:36 PM.