tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16026927869015763.post4405244698070539518..comments2021-05-04T16:10:12.739-04:00Comments on I Mashed In Little League: 2011 NFL Draft - #1 Pick: What the Panthers Should Dotalbuchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13119314235317540650noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16026927869015763.post-38049373222079501732011-01-31T22:54:46.305-05:002011-01-31T22:54:46.305-05:00Oh, you don't have to sell me on Peterson. He...Oh, you don't have to sell me on Peterson. He's my #1 prospect, but I just don't see Carolina spending the #1 pick on a corner, regardless of how good he is. I'd take Peterson or AJ Green over Fairley, but that's due largely to the fact that I'm just not that big on Fairley; again more Haynesworth than Suh. <br /><br />I was right there with you in Clausen's corner TPE. Sadly, that's what a QB looks like with zero poise and poor execution. I expect that he'll get a shot at the job next season and that they will not draft a passer. I'm guessing they'll pick up a veteran who can take the job if Clausen falters again. Why take another rookie and absolutely give up on Clausen after just one season?<br /><br />Nah, Luck went back because he wants the college experience; wants to stay with his college teammates. Don't get me wrong $50 million guaranteed (what Bradford got last year) is money I can't fathom, but Luck doesn't have an urgent financial need (his dad is West Virginia's AD) to go pro. While I think he could be making a mistake in returning to Stanford, I get why he's doing it.talbuchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13119314235317540650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16026927869015763.post-30052588794786838992011-01-30T16:43:02.190-05:002011-01-30T16:43:02.190-05:00Carolina wasn’t hit by some overwhelming number of...Carolina wasn’t hit by some overwhelming number of injuries or bad luck. They came by their record deservedly; they stunk. The Panthers clearly have personnel deficiencies everywhere, and in that situation, I believe you have to go with the LSU corner. I could not get over how easily Peterson was able to blanket guys the entire year. I’ve watched what the Jets can do without much of a pass rush when you have a player like D. R. that reduces a qb’s options with extreme prejudice all by his ownself. Nothing against Fairley or any of the other guys, but I thought Peterson was the best player in college football, and I am not sure it was particularly close. <br /><br />However, if I were the Panthers GM, I would be calling Mr. Luck in the 650 to ask him if his decision to return to school was in anyway influenced by a disinclination to play for the Carolina franchise. I don’t recall anyone bringing this up in the national media, (although I am sure someone, somewhere must have) but if it was, I might be inclined to spend a 3rd rounder on the chance that what we saw from Jimmy Clausen was a good predictor of what we are going to see from him for the rest of his short, painful career. You might remember that I thought he would be pretty good and Josh Freeman wasn’t going to amount to a hill of beans, which might be one of the reasons my NFL scouting job applications went unheeded, but I still would like to see what Clausen could do after a year in the system with some help around him. <br /><br />TPEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com