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First Round draft grades

Happy Panther

By Happy Panther,
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Panthers: On paper, if this is GM Marty Hurney's final draft with the Panthers, it has a chance to be his best. Hurney didn't have a first-round pick and he tried to trade up with the Rams in order to select Notre Dame QB Jimmy Clausen, but got him anyway with the 48th overall pick in the second round. Clausen should give Matt Moore a run for his money sometime this season as the starter. With Carolina's great running game, Clausen has excellent deep-ball accuracy. Remember, the Panthers traded away their first-round pick last year to San Francisco in order to draft Everette Brown, who had 15 tackles and 2 1/2 sacks last season. To help Moore and Claussen, the Panthers got two potential playmakers in Armanti Edwards and Brandon LaFell. Edwards was the quarterback at Appalachian State where he won two national titles, but he projects as a receiver and maybe even a wildcat quarterback. LaFell had a rough senior season at LSU and ran a poor 4.62 at the Combine, but he finished with 175 receptions for 25 TDs. The only bad thing was that Hurney traded away next year's second-round pick to the Patriots to get this done. OLB Eric Norwood was also good value in the fourth round. Cincinnati QB Tony Pike was an interesting pick. Grade: A+

 

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4Corners Grand Master

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Yes I know these guys have no clue but I like to read the initial reactions.

 

 

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/sports/57920519-77/pick-pass-safety-state.html.csp

 

 

 

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/nfl-draft-scout/24555102/nfl-draft-round-1-grades-for-every-pick

 

 

 

http://nfl.si.com/2014/05/08/carolina-panthers-kelvin-benjamin-2014-nfl-draft/

 

 

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000348409/article/2014-nfl-draft-firstround-quicksnap-grades-for-all-32-teams

 

Whatever the fug that means but seems like a C

 

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2055663-2014-nfl-draft-grades-full-round-1-report-card/page/29

 

 

http://www.sbnation.com/nfl-mock-draft/2014/5/9/5698154/2014-nfl-draft-grades-blake-bortles-johnny-manziel

 

 

 

 

 

 

that "good job, good effort" phrase is from this

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panthers55 Grand Master

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I think most of the reviews are correct and what I have said for the past few days.  he has massive size and potential.  But he has only really played 2 years and been really productive for 1 year.  But if he can be molded and taught what he is lacking then he could be a huge force in a year or two.  Gettleman picked him not just for what he could do this year but what he will do for the next 10 years. You do have admire his willingness to look down the road and see the long range picture.

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I've seen so many draft grade articles this morning that don't take into account where a team was picking and who was available. Sports writers without perspective confuse me.

They'll give the top 5 picks an A+ and give teams in the bottom 10, who don't have the same options, a C because they didn't draft a player like Clowney. So fugging dumb.

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