The value of a top GM......this man knows his football

[iamhubby1]

you guys forget, Byron Bell was a dominate LT in college, he was switched to the right side here because Carolina had Jordan Gross.  Hes been playing out of position. Bell has always been the successor to Gross.

Some of this may be true. But to say Bell was a dominant LT in college is probably a stretch. Dominant LTs don't go undrafted.

Personally, I would rather have Bell, than some 4-7 round kid who is not going to start anyway. Like has been said, numerous time too, outside the first 3-4 Tackles, no one was going to beat out Bell anyway.

[Gin and Juice]

the problem isnt Bell playing RT, the problem is carolina does not have any depth on the Oline. Bell goes down, carolina is screwed.

Depth needs to be addressed in veteran form. We are awaiting the training camp cap casualties

[Cpt slay a ho]

Because we are NOT trying to win Super Bowls?

 

List of teams that copied another and made it to the superbowl?

 

 

it's good to take somethings from those giants team but at the same time the league is changing gotta keep up with those guys as well...........either he's a genius or a mad man time will tell

[xclr82xtc]

i thinki we will see him trade down more in later drafts.. right now its about getting a young solid core in posistion to build on with a proven coaching staff.. after you have that, you can start trading back for less talent with the knowledge you can coach them up.

[whatever]

He was so dominant that nobody drafted him.

you guys forget, Byron Bell was a dominate LT in college, he was switched to the right side here because Carolina had Jordan Gross.  Hes been playing out of position. Bell has always been the successor to Gross.

 

[whatever]

i guess we have no choice but to find out, esp. since gettleman decided to not provide any competition or depth for tackle.

btw, when he said he didn't draft any OTs because he didn't like any of them over who we had there, does that mean the only reason he would draft someone was if he liked them morenthan who we have on the roster? or does that only apply to OT?

serious question.

whatever, i hope it works out because we sure are backed into a corner unkess some starting caliber walks through the front door and asks to join the team at a huge discount.

 

 

No doubt. I'd love to think that the Titans might release Michael Roos, but pinning hopes on a quality LT getting released seems like a really horrible way to go about protecting your franchise QB.

 

It's not even that OT was ignored in this draft that bothers me. It's just hard to believe that the front office didn't have a pretty good idea, going into the season last year, that it would be Jordan Gross' final season. To completely ignore OT in the last two drafts seems like a really boneheaded move,imo.

[CPantherKing]

The good GMs know you trade up in the draft to hit 3 or 4 home run picks, or you trade down in the draft to accumulate 10+ picks for depth and potential. There is no in between.

[Frizzy350]

i don't believe it.

 

i think he's addicted to the DL.

 

 

Assuming Ealy is good, I think we attempt to keep all 3 guys.

 

My question is why so many huddlers think DG is obsessed with DEs?  He didn't draft Hardy, Chuck or Frank. Horton and Addison were essentially freebie pickups.  He drafted 2 DTs very high last year, but we've been dealing with scrubs at that position since Jenkins and Buckner and was probably our biggest weakness.  Remember Cam's rookie and second year when RBs would go off on us for 150+ yards?  Yea that stopped happening when we got Star and KK.

[Bravesfannchar]

needs to quit trying to make this the carolina giants and be the carolina panthers..............and get some fuggin help for the offesne beside late round rbs and 2nd dl........

How many super bowls have the Giants won since 95? Panthers? Ya, I'll take Giants all day...

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[Pimpdaddy]

i guess we have no choice but to find out, esp. since gettleman decided to not provide any competition or depth for tackle.

btw, when he said he didn't draft any OTs because he didn't like any of them over who we had there, does that mean the only reason he would draft someone was if he liked them morenthan who we have on the roster? or does that only apply to OT?

serious question.

whatever, i hope it works out because we sure are backed into a corner unkess some starting caliber walks through the front door and asks to join the team at a huge discount.

 

...what makes you think hes done improving the team this year?

[rayzor]

...what makes you think hes done improving the team this year?

did  i say that?

[Pimpdaddy]

did  i say that?

 

...Yes, I detected the undertone...Gman is prolly working on something to address the sitcheeation...its a big concern though.

[rayzor]

...Yes, I detected the undertone...Gman is prolly working on something to address the sitcheeation...its a big concern though.

the thing is, gman is pretty much a straight shooter, almost to a fault, and he and rivera both seem very content with who thwy have, but don't seem willing to bring in any serious competition to make sure they have the right guys...which i don't understand considering how untested our tackles are at their projected spots.

 

so as far as OT is concerned, yes, i do have a sense that gettleman isn't going to do much if anything more to better the situation short of sitting and waiting for someone to fall into our lap at a discount. 

 

i like gettleman and wanted him from the beginning, but i don't see him as being mistake free and i feel that he's wrong here. it's my opinion and it doesn't matter to anyone anymore than anyone else's should and i could very well be wrong which would be fine with me. i'm just not at a point where i can blindly trust him and rivera about OT.

[gmonjimbo]

you could make a strong argument that the reason we were one and done in the playoffs was a weak offense that couldn't put up enough points.

 

This is a half-truth. You did not go in depth of why the offense did not score enough points in the playoffs. We did not put up enough points because we could not score on the one yard line. So what did Gettleman do? He drafted a 6"5 wide receiver that will at least make an immediate impact in the redzone. Because he does not even have to jump to catch a fade. He has 35 inch arms and 10" inch hands. He also drafted Trai Turner who NFL. com calls a potential road grader. Next, he drafts a 6"0 226 running back that scored 21 touchdowns last year, combine him with Tolbert that will be a lot of pain for opposing defenses.  Then, we lost because we could not get enough separation. Steve Smith  at age 34, was still our best receiver and once he re injured himself in the second half, the Panthers were cooked. We all know about Brandon Lafell, any 3-5 million receiver would be an instant upgrade. Finally, we have a bunch of unknowns in Edumund Kugbilla, McNutt, King, and Brandon Williams. I am probably sure Gettleman had them in his mind when thinking about drafting a player. I can accept that we differ on whether the offense has improved after the draft. I just want to make sure that people who don't watch the games or are unable to watch the games get the whole story. Because it looks like a lot of people just look at what ESPN and NFL Network say are our positions of needs and hold Gettleman to that or did not pick their favorite player. Gettleman does not nix his words. He said we would be drafting off of value and he did.  Until his plan fails miserably by us finishing the season with a losing record, I won't be changing my opinion of him.