Kelvin Benjamin first WR Panthers have taken in 1st R in 17 years

[TheRed]

Cam was 7 yrs old last time we took a WR in the 1st R

 

Math isn't your strongest subject, eh?

 

Cam was 7 going on 8. His birthday was right after the 1997 draft.

May 11 , 1989 - Cam was born

May 11 , 1990 - Cam turned 1

May 11 , 1991 - Cam turned 2

May 11 , 1992 - Cam turned 3

May 11 , 1993 - Cam turned 4

May 11 , 1994 - Cam turned 5

May 11 , 1995 - Cam turned 6

May 11 , 1996 - Cam turned 7

April 19, 1997 - 1997 Draft (took WR Rae Carruth)

May 11 , 1997 - Cam turned 8

 

[Vampire the buffet slayer]

Night prowler x was to be never heard from again.....

[iamhubby1]

Jason Peter, Rashard Anderson, Tshimanga Biakabutuka, Kerry Collins, Rae Carruth...

 

All names that it still makes me wince to remember :(

As a Spartan, I hate UM players with a passion. That said. Timmy was a beast. Until his knee blew. He had never had an injury before. Then bam.

Just shows to go ya. You just never know.

[Thal]

We might not need to do that again for another 17 years if Benjamin reach his ceiling.

[panfanman]

saw it in article and hadn't thought of before so thought was interesting. Also brings extra meaning to how Gettleman said "I'm sure Cam is not mad at me now," after taking KB in the 1st R

17 years of NFL drafts had gone by before we selected our last WR in the 1st Round, and he was the only WR we took in the first round in team history before now. Coming into the 2014 draft, these are the positions we had taken in the 1st Round...

2 - QB (Kerry Collins, Cam Newton)

1 - WR (Rae Carruth, 1997)

3 - RB (DeAngelo Williams, Jonathan Stewart, Tshimanga Biakabutuka)

3 - OT (Jordan Gross, Blake Brockermeyer, Jeff Otah)

2 - DE (Julius Peppers, Jason Peter)

1 - DT (Star Lotulelei)

4 - LB (Dan Morgan, Jon Beason, Thomas Davis, Luke Kuechly)

3 - CB (Chris Gamble, Tyrone Poole, Rashard Anderson)

What!!! No kicker?

[panfanman]

What a dickhead

You thought you could log on to the huddle and not deal with dickheads? Hell, that is a requirement for membership.

[Gabeking]

Did the panthers ever have a 1st round pick in the 90s pan out?

Polian FTW

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[KillaCamNewton]

So basically if youre a LB and the panthers draft you in the first round youll be an elite player

[BigCat]

Tshimanga Biakabutuka IS by far the worst pick ever made.

[2jakefansinva]

The RB thing is true now but at the time it wasnt a huge reach.

 

Deangelo was taken at the end of the round (Bush went 2 overall and Maroney at 21? to the pats).

 

Mcfadden went 4th,when we took Stewart at 16...yes Forte,Charles and Rice all went after him but at the time nobody considered it a reach over the other guys.

 

Biakabutuka went top 5 but only after Lawrence Phillips(anybody else remembering him doing a ray rice and dragging some girl down some stairs by her hair?)...Again back then taking RB's early wasn't considered a bad thing back then.

 

Those 4 LB'S have been great picks..nobody could have predicted the injuries the first 3 faced.

 

want to hear the funny part ?

 

he was drafted by the Lambs, who were owned by a women...............go figure.

[Rules&Regulations]

The RB thing is true now but at the time it wasnt a huge reach.

Deangelo was taken at the end of the round (Bush went 2 overall and Maroney at 21? to the pats).

Mcfadden went 4th,when we took Stewart at 16...yes Forte,Charles and Rice all went after him but at the time nobody considered it a reach over the other guys.

Biakabutuka went top 5 but only after Lawrence Phillips(anybody else remembering him doing a ray rice and dragging some girl down some stairs by her hair?)...Again back then taking RB's early wasn't considered a bad thing back then.

Those 4 LB'S have been great picks..nobody could have predicted the injuries the first 3 faced.

I'm not saying they were reaches, nor commenting on the players as individuals. I also realize that when Biakabatuka was drafted, first round RBs were common. Merely commenting on a draft strategy that hasn't netted us a whole lot of sustained success.

[gettlemanjack]

coming into the 2014 draft, only one team had gone longer than us without taking a WR in the 1st...

Last WR taken 1st R by each team heading into 2014 draft

2013 - Rams, Tavon Austin

2013 - Vikings, Cordarrelle Patterson

2013 - Texans, DeAndre Hopkins

2012 - 49ers, A. J. Jenkins

2012 - Cards, Michael Floyd

2012 - Titans, Kendall Wright

2012 - Jags, Justin Blackmon

2011 - Falcons, Julio Jones

2011 - Chiefs, Jonathan Baldwin

2011 - Bengals, A.J. Green

2010 - Cowboys, Dez Bryant

2010 - Broncos, Demaryius Thomas

2009 - Raiders - Darrius Heyward-Bey

2009 - Eagles, Jeremy Maclin

2009 - Giants, Hakeem Nicks (now Beckham)

2007 - Chargers, Craig Davis

2007 - Saints, Robert Meachem (now Cooks)

2007 - Colts, Anthony Gonzalez

2007 - Dolphins, Ted Ginn

2007 - Lions, Calvin Johnson

2006 - Steelers, Santonio Holmes

2005 - Ravens, Mark Clayton

2005 - Browns, Braylon Edwards

2004 - Bills, Lee Evans (now Sammy Watkins)

2004 - Bucs, Michael Clayton (now Mike Evans)

2002 - Packers, Javon Walker

2001 - Bears, David Terrell (TE Greg Olsen, 2007)

2001 - Jets, Santana Moss (TE Dustin Keller 2008)

2001 - Seahawks, Koren Robinson (TE Jerramy Stevens, 2002)

2001 - Redskins, Rod Gardner

1997 - Panthers, Rae Carruth (now KB)

1996 - Patriots, Terry Glenn (although took TE Benjamin Watson in 1st R 2004 and TE Daniel Graham in 1st R 2002)

[PantherPhann89]

And a great pick I hope he is...

[Porn Shop Clerk]

I'm not saying they were reaches, nor commenting on the players as individuals. I also realize that when Biakabatuka was drafted, first round RBs were common. Merely commenting on a draft strategy that hasn't netted us a whole lot of sustained success.

 

the lack of sustained success results more from us whiffing on our 2nd and 3rd round picks, and failing to produce quality backups or special team players from the later rounds, imo

 

first round is great and all, but i see a lot of WR on that list that flamed out, Ginn being one of them.  Rod Garner had a shot here too and flamed out.