Round 5, Pick 38, 174th Overall, The Carolina Panthers Select Cameron Artis-Payne, RB Auburn

[gettlemanjack]

Justin Hokanson @ JHokanson

Apr 10

'I'm underrated. I'm motivated.' Cameron Artis-Payne itching for

NFL opportunity

"NFL scouts consider Artis-Payne, who will turn 25 in June, as an above average running back, but maybe not a great one."

http://auburn.247sports.com/Article/Motivated-Cameron-Artis-Payne-itching-for-NFL-opportunity-36709955

[nosuchthingasapanther]

Black & Blue Review ‏@BlackBlueReview · 5m5 minutes ago

Artis-Payne is “out to prove a lot of people wrong” since he was the 15th RB taken.

[KendrickPanther]

Wow, he's 25 years old already.  He may only ever get a rookie contract...

 

I'm ok with that.

[gettlemanjack]

RosterWatch @ RosterWatch

Mar 30

For us- Cameron Artis-Payne is a Boom Herron, Branden Oliver,

Benny Cunningham type of prospect.

[gettlemanjack]

Managing Editor for FantasyGuru.com

Joe Dolan @ FG_Dolan

Mar 7

Pretty confident the worst back I’ve watched is Cameron Artis-

Payne . He invites contact, but it’s usually from his offensive

linemen.

[XClown1986]

He reminds me a lot of Ahmad Bradshaw (aside from wearing the same number). He runs hard and runs behind his pads. Better prospect than Gaffney and Barner that's for sure.

[gettlemanjack]

Yahoo Shutdown Corner

Eric Edholm @ Eric_Edholm

Jan 20

Hope Cameron Artis-Payne goes somewhere where uniform

number 44 is available. He has massive "44" tattoo across his

entire back.

Eric Edholm @ Eric_Edholm

1h

Cameron Artis-Payne might want to start negotiating with

#Panthers LS JJ Jansen for No. 44 now. CAP has a MASSIVE

"44" tattoo on his back.

[gettlemanjack]

In the days leading up to the Outback Bowl and not feeling he was getting enough of the spotlight shone on him, Artis-Payne decided to pay Melvin Gordon a backhanded compliment by saying he wished he could have loved to play against the defenses of Northwestern, Illinois and Purdue instead of the tough SEC defenses he played against.

Oops.

Gordon rushed for an Outback Bowl record 251 yards on 35 carries and three second-half touchdowns in No.17 Wisconsin ’s victory

on Artis-Payne's comment:

“It had me a little fired up; I’m not going to lie,” he said. ... And as an added bonus, he nearly doubled up Artis-Payne’s paltry 126 yards.

http://wisconsin.scout.com/story/1497947-gordon-goes-out-in-style#.VKXuuvprkdw.twitter

[mc52beast]

Breaking.news... He can also play LT

[jdpanther5]

Dude's twitter handle is @TheRealKillaCam.

[nosuchthingasapanther]

i get the impression that payne is a bit mouthy.

[TheNewStandard]

Tolbert missed a considerable amount of time last year and is not getting older. Not saying CAP will be the same as Tolbert physically but will more than likely replace him as far as his role on this team. Wouldn't surprise me if Tolbert is not on this team come Aug.

Yeah, he's pricey and performed very poorly compared to what we're used to, I still think he sticks this year as this could be a possible run to the championship. If jes up to par, hes still one of the best hB in the NFL..especially blockin-wise.

we'll see

[SmootsDaddy89]

We could have probably traded a 5th next year for Zac Stacy and gotten a better player and addressed another position of need with this years comp.

Zac Stacy is terrible.

[Mr. Scot]

that's because a lot of what's in the video is poor tackling.

 

You know where else you see an awful lot of poor tackling these days?

 

In the NFL.

 

The contact rules that the NFLPA got put into the last CBA have made good tackling a rare commodity (sadly).

 

That, plus you've got lots of guys wanting to make the highlight reel with big hits.  Textbook tacklers like Luke Kuechly are increasingly difficult to find anymore.