What should we do with the No. 1 pick?

[Carl Spackler]

13 minutes ago, My Goodness My Guinness said:

Anger is no excuse for littering good sir

Like the NFC South to the Panthers, it'll get swept

[Proudiddy]

5 minutes ago, Toolbox said:

Draft 3 OT and trade up for a DE, the Gettleman way of drafting.

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Dont forget, he has to publicly humiliate and release a high profile, super talented player we took years to develop for no compensation,  then brag about it.  Only then will the gettleman offseason regimen be complete.

[Carl Spackler]

Panthers Release Luke Kuechly for 'New Direction'

By Joe Person
The Charlotte Observer

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Dave Gettleman's gambling habit may be limited to football, but they're definitely a habit. And after Gettleman released All-Pro linebacker Luke Kuechly in a surprise move Tuesday, the Panthers' general manager said the team needed a new direction.

"Look, we didn't win as much as we wanted to and our defense wasn't up to par," said Gettleman of the Panthers' 1-15 record in 2016. "We felt like we needed to move in a new direction."

Ignoring glaring needs at offensive line, cornerback, secondary and now linebacker, Gettleman and company passed up a trade -- and Clemson quarterback DeShaun Watson -- to spend the top pick in April's draft on little-known running back Lawrence Jones of Morehead State.

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[The Lone Panther]

People usually get upset over threads like this, but it's becoming a real possibility and having the #1 pick could be very beneficial.  I personally would trade away the #1 pick, but preferably to a team who also has a top 5 1st round draft pick. Watching Derek Barnett yesterday against Alabama was impressive.  He was just owning Cam Robinson who's the #1 OT in the draft.  

[mc52beast]

You guys must have forgot that we're in a battle with Cleveland for the 1st pick... gonna take a whole lot of sucking to get there...

Thats what he said

[MrBubba]

Defensive tackle 

[Semaj]

DeShaun Watson would make for an elite backup, but we could also net quite a few draft busts picks for him -- assuming he's the top guy once we're on the clock after Week 17.

To shore up the pass blocking, we could grab another linebacker at No. 1. Lots of options. 

Linebacker at #1. God I hope that's sarcasm. Lol. But with the Panthers u never know.

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[Semaj]

Good to see draft discussions after 6 weeks. History just keeps repeating itself in Carolina. Things are just like 2010 and 2011 seasons. Seasons over exceptionally early this year.

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[Semaj]

Why? We haven't taken an OL or pass rusher high since he's been our GM despite obvious needs. That what I HOPE we do with our 1st round pick, but I don't have any real confidence that'll actually happen.

Because OL is too damn risky early in the draft. Name all the pro bowl tackles taken since 2010. If it's Tony Bosseli or Anthony friggin Munoz then fine. How often does that happen though?

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[Semaj]

Fanbase full of cowards..

Wish that there was a down thumb. Tell me Mr BRAVE guy, what has anyone said that's cowardly? What is there to be optimistic about. Tell us how we make the playoffs. This is a legitimate thread now that this team fell to 1-5 and 0-3 in the south.

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[bobsfoodbasics]

myles garrett please

[CPF4LIFE]

Best player available....which we will be a DT or LB

[Cookie Lyon]

4 minutes ago, CPF4LIFE said:

Best player available....which we will be a DT or LB

Sad, but true.

[Banjo]

Rivera gonna screw it up and win some meaningless games down the stretch. But a top 5 pick would be fantastic. Especially the 1st pick. Any good QBs coming out? A king's ransom could set us up for a while...