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Grade the Panthers Day 1....

Zod

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If Clausen was all that, why did teams with terrible QBs pass on him multiple times?

Simply because they felt they had greater needs. Arguably, Oakland was the only team that had a "terrible" QB (and unfortunately another team on a lake I am not going to mention). Who are all these teams that have "terrible" QBs that passed up on Clausen. And honestly, if you're going to answer who I think that you will, it's because the other teams are stupid.

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Simply because they felt they had greater needs. Arguably, Oakland was the only team that had a "terrible" QB (and unfortunately another team on a lake I am not going to mention). Who are all these teams that have "terrible" QBs that passed up on Clausen. And honestly, if you're going to answer who I think that you will, it's because the other teams are stupid.

Chiefs (who have Clausen's college coach on their staff now, right?), Jaguars, Bills, Vikings, Niners. And several others with good QBs who could use a groomable replacement.

Kiper had Clausen in his top 10. He went 48th. If the Panthers hadn't have picked him, who knows how much farther he would have fallen.

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Chiefs (who have Clausen's college coach on their staff now, right?), Jaguars, Bills, Vikings, Niners. And several others with good QBs who could use a groomable replacement.

Kiper had Clausen in his top 10. He went 48th. If the Panthers hadn't have picked him, who knows how much farther he would have fallen.

I can see the Bills, but the Vikings have T-Jax and the Niners have Alex Smith, both being capable starters (particularly Smith). The Chiefs have already heavily invested into thier wonderboy, Matt Cassel, so it's not like Clausen was a no0brainer in any of those situations. That leaves the Bills who have Trent Edwards, Ryan Fitzpatric and Brian Brohm. Surely one of those guys has to be starter material, right?

All I am saying is that the Clausen pick was not a no-brainer for any of those teams, and basically they had more pressing needs. Regardless of what people believe, IMHO, QB was arguably our most pressing need. After the Double M---who still has question marks surrounding his ability---we didn't have anyone who was even remotely star material at the position. Now we have two, and to me it's nothing to cry about.

Yeah, we could have gone with a WR, but Clausen was such a good value that he was too good to pass up. I don't think that our team is that bad, and I think that whatever percievied holes that we have can be addressed by trades, FA, and/or later picks in the draft.

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