Zod's OFFICIAL first overall pick selection is....

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

There isn't a QB in this draft that comes within 10 yards of sniffing Manning's jock.

I was going to say 15 to 20 yards but thats ok...

[Mr. Scot]

Corner at #1 is most definitely not a "safe" pick. It's never been done.

[micnificent28]

Everybody keeps assuming that just because the offense sucked last year under Fox and Davidson, it'll suck this year under Rivera and Chudzinski too. Bad assumption.

Also true that if there's a season, we will get free agents (though it may be down the road) so we can't go in thinking that draft picks will be the only additions. Heck, we can't even sign the draft picks with no CBA.

As to the draft, Peterson works for me, but I'm primarily pro-Dareus at the moment.

Assuming the the worst offense in the league will suddenly be good seems like a bigger leap than cam or gabbert being decent. Even if dareus turns our defense into the ravens of the early 2000s we still lose 10-14. Picking anything on defense is like saying oh well were gonna suck this year so lets get another top ten pick next year.

Offense is the problem why wait til next year to fix your biggest weakness? There is no Suh in this years draft so,why not wait til next year to fix the defense which is a smaller problem? If you want to win sooner it seems you'd fix the big holes and plug the leaks as you go along.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

^ I agree.

We had a top 15 defense last year. Now we essentially have 2 guys on the team that can and will run the defense in McDermott and Meeks.

[OneBadassCat]

A lot of the offense's problem had to do with coaching and the addition of inexperienced rookies.

Our offensive line also went to IR hell.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

A lot of the offense's problem had to do with coaching and the addition of inexperienced rookies.

Our offensive line also went to IR hell.

Well just in case they don't come back right, wouldn't it be nice to have a QB who can move in and out of the pocket and avoid sacks instead of having a QB that took a top 10 rank of 33 sacks last year.

[rodeo]

defense is fine. would be autistic to spend the #1 pick on defense while our offense is the worst in the league.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

^ nice choice of words haha.

[Brandon]

If we draft Peterson I will stab my eye out with a spork. He may be the safest pick in the draft but drafting a cornerback number one overall is just daft. No matter how good a corner is you can always throw away from him.

[MattB]

When we play the Saints twice a year who is PP supposed to cover exactly? He is a great player of course but I don't know if there's such a thing as a "shutdown corner" anymore with so many teams playing the spread.

[micnificent28]

defense is fine. would be autistic to spend the #1 pick on defense while our offense is the worst in the league.

Co-sign

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

Also considering a CB has never been drafted 1st overall in NFL History, I immediatley tend to shy away from drafting Peterson. However, if the entire Panther's staff believes he can become the best CB to ever play in the NFL than you can't really argue with that. Nonetheless, I don't see that happening.

[mav1234]

We're going to lose Marshall, so CB is a need. I'd be happy with PP, though I think I want a DT more if we're talking about positional needs.

[Brokenbad]

Agreed. We will need a great secondary against the WR's the Saints bolster, Roddy White, and who I beleive is going to explode even more than he already has: Mike Williams.