Ron Rivera insists Ryan Mallett still in mix for top overall pick

[Mr. Scot]

Keep in mind there are some media scouts who would tell you that Newton and Gabbert aren't good enough for the first round either.

When it comes to making this decision, the Panthers aren't going to listen to anyone other than the people on their payroll. And much as we'd like it, we have no avenue for insight into what they think.

What the team scouting department believes might bear little or no resemblance to what the media thinks.

[teeray]

^ I get that Scot but things are more credible when they are coming from multiple sources and aren't media scouts like the CBS reports.

But I agree with your sentiment. We could be considering him at number 1. Personally I am more inclined to believe we are thinking about trading down or back into the 1st or second round to get Mallett if we don't go QB number 1.

[eViL jEsTeR]

Rivera has thrown out like 8 smokescreens in the past few days.... damn

That's a lot of smoke. Kind of reminds me of my college dorm room! :sifone:

[Liminy]

Smokescreen!

You mean cokescreen? See what I did there?

[carolina razorback]

Sorry the guys slower then molasses and inconsistent as it gets. With the way our Oline looked last year he would get destroyed.

^This.

[teeray]

Actually I think Mallett is a slam dunk to be an effective QB in the NFL. Just a matter of how successful.

He reminds me a lot of a Drew Bledsoe who was also a statue. As long as he can get rid of the ball on time I could care less about his mobility.

My only fear with him is if he is a Jeff George or Jay Cutler type. And how good is his decision making on the field.

I could easily see him being a guy that puts up stats similar to Jay Cutler or Brett Favre toward the end of his career. A ton of TDs but ALSO a ton of INTs.

The other big concern is the drugs. If he is doing coke then he is toast in my opinion. No room in a person's life for football and cocaine.

But I also won't be shocked if we look back at this draft and Mallett is the most successful.

I am going out on a limb here but I still think (despite a recent CBS sports report) that he is gone in the first round maybe as high as 12.

[Mr. Scot]

Peter King thinks Jerry Richardson will nix Mallett based on off-field reasons.

I have a tough time believing that this hasn't already been on Richardson's desk.