CBS Sports: Panthers continue march towards Newton

[SCP]

If he burned his pie chart from that press conference, he could create an actual smokescreen. Now that would be mind blowing.

[Icege]

The draft is just over three weeks away. Try and hold fast through all of these rampant speculations.

Let's be reasonable here for a brief moment, and think things through on each of the different candidates:

Cam Newton - QB is a position of need on this team, and last year made it quite clear how much a one-dimensional offense gets exposed in this league. Cam has the potential to be a franchise QB in the NFL. He's got tremendous arm strength and can stand tall in the pocket and allow his receivers to get open down field or move the chains with his feet. Rivera and Hurney have both stated that this is a position of concern. Since he's also the belle of the ball, showing obvious interest will assist in possibly trading down.

Marcell Dareus - DT is an abyss on this team. Moore, Clausen, Pike sadly is better depth than Landri, Neblett, and Irvin. Cam Newton more than likely might be better served by riding pine for a season or three, Dareus would be an instant starter. Having a big body to collapse the pocket and stifle runners will help with getting the defense off of the field sooner. At the same time, DT has a lot of depth this year.

AJ Green - Top 10 pick from Summerville, SC. The Panthers love the idea of drafting "homegrown" players. WR was a position of need last year and while LaFell and Gettis showed promise, Armanti is not exactly a guarantee. There's also the question mark whether or not Gettis will be able to perform consistently, or if he's a one-game wonder. If Smitty is traded, AJ would be a great replacement. It'd definitely appeal to the Charleston market (which is chockful of everything but Panthers fans). However, this is a position with a logjam of youth already, just like the QB position. Is the solution to get younger?

Patrick Peterson - In the same line as Cam Newton, a physical stud. Many regard him as the best player available with Pro Bowler potential. Richard Marshall is more than likely out of here, leaving the CB rotation with Gamble, Captain, McClain, and Stanford. McClain and Stanford looked just as unimpressive as the QBs & DTs did this season. Captain is a great nickel, but will he end up like Marshall and end up having to mug bigger WRs until PI's finally start getting called? Peterson is a potential day 1 starter. Question marks about his Wonderlic as well as whether or not he might be better suited to play Safety, plus the half-full/half-empty perspective on being taken out of a game by being thrown away from.

Blaine Gabbert - lolololol

[teeray]

PANTHERS LOVE HOMEGROWN TALENT!!1!1. Cam Newton is from Atlanta, Ga which is 3 hours from Charlotte and Summerville, SC is 5 hours. Ca, Newton is more home growned than Green.

Just anutter sign!!1!11!

[CarolinaVeins]

PANTHERS LOVE HOMEGROWN TALENT!!1!1. Cam Newton is from Atlanta, Ga which is 3 hours from Charlotte and Summerville, SC is 5 hours. Ca, Newton is more home growned than Green.

Just anutter sign!!1!11!

Cam Newton meets with Panthers right before the court hearing that could lift the lockout....another sign? :idea:

[csx]

http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6264363/28295172

Yet another national reporter says it looks like Newton is #1 on the Panther board today. I'm sensing a trend.

You sense a trend in what the national media reports? My God you are a F'n genius!

[top dawg]

speculation is the new smokescreen

Yeah, if it ain't speculation, then it must be racism.

[Catalyst]

It seems we really like Green too. Good; my top 2 players seem to also be atop our board.

[MadHatter]

Just what we needed....another fuging Cam Newton thread.

Please stop creating threads everytime some talking head predicts that we will take Cam. Just add it to an existing thread.

[eViL jEsTeR]

We're still 3 weeks away from the draft. We will bring Gabbert back in again too. Then all of the media will be on the Gabbert #1 bandwagon. Then, I suspect, we'll bring in Dareus as well and he'll end up being our #1 pick when it's all said and done.

[Icege]

PANTHERS LOVE HOMEGROWN TALENT!!1!1. Cam Newton is from Atlanta, Ga which is 3 hours from Charlotte and Summerville, SC is 5 hours. Ca, Newton is more home growned than Green.

Just anutter sign!!1!11!

Summerville is 3 hours away unless you drive like an old lady.

Have you dislocated your shoulders from all the reaching yet? >.>

[jarhead]

again, how would anyone know how JR feels? he's not talking to anyone other than hurney and rivera and not a single one of them would be talking to alleged sources about this stuff

Thats not exactly true.There are some other stakeholders in the team that have from time to time discussed personal decisions outside the staff.I am not implying that this is the case.

[teeray]

Summerville is 3 hours away unless you drive like an old lady.

Have you dislocated your shoulders from all the reaching yet? >.>

Nuh ugh!! Cam's hometown is the closest. :cuss:

[Sam Mills Fan]

Just what we needed....another fuging Cam Newton thread.

Please stop creating threads everytime some talking head predicts that we will take Cam. Just add it to an existing thread.

How about you kiss my ass? Every time I see a new reporter with sources reporting new information, I'm posting a new thread. Boo hoo, lots of draft talk in the final weeks before we pick #1, whatever shall we do.

[CarolinaKat]

http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6264363/28295172

After clicking the original link and seeing the writer Mike Freeman (who apparently likes to freestyle) name is private, gender is private and email is also private. I've come to the conclusion that it's not a real person or it's Cam Newton