Nick Fairley

I would like to see him hit the trifecta bodyslaming Brees,Ryan and Freeman through the turf all in one season

 

Hey.


Adding fuel to this fire, unlike all the rumors about Peppers that annoyed me for so many years, Fairley actually does take plays off with regularity. He can be a disruptive force in the middle, but he's not a disciplined player who will maintain gap integrity or hold his ground against double teams. He's gifted, but I want absolutely no part of him. There are huge character red flags, and as a player, I don't see much to recommend him over a guy like Nevis who is much less flashy but more consistent. Too bad we don't have #33 or that would be a perfect spot to pick one of the DTs.

 

May I say thank you for posts I can read & learn from rather then skipping all the fighting. I'm being sincere - you have a lot of knowledge to share, but "back in the day" I just skipped because of pissiness on many posters part.

 

Agreed.

 

well good to have some other input. i didn't see much of him, but your comments are right in line with what i saw.

collin, i really hate to to say this cause i know it's gonna bite me in the ass but i hope we again get the benefits of your insights and opinions.

 

I would like to start the official Marcell Dareus bandwagon. I am not an expert on him by any means, but I have watched him play a few times and was impressed by his play. Marcell Dareus has that versatility that would be an asset in Rivera's defensive schemes. Would he be a reach with the #1 pick?

 

Unquestionably yes, he would be a reach, but I'm actually with you in liking him a little more than Fairley. I thought the Panthers might be able to trade down a few spots and take Dareus there (more talented than Nevis, a little less of a headcase than Fairley but still has some character issues). Now it sounds like he's going to go higher than I thought, so that might not be possible. Good lord, how do we get the first pick in a draft where no one is worth a top 5 pick, much less the #1 overall? This is actually the weakest draft I can ever remember.


Sleeper choice for trade down: Prince Amukamara. Not the all-world athlete that Peterson is, but he's actually a better corner and will be an above average starter for many years to come.

 

Black cat.

 

http://blogs.charlotte.com/panthers/2011/01/fairley-hopes-to-hear-from-panthers.html

Fairley eager to hear from Panthers
Nick Fairley is headed home for Nick Fairley Day at the same school in Mobile, Ala., that hosted JaMarcus Russell Day a few years back.

Fairley, the junior defensive tackle from Auburn, hopes to join Russell as the next No. 1 pick to come out of Williamson High, an inner-city school across the railroad tracks from Ladd-Peebles Stadium, site of Saturday's Senior Bowl.

Fairley said he has yet to hear from the owners of that top pick, but is anxious to.

“I would love to go to the Panthers,” Fairley said in a phone interview Thursday. “I can't wait to hear from them.”

Fairley, who has been training in Houston, was scheduled to fly to Mobile on Thursday, after many of the NFL scouts and coaches in town for the Senior Bowl have left. Fairley, who is projected as the top pick by ESPN's Mel Kiper, said he did not have any meetings scheduled with NFL teams this weekend.

Fairley has a connection to Charlotte already. He is working with Kathleen Hessert, a Charlotte-based sports and social media consultant famous for getting Shaquille O'Neal started on Twitter. Fairley, who was in Charlotte in December for the Nagurski Award (won by Clemson DE Da'Quan Bowers), said Hessert has been singing the Queen City's praises.

“Charlotte is a big city. I see that from when I was up there flying in,” Fairley said. “But it's a community-type atmosphere while you're there.”

Hessert said Fairley will be at the Super Bowl next week and plans to work out at the combine in February.

Look for much more on Fairley in Sunday's editions of the Observer.

--Joseph Person

 

That seems odd since the Panthers have SUPPOSEDLY started looking at him:

Panthers begin background work on Fairley

MOBILE, Ala. – The Panthers have begun the vetting process on Auburn defensive tackle Nick Fairley, his high school coach said Tuesday.

Williamson coach Bobby Parrish said Panthers college scout Jeff Beathard called him recently to ask background questions about Fairley. Parrish said other teams, including Oakland, have sent him questionnaires about Fairley, but the Panthers are the first team to call.

It's a procedural move by the Panthers, and one they likely have done with other top-rated prospects, as well. But it suggests the team is serious about taking the junior with the top pick in the April draft.

“I get the impression that they really like what they see,” Parrish said. “You never know because you don't know what their needs are. But they definitely think he's a good ballplayer.”

Panthers general manager Marty Hurney and the team's scouting department are in Fairley's hometown this week for the Senior Bowl. Fairley's high school sits across the railroad tracks a few hundred yards from Ladd Peebles Stadium, site of Saturday's game.

Fairley announced he was leaving Auburn a year early to enter the draft during a news conference at the school's gym. Parrish said Fairley is training in Houston, but might be in Mobile later this week.

--Joseph Person