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#1 Overall Pick 2011 - Cam Newton (now also 2011 Offensive Rookie Of The Year)

Discussion in 'Carolina Panthers' started by meatpile, Apr 28, 2011.

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  1. Apr 29, 2011 at 2:52 PM #71
    Pi.

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    What a bad pick. They didn't take the best player available, and it's highly debateable if they even took the best QB avaialble.

    There is at least a 50/50 chance that Newton will be out of the league in 5 years. Those are bad numbers to bet on with a #1 pick.

    The fact that they didn't have one trade offer tells you how shitty this first pick was so they should have found a player that was clearly the best at their position and gone with it based on need. It would have given them a higher probability of selecting a productive, impact player.
     
  2. Apr 29, 2011 at 3:03 PM #72
    Collin

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    Yup.
     
  3. Apr 29, 2011 at 3:21 PM #73
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    In other news, we put a man on the moon.

    We've been concerned this was going to hapen ever since Luck decided to return to Stanford. Welcome to 2011.
     
  4. Apr 29, 2011 at 3:43 PM #74
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    Its not like they sat around waiting for a trade either tho. That was some record shit there
     
  5. Apr 29, 2011 at 6:04 PM #75
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  6. Apr 29, 2011 at 7:23 PM #76
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    I'd say NO and ATL still have five good years left in their runs, and Tampa is on the up and up. I don't completely hate the pick. Not a Newton fan in the least, but if it means i don't have to see that f@ggot Jimmy Clausen on the field for an extended period of time, I'll take it. Fuck it, I'd take Dukey.
     
  7. Apr 29, 2011 at 8:36 PM #77
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    I am trying to be optimistic about Cam Newton. Newton reminds me of Donovan McNabb. Donovan ran the option at Syracuse and, with a year as an understudy, he was able to use his lower-body strength and exceptional athletic ability to dominate in Philadelphia for over a decade. They never won a super bowl, but McNabb took them to what, 5 NFC championship games and 1 superbowl? If I remember correctly, very similar things were said about McNabb entering the 1999 draft: He's a mobile quarterback with great athleticism, but needs a little work on accuracy. I think it worked out pretty well for Philadelphia.
     
  8. Apr 29, 2011 at 9:20 PM #78
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    Yeah I think we have to put our faith in our coaching staff now and hope they can teach Killa Cam.
     
  9. Apr 29, 2011 at 9:48 PM #79
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    McNabb was a hard worker and had a great attitude. Newton is an entertainer and an icon.
     
  10. Apr 29, 2011 at 10:04 PM #80
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    That's one approach. Another would be to draft a guy who might excite some parts of the fan base, even if it's a clueless part. That'll put butts in seats at least for the short term.:greedy:
     
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