Panther Grades from around the web

[KJ89]

Bad grades from these idiots mean it was a good draft.

[Darth Biscuit]

Did any of these "analysts" bother to read Gettleman's comments where he says Shaq is a LINEBACKER?

[Fidel Cashflow]

Carolina Panthers: Shaq Thompson, OLB, Washington
I surveyed five teams months ago, and none of them had Thompson graded as a first-round pick. All of them had him as a second-day prospect. Carolina reached for a player who doesn't have a true position between linebacker, safety and running back. Playing next to Luke Kuechly will help Thompson to pan out, but he was a reach in the first round when there were other better talents available at positions of need.

walterfootball.com

[MadHatter]

D Grade

Goals Entering the 2015 NFL Draft: It's well known which two positions the Panthers have to address in the draft: receiver and offensive tackle. They do have other needs, though. A third linebacker, an upgrade at safety and another running back have to be acquired.

2015 NFL Draft Accomplishments: I slotted Shaq Thompson to the Panthers at No. 25 in one of my final mock drafts because I knew they liked him, but I ultimately made the decision to move him to Carolina's pick in the second round because I thought he was too much of a reach with the 25th-overall choice. Other teams we spoke to felt the same way, slotting Thompson in the second frame. Thus, it's apparent the Panthers reached for him. Thompson doesn't have a truly defined position in the NFL, so using a first-rounder on him is a curious move.

Having said that, taking Thompson at No. 25 was brilliant compared to what happened next. The Panthers dealt multiple picks to move up for Devin Funchess, another player who doesn't have a real position. Funchess is too small to be a tight end and too slow to be a receiver, so where does he fit in? He was expected to slide, so if the Panthers truly coveted him, they could have obtained him (or a similarly talented receiver/tight end) with their own selection in the second round. Taking a major reach is bad enough; using multiple resources to do so is beyond disastrous.

Two of Carolina's third-day selections salvaged this grade from being a Millen. Daryl Williams was a nice bargain pick and could end up starting, while Cameron Artis-Payne provided great value in Round 6. However, neither prospect is good enough to offset what transpired earlier, as well as the fact that the Panthers made only one upgrade to their beleaguered offensive line.

http://walterfootball.com/nfldraftgradesteam.php

My 15 yo daughter knows as much about football as Walter.

[MadHatter]

Carolina Panthers: Shaq Thompson, OLB, Washington

I surveyed five teams months ago, and none of them had Thompson graded as a first-round pick. All of them had him as a second-day prospect. Carolina reached for a player who doesn't have a true position between linebacker, safety and running back. Playing next to Luke Kuechly will help Thompson to pan out, but he was a reach in the first round when there were other better talents available at positions of need.

walterfootball.com

What he really meant was that he visited the MB sites for 5 teams...that is the equivalent of his sources. Guy is a joke.

[Riverboat Ron]

It seems like Walter's had a dislike of the Panthers since we took Cam.

[heelinfine]

It seems like Walter's had a dislike of the Panthers since we took Cam.

 

Yep, he never lets a chance to take a a shot at the Panthers are Cam pass by.