Wesley Walls talks about Greg Olsen

[Mr. Scot]

2 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Greg Olsen was the guy I wanted in the 1st round that draft.  I threw a bit of a fit when we drafted Beason.  Funny how it all ended up working out in the end.

I was the Panthers GM for a local sports radio mock draft that year and I took Olsen.

[JJT]

If any of you remembers the  1957 Cincinnati Reds, you'll know what I mean. Wesley Walls reminds me of Wally Post. 

[wud35]

3 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

Lot of folks here remember Wesley Walls with a great deal of fondness.

One of the first autographs from a Panthers player I got, real nice guy. 

[ThPantherFan]

I loved to watch Walls play.  He had great hands and could be very sneaky.  He would act like he was out of place, fall down, etc. and then jump up and catch the ball.  He was wonderful.

[WUnderhill]

6 hours ago, tiger7_88 said:

No matter Marty Hurney's reputation with Carolina fandom or within his (former) profession, he can always say these 3 things:

He drafted Cam Newton.

He drafted Luke Kuechly.

He robbed the Chicago Bears of Greg Olsen for a 3rd round pick.

Da Bears got Dirty Hurney'd.

[w280sax]

The first game in ericcson stadium before it was called boa stadium was against the falcons in 1996.  That game was also wesley walls first as a panther and when he scored his first touchdown as a panther that day he celebrated by pretending to shoot falcons out of the sky.  He was my favorite from that moment on.

[Chimera]

Greg gonna break records while not refusing to block.

[Darknight]

2 hours ago, King said:

Hurney was against two of these.

Proof?

[cookinbrak]

10 hours ago, Mvp2014 said:

I carry around a mini helmet signed by walls in the back of my expedition.  Why?  I have no clue

Pharmaceutical discounts?

[B.BERSIN]

Walls is a heck of TE as well.

[Donald LaFell]

11 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

I was the Panthers GM for a local sports radio mock draft that year and I took Olsen.

Were you drafting who you thought was best or who you thought we would take? 

[Donald LaFell]

13 hours ago, Marguide said:

And Josh Norman, and TD, and CJ, and Stew, and Tolbert.

Recognizing that does not take anything away from Gettleman's excellent work.

I view Hurney in retrospect like an aging power hitter in baseball. One that strikes out with maddening frequency and can't run the bases to save his ass. But those glorious home runs, they are spectacular!

Virtually every 1st round pick we had. Can throw in Gross, Gamble, and I think Peppers too. You'll also have major contributors like Witherspoon, Wharton, Manning, Marshall, the list goes on.

he wasn't horrible, I would say he was above average then just made a series of horrible decisions. 

[PandaPancake]

Greg Olsen the offensive coordinator for the Jaguars? No one wants to be him.

[BIGH2001]

10 hours ago, w280sax said:

The first game in ericcson stadium before it was called boa stadium was against the falcons in 1996.  That game was also wesley walls first as a panther and when he scored his first touchdown as a panther that day he celebrated by pretending to shoot falcons out of the sky.  He was my favorite from that moment on.

Walls was a hunter.  I think a lot of his TD celebrations were him pretending to shoot things out of the sky.