Football Outsiders Draft Grade: Panthers DEAD Last

[Saca312]

So according to the very bright and very football intelligent guys at FO, Dave Gettleman's an idiot.

http://www.footballoutsiders.com/nfl-draft/2016/2016-nfl-draft-report-card-report

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32. Carolina Panthers

GPA: 2.00
Highest Grade: C+ (Kiper, Silva)
Lowest Grade: C- (Prisco, Kadar)
Comments: Quantity does not equal quality, at least when it comes to Panthers cornerbacks. Dave Gettleman admitted to drafting for need in trying to replace Josh Norman, but no one was impressed with the trio of corners he came away with this year. Multiple commenters questioned the second-round selection of Samford's James Bradberry; their two harshest graders actually thought Round 5 pick Zack Sanchez was a better pick than either of the two cornerbacks Gettleman drafted first. The Carolina GM has generally earned favorable reviews for building a Super Bowl roster after inheriting a cap-strapped mess, but this is the second consecutive year the Panthers have finished in the bottom five of these rankings.

 

[t96]

So he finished in the bottom 5 last year and they were proved wrong last year by Shaq and Funch's play and they're still not going to believe in the gettlemagic?

[Bartin]

6 minutes ago, Saca312 said:

according to the very bright and very football intelligent guys at FO

They literally just took a bunch of draft grades from across the internet and made a GPA. FO doesn't really have anything to do with it. It's a high click:low effort article that makes them money.

[caatfan]

"As we do every year, we have compiled snap reaction grades from several reputable dumb ass draftniks for our review on which teams generated the best, worst, and most polarizing feedback following the draft."

[The Lobo]

It's funny, they dog us for not draft in. A need the past couple years, we draft heavily off need and they still dog us. 

[Saca312]

Also, CPantherKing approves of this post.

[O-Ther]

Bottom 5 last year and dead last this year. I guess consecutive Superb Owls and Executive of the Year awards ain't happening?

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

oh wow for a minute i thought they might have used advanced metrics to put together a draft grade like PFF et al

but then i read the opening paragraph which explains that they just compiled grades from a bunch of media personalities zzzzzz

[TheSpecialJuan]

Well there you have it. Concrete proof that Gettleman does not know what he is doing.

[Raskle]

Well, I guess Igo was right... we ain't winning the April Championship Award again this year..... tell those guys to call us in March after we hoist the Lombardi, so we can refresh exactly how bad their idea of collating dumbass draftnik's grades was.

[iamcline]

It wasn't a great draft. Nothing about his picks were exciting and impressive....

 

 

 

...yet.

[RelaxImaPro]

Still waiting on all the haters that dogged his 2014 draft to go back and re grade it.  Including the UDFAs that had to be the best draft in the league that year and top to bottom and one of the best recently outside of the Seahawks a few years ago.

poo, KB, Ealy, Trai, Norwell and Bene would all go in the 1st round in a redraft.  Bene is a very good corner when playing on the outside instead of the slot (still decent in the slot).  Ealy is the weakest of that bunch, but even he has shown tons of flashes and is probably the best DE from that class until Clowney shows something.  I think he's gonna make the jump this year.

Then you throw in UDFA Philly Brown who is a starting caliber WR and Tre Boston.  2014 was straight money.

[stirs]

Is this an indictment on Gman or these fools?  

[beastson]

UDFA made his draft better