Who did you want?

[Carl Spackler]

Looking back at the top draft picks we’ve had in the last 15 years or so, who did you want with that selection? 

I remember the guy I wanted with each top pick since 2005. Sometimes it was better than Hurney. Sometimes it was what Hurney did, and sometimes it was worse. 

2005: Aaron Rodgers
2006: LenDale White
2007: Brandon Meriweather
2008: Jonathan Stewart
2009: Mohamed Massaquoi
2010: Jimmy Clausen
2011: Cam Newton
2012: Luke Kuechly
2013: Tyler Eifert
2014: Kelvin Benjamin
2015: Philip Dorsett (really wanted Humphries but he went one spot before)
2016: Myles Jack
2017: Christian McCaffrey
2018: D.J. Moore 
2019: Brian Burns

As you can see, we’ve often picked the guy I wanted. Sometimes, that was ingenious. Other times, it was stupid.

Until late February of 2011, I wanted Nick Fairley No. 1. I thought that dude was going to be an absolute game-changer at DT.

I also really wanted to get Mardy Gilyard in 2010. Thought he'd be a star.

[SmokinwithWilly]

I wanted someone other than Marty Hurney as GM.

[Madwolf]

From what I remember:

2005: Don't remember

2006: Deangelo Williams

2007: Jon Beason

2008: It was a tackle, but it wasn't Jeff Otah.

2009: NA

2010: NA

2011: Cam Newton

2012: Luke Kuechly - I remember being so incredibly excited when he reached us.

2013: Shariff Floyd

2014: Marcus Smith

2015: Don't remember

2016: Don't remember

2017: CMC

2018: Don't remember

2019: Brian Burns

[MountaineerChemist10]

From what I can remember, these are the guys I wanted:

2011: A.J. Green
2012: Quinton Coples
2013: Sheldon Richardson
2014: Any WR
2015: Landon Collins
2016: Derrick Henry (Gettleman's worst draft IMO)
2017: Christian McCaffrey
2018: D.J. Moore or Will Hernandez
2019: Brian Burns or Montez Sweat

[(ATL'ien)CamNewton]

I know I wanted Dwayne Jarrett in 2007 lol

[panther4life]

05. Derrick Johnson

06. DeAngelo Williams 1st, if he was gone Lendale White

07.cant 100% remember. I did like Sidney Rice the WR that year but not sure I saw him as 1st round pick. Was totally not expecting Beason. Wasn’t even on my radar since we had Morgan

08. Brandon Albert or J-Stew

09.cant remember Since we didn’t have a first, did hate the Brown pick 

10. Guilty as hell for wanting Clausen 

11. Cam all day. Never wanted a player more

12. 1A.Janoris Jenkins, 1.BAlshon Jeffrey and 2.Quinten Coples. Luke was not on radar because of Beason.

13. Huddle had me drinking the Star Kool aid

14. Dreamed Odell would fall, Marquise Lee was my favorite available player at 28

15. Really don’t remember. May have been so poisoned by the 14 season I took that year off

16. Cant say for certain but maybe Derrick Henry. Had to review the list and he’s the only name I remember liking.

17. Fournette, Corey Davis and Lattimore were my top 3. 

18. 1A.Jaire Alexander 2A. Calvin Ridley

19. Don’t recall rooting for any 1 player last year.  Don’t think I spent much time considering the options.
 

 

 

[Rags]

2011: Green or Peterson (Colin in the 2nd)
2012: Brockers. 
2013: Hopkins, but I knew we'd take Star when he "fell" to us.
2014: Literally Any WR. Kelvin was my favorite when we were on the clock tho.
2015: Byron Jones.
2016: Emmanuel Ogbah. I also just learned Butler went before Chris Jones. Hm.
2017: Fournette.
2018: Moore or Ridley
2019: Burns.

 

[tiger7_88]

Who I wanted before the draft began:

2011 - QB Cam Newton

2012 - WR Justin Blackmon

2013 - DT Star Lotulelei

2014 - WR Brandin Cooks

2015 - OT Andrus Peat

2016 - OT Laremy Tunsil

2017 - TE O.J. Howard

2018 - OG Quenton Nelson

2019 - OT Jonah Williams

 

Who I wanted at the time Carolina was picking:

2011 - QB Cam Newton

2012 - LB Luke Kuechly

2013 - DT Star Lotulelei

2014 - OT Joel Bitonio

2015 - OT Donovan Smith

2016 - TE Hunter Henry

2017 - TE O.J. Howard

2018 - WR Calvin Ridley

2019 - OT Andre Dillard

[joeyxfresco]

2005: Aaron Rodgers (never thought Delhomme was “the guy”)

2006: Mercedes Lewis
2007: Greg Olsen (I was ecstatic the day we drafted for him)
2008: Jonathan Stewart
2009: (honestly don’t remember, I think I was frustrated about trading away our 1st)
2010: Jimmy Clausen
2011: Cam Newton
2012:  Mark Barron
2013: Cordarrelle Patterson
2014: OBJ
2015: Landon Collin
2016: Derrick Henry
2017: Jamal Adams
2018: Derwin James
2019: Burns/Dillard 

 

Never realized how much I wanted a safety 

[Shocker]

10 hours ago, Carl Spackler said:

I will bite...some went earlier but these were my targets

2005: Derrick Johnson
2006: DeAngelo Williams
2007: Paul Posluszny
2008: Ryan Clady
2009: Everette Brown (duh)
2010: Jimmy Clausen (we had to have a QB)
2011: Cam Newton
2012: Morris Claibourne
2013: Star Lotulelei
2014: Jordan Matthews
2015: Landon Collins
2016:  Derrick Henry
2017: Christian McCaffrey
2018: D.J. Moore 
2019: Andre Dillard

Nice thread Carl

Farther back...I do remember wanting to give up the farm for Andre Wadsworth, boy that didn't work out.  Passing on Randy messed with my head that day.

[Mr. Scot]

10 hours ago, Carl Spackler said:

Looking back at the top draft picks we’ve had in the last 15 years or so, who did you want with that selection? 

I didn't necessarily have a favorite target every single season. 

2005: Thomas Davis
2006: DeAngelo Williams
2007: Greg Olsen
2008: No Preference
2009: James Laurinitis
2010: No preference but I'd have preferred Golden Tate to Jimmy Clausen
2011: No preference but wanted a non-quarterback
2012: Fletcher Cox
2013: Star Lotulelei (wanted Tavon Austin too but knew he wasn't going to fall)
2014: Ja'Wuan James
2015: Kevin White or Andrus Peat
2016: No preference
2017: Christian McCaffrey
2018: Frank Ragnow or Will Hernandez
2019: Garrett Bradbury

[pantherj]

2006: DeAngelo Williams

2007: Don't remember

2008: Don't remember

2009: Max Unger

2010: Did not want Pickles who was falling like a stone. Don't remember who I wanted.

2011: Cam Newton or trade down for AJ Green

2012: Quinton Couples or Fletcher Cox. Did not want Luke.

2013: Star and worried with each pick.

2014: Clueless. No one jumped out.

2015: No one jumped out to me. The Shaq pick shocked me.

2016: Hunter Henry

2017: Wanted to trade down with CMC as bait.

2018: Leaning toward DJ but unsure.

2019: Didn't like the choices.

2020: Andrew Thomas or Derrick Brown whichever falls.

 

[Carl Spackler]

Luv my fans

[saX man]

2012 wanted Fletcher Cox really bad.

2013 was hoping Star would fall.

Remember 2014 pretty well. Wanted a lot of the receivers like Davante and Cooks, Also Deone Buchannon or Bitonio.

2015 was Cam Erving or Preston Smith.

2016 I think was Kevin Dodd lol or Chris Jones. Believe I was okay with either Henry but not dead set.

2017 was Solomon or Fournette.

DJ and Burns were randomly at the top of my lists recently but did like Will Hernandez.