Grading how the draft was run

[SmokinwithWilly]

2 minutes ago, OldhamA said:

We'd have ended up higher, but we tanked our score in the final two rounds.

Pretty sure Deonte Brown pancaked those numbers too

[Donald LaFell]

I was honestly kind of frustrated with trading down so late in the draft. Obviously they are the ones that know best, I just saw so many prospects that I liked.

I just don’t understand gambling and trading down when there is someone you like on the board. I guess they won’t admit how many times the gamble didn’t pay off. 

I think it’s great to look at it as a numbers game, but it’s so likely that most of these players won’t work out. I kind of wish they tried to get who they wanted at the top of the draft vs just going with quantity over quality. 

I’m looking forward to this being the best draft class ever, just feels different I guess. 

[thefuzz]

I can take a deep breath.

Happy, very happy.  Something I have rarely been able to say after any Panthers draft ever.

[Cuttinedge]

Tepper probably had a chubber all day watching an actual general manager’s  war room Instead of watching Marty get another helping of queso  and bean dip 

[bigdog10]

It’s just nice to see patience as opposed to panic. It seemed very calculated and we were intent on not reaching, something hurney has a bad tendency to do. 
 

I have no idea if any of these guys will be any good though. 

[WUnderhill]

I don’t really buy that there wasn’t a player taken between our original 2nd round pick and the 52 pick that we were hoping to get at 52. I think the second trade back in the 2nd round was a reaction to the guys they wanted at that pick no longer being there. Based on that I would have to give a pretty low grade on how the draft was run. I think the best trade back spot was the first round where we could have, for example, traded back with the Bears and picked up an extra first round pick next year and gotten Caleb Farley.

[ncstatekwi]

[rippadonn]

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