2000 Draft Class - It can always be worse:

[Carl Spackler]

Jeno James had two very solid years for us in 2003 and 2004 and Grant had a pick in the SB. Together they're a better tandem than any tandem you could get from 1999, but neither compares to Rucker.

[Carl Spackler]

1 minute ago, Eazy-E said:

If you include outside factors 2016 was by far the worst. ...

Did Sandland ever even catch a football in a Panthers uniform?

Sandland didn't even make final cuts that September, let alone ever catch a pass here.

[Carl Spackler]

19 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Speaking of...

 

Ah, the days where it was socially acceptable to wear a white t-shirt tucked into khaki shorts. Lol David Newton

Charlie Dayton in 2000 and Charlie Dayton in 2015 looked identical

Edited June 17, 2021 by Carl Spackler

[LinvilleGorge]

13 minutes ago, hepcat said:

2009 was way worse

'09 was definitely horrific.

[Pup McBarky]

27 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Speaking of...

 

Reggie White is indeed a legend, but he's not a Panthers legend. 

[Smithers]

3 hours ago, stbugs said:

Add that and 2019 together and it’s not surprising that we struggled to finish 3-24 the past three years. At least we have Burns 3 more years before we can’t re-sign him.  

I doubt Burns goes anywhere.  Players like playing for Rhule.  

[pantherclaw]

The Brad Hoover draft!!! 

Such great memories!

[Basbear]

3 hours ago, Eazy-E said:

If you include outside factors 2016 was by far the worst. I think every Panther fan wanted one of the two Henry’s with our first pick and Gettlefug decided to use our top pick on a small school back up DT (DT was arguably our strongest position group at the time) and then triple dip on boom or bust CBs. Did Sandland ever even catch a football in a Panthers uniform?
 

His fug up with Norman basically caused him to tank the entire draft. 15-1 to 6-10 and missing the playoffs is quite the accomplishment. Don’t see how you can argue another draft was worse.

Mr Chris Jones went 35th overall, not long after Bulter. Imagine Jones on this DL of Brown, Burns, Reddick, YGM..

Thanks Gman for having a weirdo size fetish, you freak.

[Eazy-E]

26 minutes ago, Basbear said:

Mr Chris Jones went 35th overall, not long after Bulter. Imagine Jones on this DL of Brown, Burns, Reddick, YGM..

Thanks Gman for having a weirdo size fetish, you freak.

Still would have been a luxury pick. Olsen and Stew were both aging vets coming towards the ends of their contracts. We had just double dipped on Star and Short two years prior.

Gettleman used our first pick in back to back drafts on our strongest positional groups on the team, Linebacker and Defensive tackle. A team in a Super Bowl window cannot afford to take guys with first round picks that you know have no chance of starting. That’s just terrible management.

[Harbingers]

7 hours ago, Dex said:

2016 was pretty awful considering how recent it was and we lost Bradberry.

Gave up bradberry you mean, If we had a real GM we would have kept him. 

[L-TownCat]

Yeah, no.  
D. Grant, J. James

Grant went on to win a SB with NE.
Jeno is still occupying a spot on the all-time Panthers roster.

[shaqattaq]

17 hours ago, DaveThePanther2008 said:

Lester Towns was average considering he was a 7th rounder.

Sadly our best pickup was UDFA Brad Hoover. 

HOOOOOOOOOV!

[Newbie]

18 hours ago, DaveThePanther2008 said:

Lester Towns was average considering he was a 7th rounder.

Sadly our best pickup was UDFA Brad Hoover. 

Paris Lennon had a solid career but played his best with the Packers. 

[Basbear]

18 hours ago, Eazy-E said:

Still would have been a luxury pick. Olsen and Stew were both aging vets coming towards the ends of their contracts. We had just double dipped on Star and Short two years prior.

Gettleman used our first pick in back to back drafts on our strongest positional groups on the team, Linebacker and Defensive tackle. A team in a Super Bowl window cannot afford to take guys with first round picks that you know have no chance of starting. That’s just terrible management.

I heard a radio interview with Gman and he agreed (without saying) that he should have picked Hunter Henry. Glad neither Herniay or Size fetish gman are no longer GMing the panthers. Tho I think a combo of the two would be fine as long as each focused on their strengths.