Something to Consider: Draft Projections

[Catalyst]

http://www.derp/2011/1/12/1930502/how-unpredictable-the-nfl-draft-is-and-how-it-relates-to-the-carolina?ref=yahoo

He makes a lot of very good points. Glenn Dorsey being as highly touted as Nick Fairley is now, guys going from 2nd rounders to top-10 between January & April, etc.

My prediction: Blaine Gabbert shoots up draft boards after an impressive combine/pro day and we end up taking him 1st overall.

[JawnyBlaze]

God I hope not.

[Catalyst]

He's certainly no Luck, but he's as good as any normal 1st overall QB the last few years. We've all gotten used to the idea of a can't-miss QB in Luck, but Gabbert is what most 1st overall teams end up with.

At any rate, it's just a hunch.

[Jackofalltrades]

No to Gabbert!

[Stroupe-a-loop]

To be fair to Dorsey, he was hurt his first year and then got moved to play DE in a 3-4, so I don't think anybody knows if he can do what he was drafted to do. That being said, I still want Green because I just don't know that you can take the first overall pick off of one good year. Please no Gabbert. I'm just not seeing it.

[Urrymonster]

To be fair I can't believe the mock draft choices Don Banks chose, so I am not 100% sure of the validity of how the arguement is being made. Sure people go up and down, but I wouldn't base it solely on one person's mock draft. The one draft he chose of Mel Kipper and it's almost spot on...

However I am going to make a note of the top 10-15 or so from the scouting website I use which has multiple people reporting and takes information from several sources. At least then it's more like an 'average'. Then I will copare it to the actual draft to when all juniors have declare.

[Highlandfire]

He's certainly no Luck, but he's as good as any normal 1st overall QB the last few years. We've all gotten used to the idea of a can't-miss QB in Luck, but Gabbert is what most 1st overall teams end up with.

At any rate, it's just a hunch.

Not no, Hell no to Gabbert. As for as #1's he doesn't make a wart on the Butt of Sam Bradford.

[Cavscout]

As much as I don't want the Panthers to draft Adriel Jeremiah Green, I would still take him over Blaine Gabbert

[Soul Rebel]

I think Blaine Gabbert's ceiling is Alex Smith when he came out. The '9ers took him, but he was arguably the weakest #1 overall QB that I can think of after JaMarcus Bust. I think Gabbert is a good quarterback in a terrible draft, which inflates his overall draft status. If I was sitting at 5-10 in the draft, okay, take him (as long as he has a solid pro-day/combine), but at #1..... no thank you. I feel like we need a quarterback, but the need got blown up bigger with Andrew Luck being available. Yes, we don't have a franchise starting quarterback yet, but we need to at least evaluate Jimmy with a healthy line, better coaching staff and receivers that aren't as green as they were this past year. If Luck was there, you take him because he has franchise quarterback written all over him. This QB class is in that next tier below Luck.

[trucpfan]

My prediction: Blaine Gabbert shoots up draft boards after an impressive combine/pro day and we end up taking him 1st overall.

I have a sickening feeling this is exactly what is going to happen.

[Future of the Funchise]

Unless he does something magical and turns into David Blaine Gabbert and starts levitating and poo and performing play action illusions and converting them into points Gabbert can eat a dick.

[vorbis]

it really depends on what the new OC and quarterback coach think of clausen and top QB prospects. i seriously doubt anyone currently employed by the panthers knows for sure who they are going to draft right now.

[Big Ed]

So lets draft QB's high in ever draft for next 5 seasons

What ever happen to developing the QB you just drafted ?

Sure he had a rough 1st season in a F O X controlled offense

The majority of drafted QB's have a rough 1st season when pressed to start .

2nd- 3rd seasons is when you can start evaluating a QB

[HSCBandit07]

We need to make choices first on the direction of this football team as decided by the front office and coaching staff. Are we just going BPA? Are we going Defense? Are we going Offense? This will simplify our ideas on who we will take 1st overall. If we are going BPA I see us as going

Nick Fairley DT Auburn 97

Patrick Peterson* CB LSU 97

A.J. Green* WR Georgia 97

In no specific order as I can't say who stands out the most and I don't see us drafting a DE under any other circumstances than we don't resign Johnson.

If we go Offense we have the easiest choice as there are only two candidates and arguably really only one candidate

A.J. Green* WR Georgia 97

Blaine Gabbert* QB Missouri 96

Defense we are looking at

Nick Fairley DT Auburn 97

Patrick Peterson* CB LSU 97

I really believe that we only have three players to consider in Fairley, Peterson, and Green.

We will draft Fairley if we are defensive and need driven in this draft

We will draft Peterson if Marshall leaves, we are defensive driven, and we are set on FA DT pickups

We will draft Green if Smith leaves and we are set on Pickles or Moore as our QB next year.

What else is there to argue about before pro days/the combine guys?