HOLY CRAP! We drafted who???

[Evil Hurney]

Thomas Davis over Derrick Johnson...though I don't know if I still wouldn't want the latter over the former.

[Sandy Claws]

Armanti would've dropped to AT LEAST the 5th round.

Maybe

but we didn't have a 5th round pick.

[outlaw4]

i liked the pick at the time, BUT i honestly wanted the OTHER USC reciever in Steve Smith so we could annoy announcers.

I had the same thought back then.

Everyone is going to laugh at this one, but I'm going to man up and eat some serious crow. (Maybe somebody already stated this draft pick, I haven't read all of the posts)

I was angry when the Panthers picked up DeAngelo. Considering that Fox was a ground and pound guy and we needed to replace Stephen Davis, I was thinking it would be best if the Panthers picked up LenDale White.:hat:

Just from seeing all of White's highlights with Reggie Bush, I was completely convinced this was a no brainer. So when the Panthers selected D-Lo, I was thinking "Who in the world is this!?!" Then they showed his size and the college team he played for, and I once again found myself thinking "Why did they get this Barry Sanders wannabe when they could have had a powerful, fast RB with White?"

And now here we are, forty-two hundred rushing yards (averaging 5 yards a carry) and over 30 touchdowns later, and I couldn't be more relieved that I was very wrong. Plus, we got a true powerful back in Stewart a couple of years later.

I happen to remember the debate about White. I was clearly against picking him up because I thought he was going to be too lazy and fat.

[nagai]

I've yet to have a complete total wtf moment. You guys just get too locked in with your projections.

[MHS831]

I've yet to have a complete total wtf moment. You guys just get too locked in with your projections.

Rashard Anderson had to be one. I think we took Jason Peter and I got pissed. But I think you are right. However, don't tell me that you haven't had a WTF moment when we didn't draft A DT last year but drafted 3 cornerbacks, 2/3 Quarterbacks, 3 wide receivers, and a 3-4 OLB last year.

[nagai]

Rashard Anderson had to be one. I think we took Jason Peter and I got pissed. But I think you are right. However, don't tell me that you haven't had a WTF moment when we didn't draft A DT last year but drafted 3 cornerbacks, 2/3 Quarterbacks, 3 wide receivers, and a 3-4 OLB last year.

I get surprised, but on moves, not really on who we draft. When we traded to get Otah, that surprised me, but not the pick itself. The draft is just an opportunity to get talent, half of the first rounders are busts and it's even worse beyond that. The only stable way to draft is BPA all day. Don't ask if you should draft Andre Johnson or Warren Sapp, just get the guy that has the biggest chance of being a solid starter because the chances are stacked against you. So in short, no I was not really surprised last year because I knew the FO was just going with the top guy on their board every pick. I got surprised that we traded a 2nd to grab Armanti, but once again, that's because of the move, not because of the pick.

[Mr. Scot]

Thomas Davis over Derrick Johnson...though I don't know if I still wouldn't want the latter over the former.

Worth remembering that at least for the first year, they played different positions.

[holycrikey]

I thought Charles Johnson 3rd round was totally unnecessary.

I thought Chris Gamble was WAY too high.

I thought Hilee was going to be the hometown guy that made to the next level.

I thought Everette Brown was an extreme stretch to pick a guy that undersized (we'll see on that one...)

I thought Mike Goodson pick was redundant and absolutely not needed.

However, I knew Kalil was gonna be the poo and was extreme value at that pick.

I thought Lafell was a great pick (we'll see how that turns out)

I didn't understand the J-Stew pick at all, but thought he was going to be a great power RB.

Idk, maybe I'm not good at figuring out Panther draft picks. I also had thought Jarrett was going to show up his first/second/third year...

[rayzor]

i laughed at that prick clausen as he plummeted down the draft boards and wondered what stupid team was going to end up drafting him. when they announced he was the panthers pick, i screamed. i was pissed.

i honestly tried to feel good about it and did for a while. i argued with people on these boards that we needed to get him going when moore turned into jake, jr. his first couple games, i really thought i would be seeing some improvement. any improvement. i saw nothing. i made excuses, but i got over it. he sucked. not just rookie sucked. he just sucked.

sooooo.....i'm back to my initial reaction. i hated the pick then as much as i do now.

fwiw, this was the only pick the panthers made that i felt like that.

[LaChance87]

Trading away a first round pick in the following years draft to move up in the second to select Brown. Two years in a row without a first round pick, and for the cost of a high second. Makes no sense. Also the Edwards trade, trade away a second to move up in the third to draft a project. I know he could turn out to be a talented player in a couple of years but I'm sure everyone agree's that pick would be nice to have this year.

[rico6]

Corey Irving, Everette Brown, and Armanti in recent memory.

[KillerKat]

"Name a time when you were totally wrong, when we drafted a player that just pissed you off at the time because you thought the player sucked or was not a need player, only to discover how wrong you were later."

[rayzor]

rules are for fools.

[HuddleLikeDeshaunFoster]

i cant believe people are still defending the clausen pick in this thread

hey guys

it would have been good "value" if we took brian brohm and andre woodson in the 2nd round too. how would that have worked out?