Panthers were *this* close to drafting Marvin Harrison.

[Guest Irv]

[prowler2k8]

we could have had steve mcnair as our first franchise QB.

really screwed the pooch there.

Will never understand why we passed up McNair for Collins or Harrison or Eddie George for Biakabatuka. No wonder the Panthers let Polian walk.

[prowler2k8]

We will look back on it and be thankful we took Cam Newton- the right choice in 2011.

Yep, I hope the Cam-Rivera era will be the end of consistently passing up on real talent. If we could find a way to lock down Hurney on draft day and keep him from trading away valuable future picks, that would be a bonus.

[CardiacCats]

We aren't in the NFC West so yeah.

Even if we were an NFC west team we would have a 0% chance of making the playoffs unless the entire 49er team died in a plane crash or something, they're 9-1 and the most wins we can finish with is 8.

[The Saltman]

true but well...ok you win.

*shakes fist in disgust*

[Riverboat Ron]

Tshimanga Biakabutuka had the coolest name of any Panther imo. He actually wasn't a bad running back, he just couldn't stay healthy. Fred Lane was a great back while he was playing.

http://www.jdnews.com/sports/biakabutuka-46134-foot-injury.html

I had forgotten this is what finished his career.

"Biakabutuka’s foot basically disintegrated when it hit the ground as four of the five metatarsals in the front of his foot were shoved up and over the bigger tarsal bones in the back of the foot, leaving the metatarsals grossly out of place." :eek:

[-13 Amp-]

Tshimanga Biakabutuka had the coolest name of any Panther imo.

IMO that title belongs to Captain Munnerlyn...anyone whose first name is Captain holds any "coolest names" titles

[Riverboat Ron]

Captain is one one of my favorite players and has an awesome name too. That being said, when I was a kid in 96' I thought it was hilarious when people tried to say Biakabutuka. Tshimanga Bakatubia Biakabutuka.

[KillerKat]

Man McNair and Harrison would've been sweet.

[Panthers128]

Tshimanga Biakabutuka had the coolest name of any Panther imo. He actually wasn't a bad running back, he just couldn't stay healthy. Fred Lane was a great back while he was playing.

http://www.jdnews.com/sports/biakabutuka-46134-foot-injury.html

I had forgotten this is what finished his career.

"Biakabutuka’s foot basically disintegrated when it hit the ground as four of the five metatarsals in the front of his foot were shoved up and over the bigger tarsal bones in the back of the foot, leaving the metatarsals grossly out of place." :eek:

Yeah, Tim B was anything but mediocre. He ran for over 300 yds in one college game. He had injury problems and couldn't hold onto the ball.

[tukafan21]

I'm fine with those "mistakes" because if we hadn't had dafted Biakabutuka, I never would have become a Panthers fan in the first place and been rooting for my hometown Lions all these years.

[Grammer]

We coulda had Tom Brady :cryin:

but really, fug ups in drafts happen all the time

[DC Amp]

IMO that title belongs to Captain Munnerlyn...anyone whose first name is Captain holds any "coolest names" titles

"He Hate Me" ?

[Hugor Hill]

Harrison would not have been that great with what we have had at QB since then. Peyton Manning made him into a HoF'er.