Nfc South Draft Needs Per Chad Reuter (Nfl.com)

[chef17]

With the WR being a need. They aren't just looking at Gettis and LaFell and thinking "Carolina needs a #2 WR". They are thinking Steve Smith is getting old and the Panther need to draft someone now to develop into the #1. LaFell and Gettis will never be #1s. They always talk about the three year learning curve with WRs so it's logical to get someone now.

Based on?

[koolkatluke]

Based on?

I'm still trying to figure that out.

Lafell has pretty much the Same # as Reggie Wayne in his 1st 2 season but he can't develop into a number 1 Wr?

If he was a 1st round pick this would not be a ?

[KendrickPanther]

Talent? There is a reason they dropped so far.

[koolkatluke]

Talent? There is a reason they dropped so far.

Colston was a 7th round pick. Welker was undrafted. and I can name more Wr who dropped in the draft.

Not all star wr were 1st round picks you do know this?

[pantherclaw]

Hogan also had a knee injury that some people felt never healed properly because of the lockout (having the work done by a normal surgeon instead of a team doctor). I hope he works out but best case imo is he comes in for nickel and dime and we get Captain off the team.

Got a link? Just one?

This is .the first I've heard of it not healing well, especially for the reasons you speak of.

By the way, the lockout never prevented players from seeing certain doctors. nice reach.

[chef17]

Talent? There is a reason they dropped so far.

So they will never be numbers ones based on where they were drafted? You must be new to football then

[KendrickPanther]

http://www.wvillustrated.com/story/15993739/former-wvu-star-brandon-hogan-set-to-begin-nfl-career

Perhaps that return to the field would have been a little quicker had the NFL lockout not taken place. The lockout prevented Hogan from visiting the Panthers training facility and as a result, prevented the Panthers staff from aiding him in his recovery.

[pantherclaw]

So he couldn't use another training staff now?

Or... Another staff has made his recovery worse?

[KendrickPanther]

You guys went straight to the draft part and skipped the talent. I could name off undrafted quarterbacks that have played in super bowls but the law of averages show guys like Peyton, Eli, Simms, Elway, Marino, and Terry Bradshaw go more often.

Just watch Lafell play. He's not elite at anything. Gettis had a nice rookie season but so did Keary Colbert. Compare Colstons first two seasons to Lafell, not close. There is no reason to think either of them will be the sort of dominant go to receiver you see on Super Bowl Champions.

[KendrickPanther]

There was no other staff. The kid was a broke ass 4th round pick. He might have had one guy at the YMCA.

[pantherclaw]

There was no other staff. The kid was a broke ass 4th round pick. He might have had one guy at the YMCA.

lol

Whatever ya say man!

[chef17]

Well considering you implied the reason they fell was because of their talent level it is a reasonable assumption that you are saying they won't be number ones because of where they were drafted.

[koolkatluke]

You guys went straight to the draft part and skipped the talent. I could name off undrafted quarterbacks that have played in super bowls but the law of averages show guys like Peyton, Eli, Simms, Elway, Marino, and Terry Bradshaw go more often.

Just watch Lafell play. He's not elite at anything. Gettis had a nice rookie season but so did Keary Colbert. Compare Colstons first two seasons to Lafell, not close. There is no reason to think either of them will be the sort of dominant go to receiver you see on Super Bowl Champions.

Talent is such a blanket statment made by you because you really don't have a reason why he couldn't be.

Compare Lafell 1st 2 season to Roddy White, Reggie Wayne, and Steve Smith. Then make even more blanket excuse against Lafell.

By the way I have watched and Brandon catches everything thrown to him when being targeted.

[KendrickPanther]

Roddy White, Reggie Wayne, and Steve Smith have more talent than Brandon Lafell you have to be kidding. I don't know about Reggie or Roddy but I know Steve was a special teams guy his rookie season and had a very nice second season. You can find Steve quotes were he says he didn't even get reps, he was in special team meetings.

The knock on LaFell is he can't separate and at 6'2" he's not a monster either. He ran a 4.58. All the guys you named are sub 4.5. Steve was sub 4.4.