Whats YOUR grade of the Panthers 2009 Draft?

[Plewis]

I hope I'm not the only one that's excited about Goodson, his highlights look pretty good. I'm not sure if I love giving up next years pick, but if we get rid of Pep then we can still get into the first round. Am I the only one that was worried watching Brown consistently jump offsides or get really close. The way these refs in the NFL protect the quarterbacks that poo will never fly. I can just see all the stupid penalties already.

So far I don't know what to make of the Sherrod Martin pick. I hope John and Marty know what they're doing. It would be nice to have another CB competing, but I feel we should have been stockpiling D-line at this point in the draft. I don't know much about Irvin but I'll assume he's high risk/high reward and a work in progress.

Duke Robinson fills a need and was great value at the spot, looks to be possibly the best value choice in the draft. I'm mildly optimistic and excited to see if these guys can ball.

Draft Grade: B

Here's to these players proving to be A+

[Jackofalltrades]

B considering the steals we got with Brown and Robinson, I really like the FB and am luke warm on the rest. Thought we could have done better at DT, CB and I wanted a WR/KR to compete with Robinson and Carter.

[Kevin Greene]

B-

If in the next weeks Pep gets traded for a #1 next year.

A-

[Jackofalltrades]

B-

If in the next weeks Pep gets traded for a #1 next year.

A-

Don't hold your breath...

[SorthNarolina]

with 21-22 starters returning we drafted guys who could come in and make an impact in various ways but not immediate starter potential

Every position they drafted there was a need, and every pick was good value, I think they did great

I say a B, but really we have no idea, with the way the FO has been drafting recently this draft will most likely end up very successful

[Fox007]

No matter what your grade for our draft is, one thing that can make you feel much better about our own draft is to simply take a look at the Bucs and Saints draft......

I'm convinced the Bucs are going 4-12 this year, and the Saints are primed for 8-8 again.(and that's if they have a #1 offense again)

[panthersphan]

My Grade: B

[Darth Hater]

Their draft was an A but the Delhomme 5 year extention cancels it out to a C-

[Squirrel]

Their draft was an A but the Delhomme 5 year extention cancels it out to a C-

That was a D-. 3 Years should have been the max.

[Brandon]

Their draft was an A but the Delhomme 5 year extention cancels it out to a C-

I was unaware that contract extensions took place at the NFL Draft.

[nagai]

Their draft was an A but the Delhomme 5 year extention cancels it out to a C-

You guys forget that before the extension we couldn't even have signed all our draft picks. A move like that was a prerequisite for us making the most out of our draft.

I don't see Jake playing for another 5 years either. 2-3 years from now he'll retire and we won't have to pay the extra.

[megadeth078]

My Grade: B

[Plewis]

I wanted a WR/KR to compete with Robinson and Carter.

what u talkin bout willis? we picked up 2 guys to compete for KR, and possibly WR in Mike Goodson

[Murph]

Just based on filling needs and the players we selected: B

However losing next year's 1st really bothers me (just like it did this time last year) for two reasons:

1) Marshall, T. Davis and J. King are all UFA's after this season.

2) The 2010 is looking to be loooaaaadddddeeeedddd with talent especially with a first round grade.

And yes I realize that this time last year we gave up our first with Gross, Peppers and Gamble all entering their last season under contract and (so far) we have retained all three. But look at the cap hell we are in because of it. The Otah trade proved my worries wrong but I'm not so sure good luck will strike twice with this move. If we do not make the playoffs, SF has gotten a huge steal and Hurney will look bad.