WR's drafted by the Panthers since 2002 - the case to draft a WR in round 1?

[hepcat]

Any of the guys still on the team have potential to step into the #1 role when Steve Smith finally hangs up his cleats? I'm looking at you, Armanti.

2012:

Round 4 - Joe Adams (Arkansas)

2011:

Round 5 – Kealoha Pilares (Hawaii)

2010:

Round 3 – Brandon LaFell (LSU)

Round 3 – Armanti Edwards (App State)

Round 6 – David Gettis (Baylor)

2007:

Round 2 – Dwayne Jarrett (USC)

Round 4 – Ryne Robinson (Miami OH)

2004:

Round 2 – Keary Colbert (USC)

Round 5 – Drew Carter (Ohio State)

2003:

Round 6 – Walter Young (Illinois – no link available)

[IamSoClutch]

this has to change

[SOJA]

this just proves just how incredible steve smith has been for us, outside Moose we've never had another consistent option

[R0CKnR0LLA]

I'm not sure that list makes me want to spend any draft pick on a WR given that we have those same scouts still in place.

[Dex]

This is kind of disgusting.

[jtm]

Ricky Proehl was solid.

[rscott94]

I'm not sure that list makes me want to spend any draft pick on a WR given that we have those same scouts still in place.

Didn't we get new scouts when Rivera came in?

[TheRumGone]

that list makes me want to puke

[koolkatluke]

That kind of makes a case both ways.

[Jakob]

I have 3 words to fix all of this, Cordarrelle Fugging Patterson

[Stroupe-a-loop]

The only first round receiver we've taken is Rae Carruth. So it's not like that always works out awesome. . .

[hepcat]

Didn't we get new scouts when Rivera came in?

No...maybe some scouts out in the field have changed, but the director of college scouting has been the same since 2006 when Don Gregory replaced Tony Softli. http://sports.espn.g...tory?id=2504750

Softli was hired as VP of player personnel for the St. Louis Rams. The Rams fired him in 2010 after the team went 14-50 under his watch. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2010/06/vp-of-player-personnel-tony-softli-wont-be-returning-with-rams/1#.USUPxaVQGTc

[Dash boulder]

I would be fine with a WR at 14. A future LT if a worthy one is there as well. We should be able to get either the top WR or 2nd best WR in college football. That would be better than throwing darts at the middle rounds hoping someone falls to you.

If I was to make a case for WR, I would look at what Atlanta did. They have two heavy hitters with a pretty good TE to boot. The Seahawks game was the one I was interested in. That paired them wiith the Seattle'shot secondary. Atlanta won that battle.

It makes it very difficult for a secondary to cover two WRs that pretty much require double teams. Not to mention making the defense pay if they want to use some kind of spy or safety blitz. There isn't going to be a lot of help to the front seven without paying dearly. Also I think Cam is at the stage where he is going to take the next step in reading defenses. A deep threat that plays to his strengths will add alot of confidence at a time when his development needs it..

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[rayzor]

Didn't we get new scouts when Rivera came in?

new scouting dept after the 2011 draft. i mean gregory is still head of the dept, but he got a new team for the 2012 draft. hard to argue there wasn't some improvement.

and now we have a real talent evaluator that is one of the best and most respected in the league coming from a program with a ton of success drafting WRs and who do it often and early.

there is very little reason to believe that gettleman won't make better choices with WRs, that he won't be more active than hurney was, and that we won't be addressing it with a significant FA acquisition or early draft pick. he won't settle for who we have in house, nor should he.