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Gantt makes a good point

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PFT: Glut of new decision makers adds mystery

Usually by this time in the pre-draft process, we’ve known the identity of the first pick in the NFL Draft.

And sometimes the second. And third. But this year, guesses are all over the map as to what’s about to happen in five hours or so.

Part of the reason for the uncertainty is the lack of track record for the guys making the choices themselves.

The current owners of nine of the first 14 picks are teams with new coaches, general managers, or both.

That makes it harder to forecast, because in many cases, the guys making the pick have never done it before to establish a pattern.

This may indeed be one of the more unpredictable drafts in recent years.

We can guess based on what we've heard, but "draft season" is also "bluff season".

When you get right down to it, we have no idea what Gettleman is going to do.

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Agree, that's part of the reason it's so hard to get a read on the Panthers without Hurney here. We knew how he thought and valued positions.

Gettlemen is green, this is his first draft and while people point to his role in NY they often overlook that he was over the Pro personnel, not college.

So, I'm going into tonight with an open mind and hoping we make the right move and that we can have a 3rd consecutime ROY.

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Agree, that's part of the reason it's so hard to get a read on the Panthers without Hurney here. We knew how he thought and valued positions.

Gettlemen is green, this is his first draft and while people point to his role in NY they often overlook that he was over the Pro personnel, not college.

So, I'm going into tonight with an open mind and hoping we make the right move and that we can have a 3rd consecutime ROY.

Yeah, I agree with everything you said with the exception of the green part. Gettleman was due for this role with his scouting background and pro personel experience. In my opinion Hurney was green and had no business getting the nod as a GM. Sportswriter to GM?? Talk about knowing people in high places to get ahead.

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