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Would Gettleman have drafted Cam?

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READ FIRST-This not a thread bashing Gettleman. This is not a thread praising Hurney.

It seems like in every thread many people love to continuously throw Hurney under the bus. The man deserved to be fired, but he also should get credit for bringing in the foundation of this football team that Gettleman has the opportunity to build upon. I'm talking about

Cam Newton

Luke Kuechly

Greg Hardy

Charles Johnson

Ryan Kalil

Greg Olsen

These are the guys along with Star, that Gettleman is building this football team around. So give the man some credit, he was terrible with contracts but he gave us and Gettleman an outstanding core to work with.

Now given what we've seen and heard from Gettleman, "the 7 second pause", "has to make plays from the pocket" and that's after Cam Newton set records in the NFL. Like he said after the season, Cam proved it. I don't believe he was 100% sold on Cam when he got here. He may have been 80 or even 90 but not 100%.

Cam had the potential to be this good, but there were legitimate concerns with him. Do you think Gettleman would have drafted him, or a Von Miller, Marcell Dareus?

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It depends on if he had gotten a QB during free agency.  I can easily see him going for Darius rather than dealing with Cam's question marks.  However, I can also see him recognizing Cam's potential and taking him.  But that's looking at it as if he's in a vacuum.

 

It's not just about Gettleman vs. Hurney.  There's an entire scouting staff that has input into the process, and I'm sure that the coaches have a little say as well.  So the real question is whether he would have given all of them the same level of influence that Hurney probably did.  And I say that because during the entire time he was here, you never heard whispers that Hurney drafted on his own, so it stands to reason that he listened to his staff.

 

I think he would have gone with Cam, personally, as I think that there is a world of difference between the "entertainer and icon" story that the media was pushing, and what the coaches and scouts learned about him behind the scenes.

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Gettleman hasn't done squat nor put his signature on this team. This is a Hurney core carrying a bunch of misfits Gettleman brings in. Until Gettleman can sit in front of a high demand FA and convince him to sign with us he'll never get his peers' respect and this team will always be the underdog that overachieves. Star falling to us was the most obvious decision to make. This off season is going to stain him and he better show results soon. Now he's just known as the laughing stock who cut his entire receiving corps after 12 win season.

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I think so. QB was a crucial need and Cam was pretty head and shoulders better than all other 2011 prospects at the position. Cam is also a big 'ol boy, which impresses Gettleman as we know.

I think he would have gone with Gabbert. More similar to his prototype, Eli. Gettleman is not as smart as you all think he's.
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