2011 NFL Draft: Carolina Panthers Pass on Cam Newton, Build Around A.J. Green

April 14, 2011   ·   Rob Sirpless   ·   Jump to comments

The Carolina Panthers will always be a revolving door of mediocrity unless they rediscover creativity.
Many people are assuming that Cam Newton has become the obvious choice for the Panthers with the first overall pick. But let’s take a closer look at the franchise.
First of all, owner Jerry Richardson doesn’t like to pay for players. In fact, he doesn’t even like players. He loves his money and his money waved goodbye to Julius Peppers, Kris Jenkins and now DeAngelo Williams.
Another thing to consider, while former head coach John Fox was shown the door at the end of the season, GM Marty Hurney, who drafted quarterback Jimmy Clauson with his second round pick a year ago, along with two other quarterbacks is still there. Do you really think he will pick another one?
Go back to when the Panthers were winning games and got to the Super Bowl, what was going on with the team?
Jake Delhomme was a quarterback playing well enough to get the job done....

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