2011 NFL Draft: What Should the Carolina Panthers Do with the First Pick?

April 5, 2011   ·   Ryan Lester   ·   Jump to comments

The Panthers were 2-14 last year. Their 196 points scored last year was the lowest in the league by a mile. They scored 75 fewer points than an inept Cleveland Browns offense.
That’s nearly five fewer points per game than the league’s second worst scoring offense.
Their 143.1 passing yards per game was nearly 40 fewer than an Arizona team that is desperate for a quarterback change.
Clearly the Panthers need better play out of their quarterback. The question is will it be Cam Newton, Blaine Gabbert or Jimmy Clausen?

So how bad was Jimmy last year? He completed 52.5 percent of his passes with three touchdowns and nine interceptions. He had a 58.4 passer rating. In his defense, he had just one legitimate target (Steve Smith) in the passing game and he actually had fewer fantasy points in non-PPR leagues than David Gettis.
Smith will turn at age 32 in May and is on the downside of his career. An intriguing option would be to select Georgia WR A.J. Gre...

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