Quote:I doubt the Panthers regret taking Newton. I consider my self a big Newton fan and I'd say he is the 10th best QB in the league behind P. Manning, Brady, Rodgers, Brees, Luck, Big Ben, Wilson, Rivers and E. Manning. Arguments could also be made for Romo, Flacco, Ryan, Cutler and Stafford. Meanwhile, AJ Green is probably the 2nd best WR in the NFL, Patrick Peterson is a top 5 CB, Aldon Smith and Von Miller have been great pass rushers and JJ Watt has won a DPOY award. Would the Panthers really be better of with one of these players?

 

Problem is, there's no Cam Newton in this draft.  The next best QBs were Dalton and Kaepernick.  Meaning, that's what we're facing at the "top" of this draft class.  QBs that would probably be second round talent if there were any true franchise candidates in the draft class.

 

The only reason they're in conversation for the first round, is high demand (there are many teams looking at QB, all of which made offseason moves as a precaution BTW...) and no high caliber, bonafide franchise guys at the top.

 

The crop really does resemble 2011 minus Newton, and you could also argue it's also a lot like 2013 but with greater numbers.

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