Marty Hurney is right. The Carolina Panthers need a quarterback more than they need a cornerback, an offensive guard or a defensive tackle, and they need a cornerback, an offensive guard and a defensive tackle.
But how are they going to draft a quarterback? They're not going to invest the No. 1 pick in the draft on one, not with Andrew Luck remaining at Stanford. And if they take a quarterback in a later round, where do they stash him?
The Panthers have to add a veteran. I wonder if David Garrard, the Jacksonville quarterback out of East Carolina, is available. He would reunite with Mike Shula, his former position coach with the Jaguars who is now Carolina's quarterback coach.
Let's say the Panthers add a veteran and draft a quarterback. They'll keep Jimmy Clausen. What do they do with Tony Pike?
Had the Panthers sent Pike to the practice squad last season, somebody would have grabbed him. A player must dangle 24 hours before he can officialy be dispatched to the practice squad.
Nothing the team has said or done indicates they have given up on Pike. John Fox did. Thus Brian St. Pierre. But I doubt the team has.
The Panthers believe in Clausen long-term. But they do not want to hand him the starting job next season.
They have to have a quarterback. Don't expect him to come via the draft.
I couldn't agree more Tom, we need to pick up a quality starting QB via trade or free agency. I too, would like to see what Tony Pike has to offer. It would seem he was in Fox's doghouse, so maybe he'll get an opportunity with the new coaching staff.
Posted by: SC Ken | January 26, 2011 at 09:17 AM
Most people won't like this idea, but here's a suggestion if I'm Hurney/GM for a day:
If the CBA mandates a rookie cap, the #1 pick becomes A LOT more marketable for trade value. Assuming this happens, I trade down 3-5 picks for a 2nd rd pick in THIS years draft. With the #4/5 pick, I take AJ Green. With the 2nd rd pick, I get the best DT/CB available. The rest of the draft is a crapshoot, but I try to get a Guard and more interior defensive lineman. The BIG move that I make is via free agency: I pick up Vince Young. Yep, I'm sure everybody is shaking their heads, but here's why it makes sense; if you're convinced Clausen is your man (which I'm not), you bring in Young to compete and now, a scramble-capable QB has 2 quality WRs to throw to, in addition to a slew of quality TEs. Is Vince Young a long-term solution? No. I'm not a fan of Young, but he won't talk back to Rivera like he did Fisher. If he matures at all, he'll realize this is a second chance and he'll perform. Young gives the Panthers a real chance to win NOW. Who are the other veteran options?!? Hasselbeck is going downhill fast and I don't think we could lure him away from Seattle anyway. Smith is a bust, and there just isn't another quality veteran QB out there that gives us a credible chance to win NOW.
Just MY opinion....
Posted by: ZB | January 26, 2011 at 11:07 AM
ZB, you're right, there are people shaking their heads over your suggestion! Vince Young is a head case that the Panthers don't need and shouldn't have to deal with.
Posted by: I know how to use an iPod!! | January 26, 2011 at 04:17 PM
You know what's a head case?? THIS GUY
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JqK74ZE9RBw/TJuZMWW5ZZI/AAAAAAAAAxI/HD4ooA7oAG8/s400/clausen.jpg&imgrefurl=http://itsneversunnyincincinnati.blogspot.com/2010/09/insic-will-be-live-from-charlotte-for.html&usg=__YVWMpUr-vYbzuogRd-pYKZ0ZaFs=&h=289&w=400&sz=24&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=9RSsB3CZ_wTXjM:&tbnh=159&tbnw=198&ei=COFATfH9DsGclgfDlqXwAg&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dimage%2Bjimmy%2Bclausen%2Bspeedo%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26biw%3D1345%26bih%3D612%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=130&vpy=250&dur=1732&hovh=191&hovw=264&tx=226&ty=93&oei=COFATfH9DsGclgfDlqXwAg&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=19&ved=1t:429,r:6,s:0
Posted by: Fatty McButterpants | January 26, 2011 at 10:06 PM
Clausen is like a decent looking girl who puts out, but just lays there the whole time. You keep her around, because it's still sex after all, but as soon as something better comes along she is done.
Posted by: Sportsdon | January 31, 2011 at 08:31 AM
Kyle Orton or Kevin Kolb. Make it happen.
Posted by: Terry Rafferty | February 01, 2011 at 12:33 PM
By The Biscuit January 20, 2011 - 1:50 pmYeah, they were a disaster, weren't they? I only wechtad 2 games, but that was plenty. Clausen and Quinn were both put in pretty crappy situations. Maybe they're better than they've looked, maybe not, tough to tell. But they certainly werent put in awesome spots either.Thumbs Up/Down: 0 0
Posted by: Alicia | February 23, 2013 at 06:38 AM
Good post but I was wondering if you could write a litte more on this subject? I'd be very thankful if you could elaborate a little bit further. Appreciate it! mcm リュック 激安 http://www.mcmrakuten.com/mcm-リュック-c-258.html
Posted by: mcm リュック 激安 | May 15, 2013 at 09:51 AM
Write more, thats all I have to say. Literally, it seems as though you relied on the video to make your point. You clearly know what youre talking about, why waste your intelligence on just posting videos to your blog when you could be giving us something enlightening to read? オメガ レディース http://www.omegasalejapan.com
Posted by: オメガ レディース | May 16, 2013 at 05:54 AM