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I would think the Panthers would end up with the easier schedule than us so if they somehow tied us for worst record in the league they'd hold the number 1 pick.
Chan should absolutely be fired if the team goes 0-16, someone needs to be accountable.
Possible? Yes. Remember 2001-02? This was almost an identical situation. Bills "won" the draft bowl over the Panthers that year, which led to the Panthers going 1-15 and the Bills 3-13. Losing that game, Buffalo jumps to 2nd in the draft. (First, unfortunately, went to the Houston Texans, by virtue of them simply being an expansion team that year.)
Possible? Yes. Remember 2001-02? This was almost an identical situation. Bills "won" the draft bowl over the Panthers that year, which led to the Panthers going 1-15 and the Bills 3-13. Losing that game, Buffalo jumps to 2nd in the draft. (First, unfortunately, went to the Houston Texans, by virtue of them simply being an expansion team that year.)
Carolina got Julius Peppers.
Buffalo got Mike Williams.
The thing is though there is always more than one stud player to be found in every draft. Your team just has to be able to recognize the real talent.
For example when the dopey FO took Michelin Mike, BRYANT MCKINNIE was still on the board. But they didn't like the mean look and demeanor the guy had (because you certainly don't want any nasty Offensive Linemen on your team), so they passed.
I'm sure there were plenty of others in that draft that turned out to be great.
So don't worry about 1-3 (where we'll be drafting), worry if the current FO will be able to find the talent that will surely be there.
I would think the Panthers would end up with the easier schedule than us so if they somehow tied us for worst record in the league they'd hold the number 1 pick.
Chan should absolutely be fired if the team goes 0-16, someone needs to be accountable.
so wouldn't the team with the harder schedule get the first pick? i think so.
so wouldn't the team with the harder schedule get the first pick? i think so.
No.
If the Panthers lose to easier teams the same amount of times the Bills lose to harder teams, the Panthers are the worse team and more deserving of the first pick. Or at least, that's what the NFL thinks.
For example when the dopey FO took Michelin Mike, BRYANT MCKINNIE was still on the board. But they didn't like the mean look and demeanor the guy had (because you certainly don't want any nasty Offensive Linemen on your team), so they passed.
Oh, I remember... and I advocated for McKinnie as well. I remember the knock was that Bryant was fairly new to the game, and that Mike Williams was a better run-blocker (and because his QB was left handed, his natural position of RT was somehow the same as an LT-- which is almost never true). Hence, they picked up Big Mike. A decent RT and, in some situations, NT, but he never panned out to be the franchise LT. Why? He couldn't protect against the pass.
As a season ticket holder of the Panthers I can say the Panthers has just as many many holes as Buffalo and is awful offensively and defensively. I think they are worse than Buffalo. I agree if a new regime comes in they have no loyalty to Claussen, Moore or Tony Pike and could go QB. I think the true test will be in the two weeks after the Panthers bye. They play the 49ers and Rams. If they lose those two they could finish worse than Buffalo.
Buffalo needs a player like Luck. They need a face of the franchise.
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