NFL mock draft: Panthers go for QB Cam Newton at No. 1
With the 2011 NFL draft now just 23 days away, the top of the draft still is up for debate. Perhaps no team in the top five is sure which direction to go.
There continues to be great debate amongst general manager Marty Hurney, new coach Ron Rivera and all the Carolina Panthers assistant coaches and personnel men about what to do with the No. 1-overall pick.
When the draft process began, we thought the Panthers would play it safe and pick the top defensive lineman instead of a boom-or-bust quarterback. In the last couple weeks, it seems as if Panthers officials are more than willing to roll the dice on the ultra talented Cam Newton.
No one doubts Newton’s physical talent. Perhaps the Panthers have become so enticed with his potential that they are willing to bet on him becoming the first-ever run-option college quarterback to become a good NFL player. Alex Smith and Vince Young have failed, and second-year QB Tim Tebow has done nothing to think he'll succeed over the long term.
Despite much speculation that new Broncos executive John Elway will take a QB at No. 2, we think it's a bluff. Elway most likely would prefer to trade down a few spots, pick up some extra picks and still land his primary target — Auburn defensive tackle Nick Fairley, a more explosive and disruptive force than the steadier Marcell Dareus of Alabama.
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