We had the privilege of speaking to the trifecta of former Chiefs and Jets head coach Herm Edwards, draft analyst Todd McShay and the ever-popular Mel Kiper, Jr.  We covered pretty much every topic imaginable including players that are likely targets for the Panthers with their 59th pick.

Also, Nick Yeoman joined in for another installment of The Great Debate.  This week’s topic – Will the Draft be a Letdown for Panthers Fans?

Feel free to comment below!  Or email us anytime with your thoughts.  Thanks for listening!

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Episode Fifty-Nine: April 22, 2009

In Episode Fifty-Nine…

• News
• Panther Profile – Brentson Buckner
• Draft Preview with Mel Kiper, Jr., Todd McShay and Herm Edwards
• The Great Debate: Will the Draft be a Letdown? – Nick Yeoman (Nick’s Video Blogs)

Yes, the team could have hired Herm Edwards.  Herm, or as he is referred to in Kansas City “Harm,” Edwards is a friend of John Fox.  That connection nearly cost us all a lot of sleep and would have undoubtedly caused ulcers.  Gastroenterologists all over the area would have had a booming business.

Very interesting article over at Arrowhead Addict today about the man many Panthers fans wanted us to hire.  They listed the top ten Hermisms:

10. “If you’re looking for credit for a job well done, go to the bank.”

9. “We’ve got a bunch of guys. We’re OK. Only one guy can carry the ball at a time, so we’ll be OK.”

8. “I’d say 85% of it is done now.” (Herm on how close the Chiefs are to competing following the season)

7. “I can’t tell you what happened. I haven’t watched the tape yet.” (after a loss)

6. “The only good thing about this — it’s only one season. It’s not a bunch of seasons.”

5. “Hey Rook, get me some Krispy Kreme doughnuts. I like em Hot Hot — Hot!” (from HBO’s Hard Knocks)

4. “I kept asking my wife about 1 o’clock. We won right?” (after the first Denver Broncos game last season)

3. “You do what’s best for your team…throw passes and get (the quarterback) killed. Are you kidding me? For what? That’s ridiculous.”

2. “When we score seven points, I’ll say we’re slow starting. If we score 21 points, I’ll say, whoa, we scored a lot of points. 30 points. That isn’t even a football game. That’s Arena Football.”

1.“This is what’s great about sports. This what is the greatest thing about sport is You play to win the game. HELLO? You play to win the game. You don’t play to just play it. That’s the great thing about sports. You play to win, and I don’t care if you don’t have any wins you go play to win. When you start to tell me it doen’t matter, then retire. Get out. Cause it matters.”

We already endure enough non-answers from John Fox and his Foxisms but he usually makes sense.  He’s just trying not to answer the question.  One of these quotes from our DC and I think we would all need some Dramamine.

Man, that was close!

One name has already come up courtesy of Charles Chandler of the Charlotte Observer.

Among the most notable candidates the Carolina Panthers could consider for their defensive coordinator position is former Rams and Saints head coach Jim Haslett, a former Carolina divisional rival who spent one season early in his career working with current Panthers head coach John Fox.

Haslett served as linebackers coach for the Raiders in 1994 when Fox was the defensive coordinator.

Our friend, Nick Yeoman, who puts up some great videos on You Tube, threw out some names of his own (That all starts at around the 4:30 mark).  See the video here.

After the jump, we’ll take a look at the guys he mentioned.

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