ected many safeties over his career Blue James Bradberry Jersey , but let’s take a look at the ones he did take, as safety is a definite need in the 2019 draft."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Keep Sounding PodcastPanthers 2019 NFL DraftCSR Film RoomAnalyzing Marty Hurney’s draft history at safetyNew,17commentsCarolina Panthers general manager Marty Hurney has not selected many safeties over his career, but let’s take a look at the ones he did take, as safety is a definite need in the 2019 draft.ESTShareTweetShareShareAnalyzing Marty Hurney’s draft history at safetyBob Donnan-USA TODAY SportsThe NFL Draft is all about guessing and prediction, and now that the season has ended we are going to start prognosticating the hell out of it. Part of doing that is analyzing the Carolina Panthers needs and seeing how they line up with general manager Marty Hurney’s draft history. Today we are going to look at the safety position, which is one of several needs the Panthers have in this draft.To assist in giving Hurney an overall grade for how he has done drafting this position over the years, I’ve come up with a simple point system that grades each selection on two criteria. For a full breakdown of how this works, refer back to this article, but here is a low level summary.Player Quality: Zero to six scale. Six points for a franchise cornerstone/hall of fame grade player, five for an excellent starter James Bradberry Jersey 2019 , four for a good starter, three for an average starter, two for quality depth/rotational player, one for depth, zero for a total non-contributing bust.Pick Importance: Negative two to one scale. Negative two for first round picks, negative one for second and third round picks, zero for fourth and fifth rounders, and one point for anything beyond that. The logic here is that in the first round you need to at least grab an average starter to get a positive score, while ideally you should be getting someone great. Meanwhile in the late rounds, most prospects never become anything of note, so you aren’t penalized for that.For scaling purposes Stitched Da’Norris Searcy Jersey , using this system Luke Kuechly and Kawann Short would both be a four, a guy like Tom Brady would be a super rare seven, and Captain Munnerlyn would be a three.Over the course of Marty Hurney’s career, he has drafted someone classified as safety seven times. Here is the list:2003, Round 4 (119): Colin Branch, (2 + 0 = 2)2005, Round 5 (171): Ben Emanuel, (0 + 0 = 0)2006, Round 4 (121): Nate Salley, (1 + 0 = 1)2008, Round 3 (67): Charles Godfrey Youth Jarius Wright Jersey , (4 + -1 = 3)2009, Round 2 (59): Sherrod Martin, (3 + -1 = 2)2010, Round 6 (202): Jordan Pugh, (1 + 1 = 2)2012, Round 7 (216): D.J. Campbell, (0 + 1 = 1)Yikes. That is not a good list.Marty Hurney’s abyssmal history drafting a safety. He’s due for a win, right?Marty Hurney has only attained an average grade of 1.57 when drafting a safety, which is well below average. On the one hand, the team has never taken a leap on getting a true talent in the first round, but on the other Stitched Jarius Wright Jersey , we haven’t found much value later in the draft either. Hopefully his luck will swing back around if he takes a safety this year, and they’ll become a solid contributor The future NFL hall-of-famer is Carolina’s new "special assistant of business operations."" />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteCat Scratch Readera Carolina Panthers communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsAboutPanthersOddsShopStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Keep Sounding PodcastPanthers 2019 NFL DraftCSR Film RoomJulius Peppers accepts new position with Carolina PanthersNew,20commentsThe future NFL hall-of-famer is Carolina’s new “special assistant of business operations.”EDTShareTweetShareShareJulius Peppers accepts new position with Carolina PanthersPhoto by Jason Kempin/Getty ImagesThe bad news is that Julius Peppers won’t be sacking quarterbacks anymore. The good news is that he will be returning to the Carolina Panthers in a more administrative role.According to Pro Football Talk, Peppers has been hired as a “special assistant, business operations.”Panthers vice president of external affairs Steve Drummond said the following about the future hall-of-famer’s new role:It seems as though Peppers wants to make the most out of his retirement by using the resources he gained throughout his legendary NFL career. Not only is he helping the Carolina Panthers on the business side of things, but he is also pursuing his humanitarian efforts at the same time. If we know anything about Julius Peppers as an individual, it’s the fact that he is relentless in nearly everything that he does. With that being said, it will be exciting to see Peppers perform under a new role in the Panthers’ front office.