Newton‘s health will be better during the 2019 season and head coach Ron Rivera said on ESPN Friday that the team thinks Newton will be ready for camp after having shoulder surgery.Rivera also talked about the need to bolster the offensive line in hopes of keeping Newton from taking the kinds of hits that could sideline him. With center Ryan Kalil retiring Da’Norris Searcy Jersey 2019 , right tackle Daryl Williams headed for free agency and left tackle Matt Kalil injured much of the time, it seems obvious that the team will be looking for offensive line help this offseason.Rivera confirmed as much during his television appearance and said the draft and free agency are both avenues they’ll use to do that. That’s not the only offensive addition they’ll think about making, however.“But also we’ll look at playmakers,” Rivera said. “We’ll look at guys that when the ball gets in their hands, they take the pressure off the quarterback. Whether it be a runner, a receiver, a tight end … We’re going forward knowing that we’ve got to do things to make our team better, and first and foremost is we’ve got to protect the quarterback and put playmakers around him.”The Panthers have taken offensive playmakers — running back Christian McCaffrey and wide receiver D.J. Moore — in the first round of the last two drafts, which may make the line a better bet if they go for an offensive player early in this year’s draft. Marty Hurney selected one of the greatest players in NFL history at defensive end, but also a large cadre of duds. With an edge rusher being a priority in the 2019 NFL Draft Greg Little Carolina Panthers Jersey , let’s dive into his history."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Keep Sounding PodcastPanthers 2019 NFL DraftCSR Film RoomAnalyzing Marty Hurney’s draft history at defensive endNew,12commentsMarty Hurney selected one of the greatest players in NFL history at defensive end, but also a large cadre of duds. With an edge rusher being a priority in the 2019 NFL Draft, let’s dive into his history.ESTShareTweetShareShareAnalyzing Marty Hurney’s draft history at defensive endBob 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 defensive end position, which might be the largest need of all.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 Blue Greg Little Jersey , 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 Greg Little Carolina Panthers Jersey , so you aren’t penalized for that.For scaling purposes, 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 an edge defender or defensive end nine times. Here is the list:2002, Round 1 (2): Julius Peppers, (6 + -2 = 4)2003, Round 5 (145): Kindal Morehead, (2 + 0 = 2)2005, Round 6 (189): Javon Haye Cheap Greg Little Jersey , (0 + 1 = 1)2006, Round 7 (237): Stanley McClover, (0 + 1 = 1)2007, Round 3 (83): Charles Johnson, (5 + -1 = 4)2008, Round 7 (221): Hilee Taylor, (0 + 1 = 1)2009, Round 2 (43): Everette Brown, (1 + -1 = 0)2010, Round 6 (145): Greg Hardy Terry Godwin Carolina Panthers Jersey , (5 + 1 = 6)2012, Round 4 (103): Frank Alexander, (2 + 0 = 2)This list will tell you one thing, Hurney has been very boom or bust when it comes to picking ends. Julius Peppers, Charles Johnson, and Greg Hardy were all fantastic selections... but a bust list including a trade up 2nd round pick in Everette Brown really kills his average. As a result, Hurney’s mean ends up being 2.33 which says he is only slightly above average at choosing the position.Hurney is slightly above average at selecting Defensive Ends according to his history.We need a boom this year in the worst way, so let’s hope Marty channels the man that once chose Julius Peppers and Charles Johnson, instead of the one that thought Everette Brown was a good idea.