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CHARLOTTE Christian McCaffrey Jersey Discount , N.C. (AP)ive years has given Marty Hurney a different perspective on how he’ll approach his decision-making process in his second stint as Carolina Panthers general manager.Namely, Hurney said he won’t be trading away next year’s first-round draft pick.”I can tell you right now that you can consider next year’s first-round pick safe,” Hurney said with a laugh. ”… We will probably be getting calls, so if you can just tweet that out.”Hurney, who left the Panthers in 2012 but was re-hired earlier this offseason, has a history of wheeling and dealing on the first day of the NFL draft.In the 2008 draft, he traded away the team’s first-round draft pick in 2009 to get offensive tackle Jeff Otah with the 19th overall pick. The following year he traded away his 2010 first-round draft pick to get defensive end Everette Brown in the second round. Neither moved panned out well for the Panthers.”You step back and look at some of the things you have done,” Hurney said. ”You look at what you did and what you can do better. You also look at what you did well.”Overall Christian McCaffrey Jersey Super Bowl , to be fair, Hurney has had plenty of success with first-round picks.He hit home runs by drafting defensive end Julius Peppers (2002), offensive tackle Jordan Gross (2003), cornerback Chris Gamble (2004), linebacker Thomas Davis (2005), running back DeAngelo Williams (2006), linebacker Jon Beason (2007), running back Jonathan Stewart (2008) Christian McCaffrey Jersey For Sale , quarterback Cam Newton (2011) and linebacker Luke Kuechly (2012) in the first rounds. All of those players enjoyed – are or still enjoying – lengthy and successful NFL careers.FREE TO ROAM AT 24Hurney isn’t tipping his hand when it comes to this year’s draft, saying the Panthers could go in any direction with the 24th pick except quarterback. Overall, he feels good about the team’s depth up and down the roster after free agency.”There really isn’t a position that you say, ”OK, we have to get somebody there,”’ Hurney said.Hurney said ultimately the team’s decision will come down to what players are left on the board and which one could have the biggest immediate impact based on position need.QUARTERBACK WANTEDWhile Hurney won’t be taking a quarterback in the first round, he wouldn’t rule out getting one in the later rounds as a potential backup for Newton. The Panthers still haven’t decided whether or not to re-sign veteran Derek Anderson.Hurney said one thing he learned from former Packers GM Ron Wolf was that drafting a quarterback later in a draft can pay big dividends since it is the one position that is the most highly coveted in the NFL.”You are always looking at young quarterbacks,” he said.However Christian McCaffrey Jersey On Sale , Hurney’s previous decisions to take QBs late in the draft didn’t work out so well with Randy Fasani, Stefan Lefors and Tony Pike. He also missed early on Jimmy Clausen.NEW COORDINATORPanthers coach Ron Rivera said new offensive coordinator Norv Turner has made it pretty clear what type of players would fit best in his offensive scheme. Rivera said he had a pretty good idea already of what Turner wants having worked under him when Turner was head coach of the San Diego Chargers.HITS, MISSES AND BARGAINSDave Gettleman, now with the New York Giants, handled Carolina’s drafts the past five seasons and he did pretty well with the team’s top three draft picks each season.He did well getting defensive tackle Kawann Short in the second round at No. 44 in 2013, wide receiver Devin Funchess in the second round and guard Trai Turner in the third round in 2014 and cornerback James Bradberry in the second round in 2016.The Panthers have parted ways with defensive tackle Star Lotulelei (2013) and Kelvin Benjamin (2014), both first-round picks, but both are starters in Buffalo.The jury is still out on 2016 first-round draft pick Vernon Butler Christian McCaffrey Jersey Sale , a defensive tackle who has struggled with injuries.Two of the biggest bargains selected by Gettleman were linebackers A.J. Klein and David Mayo with fifth-round picks in 2013 and 2015, respectively.— Lost in all the hullabaloo over 4th and 1 punts and rookie fumbles was the fact that Sunday’s game in Washington was the best defensive performance the Carolina Panthers have put forth since Week 1. Adrian Peterson was able to pick up a few first downs with his legs, but the Panthers counterbalanced that by stifling Washington’s aerial attack. The Panthers held their opposition to just 4.3 yards per play and kept them out of the end zone for the final 48 minutes of the game. There were some warts, like the third down defense, but it was a strong showing overall for a group that had been the team’s Achilles heel in recent weeks. They’ll need to carry that upward momentum into Philadelphia where they’ll face an Eagles team that’s much bigger threat than their most recent opponent. The Eagles enter the week flying high after a Thursday night dismantling of a Giants team that gave the Panthers all they could handle. It looked like a coming out party for an Eagles offense that has thus far failed to recapture the offensive magic that helped carry them to a Super Bowl victory last season. The lack of success to this point in the season is not a reason to take this Eagles offense lightly. Most of the same cast has returned from last season. Running backs LaGarrette Blount and Jay Ajayi are gone, as well as current Panther Torrey Smith, but the most important pieces are still there. Carson Wentz is rounding back into form and playing like his old self. Alshon Jeffery is coming off a two touchdown performance in his third game back from shoulder surgery. Zach Ertz is a nightmare. The list goes on. The Panthers defense needs to make big impact if the team is going to fly back to Charlotte with a 4-2 record. Philadelphia has a strong defense in its own right, so asking the offense to carry the load like they did against the Bengals and Giants might be asking too much. Here’s what the defense needs to do:Pressure and sack Carson Wentz. The Eagles have allowed 48 quarterback hits so far this season Replica Christian McCaffrey Jersey , the 4th most in the NFL. Wentz is a sack escape artist, much like Cam Newton, and its vital that the pass rush finish the job when they get into the backfield. The third year quarterback has only thrown one interception this season, and he’s throwing into tight windows less than almost any other quarterback in the league, so just getting in his face probably won’t be enough to make a splash impact. Lock down the intermediate area of the field in the passing game. This should come easy to a Panthers defense that prioritizes getting depth in their zones and keeping pass plays in front of them. Wentz’s best area of the field is between 10 and 20 yards downfield. He’s not an exceptional short passer, so some pressure could force him to air mail some short passes to open receivers. But he’ll tear teams apart on deep digs and post routes. The Panthers have to be ready to take those away. Don’t play for punts on 4th and short. The Eagles are again among the most aggressive teams in the league at going for it on 4th down. Stopping them for a five yard gain on 3rd and 7 is far from a sure bet to get the Eagles offense off the field. The defense needs to treat 3rd down as if it were 2nd down once the Eagles get anywhere near midfield. The Panthers defense is in for a tough test on Sunday. Last week they showed signs of being the strong unit many pegged them to be before the season. They need to build on that success and make their mark on the game if the Panthers want to knock the reigning Super Bowl champions to a sub-.500 record.