Carolina Panthers 1st Round Draft Pick

The Carolina Panthers have had a pretty decent history in drafting in the first round. They have drafted players like Julius Peppers, Chris Gamble, Jordan Gross, DeAngelo Williams, and last year they drafted Jon Beason. As we all know Beason stepped in for Dan Morgan when Morgan suffered another concussion near the beginning of the season, and added 100+ tackles to the stat sheet. They need to draft another player who can jump in and contribute now. They have few pressing needs since they filled some positions through free agency. Their major needs now are OT, RB, and DE. So who do they need to draft?I say OT, Chris Williams or Jeff Otah. With the addition of Toefield their RB needs are less significant than the OT position. Besides, without proper protection your offensive weapons are just shooting blanks. They also need a DE. Rucker will be retiring soon because of knee problems, but he should play a final year. So they could address that in a later round. Plus, they have other DE such as Johnson and McGlover that could step up this year. So, there top three picks should look something like this: 1st pick-OT Chris Williams,2nd pick-DE, 3rd pick- RB.