45catfan

Scott and Moore made about $1.3M and 1.1M respectively on last year's 1-year deals. I doubt they are looking to make less. So assuming their deals are roughly the same we are going to be nearly $1.5M over the cap when accounting for the rookie pool. With us looking to sign another starting caliber safety, some maneuvering needs to occur. Blackmon stayed in Indy last year on a 1-year deal for $3.7M. He's looking for a bump, obviously. He's not getting Moehrig type of money. He'll be S2, not S1 being paid so accordingly, therefore I'd say $5-$7M per season. That said, we need to clear up somewhere along the lines of $5M-$8M. Remember, have to factor in the rookie pool.

If we sign one of these two, we have a pair of starters at safety and won't be forced into drafting a S early in the draft to fill an immediate need.

I don't think that $13.8M includes the Moore or Soctt contracts and when I checked our rookie salary pool it was projected at $12.7M. So yeah, barring any further cuts or restructures, we are tapped out.

I hit every need, overall a very solid draft I would be happy with. The only thing were some targeted players were already gone and some positions I wish I could have taken higher like the last two picks, Edge and TE.

Safety was the thinnest spot on the roster. Makes sense for S depth and STs. It's a two-fer roster plug on a one-year deal.

This actually makes the most sense for them, especially if they draft rookie QB. Everyone knows this is weak QB class and neither Ward nor Sanders are Day1 starters.

Didn't get ILB, but that's about it.

It wouldn't shock me to see a couple more FAs signed later on as their market plummets, especially WR and Safety like a Keenan Allen and Julian Blackmon. Allen would be a 1-2 year rental and Blackmon is still young. I liked Blackmon coming out of college; he just seems to be dinged up a lot. Nothing serious, but misses a couple of games just about every year.

Got to get a WR, CB, Safety and Edge in the draft. I would like to get a TE and RB, but those are somewhat luxury picks and while needed, aren't priority. Probably could double dip on WR and safety later in the draft, if not find a couple of priority UDFA after the draft like we did with Coker last year. I know the Panthers site has these DLs listed as DTs for the most part, but I assume one or more of them will be an end. I'm not too worried about depth there. ILB is the last upgrade I would consider behind all the others.

We still draft a RB. Mark it down.

Okay, Morgan is making moves I agree with. I'm cool with that.

The wife died of a rare virus upon autopsy and Gene was in the final stages of dementia. So she died, the dog was crated and Gene didn't know what was going on and probably died of dehydration/starvation after wandering around the house for week or so with his wife's corpse in the bathroom. Very sad.

I think Wharton will be used as a DE and Jones an OLB.

Seems to be.

Less money > unemployed

He snatched that bag like a smooth criminal.

Apparently Cade Otton was an underutilized stud. As a middling TE he was still the 4th leading receiver on their team that season. I mean, he wasn't going to have better stats than Godwin and Evans. Their starting RB had a few more yards out of the backfield than Otton.

Last year we had some sub-300 pounders at DT running a 3-4. It didn't make sense to me, but this guy really needs to be on the outside.

Because our TEs suck? That's a good reason no to use them much in the passing game. I mean, a 4th rookie all but showed up all our veteran TEs and Sanders is average at best. Point being, there's a reason we don't use our TEs as weapons in the passing game and I don't think it's because Canales dislikes using TEs.

Elvis? What position is his old ass playing.

I'd be happy with either one, but I have been pleading for a Day 1 TE for 8 years now.

Recap: DE, NT, OLB, CBx2 and safety.

Cuts will be forthcoming.

Mike Jackson, Bobby Brown...is there a LB named Rick James out there?