There's no way we're carrying 5 RB's on the 53

[Beast_3000]

Stewart isn't going anywhere. When healthy he is the closest the Panthers have to a pro-bowl running back. His contract says he will be here for the next two years at least so you may as well cheer him on and hope for his health this year.

A running backs role is tough. If he gives me 14 games plus post season health I am happy. We have the depth to overcome a minor injury and hiccup considering his history. I truly hope he misses no more than a game or two.

Barner was really bad last year. He really didn't deserve a roster spot. He ran hard in the preseason but had fumble-itis. When he got an opportunity late in the season he looked really bad. I think a previous poster pointed out his yards per carry were below 1.5. Ummm that stinks.

A few of you say he was developing. Well I say running backs don't get that opportunity. Alfred Morris was drafted in the sixth round and he is a pro bowler. Look at Tampa's running backs and how they have produced given the opportunity. Besides Barner isn't going to improve from 1.3 yards a carry to lightening in a bottle.

Barner will be shown the door at the end of cuts. He is to small to block and not fast enough to elude NFL defenders. The only thing that could possibly save him is lights out special team play returning the football.

[Cpt slay a ho]

The entire point of drafting these young cheap RBs to soon part with Double Trouble.

 

yeah that's what i'm thinking but we need to start getting these guys some snaps first, last year would have been a good year to get barner some with the stewart injury

[Vagrant]

If it wasn't for how much dead money we'd have to hold, one of Stewart or Williams would already be gone. Probably Williams.

[micnificent28]

Williams is overpaid, wrong side of the 30.

Stewart is overpaid, wrong side of the 30.

Barner and Gaffney are the future with the same production. Both were outstanding in college, two different types of backs.

It seems stupid now to have geffney, but isn't it frustrating to have so kind much money tied up in RBs? Well my friends, here are your cheap, effective replacements.

 

Come on man. you don't seriously think backup caliber late round picks=first round like talents do you? Every pick the team drafts aren't franchise saviors.

[The Huddler]

Come on man. you don't seriously think backup caliber late round picks=first round like talents do you? Every pick the team drafts aren't franchise saviors.

I seriously think they can match their production. Yoiu dont need two first round RBs eating your cap space

[The Huddler]

But the guy has a point. 6th rounders arent supposed to be franchise savors.

Pick OT late rounds! That hole needs to be filled! <--- what??

[micnificent28]

I seriously think they can match their production. Yoiu dont need two first round RBs eating your cap space

 

I seriously dout it. we are talking about guys who were once elite talents. even at this point your putting a lot of faith into guys who barely got drafted.

[hdevonxz]

I seriously think they can match their production. Yoiu dont need two first round RBs eating your cap space

 

Can't cut them, produces dead money, that eats up cap space.....without any hope of player production.

 

 

A late round rooking runinng back is almost never immediately thrusted into starting position, and when he is he is almost never as productive as other more talented earlier picks. No one can say why he was drafted, because honestly it was dumb af considering we only have 2 tackles on our roster.  So people crack me up trying to logically reason out a move that reallly has no basis to have been made.  It was simply a dumb pick.

[hdevonxz]

But the guy has a point. 6th rounders arent supposed to be franchise savors.

Pick OT late rounds! That hole needs to be filled! <--- what??

 

Not only does our OT role need to be filled, we need BACK UPS for them as well.  Back ups can be found in later rounds, developmental projects. etc.

[DamnItJake!]

Stewart is broke.. Mr Unreliable, Barner did what? 2 down in my book.. Tolbert and DeAngelo are our top two imo.. so we have room

[PantherPhann89]

Williams' clock is about out. Can't say that about any other RB.

He is 31, expensive....and average.

Yeah this is true, but he's the most productive and most reliable  back we have right now. We'll see what the future holds, although I think that Williams and Stewart are both gone as soon as Gettleman can get rid of them without crippling the team.   

[DamnItJake!]

Stewart is awesome power back but Still plays like he is 45,  plays a game or 2 and he is out for the season..pisses me off..would not miss him

stewart just turned 27 in march lol

 

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

By 5, are we counting Tolbert?

 

I have no idea. I say we practice squad or IR the rookie... He'll make the team next year for sure though after somebody gets the axe.

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

A late round rooking runinng back is almost never immediately thrusted into starting position, and when he is he is almost never as productive as other more talented earlier picks. No one can say why he was drafted, because honestly it was dumb af considering we only have 2 tackles on our roster.  So people crack me up trying to logically reason out a move that reallly has no basis to have been made.  It was simply a dumb pick.

 

Agreed. The "Gettleman knows all" mentality has got to go. He's been here two years and he's done some pretty dumb sh*t, but people here act like he's some sort of messiah and he can do no wrong.

 

Sure, he's done some good things as well, but his best signing last year was Ted Ginn and he didn't even try to resign him. Same goes for some other key, instrumental players from last year.

 

And I don't care how people try to make sense of cutting Steve Smith, but it was an idiotic move unless something went down behind the scenes. People try to play the "Oh but we signed Jerricho Cotchery" schtick, but do they fail to realize that he's just as old, nearly just as expensive, yet less productive?

 

Gettleman has made some shitty moves, and drafting Star, which I'm sure Hurney and 31 other GMs in the league would've done in our position, does not automatically make the man a god.