Beat writers speculate on DT help

[Sam Mills Fan]

If you can get a defensive tackle roughly as talented as Stewart is at running back, why is it a bad idea? As much as I like the idea of Smash Dash Slash, realistically, one of those players isn't going to see many snaps. You don't trade a rookie and it would be dumb to trade the best back in the league. That only leaves one running back with trade value left.

[KillerKat]

If you can get a defensive tackle roughly as talented as Stewart is at running back, why is it a bad idea? As much as I like the idea of Smash Dash Slash, realistically, one of those players isn't going to see many snaps. You don't trade a rookie and it would be dumb to trade the best back in the league. That only leaves one running back with trade value left.

No, we aren't trading any of our RBs. Period. I'm not going to name of the dozens of reasons why it would be a bad idea. If that happened, I would go to Charlotte and personally bitch slap Fox.

[Sam Mills Fan]

Could it be that you aren't willing to give me a reason because you don't actually have any?

[KillerKat]

Could it be that you aren't willing to give me a reason because you don't actually have any?

There's no need to explain the reasons when they're so blatantly obvious.

[dpanthersman]

we are a run first team. without a good running game our offense goes from top 10 to bottom half of the league. Stewart doesn't only give us a good one-two punch in the backfield but hes also an insurance policy if something were to happen to Williams. (God forbid that to happen)

[Sam Mills Fan]

we are a run first team. without a good running game our offense goes from top 10 to bottom half of the league. Stewart doesn't only give us a good one-two punch in the backfield but hes also an insurance policy if something were to happen to Williams. (God forbid that to happen)

Goodson?

[dpanthersman]

Goodson?

why would you give up a 2nd year player that you already know is a beast, for a unproven rookie, who has shown a few flashes that he could be good but has also shown he has problems with holding on to the ball? goodson played pretty good. but im not sold on him yet.

[MadHatter]

Goodson?

A rookie who has not even played a regular season game as our only backup? No thanks.

Not to mention a rookie that put the ball on the carpet twice last night.

I do not see any way that we trade Stewart.

[Sam Mills Fan]

why would you give up a 2nd year player that you already know is a beast, for a unproven rookie, who has shown a few flashes that he could be good but has also shown he has problems with holding on to the ball? goodson played pretty good. but im not sold on him yet.

Because your defensive line is such a joke that if it's left unaddressed then this will be a waste of a season. If they don't get a quality DT or 2 then you might as well start looking to 2010.

[Sam Mills Fan]

A rookie who has not even played a regular season game as our only backup? No thanks.

Not to mention a rookie that put the ball on the carpet twice last night.

I do not see any way that we trade Stewart.

Didn't you just describe the situation we were in at the start of last season? That worked out pretty well didn't it?

[Punisher]

Dont even compare Stewart to Goodson. Stewart may be better than D-will.

[MadHatter]

Didn't you just describe the situation we were in at the start of last season? That worked out pretty well didn't it?

Only because DLo was not injured. If DLo stays healthy all season, we won't need Goodson to be the man. Stewart was a beast in college. Goodson is still an enigma. His numbers in college declined each year and never lived up to his potential. I am not ready to hang our season on a guy with physical potential that has never delivered.

[dpanthersman]

Because your defensive line is such a joke that if it's left unaddressed then this will be a waste of a season. If they don't get a quality DT or 2 then you might as well start looking to 2010.

its one preseason game. teams haven't even made there first cuts yet. calm down. someone will be signed/traded for. but stewart will not be traded. the value he brings to this team is greater than any DT we could trade him for.

[Kurb]

They won't trade Stew this year.

Picks are the trade bait for a DT.

I wouldn't be surprised if we start our draft in the 3rd round this year.