Panthers Are Signing Safety Kurt Coleman Per Voth

[hepcat]

FIX that special teams! Nice signing.

[Biggdaddi1022]

This is a low key Mike Mitchell type signing.

I was thinking the same thing

[Leeroy Jenkins PhD]

Anyone seen the numbers?  Looks like another 2 year signing.  According to Spotrac http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/kurt-coleman/ 

[FattyFatFat]

Well this is the first thing that comes up when I type Kurt Coleman into Google:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2606608/I-selfies-24-7-I-love-I-Australian-Kurt-Coleman-17-vainest-young-man-internet-proud-admit-it.html

"Wait, that blonde head chicks a dude?"

[CelibatePimp]

My brother is an Eagles fan and he hated him. Says he always lets people get behind him. Hopefully he only plays special teams

Just like players are getting past Mike Mitchell now. It all depends on the front you play behind. If you can get people like Star and Luke to slow down the RBs, it'll be easy to make stops before players get past you

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

PFF graded him positively in 2014 but before that it's pretty meh.  2012 was straight up fugly.

[CelibatePimp]

btw this is the dude who got lit up by trent richardson.lol

one play obviously doesn't make a player but i remember seeing this.

He got blasted but he stopped him. He didn't have time to set his feet but he held on and brought him down.

[Ken]

In the Huddle mock offseason I signed Kurt Coleman. Good to know me and GMan think alike! 

 

Anyway I really like this signing! He played well in shared snaps at FS in KC along with Abdullah and Parker. Has a nose for the ball and is decent in coverage. A bit on the shorter height at 5 10" but he has good size. 

 

To me he's more of a FS than anything else. I see him competing/splitting snaps with Tre. He is also a good ST guy!

 

Quality signing.

[Kurb]

"One of the things I was really considering was which teams are really striving to be champions? I think Carolina is building and building. I can be another piece and I can help these guys get to that next level."

"Whatever role they want me to play I am willing to do," Coleman said. "But I think I have worked my way to be a starter. I know I can play as a starter and be very productive."

"Kurt gives us a versatile safety who can play both spots," head coach Ron Rivera said. "He's athletic, he's intelligent and will understand the system, having worked with Sean (McDermott) before. He's a very consistent player and also adds special teams ability. That is something we've talked about improving upon, and we've made some moves this offseason looking for guys that can help us on special teams."

Added Coleman: "Whatever it takes to win – I'm that type of that guy. I'll do what we need. I want to go make that play on special teams."

http://www.panthers.com/news/article-2/Panthers-sign-safety-Coleman/25e59d63-3bef-4172-b313-7081e6636a2e

 

 

They keep these things in cans to be used whenever needed dont they....

[KendrickPanther]

I don't love it or hate it. I lean towards liking it because safeties have special teams value and this guy has some decent experience. Does this mean safety is off our shopping list in the draft?

[nctarheel0619]

I don't love it or hate it. I lean towards liking it because safeties have special teams value and this guy has some decent experience. Does this mean safety is off our shopping list in the draft?

Knowing Gettlemen, the shopping list is always open for different varieties. 

[rmoneyg35]

After reading his wiki page and some other info on him I have found that he is an aggressive player that can lay the wood. The problem is he gets injured by the way he plays.

I found a nice article that has me thinking this kid could end up being a major contributor.

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article9673757.html

[Moorgan]

I don't love it or hate it. I lean towards liking it because safeties have special teams value and this guy has some decent experience. Does this mean safety is off our shopping list in the draft?

I think it helps free us up to take good one if he falls to us. Somewhat fills a hole through FA and upgrades ST. Nice signing. I'll take it.

[Ken]

I don't love it or hate it. I lean towards liking it because safeties have special teams value and this guy has some decent experience. Does this mean safety is off our shopping list in the draft?

 

"FA is to set us up for the draft to go BPA" -GMan.