Panthers sign OT Tony Hills and G Davonte Wallace and waive RB Darrin Reaves

[Mr. Scot]

I'm pretty sure the Panthers have a line on a wall somewhere that says "you must be this tall to play offensive line".

Looks to be set at about 6'3.

[GRWatcher]

I feel so sorry for Reaves. From his tweets, he was really excited about training camp, more so than anyone else. Here's hoping they re-sign him at some point or he lands nicely somewhere else & does well. Stay in shape, bud!!

[KB_fan]

OK, here's a spreadsheet with some more info on the Tackles. 

Panthers Tackles July 2015.xlsx

With Martin gone, apart from Oher & Chandler, the other 6 Tackles have a whopping 7 TOTAL starts (5 of those are by Remmers); with 25 games played.

The new signee Hills has played in 13 total games (started 1) as follows:

4 games 2010;

6 games 2012;

3 games 2014

 

Hmmm.  Tough choice.  Questionable "veterans" like Oher & Chandler; unproven newbies.  Thankful for Remmers.  He at least provides some ray of hope based on the end of 2014.  Hoping along with the coaches and staff that Oher proves worthy of their confidence.

 

[KB_fan]

Name	Games Played	starts	Draft	Team	Year
Chandler, Nate	37	19	UDFA	Panthers	2012
Foucault, David	5	1	UDFA	Panthers	2014
Hills, Tony	13	1	4th (130)	Pittsburgh	2008
Martin, Jonathan	38	32	2nd (42)	Miami	2012
Oher, Michael	91	91	1st (23)	Baltimore	2009
Remmers, Mike	6	5	UDFA	Denver	2012
Wallace, Davonte	0	0	UDFA	Miami	2014
Wallace, Martin	1	0	UDFA	Cleveland	2013
Williams, Daryl	0	0	4th (102)	Panthers	2015

[KB_fan]

Name	2013	2014	Other
Chandler, Nate	16 games	11 games / IR	experience as TE; DT; OL (RG; RT); -16.1 PFF grade for 2014 (703 snaps)
Foucault, David	N/A	5 games	129 snaps 2014; -12.6 PFF grade
Hills, Tony	N/A	3 games	4 games 2010; 6 games 2012; 3 games 2014
Martin, Jonathan	7 games	15 games	Announced injury / retirement July 2015
Oher, Michael	16	11 / injured	2009 - 2013 Baltimore; 2014 Tennessee. 54 starts at RT / 37 at LT
Remmers, Mike	1 game (SD)	5 games (Panthers)	5 games (367 snaps) in 2014; PFF grade of 1.7
Wallace, Davonte	N/A	0 (injured)	Waived by Miami April 2015
Wallace, Martin	1	PS	Waived by Cleveland 8/2014; added to Panthers PS after game 7.
Williams, Daryl	N/A	N/A	Rookie Season

[jdpanther5]

Not really worth its own thread:

 

@AaronWilson_NFL

Panthers worked out former Texas wide receiver Mike Davis, according to a source

[pantherphan96]

I feel so sorry for Reaves. From his tweets, he was really excited about training camp, more so than anyone else. Here's hoping they re-sign him at some point or he lands nicely somewhere else & does well. Stay in shape, bud!!

He seems to always get cut from the Panthers and then brought back as a practice squad guy. Hope he finds his niche in the NFL though.

whoops thinking of Tauren Poole. nonetheless, hope he gets a chance elsewhere.

[KB_fan]

Some here were expressing interest in Jake Long.  He's been to visit a few teams this week.  Sounds like the Falcons have just passed on him and signed someone quite similar to the two OL guys we just signed - little experienced, bounced around the league a bit:

Via the Falcaholics, news that the Falcons have PASSED on Jake Long, but instead have signed Demarcus Love

http://www.thefalcoholic.com/2015/7/29/9069443/falcons-sign-offensive-lineman-demarcus-love-pass-on-jake-long

I only skimmed the article & comments, but this makes me feel a little better about our signings yesterday.  Suggests the OT market really is very thin at the moment.