Looks like Panthers have signed WR Kevin Norwood

[Byrdman4real]

I really don't believe he will be our last pick up at the position. Probably waiting for big cuts. 

[tiger7_88]

To be fair, Terell McClain does have an all-pro huddle account

I recently downloaded the free 2012 Football Mogul software game and started GM'ing the Panthers.  It was hilarious.

Fua and McClain were frickin' monsters for me.

Cam started out average and just got worse.  Blaine Gabbert became one of the best QBs in the league.

I'm thinking their algorithm for that game is a little cloogy... lol

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

there's also an entire freaking roundtable of coaches, scouts, and other FO personnel behind moves like this.  they saw something they liked in the prospect (apparently that carried over from the '14 draft) and decided to make a call.

[KB_fan]

Undisclosed 2017 (yes 2017, not 2016) draft pick traded, apparently

This just tweeted by Panthers' Max Henson

Panthers trade undisclosed 2017 draft pick for Seahawks WR Kevin Norwood: http://panth.rs/YDcx1T

[LUUUUUKE]

 

as a fan, I'm not in favor of a guy I've never heard of, let alone the fact that he was on the first rnd of cuts and not the last. To me it seems like there will be better WRs on the last round of cuts, or even snag a PS guy.

BUT

I trust our scouting department, Proehl, and Gettleman. 

 

 

[tiger7_88]

Interested to see how he does with a real QB throwing the ball to him 

He should remember Cam well... from the 2010 Iron Bowl "Cam-back".  LOL!

[davos]

2017 conditional pick, it's basically for nothing. 

[tiger7_88]

 

OHHHHH NOOOOOOOOOOEZ WE'RE DOOOOOOOOOOOMEDED!!!

[Proudiddy]

I feel like you're searching too hard for fault with a trade in which apparently we only give up something if he makes a contribution...

No, my complaint is why trade ANYTHING for a guy who sucks, when we can just sign a guy that sucks?

IMO, there are guys available that are better with more potential than Norwood.  Obviously, I'm not an NFL front office executive, but I trust my eyes and there are guys who can play available and we just continue to turn a blind eye to them as if they don't exist.  And what if we sign a guy like Moore off the street and he comes in and sucks too?  What's the difference?  One guy you're giving up a pick for so he can suck, one guy can be signed without giving anything up and has past production and better potential athletically. 

[tiger7_88]

I absolutely hate our philosophy on WRs.   I just don't understand it.  This was so stupid...   For everyone talking trash about how there isn't anything better among free agents, you're telling me we couldn't have found better than Norwood? 

We love guys with horrible measureables and who generally suck (KB the exception).  

6-2/200 and a 4.4. 40 are horrible measureables? 

[Sloth]

So I guess I'm crazy but I actually like the move. I mean yeah FU GETTLEDOUCHE and all that if we'd traded a lot for him but it's a conditional late round pick on a guy that we were interested in and went in the 4th just a year ago. And get this, he doesn't have tennis rackets for hands.

Regardless, I think people need to come to grips with the fact that our passing game is probably going to be sucktastic this year no matter what we do. We're probably capped on how far we can go. Most teams who lost their #1 and were relying on a rookie 2nd rounder would be in the same boat.

We also may not be completely done.

But anyways, yeah. I like it. Welcome to Carolina Mr. Norwood.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

well, we're way the hell down near the bottom of the waiver list for one

if we waited around for denarius moore and, say, one of the 24 teams above us claimed him first, everybody would probably be losing their minds about why we just sat around and didn't do anything like, oh i don't know, trade a draft pick to somebody for a receiver

[tiger7_88]

Like what I'm reading about him being strong at getting the ball at the high point and making good aggressive catches in traffic.

Also, getting a chuckle out of him being from 'Bama with Cam from Auburn.  Do we have other Tide players on the team? 

Harper and Lester come to mind.

[KB_fan]

Here's Bill Voth's brief write up on the trade:

http://blackandbluereview.com/panthers-trade-for-receiver-kevin-norwood/