Tuesday Panthers Cuts....

[Proudiddy]

Lots of surprises so far - Ward, White, Boykin, Glanton.  Ridiculous.

[Wundrbread33]

we Released Glanton also.. fingered he was a decent back up

 

Now this one is disappointing. Once again not surprising with Klein and the drafting of Shaq, but Glanton played extremely well down the stretch last year. I recall a couple of plays when I though Beason was still on the team.

Seems like a hard working guy who just knows how to play the game. I wish him the best.

[Wundrbread33]

I hope the Rams pick up White. He balls in Madden, and that's the team I was assigned in my online franchise. 

*Nerd and homer alert*

[2jakefansinva]

Lots of surprises so far - Ward, White, Boykin, Glanton.  Ridiculous.

the better we get......the more talent we have to release.

[Proudiddy]

Yeah, but the Glanton one to me is probably the most surprising.  I know he plays outside and we drafted Shaq, but I still thought he was good enough to make the roster. 

[ed bell]

As promised, churning the bottom of the roster 

[jdpanther5]

Ok, with the confirmations on White, Boykin & Lester, and the presumed cut of Horsely who is also absent from practice today, this is where we're at.  3 more to go if I understand correctly re: moving KB to the IR

Boykin, Jarrett	WR	25	4
Browning, Paul	WR	23	0
Capers, Avius	WR	23	0
Horsley, Kenny	DT	27	1
Lester, Robert	S	26	3
Miller, Steve	DE	23	0
Reddick, Kevin	LB	25	2
Walker, Dallas	TE	27	1
Ward, Lee	FB	23	0
White, Melvin	CB	25	3
Wile, Matt	P	23	0

I was gonna say it's actually 4 more since we added Norwood, but you just forgot Tony Hills. I haven't seen the Glanton thing yet, so I'm assuming still 3 more. 

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

of all the position groups on this team that would have to cut talented players loose i would expect the LB corps to be close to tops in that category.  glanton being the odd man out isn't overly surprising to me.

[MHS831]

We cut Jarett Boykin but keep Philly Brown. Somebody please explain to me why?

Not that I have the answers, but here goes my first thought:  We have 3-4 WRs with the same basic skill sets--Boykin, Bersin, Norwood, and Funchess.  Brown can get open, is a smaller, faster player.  Not sure how either related to special teams....

[rico6]

Philly Brown must have some very good pictures of Gettles sleeping with Jerry Richardson's wife. 

[Proudiddy]

of all the position groups on this team that would have to cut talented players loose i would expect the LB corps to be close to tops in that category.  glanton being the odd man out isn't overly surprising to me.

True, but I think of guys like Jacobs and Trusnik as well.  Glanton played ST just as they do, and to me, appeared to be a better player at LB as well. 

It's not devastating, just wasn't expected.

[KB_fan]

Yeah, but the Glanton one to me is probably the most surprising.  I know he plays outside and we drafted Shaq, but I still thought he was good enough to make the roster. 

We have 10 LBs.  Some are gonna have to go.  Could Glanton be trade bait?

[chknwing]

obviously the LB's will play WR.  it's brilliant.

[KB_fan]

OK, to add fuel to the fire re: the concern of cutting Boykin, I hadn't realized, but he was leading the WR pack in receptions & yards in the pre-season games.  But not in reception percentage.  On another thread someone said these were not all "catchable" targets.  I don't have that data... I'm just going by what the Panthers gamebooks say re: targets:

Player	Games Played	TAR	REC	Rec %	YDS	AVG		TD
J.Boykin	3	19	9	47%	93	10.3		0
G.Olsen	3	14	10	71%	87	8.7		0
T.Ginn	3	8	5	63%	83	16.6		0
M.Lucas	3	5	4	80%	67	16.8		0
B.Bersin	3	7	3	43%	59	19.7		1
D.Byrd	2	7	5	71%	58	11.6		1
M.Brown	3	11	5	45%	58	11.6		0
D.Funchess	1	4	2	50%	53	26.5		0
B.Wegher	3	3	2	67%	47	23.5		1
S.Simonson	2	5	5	100%	40	8.0		0
J.Cotchery	2	5	4	80%	38	9.5		0
K.Benjamin	1	5	3	60%	36	12.0		1
F.Whittaker		1	1	100%	7	7.0		0
C.Brown	3	11	1	9%	5	5.0		0
E.Dickson	2	3	1	33%	5	5.0		0
C.Artis-Payne		2	2	100%	2	1.0		0
M.Tolbert		1	1	100%	2	2.0		1
P.Browning		1	0	0%	0	0.0		0
Total		117	65		742	11.4		5

 

Here is the same table sorted by reception %

Player	Games Played	TAR	REC	Rec %	YDS	AVG		TD
S.Simonson	2	5	5	100%	40	8.0		0
F.Whittaker		1	1	100%	7	7.0		0
C.Artis-Payne		2	2	100%	2	1.0		0
M.Tolbert		1	1	100%	2	2.0		1
M.Lucas	3	5	4	80%	67	16.8		0
J.Cotchery	2	5	4	80%	38	9.5		0
G.Olsen	3	14	10	71%	87	8.7		0
D.Byrd	2	7	5	71%	58	11.6		1
B.Wegher	3	3	2	67%	47	23.5		1
T.Ginn	3	8	5	63%	83	16.6		0
K.Benjamin	1	5	3	60%	36	12.0		1
D.Funchess	1	4	2	50%	53	26.5		0
J.Boykin	3	19	9	47%	93	10.3		0
M.Brown	3	11	5	45%	58	11.6		0
B.Bersin	3	7	3	43%	59	19.7		1
E.Dickson	2	3	1	33%	5	5.0		0
C.Brown	3	11	1	9%	5	5.0		0
P.Browning		1	0	0%	0	0.0		0