Tuesday Panthers Cuts....

[KB_fan]

INJURED RESERVE
POS	PLAYER	EXP	COLLEGE
WR	Kelvin Benjamin	2	Florida State
WAIVED
POS	PLAYER	EXP	COLLEGE
WR	Jarrett Boykin	4	Virginia Tech
DT	Kenny Horsley	1	Mesabi Range CC
S	Robert Lester	3	Alabama
WR	De'Andre Presley	1	Appalachian State
WAIVED/INJURED
POS	PLAYER	EXP	COLLEGE
OT	Davonte Wallace	1	New Mexico State
CB	Melvin White	3	Louisiana-Lafayette
WAIVED/INJURY SETTLEMENT
POS	PLAYER	EXP	COLLEGE
DT	Micanor Regis	1	Miami (Fla.)

[KB_fan]

Here's the relevant text accompanying the table in the article:

CHARLOTTE – Cornerback Melvin White and safety Robert Lester – players with starting experience for the Panthers – and wide receiver Jarrett Boykin are among seven players waived by Carolina to get down to the 75-man roster limit.

The team also placed wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin, who suffered a season-ending knee injury two weeks ago, on injured reserve.

[...]

White as well as offensive tackle Davonte Wallace were waived/injured. White suffered a hamstring injury in Friday's preseason game, and Wallace has been sidelined by a concussion for a couple of weeks.

White, signed by the Panthers as a college free agent following the 2013 NFL Draft, played in 30 games with 17 starts over the last two seasons, recording 80 tackles and three interceptions. White was a starter at the beginning of last season but came off the bench for eight of the final nine games.

Bene Benwikere took over as starter down the stretch, and the Panthers signed veteran cornerback Charles Tillman in the offseason.

Lester also signed as a college free agent and played a major role in 2013, recording 21 tackles and three interceptions while playing in 12 games with four starts. Last season, however, Lester spent seven games on the practice squad and played in just one game.

Boykin, a Charlotte native, spent his first three seasons with the Green Bay Packers before signing with the Panthers in March. He paced Carolina's wide receivers with nine receptions for 93 yards in the preseason. The Panthers traded for wide receiver Kevin Norwood, a 2014 fourth-round draft choice by the Seattle Seahawks, on Monday.

[TheRumGone]

does that mean melvin white IR? (waived/injured)

[TheRed]

I wasn't referring to the cutting of Boykin, fancy pants, I was referring to the possibility of him bringing in Boykin in the first place, particularly if Boykin didn't receive any work with Cam.

BTW, Gettleman is coming to the realization which I said all along, which is that the receiving corps needs an upgrade. Fancy that.

Yes, they are in fact quite fancy. Thank you.

Well, hopefully Norwood can turn into a stud for us.

[KB_fan]

does that mean melvin white IR? (waived/injured)

Yes, I was about to ask the same thing.  Presumably if no one picks White or Davonte Wallace off of waivers we could IR therm, just as we did with Frank Alexander.

But I'm not an expert...

[top dawg]

For two straight years it's been like that.  I just don't get it.  Granted, if KB was healthy we would all be happy with the status quo right now.  

Not me. I am the wide receiver fanatic, Nazi, or whatever foolish term that tiger called me last month.  For years I have complained about the lack of depth in the receiving corps and what would happen if our main guy went down (mostly when 89 was here, but one time in reference to KB). I am largely tired of looking at the Green Bays and Colts of the world with their wealth at the position and us with JAGs. I can even make a case for the Broncos, Steelers, 49ers,  Eagles, and a few other teams.  Having at least three WR2 caliber receivers---or at least those with that kind of upside---on a team makes a huge difference when you are beset by injuries.

[KendrickPanther]

Some mid sized names got the axe early. Melvin had some great plays for us. Best of luck to him.

[KillerKat]

Wow I didn't know White was hurt that bad. I hate that for him. It seemed like a light turned on for him this preseason and he was doing really well.

[Mr. Scot]

Yes, I was about to ask the same thing.  Presumably if no one picks White or Davonte Wallace off of waivers we could IR therm, just as we did with Frank Alexander.

But I'm not an expert...

You are correct.

[KB_fan]

Here's a list of all our transactions in one place, since the list I posted above only includes today's transactions:

Here are the cuts:

Carolina Panthers

Cuts: 

WR Jarrett Boykin,

OT Tony Hills,

WR Paul Browning,

WR Avius Capers,

DE Steve Miller,

LB Kevin Reddick,

TE Dallas Walker,

FB Lee Ward,

P Matt Wile,

DT Kenny Horsley,

S Robert Lester,

WR/CB De'Andre Presley

 

Waived / Injury Settlement:

Micanor Regis

 

To Injured Reserve:

Kelvin Benjamin to Injured Reserve; 

 

Waived / Injured:  (meaning these can be added to IR if they clear waivers)

Melvin White

Davonte Wallace

 

So, that's 16 subtractions, to make room for adding Kevin Norwood, leaving a total of 75 active.

[Steves89]

Guess they weren't as high on Ward as everyone else. Or they knoew they wanted him to practice squad and wanted to spend the time to look at other players. Hope we can keep him on PS.

[Mr. Scot]

The team should install a revolving door just for Matt Wile.

[jdpanther5]

Yes, I was about to ask the same thing.  Presumably if no one picks White or Davonte Wallace off of waivers we could IR therm, just as we did with Frank Alexander.

But I'm not an expert...

I'm pretty confused that we were able to IR Benjamin but had to waive/injure White and Wallace. Voth thinks we did it because we don't care if they're claimed, but that doesn't add up as then we would have reached a settlement with them a la Regis. 

Look at Jacksonville, they cut down to 75 early and then were able to IR Fowler and Wells 3 days ago. They had to cut to 75 first then IR those guys, leaving them at 73. So I don't think it's just a timing thing. With 89 active, we had to cut 14, which we did, plus a 15th in Presley even though we didn't have to. 

That WOULD be 75, but then we added Norwood, so then that's 76 before sending Kelvin to IR. Per my Jacksonville example, it doesn't seem like that would be allowed. Best I can figure is we have a temporary waiver for Norwood, and he didn't count toward our roster count just yet. 

[top dawg]

The team should install a revolving door just for Matt Wile.

Oh, has he been here before? I actually thought that he did a pretty good job (without looking at the stats).