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Panthers Work Out Cortland Finnegan

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3 minutes ago, hepcat said:

Has he played for a team we're about to play or something?  Tillman's injury must be more serious than we thought.

Maybe the coaches are just seeing how much better Bene is playing outside and realizing the benefits of rotating him and Tillman, making finding another Nickel necessary.

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lightsout Grand Master

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Hated Harper with every fiber of my being. He came here, I hated it but knew he could improve our secondary. I now love the guy.

Same situation with Finnegan. Colin Jones is good, but not in the nickel. He is born to drop down on crossing routes and not get beat deep because of his speed. Putting him inside where he has to anticipate quick ins and outs is hurting the team because that's not his skill set. If Tillman is looking to be out for a month, we need a nickel, because Colin got picked on throughout the game last night. Teams will pick up on that and we'll have a situation like the Seahawks playoff game last year where they dink and dunk us then hit us deep when we overcompensate.

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Just now, KB_fan said:

Maybe the coaches are just seeing how much better Bene is playing outside and realizing the benefits of rotating him and Tillman, making finding another Nickel necessary.

They're also realizing how much Colin Jones sucks in coverage...

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40 minutes ago, cbarrier90 said:

Jones is a special teams guy and has stuck around for a few years at the bottom of the roster because of it. He wouldn't be cut in favor of another nickel.

Colin is an exellent backup safety. His play in ST is underrated and undervalued. We need Colon moving forward. So much depends on peanuts health.

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19 minutes ago, cbarrier90 said:

This is a carbon copy of the Roman Harper thread from two years ago and that has turned out alright.

Harper and Finnegan are not even remotely comparable. Harper had like one stupid incident against the Panthers. Finnegan has proven himself to be a piece of crap on the field at every turn.

Also taking really old guys that can't run well anymore and sticking them in the slot is usually a bad idea

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49 minutes ago, Jackofalltrades said:

Never liked this guy. He's talented but too hot headed.

Sounds like other fans take on Smitty and Norman...

Something tells me if Finnegan had played for the Panthers you'd be just fine with him.

We'll see how it goes he probably got the workout since he was born in Fayetville, NC and may be local...either way a 31 year old coming out of retirement is probably better than Jones 12 catches on 12 targets allowed for 114 yards and 2 TDs...

Norman locking down his man means nothing if a team can go for 100% against our damn nickel...

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4 minutes ago, Bartin said:

The Patriots who are maybe the most CB desperate team in the NFL brought Finnegan in for a workout in October and declined to sign him. Something to keep in mind.

Delaire was cut by the Bucs and proceeded to sack them twice the following week, not the best example since he's been quiet recently but your conclusion isn't a really good one...

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