Free Agents for 2016

[PanthersATL]

so... how we feel about this listing????  

 

 

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000626245/article/2016-nfl-unrestricted-free-agents-by-team

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

Carolina Panthers

• Frank Alexander, DE 
• Cortland Finnegan, CB 
• Tyronne Green, G 
• Roman Harper, S 
• J.J. Jansen, LS 
• Kyle Love, DT 
• Josh Norman, CB -- listed as #2 on the Top 20 list for the year: "There's nothing like having your breakout season in a contract year. Norman has been the best cornerback in football this year and is a legitimate Defensive Player of the Year candidate. He's not going anywhere."
• Brad Nortman, P 
• Chris Scott, G 
• Amini Silatolu, OL 
• Charles Tillman, CB 
• Mike Tolbert, FB 
• Fernando Velasco, C 
• Joe Webb, QB 

RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

• Brenton Bersin, WR
• Stephen Hill, WR
• Ben Jacobs, LB

[PanthersATL]

perhaps the better question --- who on the list of UFA would you want us to pick up off the street from a different team and add to the roster for next year?

[ladypanther]

Let's wait until the season over please.  i.e., 2 1/2 weeks

[mbarbour21]

Norman, Nortman, Tolbert, and Love, and maybe even Webb I could see bringing back. Especially Norman and Nortman. Then some additions through free agency and draft. I'm looking at CB, S, TE, and some back up OL in draft.....depending on FA moves.

[mbarbour21]

I'm liking S Jaylon Kearse, maybe 2nd round. But I guess it depends on their plans for Coleman/Boston. 

[mbarbour21]

I'm fine discussing it. I like that most core players are not on it. Norman can be tagged and we will prob work out a contract for Nortman and Tolbert. Webb will prob stay also unless we draft Braxton Miller. Not a bad position to be in right now.

[*FreeFua*]

I tag Norman, and make Tolbert a high priority. I'd most likely bring back Velasco just for the back-up center experience he brings as we don't have anyone else and he knows the guys on the line.

Both Kyle Love and Chris Scott can be kept as depth as well. May as well bring back JJ Jansen too.

In a perfect world we replace Harper in the draft but even then safeties take some time. 

We need to find a new punter this offseason that's a must.

As for other teams FA's I like Jermaine Kearse as a replacement for Cotchery (assuming he doesn't have much left in the tank). Jermaine has made a lot of big time catches during his career but would only bring him in if had for cheap (first contract after rookie deal no idea what he's looking to get) if not then continue to build our WR's group through the draft.

[KB_fan]

There was quite a detailed thread discussing our free agents during the bye week.  Let me see if I can find it,

Here's the link:

 

 

[ScreenPlay]

15 minutes ago, mbarbour21 said:

I'm liking S Jaylon Kearse, maybe 2nd round. But I guess it depends on their plans for Coleman/Boston. 

Man I like Boston, I really think he has a future here. 

[*FreeFua*]

13 minutes ago, mbarbour21 said:

I'm fine discussing it. I like that most core players are not on it. Norman can be tagged and we will prob work out a contract for Nortman and Tolbert. Webb will prob stay also unless we draft Braxton Miller. Not a bad position to be in right now.

Would love it if we drafted Braxton, would be a perfect slot guy for us

[mbarbour21]

1 minute ago, ScreenPlay said:

Man I like Boston, I really think he has a future here. 

Yeh, me too. It all depends on how they feel about him and Coleman. I expect that Gettleman will be looking at FAs and draft prospects. I don't believe many FAs from our team will be safe. Knowing that the draft is right after, even if they sign, it may not hold. We could sign Love and then DT could be stacked when we draft. If Getts believes a player is the best, and it's not pointless to draft that position, he brings him in. I expect to come out with 5 draft picks. Look for a trade up. He loves to make moves. No way he keeps all 7 anyway prob.

[Daddy_Uncle]

You guys seem to not realize how much this organization values joe webb. He's going nowhere

[NYPantherFan]

Honestly, outside of Norman they are all pretty replaceable pieces.

I think they bring back Norman, Tolbert, Love, and Webb

[Bartin]

I want Travis Benjamin. Ginn's speed opens up the offense so much and Benjamin has the same deep threat ability. Cam is throwing dimes down the field. They can coexist next year then Benjamin becomes the deep threat the following year or we re-sign Ginn and use them both again. You can pretty much force deep cover 2 looks with both of them on the outside then dominate the middle of the field with the run game and Olsen when they do.

Thats only if he's cheap though. I wouldn't want to spend much for him. I suspect he will be overpaid by someone because the WR FA class is just awful outside of Jeffrey who probably won't even reach free agency.