Panthers Release Boykin

[Bronn]

Ed Dickson, come on down??...

[MHS831]

Brandon Boykin?   This is a big blow to Benjamin, Brenton Bersin, Byrd, Barber, Bene Benwikere, Brian Blechen, Bonnet, Boston, Bradberry, Brown, and Butler.

[top dawg]

10 minutes ago, Bartin said:

Yeah, I was hoping he wouldn't make the team. Seattle's 2nd half comeback in the playoffs was basically McClain just getting repeatedly torched by Jermaine Kearse.

You know, Bartin, I hate to say it, but it's as good of a time as any to ring it up. I can't help but wonder if this has anything to do with Rivera's seeming legendary "loyalty" to players who have been here, as opposed to newcomers.  I wonder if Getty is of the same mindset.  I know that I could be way off base, but this is one i just don't get. The only thing I can strain to see is that maybe Boykin's physical stature just didn't fit the mold.

[Hogmolliesmaht]

The huddle used to go crazy when John Fox favored mediocre veterans over young players. Now it goes crazy when Rivera and Gettleman favor young talent over mediocre veterans. Whatya gonna do?

[MHS831]

15 minutes ago, Bronn said:

Ed Dickson, come on down??...

He and Wes Horton get more love than they deserve.

[SportsCrazie4172]

Im just waiting on the announcement of when Bersin is cut..

[WOW!!]

3 hours ago, CatMan72 said:

Yeah, this tells me we must have REALLY liked what we saw this past weekend... feel bad for Boykin but when we drafted 3 players at his position in the first 5 rounds he must have seen this coming. 

They were in shorts thoe doing glorified walk thurs... I hope we aren't basing our decision on that and forgot about competition decideding who should play..

[L-TownCat]

I'm a little curious as to why some of you hold on to this notion that Bene is a nickel?

He's not.  He played it because of Tillman, but was never really suited for it.  He plays outside much better than the slot.  You can see the difference between his rookie campaign and his sophomore season.

Also, you Gettle-detractors are getting as bad as the main-stream Cam haters.  You have nothing to go on other than your own wide-eyed accusations.  There is zero empirical evidence to back up your assumptions.  Until one of his strategies fail, I will defer to his judgement because he's been right so often.

 

PS: who in the actual fug was Boykin anyway?  Thought it was a solid signing but knew nothing of him.   Prime Time, he is not.

[top dawg]

21 minutes ago, L-TownCat said:

PS: who in the actual fug was Boykin anyway?  Thought it was a solid signing but knew nothing of him.   Prime Time, he is not.

I guess that you missed this post:

And I may as well finish it off by adding the last couple of paragraphs from PFF:

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For a team to cut a player so soon after signing him—before he has even seen the field in a Panthers uniform—suggests there are off-field issues at work, if for no other reason than that they have no new on–field information to work with.

For Boykin, if any prospective teams are just looking at his tape, they will see an excellent nickel corner that has been consistently impressive over his entire career, but as with all players, what he does on the field is only part of the story. Teams get to experience these guys as professionals in the meeting rooms, in social situations, and in a variety of other different ways off the field, and without speculating exactly what it is that’s causing problems for Boykin, clearly there is something at work other than his play.

 

By many football experts' accounts, Boykin is a solid corner worthy of starting in the NFL based upon his play as compared to his peers, but who has been forced into a nomadic type of existence for reasons that are anything but obvious.  

Edit: Personally, my main thing is how can you justify keeping McClain over Boykin, and I don't see that changing, especially when Boykin was such a great value (even if only as a one-year rental).

[L-TownCat]

18 minutes ago, top dawg said:

I guess that you missed this post:

And I may as well finish it off by adding the last couple of paragraphs from PFF:

By many football experts' accounts, Boykin is a solid corner worthy of starting in the NFL based upon his play as compared to his peers, but who has been forced into a nomadic type of existence for reasons that are anything but obvious.  

So its not about Boykin as much as it is about McClain?

Boykin appears to be toxic as no team will keep him, and somehow this has what to do, exactly, with RM?

I'm not ecstatic about a former 7th rounder thrust into a starting role for the playoffs but he fits fine at the bottom of a roster.  

[caatfan]

21 minutes ago, top dawg said:

By many football experts' accounts, Boykin is a solid corner worthy of starting in the NFL based upon his play as compared to his peers, but who has been forced into a nomadic type of existence for reasons that are anything but obvious.  

He was available for weeks before the Panthers picked him up. All he heard was the crickets chirping. There's gotta be a reason for his unpopularity. 

[PntherPryd]

I may have missed this earlier but how does this affect the comp pick formula?

I know that FA's signed AFTER May 12th don't figure into the equation.  

But does cutting Boykin on May 16th mean that he is no longer counted in our FA "additions" for the 2017 draft?

Or does the fact that he was on our roster on May 12th mean that he will be counted into the equation?

#wedemandanswers

 

 

[jdpanther5]

8 minutes ago, PntherPryd said:

I may have missed this earlier but how does this affect the comp pick formula?

I know that FA's signed AFTER May 12th don't figure into the equation.  

But does cutting Boykin on May 16th mean that he is no longer counted in our FA "additions" for the 2017 draft?

Or does the fact that he was on our roster on May 12th mean that he will be counted into the equation?

#wedemandanswers

 

 

He most likely never counted anyway due to him signing for the minimum. If he did, he was offset by Velasco (though it's very possible he gets cut as well). Really the only ones that are relevant are Norman, Nortman, and the signing of Gradkowski; the latter two cancelling out and Norman earning us the 99th pick next year.

So, no, I really don't think that factored into the decision.

[Growl]

1 hour ago, top dawg said:

I guess that you missed this post:

And I may as well finish it off by adding the last couple of paragraphs from PFF:

By many football experts' accounts, Boykin is a solid corner worthy of starting in the NFL based upon his play as compared to his peers, but who has been forced into a nomadic type of existence for reasons that are anything but obvious.  

Edit: Personally, my main thing is how can you justify keeping McClain over Boykin, and I don't see that changing, especially when Boykin was such a great value (even if only as a one-year rental).

McClain poses no threat to the rookies. You can't reasonably justify starting the rookies over Boykin given how much better an alternative he is. Remember, this isn't about getting the best 22 out there. This is about advancing an agenda.