Jerry Richardson may be why Dave Gettleman is cheap

[pstall]

An owner gains nothing or loses nothing while under the cap. The NBA is a bit more punitive on being over the cap.

I just don't like losing key players with NOTHING in return.  Wouldn't you rather get 50 bucks for that old hutch on Craigslist instead of putting it on the side of the road?

[Camp Fodder]

17 minutes ago, Toolbox said:

There were some really good FAs that could have been had for cheap.. one example is russell okung who signed with denver for a 1 year 5 million contract.. I just feel like gettleman has whiffed on some real opportunities to help the team win now.

And we paid 7 mil a year for Oher. Smdh 

[TheSpecialJuan]

Stupid.

[truthjuice]

Gettleman gambled and lost. This rests on his shoulders. I do agree that Cam is underpaid compared to others and is being asked to carry an offense with little protection. It's a huge clusterfvck right now and it is Gettleman's fault. 

[Harbingers]

Its 4 weeks in. Lets see how the next 12 go. 

 

[panthers55]

If we suck this year it may be worth it if it shows Gettleman that his strategy to replace pro bowl  expensive players on their second contracts with rookies and little known players isn't working. He got such a big head having success the past two years it might deflate his just a little. Sure I want to win out and go to the Super Bowl and blow that big head even bigger. But if That doesn't happen there could be a silver lining somewhere.

[Proudiddy]

25 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

Who was available?

Josh Norman, Whitner, any RT not named Remmers, any backup RB not named Artis-Payne, any cornerback but the ones we've put out there besides Bradberry, several options at DE thay were better than what we have and were affordable.  I'm not drudging up an entire list of people we discussed all offseason, but they were there.  They just wanted to be paid a little more than peanuts.

[CatMan72]

Oh here we go again with JR must be cheap because we're not winning.

Ask Cam, Luke and CJ how cheap JR is.

[Kakarot]

Good article, Cookie.

I will say this, though. I don't like a few things JR has done, but I don't put this mess on him. Most of the blame goes to Mr Hogmolly himself. IMO, he got big headed with previous successes. I knew he was feeling himself a bit too much when he announced big time agents don't scare him. That is something he should've kep to himself. 

[CPantherKing]

1 hour ago, E CaT PanTHer 2 said:

maybe i just don't understand how the salary cap works, but if you're under the cap, where does that extra money go? 

Some of it will carry over, but most of it is just money sitting on a desk. As long as the Panthers have spent more than 89% of the cumulative salary caps from 2013 to 2016, they can use this money next off season to sign players.  Keep in mind that if they exceed  spending after using all this carry over for the following season, they will have to cut several players in 2018. There is a reason a team like the Broncos chooses not to carry over their full amount each season.

Teams should budget their money to invest 75 to 80% of the cap in 10 to 12 players they consider as key. You do not even want to see who the top 12 players are for the Panthers when it comes to investment. Half of them should not even be in the top 12 player investments.

Gettleman shot himself in the foot with the way he handled Steve Smith. He now has a reputation among many players and agents in the NFL. He will never land any significant 1st tier free agents over the age of 26.

1 hour ago, Squirrel said:

Who was available?

Okung, Freeney, Chris Long, Weddle, Boldin, Andre Johnson, and Fairley.

The tender on Remmers, the extension for Oher, the signing of Soliai and the extension for Coleman were all bad. The money could have been spent elsewhere for a stronger future.

[AceBoogie]

33 minutes ago, Kakarot said:

Good article, Cookie.

I will say this, though. I don't like a few things JR has done, but I don't put this mess on him. Most of the blame goes to Mr Hogmolly himself. IMO, he got big headed with previous successes. I knew he was feeling himself a bit too much when he announced big time agents don't scare him. That is something he should've kep to himself. 

Or when he came out before the super bowl bragging about not replacing KB after he got hurt 

[Anybodyhome]

Sorry, you don't "retool" with the roster the Panthers had coming off a Super Bowl appearance.

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[R0CKnR0LLA]

Even Fox and Hurney both mentioned an "internal budget" that the team has to work with. Not all owners let their teams spend 100% of their cap space (the Bucs are probably the worst example) and this definitely seems to be the case with the Panthers.

[DamnItJake!]

I like Popeyes!!