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[Leeroy Jenkins PhD]

2 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

FREE AGENCY:

See if you can coax NT BJ Raji out of retirement. He wanted to take a year off and we were interested in him as UFA last year.

Sign SS Daimion Stafford – 2yrs $6

Sign OT Manelik Watson – 2yrs $9

Sign DE Jabaal Sheard to replace Addison – 3yr $18

Sign RB Lance Dunbar – 1yr $2.5

Sign TE Logan Paulsen – 2yrs

Sign CB Asa Jackson – 1yr

Signing all those players means we won't get that compensation pick for Addison. 

[LinvilleGorge]

Fug a compensation pick. This strategy of handicapping ourselves in the present for the hope of a possible comp pick in the future is beyond idiotic. Field the best possible team you can and let the chips fall where they may.

 

[TheSpecialJuan]

14 minutes ago, Leeroy Jenkins PhD said:

Signing all those players means we won't get that compensation pick for Addison. 

Good point but keep in mind we will also lose multiple players to other teams. Guys like AJ Klein, Wes Horton, Ted Ginn, Leonard Johnson. And Gman will no doubt sign a few vets that will be cut instead on UFA's. Either way, I think Mario moves on.

[shaqattaq]

On 2/12/2017 at 7:10 PM, ncfan said:

Cut: 

Gano +3.1

Soliai +2.5

Dickson +2.3

Tolbert +1.5

Cap at 51.3

 

UFA

Tag KK -13.5

Love -1.5

Scott -1.5

CJ  -3

RFA

Norwell 2.3

Philly 1.5

 

 

Remaining Cap 28

I like who you cut / keep. My free agents are:

Peppers 3

Captain 3

Riley Rieff 10

Jahleel Addae 5

That leaves $7 million in the bank for UDFA, replacement players, maybe even a mid-level slot receiver, etc.

I draft: 

#8 - Fournette ( I am finally getting on board with this)

#40 - Antonio Garcia, LT

#72 - Gerald Everett ,TE

#99 - Tanoh Kpassagnon, DE

#107(ish) - Ryan Switzer, WR/KR

#143(ish) - Sam Rogers, FB

#175(ish) Zane Gonzalez, Kicker 

[Leeroy Jenkins PhD]

17 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Fug a compensation pick. This strategy of handicapping ourselves in the present for the hope of a possible comp pick in the future is beyond idiotic. Field the best possible team you can and let the chips fall where they may.

 

It is also hard to bring in compensation picks when you are drafting fewer players than any team in the league.  I wish I could find it again, but I recently saw a stat that stated, since Gettleman has been our GM, the Panthers have had the fewest number of draft picks in the league.  I think something like only drafting 21 players since 2013 (4 drafts). 

[MV%doe]

Again most are forgetting the insurance fund for the season. I believe the panthers carried 20-/+ into last season, after all injuries they ended with 13 million. You got to account for around 10 million or more, cause of the roll over factor. Even in those cap hell years, Dave carried 5 million into the season.....Member the upcoming contracts too. Two 10 million OG, 10-15 per WR, rotation DE, two 15 million per DTs, etc etc. The 50 million in cap space, is not 50 million.

[Toomers]

51 minutes ago, MV%doe said:

Again most are forgetting the insurance fund for the season. I believe the panthers carried 20-/+ into last season, after all injuries they ended with 13 million. You got to account for around 10 million or more, cause of the roll over factor. Even in those cap hell years, Dave carried 5 million into the season.....Member the upcoming contracts too. Two 10 million OG, 10-15 per WR, rotation DE, two 15 million per DTs, etc etc. The 50 million in cap space, is not 50 million.

    We have no WR who is getting 10-15M, Star won't get close to 15M. Not concerned with Kony at his current level of play. And I doubt Norwell gets near 10M.  Plus, Stewart, Davis, and probably Olsen and Kalil will be off the books in those years. We have plenty to try to fill a couple needs before draft, with high quality talent.

[ecu88]

My take would look like this

Cuts:

DT Soliai, TE Dickson, FB Tolbert, QB Webb

Cap space: 49.1 Mill (draft pick money already subtracted)

Re-sign:

Corey Brown WR, Chris Scott OL, Andrew Norwell OG, Charles Johnson DE, Kyle Love DT, Colin Jones S, Lou Young CB

Tagged: KK Short DT

Free Agent Signings:

Kenny Stills WR 6 mill/yr (5 yr)

Tony Jefferson SS 6 mill/yr (5 yr)

Calais Campbell DE 8 mill/yr (3 yr)

Cap Space remaining: around 4 to 5 mill

 

Draft:

1st) Leonard Fournette, RB

Top need besides OT is RB. We need a future JStew replacement as he crosses into 30.

2nd) Budda Baker, S (DB)

FS that can fill in for Kurt and be the future replacment. Also very versatile and brings speed with his passion.

3rd) Antonio Garcia, OT

Need depth and a future possible LT. Oher is 50/50, time is now for the training (should have been before Byron Bell time)

Comp) Tanoh Kpassagnon, DE

Raw but under CJ and Calais Campbell, Tanoh will be a force to reckoned with in the future.

4th) Julie'n Davenport, OT 

Intriguing prospect with excellent arm length that could provide quality depth for the future.

5th) Keionta Davis, DE

Future edge rusher to replace Mario.

6th) Michael Rogers, TE

Potential and hidden gem in a stacked TE of talent in this draft.

 

Roster:

QB: Cam, DA

RB: JStew, LF

FB: Devon Johnson 

TE: Thor, Michael Roberts, Simonson

T: Oher, Garcia, Daryl Williams, Davenport

G: Norwell, Turner, Scott, Yankey

C: Kalil, Larsen

WR: KB, DF, Philly, Stills, Byrd

 

DE: Kony, CJ, Campbell, Tanoh, Keionta 

DT: KK, Star, Butler, Love

LB: TD, Luke, Shaq, Norris, Cash, Mayo

CB: Bradberry, Worley, Young, Sanchez

DB: Budda Baker

S: Kurt, Jefferson, Boston, CJones, Blechen

 

K: Gano

P: Lee, Palardy

LS: JJ

 

I would like to see on passing down situations where the opposing team's QB faces 

Monster Line package: KK - Campbell - Tanoh - Butler (try throwing over pass blockers in the middle (6'8") and very quick DTs on the edge.

Or

NASCAR package: Kony - KK - CJ - Keionta

 

 

[Leeroy Jenkins PhD]

Lot of people nailed those first two cuts. 

[WOW!!]

On 2/12/2017 at 5:20 PM, Leeroy Jenkins PhD said:

The Panthers currently have 49.7 million in cap space. 

The rookie pool is projected to cost us 7.8 million.

This leaves 41.9 million to use in FA. 

Your first decision as GM is who to cut.  The following players have been mentioned as possible cuts to the roster and can increase our CAP for FA.

RB Jonathan Stewart      4.8
P Andy Lee                      3.4
K Graham Gano               3.1
DT Paul Soliai                  2.5
LT Micheal Oher               2.5
TE Ed Dickson                  2.3
QB Derek Anderson         1.7

FB Mike Tolbert                1.7

QB Joe Webb                   0.9

 

Your second decision will be resigning our current FAs. 

UFA        
    DT Kawaan Short      13.5
    DE Mario Addison        4.5
    DE Charles Johnson    3
    T Mike Remmers          3
    WR Ted Ginn Jr            3
    LB A.J. Klein                 1.5
    CB Teddy Williams        1.5
    FS Micheal Griffin         1.5
    G Chris Scottt               1.5
    DT Kyle Love                1.5
    C Ryan Wendell            0.5
    CB Leonard Johnson    0.5
    S Colin Jones                0.5
        
RFA    

    G Andrew Norwell         2.3
    RB Fozzy Whittaker      1.5
    DE Wes Horton             1.5
    WR Corey Brown          1.5
    WR Brenton Bersin       0.5
    CB Louis Young            0.5
        
EFRA    All will likely be resigned    
 

Here are your list of interesting FAs we may be looking at. 

Possible FA OTs    

    Andrew Whitworth
    Ricky Wagner
    Riley Reiff
    Sebastian Vollmer
    Matt Kalil
    Charles Leno
    Austin Pasztor
    Andre Smith

Possible FA DEs    

    Chander Jones
    Melvin Ingram
    Jason Pierre-Paul
    Jabaal Sheard
    Julius Peppers
    Karl Klug
    Devin Taylor
    Chris Long
    
Possible FA S    

    Eric Berry
    John Cyprien
    Tony Jefferson
    Barry Church
    T.J. McDonald
    Micah Hyde
    Jahleel Addae
    D.J. Swearinger
 

Who you bringing in, and how much are you paying?

Cut 

Dickson, Anderson 

TAG

KK

RESIGN

Cj

Ted

Scott

Love

Johnson

Jones

TENDER RFA

Norwell

Whittker

Horton

FA

Kalil or Beachem

Gilmore

Jpep

P Garcone

DRAFT

1.D. Barnette

2. S B. Baker

3. OT A Garcia

3 comp. DOnta Foreman,RB

4. Te Jake Butts

5. Ryan Swizz WR

6. OG David Sharpe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[TheSpecialJuan]

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Ed Bouchette "wouldn't expect" the Steelers to re-sign free agent WR Markus Wheaton.

Wheaton missed a ton of time with a shoulder injury last season and required surgery to repair a torn labrum in early January. He ended up catching just four passes for 51 yards and one score across three games following somewhat productive 2014 and 2015 seasons. Wheaton just turned 26 earlier this month. He'll likely have to settle for one-year, prove it-type offers in free agency.

 

Gman kind of guy/situation.

[5up]

My take would look like this

Cuts:

DT Soliai, TE Dickson, FB Tolbert, QB Webb

Cap space: 49.1 Mill (draft pick money already subtracted)

Re-sign:

Corey Brown WR, Chris Scott OL, Andrew Norwell OG, Charles Johnson DE, Kyle Love DT, Colin Jones S, Lou Young CB

Tagged: KK Short DT

Free Agent Signings:

Kenny Stills WR 6 mill/yr (5 yr)

Tony Jefferson SS 6 mill/yr (5 yr)

Calais Campbell DE 8 mill/yr (3 yr)

Cap Space remaining: around 4 to 5 mill

 

Draft:

1st) Leonard Fournette, RB

Top need besides OT is RB. We need a future JStew replacement as he crosses into 30.

2nd) Budda Baker, S (DB)

FS that can fill in for Kurt and be the future replacment. Also very versatile and brings speed with his passion.

3rd) Antonio Garcia, OT

Need depth and a future possible LT. Oher is 50/50, time is now for the training (should have been before Byron Bell time)

Comp) Tanoh Kpassagnon, DE

Raw but under CJ and Calais Campbell, Tanoh will be a force to reckoned with in the future.

4th) Julie'n Davenport, OT 

Intriguing prospect with excellent arm length that could provide quality depth for the future.

5th) Keionta Davis, DE

Future edge rusher to replace Mario.

6th) Michael Rogers, TE

Potential and hidden gem in a stacked TE of talent in this draft.

 

Roster:

QB: Cam, DA

RB: JStew, LF

FB: Devon Johnson 

TE: Thor, Michael Roberts, Simonson

T: Oher, Garcia, Daryl Williams, Davenport

G: Norwell, Turner, Scott, Yankey

C: Kalil, Larsen

WR: KB, DF, Philly, Stills, Byrd

 

DE: Kony, CJ, Campbell, Tanoh, Keionta 

DT: KK, Star, Butler, Love

LB: TD, Luke, Shaq, Norris, Cash, Mayo

CB: Bradberry, Worley, Young, Sanchez

DB: Budda Baker

S: Kurt, Jefferson, Boston, CJones, Blechen

 

K: Gano

P: Lee, Palardy

LS: JJ

 

I would like to see on passing down situations where the opposing team's QB faces 

Monster Line package: KK - Campbell - Tanoh - Butler (try throwing over pass blockers in the middle (6'8") and very quick DTs on the edge.

Or

NASCAR package: Kony - KK - CJ - Keionta

 

 

It's no way we can go in with just that group of cornerbacks but other den that looking good


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[buck11]

Add Wr Kenny Still and bring back Ted Ginn

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[Hoenheim]

Stills and Ginn would be nice I agree. Got two speed guys that don't break the bank.