Cut Gano and Lee, sign Butker and Palardy

[stankowalski]

Gano and Lee are costing a lot in salary cap and Butker and Palardy aren't that big of a drop-off from what I've seen.

[Daddy_Uncle]

[MurkN]

[The Huddler]

I think people who want lee cut are out if their fugin mind. First time in a long time we have a weapon at punter. Stop just looking at numbers and trying to trim fat where you dont know what the fug you are looking at

[Saca312]

You aren't saving any money at all by cutting Lee. Lots of dead cap.

Punters can go on well into their 40s. Lee is good. Keep him.

[Jangler]

somebody has got to go though... no way we keep 4 kickers (true footballers...) much less 3...

[Jeremy Igo]

Lee is the best directional punter in the league. 

 

Do not cut. 

[Steve_Smith_Sr.]

You're insane if you want to get rid of Lee.

[Jimmy]

I like Palardy and I hope he can get on somewhere else but Lee is great. Unfortunate injury last year but when you have a guy who can pin the opponent inside the 20 or inside the 10 yard line consistently can't be overstated. Field position is huge and Lee wins that battle over the other teams punter 9 times out of 10.

[panthers55]

1 hour ago, Saca312 said:

You aren't saving any money at all by cutting Lee. Lots of dead cap.

Punters can go on well into their 40s. Lee is good. Keep him.

That is the problem with many posters who just throw stuff out there. They don't do their homework to decide whether to advocate keeping or cutting a player. As you noted, it is about salary cap and dead cap implications. For example cutting Lee and signing Palardy has to include both Palardy's salary and any dead cap cutting Lee. In this case the dead cap space for cutting Lee is the same 2.6 million as his cap hit for keeping him. So cutting Lee and paying Palardy vet minimum will cost more than keeping Lee and putting Palardy on the practice squad if he clears waivers.

[Burnout189]

2 hours ago, bull123 said:

coach not going to go with a rookie kicker

if we cut gano, he will have a tampa uniform that day

lee is a keeper as well...as long as injury is healed

Let Gano go play for Tampa. At least then we know if the game comes down to a 45+ yard kick for them to win, that he will shank the living hell out of it as usual.

[Carl Spackler]

Yes, please let another NFCS team sign Gano. Two wins become far easier that way

[backINblack28]

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article170164447.html

Sounds like we're trying to get something out of that depth.  Looks like we're shopping Lee and Butker.  If it was me I'd be shopping (and likely inevitably cutting) Palardy and Gano.

[Growl]

If we cut Lee so Ronny can feel smart for finding his "gem" in Palardy I'm gonna be mad.

 

Just another guy Ron can irrevocably hook his wagon to for 5 years.