Panthers Add Virginia Tech TE Bucky Hodges to Practice Squad

[Bartin]

1 minute ago, stbugs said:

Gettleman is gone and I've moved on and so far it seems like we've done more of the moves I would have expected us to make. With the amount of PS TEs DG went through the past year, I'm pretty sure he would have agreed with Marty's move here. Seems like a no brainer shot in the dark. Hodges has way more chance of making the roster than Garrett.

Only thing that worries(d) me was dropping Crume for Butker. I haven't really looked, but maybe that's a sign that we're working on an extension for Star. If we are then I'm good with moving on from Crume for a potential replacement for Gano next year

I mean Crume was a PS player. If we really need him back sometime soon we can more than likely sign him back. He was there for the taking for the 31 other teams. At worst someone signs him to their PS and we can sign him to the 53 from there.

[Saca312]

Crume really was expendable. Couldn't reset the line and busted assignments at times. 

[OriginalPantherDan]

He's a big sumbitch and a friend of my son who is a student at VT. Hope he's able to get a shot here. Another tall TE who can grab the high heat from Cam? Bring it on. 

[JawnyBlaze]

I remember this guy from during draft season.  I was interested with a late round pick.  Excited to see what he can do for us.

[TheSpecialJuan]

Vikings had originally placed Hodges on IR. Injury was minor and they released him form IR just this Monday. Nice pickup for us.

[KillerKat]

We are using more TEs now. Like I said before, I don't know why we aren't carrying 4 TEs. I can see him making the roster sometime soon.

[Leeroy Jenkins PhD]

Absolutely loved this guy in the draft.  I was SO PISSED when we drafted Armah and he was still on the board.  Guess it all worked out in the end. 

[t96]

3 hours ago, Bartin said:

Dickson did a great job as a blocker in week 1. It shocked the hell out of me for sure but credit where it's due.

And would've had an easy easy long TD if not for Cam's rust.

[KB_fan]

3 hours ago, Bartin said:

Really like this move. Garrett felt like he had run his course and didn't have any upwards potential and Hodges is a big, athletic TE who could develop into something solid.

Ditto.

It's funny, just yesterday in the Butker back on Practice Squad thread, I captured a screen shot of the Practice Squad (as it was yesterday afternoon) and particularly noted the lack of a developmental TE.

And somewhere else I'd said that I thought Garrett may have shown his ceiling... (discussing surprise release of Crume).

So, I actually really like this move.  Hodges was on my draft radar as a later round TE pick up.  Hoping Hodges develops into a solid player for us.  If Manhertz can be a good blocker and Hodges a good receiving TE, that could be a nice depth combo.

[Hogmolliesmaht]

1 hour ago, KillerKat said:

We are using more TEs now. Like I said before, I don't know why we aren't carrying 4 TEs. I can see him making the roster sometime soon.

Really? Who's he going to replace?

[cookinbrak]

If you have a QB who can be .....less than acurate at times, a TE than can snag balls is not bad.

[Hogmolliesmaht]

3 minutes ago, cookinbrak said:

If you have a QB who can be .....less than acurate at times, a TE than can snag balls is not bad.

Yeah, his name is Greg Olsen.

[Bartin]

37 minutes ago, Hogmolliesmaht said:

Really? Who's he going to replace?

We have 10 OL and 7 LB on the roster right now. Both numbers are higher than normal. Typically you'll see 8-9 OL and 6 LB on a 4-3 team. Those would be the two spots where a roster spot would come from. Not necessarily even a cut but if we had to IR someone from one of those two position groups then the replacement on the 53 could certainly be a player from a different position rather than like-for-like.

[Bartin]

2 hours ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Vikings had originally placed Hodges on IR. Injury was minor and they released him form IR just this Monday. Nice pickup for us.

It was a concussion so not really minor. Not trying to do the 'no head injuries are minor' thing. I'm coming from the perspective that concussions after the first are much more likely to happen again so something to monitor.