Hurney was smart to trade for Torrey Smith

[SuperBowlBound]

1 hour ago, Jeremy Igo said:

Looking at the money receivers are getting, I find it unlikely Smith would have been gotten for 5 mill a year with no guaranteed money. Seems like a bargain given that Worley may not have even made the team this year. 

Albert Wilson, formerly of Kansas City, is getting $24 million for three years from Miami. Again, I think the key thing I like about the trade is that Hurney/Ron/Norv found a guy they felt would fit here and traded for him to get a reasonable fixed cost contract.

I know everyone says Philly was going to cut him, but there were no guarantees that we would've gotten him had he hit the market.

[CPF4LIFE]

28 minutes ago, Johnny Rockets said:

I don't know if he was the best receiver in the league in the second half (maybe statistically, I have no idea honestly) but he had some good games. Could also throw in that Funchess played a lot of that time with a shoulder he could barely move at times and a bum ankle. 

Here is another thing to consider. I believe Funchess is in a contract year correct? What happens if you throw $12M+ a year to a FA receiver who comes here and a healthy Funchess becomes the guy that the Panthers hope he is and outproduces that $12M receiver that was just signed?  Have fun negotiating that new contract with Funchess' agent because you just set the asking price higher than it should have been . 

I never said he was THE best, he was ONE of the best far as production.

[yasuhara2241]

45 minutes ago, SOJA said:

Thank you for contributing to the conversation and raising a valid counterpoint. I think we disagree on Watkins, in that paired with the correct QB (see Cam), the guy could be devastating. Think less historic version of Randy Moss in New England. 

We will see. If Mahomes is all that he is cracked up to be, Watkins could have a huge year. 

Don't get me wrong I wanted Watkins and felt he could excel with Cam, but with that price tag I think we needed to go with a proven commodity which weren't available. I think I could have been comfortable with around $10m for Watkins but going over that is definitely a risk because we don't know what was really under the hood with Watkins. 

[Palmetto]

If this doesn't work out watch all the complaints about bargain bins and not getting Cam weapons next off season

[Johnny Rockets]

10 minutes ago, CPF4LIFE said:

I never said he was THE best, he was ONE of the best far as production.

misread it.

[Snake]

It was for sure. 

[Carl Spackler]

I'd like the trade better if Gettleman made it, but I guess I won't say it sucks yet

[Palmetto]

But I guess the Panthers are in no position to spend big money or close to it on Wr. gotta hit it on those WRs when draft them that way you want need to be sniffing around high price  free agents

[TheSpecialJuan]

damn retards, hate 'em

[panthers55]

It was definitely a good move. How good depends on lots of factors beyond Hurney's control. But given the restraints he had it was a good move.

[Pimpdaddy]

He fills the role Cotchery did for us...kinda missed him or more so the role he played for us....

[XOBlackxJokerOX]

Not sure how anybody can say Smith doesn't automatically upgrade the WR room. I mean, look who we strolled in to the playoffs with. 

[Mistuh Jones]

I was happy with this being one of the moves. I'm getting worried AF that this was the move. If that's the case, the glass is getting less and less full by the hour today. C'mon effing Moncrief. 

[XOBlackxJokerOX]

8 minutes ago, Mistuh Jones said:

I was happy with this being one of the moves. I'm getting worried AF that this was the move. If that's the case, the glass is getting less and less full by the hour today. C'mon effing Moncrief. 

Please!!