Dontari Poe to Carolina Panthers/3 yrs $27m

[CPF4LIFE]

17 hours ago, The NFL Shield At Midfield said:

unless butler turns out to be the next warren sapp he'll always be a bust to people who hated the pick

Thats nowhere near true. 

[Smithers]

1 hour ago, Jive said:

Poe plays smaller than he is. Jarrett ate up more double teams than he did. Im sure ATL would have had him back at 6-8 a year but he chased the money. He’s good for what he’s asked for. But I see people say he’s a huge reason for Atlanta’s defensive improvement and that’s honestly false. Atlanta’s defensive improvement came because Deion Jones, De’vondre Campbell, and Keanu Neal were rookies in 2016, and they had great roomie campaigns and even grew this past year. And Takk flashed. Atlanta’s corners have always been okay. Poe was just another piece to the puzzle. Isn’t a world beater by any means and shouldn’t be paid close to what Damon Harrison is, but here we are. 

I don’t buy this.  Poe graded out at an impressive 81.5, which is above average.  All the while fighting thru injuries.  Star on the other hand graded out at 49.5, which is poor. Poe is a much better player and was a key cog for Atlanta.  Just see the way their fans reacted to him coming here.  They hated seeing him leave.  

[RetiredCollegeCoach]

17 hours ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

This photo is going to be famous someday. The beginning of something beautiful. Legitimate Hall of Famers photographed at the turning point of their career.

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4 minutes ago, RetiredCollegeCoach said:

This photo is going to be famous someday. The beginning of something beautiful. Legitimate Hall of Famers photographed at the turning point of their career.

Brady Hoke?

[RetiredCollegeCoach]

Poe and Washington, silly.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

he looks in awe of the mighty panthers in all of those photos.  imagine how blown away he was when we toured the facility:

"dontari, i want you to see something.  this is our trophy case.  it has all the world titles we've won for being a classy organization that treats players like family"

[Proudiddy]

1 hour ago, Smithers said:

I don’t buy this.  Poe graded out at an impressive 81.5, which is above average.  All the while fighting thru injuries.  Star on the other hand graded out at 49.5, which is poor. Poe is a much better player and was a key cog for Atlanta.  Just see the way their fans reacted to him coming here.  They hated seeing him leave.  

I have a feeling that assessment you quoted was from a spurned Failcon fan.

[Smithers]

2 minutes ago, Proudiddy said:

I have a feeling that assessment you quoted was from a spurned Failcon fan.

I actually did my own research.  

[tiger7_88]

On 3/15/2018 at 10:34 PM, Palmetto said:

Ive been saying this for a long time. you dont draft a guy in the first round to be a rotational player and never become a Starter.

Except, no matter how much you repeat it, that's not what he was drafted for.

[tiger7_88]

1 hour ago, Smithers said:

All the while fighting thru injuries.

Which he had been "fighting thru" the previous 2 years at KC.

When's he gonna be done "fighting thru injuries"?  At $9M per year, lets keep our fingers crossed its finally this year.

[Car123]

6 minutes ago, tiger7_88 said:

Except, no matter how much you repeat it, that's not what he was drafted for.

What was he drafted for? 

[tiger7_88]

21 minutes ago, Car123 said:

What was he drafted for? 

To replace KK if he wasn't re-signed, which was nowhere near a guarantee at that point in the league year.

[Car123]

Just now, tiger7_88 said:

To replace KK if he wasn't re-signed, which was nowhere near a guarantee at that point in the league year.

Yep. Waste of a first round pick.

[Smithers]

1 hour ago, tiger7_88 said:

Which he had been "fighting thru" the previous 2 years at KC.

When's he gonna be done "fighting thru injuries"?  At $9M per year, lets keep our fingers crossed its finally this year.

It’s the NFL.  I’m pretty sure players play thru injuries their entire career.  Cam has never been fully healthy each season.