Panthers WAIVE CJ Anderson

[Toolbox]

Just now, ARSEN said:

I bet Anderson asked for the release.  He gets 1-2 carries a game lol

He didn't ask for release.. he was treated like dirt.

[LA_Panther]

12 minutes ago, jamos14 said:

You have got to be fuging kidding me.

 

We are working out RBs now and looking to sign one.......

 

This is just getting stupid now ... 

[Mr. Scot]

11 minutes ago, Toolbox said:

oh wow.. this implies that CJ either wanted out or was a locker room cancer.. :(

That doesn't fit Anderson's character at all.

[RumHam]

Something happened in-house.

[TheCasillas]

2 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

I think it's a terrible decision.

Can't really justify it system wise either. Artis-Payne is a lot more like Anderson than he is McCaffrey.

In that scenario, you basically just dropped a better running back to elevate a lesser version of the same style.

The staff obviously sees something we don't. I know CAP is faster, but that's all I got. I highly doubt Hurney woke up today and said "I am firing CJ today." I am sure it was a methodical process. 

 

Ill let this play out until there is any indication it bites us in the ass, before I gripe about it. He didn't really do anything, and when in the game defenses stacked the box. He just wasn't a good fit.... so far

[RumHam]

Just now, Mr. Scot said:

That doesn't fit Anderson's character at all.

Well supposedly he was getting in twitter altercations last month with fans.

[Toolbox]

Only the panthers would be at 6-3 and then decide they need to release a pretty good cheap back up RB only to sign a RB that only has 180 rushing yards with zero tds in 5 seasons... can someone please wake me up from this nightmare?

[Mr. Scot]

2 minutes ago, ARSEN said:

I bet Anderson asked for the release.  He gets 1-2 carries a game lol

Been confirmed that he did not.

[RumHam]

This could be step two of the 2018 collapse.

[MillionDollarCam]

CMC has been a top 5 back this year and here we are complaining about cutting his back up.

No one knows what happened behind closed doors but the bottom line is that Norv likes to run his offense a certain way and Anderson didn’t fit with what he likes to do. 

Whether Anderson asked for a release or not, the Panthers did him a solid by giving him a chance to get PT elsewhere.

[Adb6368]

1 minute ago, RumHam said:

This could be step two of the 2018 collapse.

Cutting a player that plays 5 snaps a game does not lead to collapse. We may be heading that way but it won't be because we cut our backup RB.

[TheSpecialJuan]

Steve Reed is reporting CJ Anderson was cut due to an altercation with the coaching staff. Specifically, CJ slapped Ron Rivera's ass

[TheCasillas]

2 minutes ago, RumHam said:

This could be step two of the 2018 collapse.

If cutting a backup RB who played maybe 5% of total snaps is part of a collapse.... Id be absolutely shocked.

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, TheCasillas said:

The staff obviously sees something we don't. I know CAP is faster, but that's all I got. I highly doubt Hurney woke up today and said "I am firing CJ today." I am sure it was a methodical process. 

Ill let this play out until there is any indication it bites us in the ass, before I gripe about it. He didn't really do anything, and when in the game defenses stacked the box. He just wasn't a good fit.... so far

He only "didn't do anything" because we never used him.

In the early games when he did see action, he was quite effective. It looked like we had a great one-two punch going with he and McCaffrey.

Then for whatever reason, the coaches decided we only needed to punch with one hand.

The latter half of the season is when the way of attrition really starts to shape up. Dropping good depth as that cycle is just about to start is just baffling.