Does anyone feel Funchess should be retained?

[C47]

if i had any confidence in our current front office and scouting department to find a wide receiver late in the draft, i would say no. but the way things currently stand, i would bring him back on an average #2 wr salary. he runs good routes, is a very good red zone weapon, and by all accounts is a guy who puts the team first. his shortcomings are obvious, but we finally have guys that compliment him as a player too. 

moot point though, because a team is going to pay him a price that the panthers can't afford to match. he gone. 

[Iron Saint]

Send him on down here, we'll take him.

Like Ginn, Sensei Curtis Johnson will fix his hands and turn him into a productive member of society and catch some big TD's when we play y'all.

[CarolinaNCSU]

A cap guy on Twitter was saying Funch could fetch 14-16 million on the market.  INSANE...but the WR market is crap, teams have space and they will spend like drunken sailors as usual.

Sammy Watkins average ass got 14 million, you better believe Funch is getting at least 12. If we even get anywhere close to re-signing Funch, Tepper should have to forfeit control of the team already. 

[SmokinwithWilly]

Does Buffalo have another 3rd or 4th to give up?

[Immortal]

Its insane what the NFL market has become in the first place.

I believe he thinks he is Michael Irvin reincarnated and will want average number 1 money. But hey we put our stock and faith into him treating him like one in game plans. Honestly you can find a cheaper version of him or even get something better in the draft. 

We seem to fall in love with his physical build but that dude does not play like Andre Johnson or Demaryius Thomas or a Kenny Golladay. Im with everyone else on not wanting to pay that and keep other positions on a money strain. a 2 year deal with something reasonable yeah. DJ, Samuel, Byrd, Funchess. But in no way is Funchess light years ahead of any of them. Its just he is built different. Cam has a chronic problem throwing rockets over dudes heads. We seem to think Funchess is some big athletic dude who jumps up and snags them but nope. 

If KB wasn't lazy and and actually loved playing football and getting better Funchess would probably still be a number 3. KB can make those spectacular catches and bring in those Cam launches and fades but honestly Funchess can't and hasn't shown that. He is not a red zone threat. Steve Smith out blocks him. Nothing really special about him that the average NFL WR can't do.

 

Not totally shitting on the dude Ive wanted the best for him since we drafted him. He's a solid dude and has put his body on the line for us in multiple games playing hurt. Just don't think we should be rolling out the red carpet when we have so many other holes that the money could be buried in.

 

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[cptx]

Seriously... Just hook him up with these for Christmas and he will prolly take himself out.

[Raleigh PF]

11 hours ago, mc52beast said:

He’ll go to NE and win a SB like that loser LaFell

This.

Be prepared when Funchess "breaks out" in NE and has his best year ever, pairing with Josh Gordon. FunFun is exactly the kind of guy NE takes and turns him from a piece of coal into a diamond.

But make no mistake - his time here is up and he deserves to take his "talents" elsewhere.

[pantherj]

If cheap then yes. If not, then draft a superior WR for the position.