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David Newton *PREDICTION*: Matt Kalil will be released

TheSpecialJuan

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5 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Consider that the odds of finding someone as good as Kalil—as low a bar as that may seem—who would cost less than Kalil are less than zero. Then consider that the Panthers would still have to carry a significant amount of dead money from Kalil’s contract regardless of how they release him. In a year where the roster is full of holes and the Panthers don’t have a whole lot of cap space, adding a hole and decreasing the amount of money they have to work with just doesn’t make sense.

This is an excellent point. We might just be stuck with Matt Kalil this year. 

That's what I'm afraid of as well.  It's not a question of whether Kalil is a bona fide starting LT.  At this point, he is what he is.  Yes, we'd all like to see him gone.  However, you then create another hole to fill.  With 7 million, you get tackles like Chris Hubbard (CLE) or Bryan Bulaga (GB).  Are they even an upgrade?  Lest we all forget, Mike Remmers is still employed in the NFL at 6 million a season.

I want MK gone as much as everyone else, but you have to do the complete analysis.  Williams is going to test the market, and even with the injury, he's going to get offers.  If Williams walks and MK is cut, at that point your game day tackles become Chris Clark (who is also a FA) and Moton.  You have 7 million from the MK cut, and 2 million from Williams to find a tackle, assuming you can re-sign Clark for another year.

The tackle market this year in FA is extremely weak once you get past the top 4 - of which Williams is one.

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1 minute ago, BrianS said:

That's what I'm afraid of as well.  It's not a question of whether Kalil is a bona fide starting LT.  At this point, he is what he is.  Yes, we'd all like to see him gone.  However, you then create another hole to fill.  With 7 million, you get tackles like Chris Hubbard (CLE) or Bryan Bulaga (GB).  Are they even an upgrade?  Lest we all forget, Mike Remmers is still employed in the NFL at 6 million a season.

I want MK gone as much as everyone else, but you have to do the complete analysis.  Williams is going to test the market, and even with the injury, he's going to get offers.  If Williams walks and MK is cut, at that point your game day tackles become Chris Clark (who is also a FA) and Moton.  You have 7 million from the MK cut, and 2 million from Williams to find a tackle, assuming you can re-sign Clark for another year.

The tackle market this year in FA is extremely weak once you get past the top 4 - of which Williams is one.

We are drafting a LT.

 

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3 minutes ago, BrianS said:

That's what I'm afraid of as well.  It's not a question of whether Kalil is a bona fide starting LT.  At this point, he is what he is.  Yes, we'd all like to see him gone.  However, you then create another hole to fill.  With 7 million, you get tackles like Chris Hubbard (CLE) or Bryan Bulaga (GB).  Are they even an upgrade?  Lest we all forget, Mike Remmers is still employed in the NFL at 6 million a season.

I want MK gone as much as everyone else, but you have to do the complete analysis.  Williams is going to test the market, and even with the injury, he's going to get offers.  If Williams walks and MK is cut, at that point your game day tackles become Chris Clark (who is also a FA) and Moton.  You have 7 million from the MK cut, and 2 million from Williams to find a tackle, assuming you can re-sign Clark for another year.

The tackle market this year in FA is extremely weak once you get past the top 4 - of which Williams is one.

That theory is ridiculous. And that’s being kind. We throw more money at him? Because we might not get better? Seriously? Clark played at a similar level for 700k. 

   Draft anybody. They can’t be much worse. And at least would be cheap. Your not replacing some even average player. How hard is it to find one of the worst LTs in football. 

  Not to mention he wasn’t hurt or injured....he quit on the team. 

Giving him more to suck is incompetent on many levels.

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You've got to make a point of keeping guys like Williams and Moton to move forward into having a good oline. Both were doing great before I injury. Add veterans to those young guys.

D line is almost guaranteed to get most of the $ in FA for this team in order for the draft to be BPA as Marty likes it.

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6 hours ago, countryboi said:

I remember when we signed him and someone from the Huddle did a recap of his history with the Viking and if it was any good in him. He was like it was all bad....

 

looks like it really was all bad

Probably the worst signing since Shaun Gilbert.

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10 hours ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Consider that the odds of finding someone as good as Kalil—as low a bar as that may seem—who would cost less than Kalil are less than zero.

This makes no sense. Toss a rock at a couch with three dudes sitting on it and it will bounce off of two who are better than Kalil. If only because they can actually hobble out to the field on occasion.

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