Schefter: Bruce Irvin to Panthers on 1-year deal

[Ricky Spanish]

I'm cautiously optimistic with this signing. 

I think it hits a lot of needs for the D-Line all in one move:

• Vet
• Pass Rusher
• Experience in both 3-4 and 4-3 fronts
• Hates the Saints

I feel much more comfortable taking a young DE prospect next month during the draft.

[Captain Morgan]

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"Bruce has a knack for sacking and disrupting the quarterback. We are very pleased to have him as a member of the Carolina Panthers."

[Sgt Schultz]

Pending the contract details, this looks good on paper.  They do need to stay the course on draft day, however. 

Assuming he is a situational player, anybody who can get near the QB as often as he did when he is on the field will garner some attention by the opposing OL, and just maybe make the rest of the pass rush better.

[TheSpecialJuan]

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Welcome to the , @BIrvin_WVU11!

11:16 AM - 19 Mar 2019

[Paintballr]

Lol at anyone who thinks Bruce is too old or won’t be good as a starter/rotational guy. 

Our best DE last year was almost 40. We signed him with the expectations of a rotation and we couldn’t even get good starter play and forced him to play more snaps than he should have. 

Irvin will be a good spark and good rotation for us. The fact it’s a 1 year deal means we are still probably going after a DE in the draft. I’m ok with a 1 year as it’s more of a “prove it” and if he doesn’t work out, then oh well. 

Also, Hoke was a terrible coach at Michigan, so much so he went from HC at a top 5 college program to a DC cord, then a DL, then DL for us. The defensive staff last year was a mess

[SOJA]

If he is motivated this is a fantastic deal. He can play well both in a 3-4 and 4-3 scheme is still very effective when motivated at getting to the QB ESPECIALLY in the 4th quarter where we MASSIVELY struggled and single handedly lost games last year. 

Seahawks, Lions, Bucs, Browns, and Redskins all lost because we couldn't pressure the QB on a certain crucial drive. 

 

This is huge ....again if he is motivated. 

[Paa Langfart]

Wow - this should really help our d.

[ncfan]

 

[Dex]

 

 

Bruce can't wait to get his hands on Cox apparently. 

[TheSpecialJuan]

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In Bruce Irvin, the Panthers signed a guy who tormented them in the past. He has 8 sacks in 5 regular season games vs. Carolina. "Just something about the Panthers," he joked. "That success is going to translate now that I'm playing for them."

11:28 AM - 19 Mar 2019

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Bruce Irvin speaks highly of Luke Kuechly and Dontari Poe - but he said he's most excited to "get ahold of" Bryan Cox Jr., because Cox Jr. reminds him a lot of himself at a young age. He said he's eager to help Cox Jr. and take him under his wing.

11:43 AM - 19 Mar 2019

[Captain Morgan]

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Since 2016, Bruce Irvin is one of four players in the NFL with at least 20 sacks and 10 forced fumbles (21.5, 11). The other three are A. Donald, K. Mack and Y. Ngakoue

[Cpt slay a ho]

16 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

I am all for the youth movement but it would be hard to beat getting a player of Weddle's caliber. The Mike Adams signing was great for us as a secondary initially(prior to him finally slowing down last season) so I would have been a huge fan of getting him. It gives us the ability to punt on that position or grab a guy in the later rounds as a developmental guy. 

We will need to get younger at all these positions eventually but it is really tough to do that in one offseason. Signing some stop gap players like Weddle or Irvin is a necessity. 

Weddle, Adams, and Coleman fit the mood of right place but not athletic enough to make the play type safeties, weddle would be solid but the 2nd rd of this draft we could possibly get a playmaker, plus not telling when Father Time will tap weddle on the shoulder, it tapped the hell out of Coleman and Adams 

[kungfoodude]

3 minutes ago, Cpt slay a ho said:

Weddle, Adams, and Coleman fit the mood of right place but not athletic enough to make the play type safeties, weddle would be solid but the 2nd rd of this draft we could possibly get a playmaker, plus not telling when Father Time will tap weddle on the shoulder, it tapped the hell out of Coleman and Adams 

No doubt. I am good with taking a good FS prospect or signing a vet on a short term deal. The one thing that has to happen is that we upgrade from what we had last year.