Schefter: Bruce Irvin to Panthers on 1-year deal

[Sub Zero]

2 minutes ago, TN05 said:

 

Love him already..

[Proudiddy]

4 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Hence the Freeney comparison.

The percentage of plays where he produced pressure is good, but you have to pair that with the fact that he played fewer snaps than at any time in his career.

So yeah, situational rusher, like Freeney with the Falcons or Tim Harris back when he was with the 49ers and got paid per sack.

But, he was also in hell in Oakland for most of the season, where iirc, it was rumored they were trying to dump him even in the preseason as part of their rebuild.  And I think I remember there being an issue where the Raiders ended up punishing him for being insubordinate.

Just saying, I'm not gonna judge a decrease in activity or snaps off what happened in Oakland.

[TheRed]

I like it. Feels like a 2015 Jared Allen kind of acquisition.

Expectations aren't very high because he's on the back end of his career now but he will be a much needed boost to the DL in multiple ways.

If you're upset about this signing then go be miserable somewhere else.

[sml1950]

If there were multiple teams making offers, there is NO CHANCE that he didn’t get decent guarantees at signing which would make cutting him doubtful and wasteful.  Additionally, I would expect there would be some kind of voidable years added on so this bonus could be used to reduce the first year cap hit.  

 

[Mr. Scot]

4 minutes ago, Proudiddy said:

But, he was also in hell in Oakland for most of the season, where iirc, it was rumored they were trying to dump him even in the preseason as part of their rebuild.  And I think I remember there being an issue where the Raiders ended up punishing him for being insubordinate.

Just saying, I'm not gonna judge a decrease in activity or snaps off what happened in Oakland.

Possible. Like I said, I'm for it. I just wouldn't expect him to return to his old form.

People thinking we just signed the Bruce Irvin of 3 or 4 years ago might need to adjust their expectations a little.

[dpm0409]

4 minutes ago, TheRed said:

I like it. Feels like a 2015 Jared Allen kind of acquisition.

Expectations aren't very high because he's on the back end of his career now but he will be a much needed boost to the DL in multiple ways.

If you're upset about this signing then go be miserable somewhere else.

Hell yes.  This is what I always think when people get upset about a signing like this.  1 year deal people....this is a good thing.

[MechaZain]

Love it for the same reasons as Paradis. Hurney arming himself well for the draft.

[kungfoodude]

Great signing. We needed to bolster our pass rushing ranks and this fits the bill perfectly. He may not start but he should provide us some flexibility in terms of the defensive looks and will instantly be an upgrade in our rotational pass rushers. 

Hurney 2.0 is really making some good moves on paper. Hope they all end up panning out.

[Proudiddy]

2 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Possible. Like I said, I'm for it. I just wouldn't expect him to return to his old form.

People thinking we just signed the Bruce Irvin of 3 or 4 years ago might need to adjust their expectations a little.

Understandable.  Still exciting for us, imo...  Even a lesser version of Irvin is the best or second best edge rusher on our team last year.  It's a quality, relatively-cheap signing at a position of need...  so, I'm all for it.

[LinvilleGorge]

Not sure how anyone could be upset about this to be honest. There's little doubt that he's probably better than any edge rusher we have at the moment outside of Addison. If the youngsters prove that to be incorrect then all the better.

[Harbingers]

What’s the cap hit? 

[Bartin]

Waiting to see what we paid but hard to complain about this signing when we desperately need pass rushers and it is only a 1 year deal.

[pantherj]

We're snapping up what we can afford at positions of need. That's all I ever asked for. Irvin only got a one year deal so that kind of proves he's on the downside of his career, but the guy can still rush the passer and play well enough to contribute.

[Cpt slay a ho]

For a team that couldn’t get the hell off the field on 3rd down this is a very good under the radar signing I wasn’t expecting. 

If we pull in a fs somehow this will be one of the better offseasons on paper