Panthers ranked fourth-best team in free agency by CBS Sports

[rayzor]

6 hours ago, Lumps said:

On paper I’m happy.

What I want to see is free agency ratings based on after the fact. I wish all these grading media’s would put time into making those. Course, it’s take more effort.

Still, I wonder who would win these offseason Super Bowls based on results...after all it’s what matters.

yeah, on paper it's shaping up quite nicely and rivera did say all the right things (though I can't say i'm all that convinced on that one), but if rivera lives up to the things he's vocalized and we do well in the draft, i think we can have a great year. i'm extremely cautious, but bordering on optimistic. i'm not going to get bullish like I was last year, because as we saw, poo happens. still the potential is there.

it's do or die for this regime, though. if they can't pull off an epically big season it's time to make some big changes.

[frash.exe]

everybody liked our FA moves last year and the team finished 7-9 thanks in part to a lackluster contribution from said FA moves

[Ivan The Awesome]

16 hours ago, Captain Morgan said:

I got to give Hurney his props.

 

also,

Panthers sign DE/OLB Bruce Irvin (1 year, $4 million): A Grade 
The Panthers are moving to a 3-4, so they had to find some potent edge rushers to fit their scheme. Bruce Irvin has lots of experience in the 4-3, but when he was entering the NFL out of West Virginia, I believed that he would be a better fit in the 3-4. We'll finally get to see him in that formation in 2019. 

Irvin does everything well, but his best attribute is his pass-rushing ability. Despite his age (32 in November), Irvin continued to show off his quality edge-rushing skills late last year when he logged 3.5 sacks in the final four games with the Falcons. Irvin should be able to parlay that into a successful 2019 campaign. 

There is definitely some concern that Irvin will regress because of his age, but the Panthers aren't taking a risk with this 1-year "prove it" contract for only $4 million. They'll be getting Irvin's best effort, as he'll be trying to earn one last lucrative contract in his career. 
Read more at http://walterfootball.com/freeagentsigninggrades.php#i7q4Oyzhmwx7vOQC.99

Uh.. Didn't Seattle run a 3-4?

[Moo Daeng]

10 minutes ago, Ivan The Awesome said:

Uh.. Didn't Seattle run a 3-4?

No.

[PleaseCutStewart]

16 hours ago, rippadonn said:

Wow Gettleman has a reputation now of making star wide outs kick rocks. I guess a duo of 6'8" receivers is next.

Maybe he is trying to get fatass KB and Funch back and give them 5 year, $100 million dollar contracts

[JARROD]

20 hours ago, rippadonn said:

Wow Gettleman has a reputation now of making star wide outs kick rocks. I guess a duo of 6'8" receivers is next.

He will sign Kelvin Benjamin,...