Bene?

[Obeg]

With nickel still not settled - do we look at Bene?  I always like him but he has bounced around A LOT since leaving Carolina so probably a reason for that, huh? 

 

[Davidson Deac II]

At one point, he looked promising.  But he hasn't been the same after the broken leg.

[gmonjimbo]

After he gave up 300 yards to Julio in 2016, he is no longer a viable NFL player. 

[rayzor]

No

[Tepper's Chest Hair]

The nickel position still wouldn't be settled even if we did sign him.

[jfra78]

I'm sure Buffalo will pick him up

[TheRed]

OP, you forget about that game against the Falcons in 2016 already?

Julio Jones had 300 receiving yards.

[Obeg]

1 minute ago, TheRed said:

OP, you forget about that game against the Falcons in 2016 already?

Julio Jones had 300 receiving yards.

It's Julio Jones.  And 1 game. And he wasn't the only Panther playing that day.

 

 

[BrianS]

Sometimes one game is all it takes to ruin a player.  Look at Fred Smoot.

[TheRed]

14 minutes ago, Obeg said:

It's Julio Jones.  And 1 game. And he wasn't the only Panther playing that day.

That makes you feel better about losing?

I don't know if you've been paying attention to our record against the Falcons as of late, but it isn't pretty. Might only be 1 game to you, but we haven't beaten them in ATL in years.

I don't think it's a good idea to subject Bene to 2 games against the Falcons, and 2 more against NO and Brees.

[Arroz con Panther]

[LinvilleGorge]

I honestly haven't been keeping up with him, but I doubt he'd improve our CB depth. I'm honestly more interested in adding a decent backup safety. Being an injury away from a converted CB coming off of a bad leg break or Colin Jones starting at safety is unsettling to say the least.

[blackcat]

That chick in the pool in Jacksonville with his jersey is more than welcome to come back.  Him, no thanks.

[ncfan]

Hate to see how this guys career ended.  That leg injury derailed his career.   

Everyone remembers the Julio meltdown 

People forget he ended up grading out as the top rookie DB after his rookie season.  And all those redrafts you see writers put out, he was top 15 pick in theirs. 

 

https://www.si.com/nfl/2015/01/20/2014-nfl-draft-redo-derek-carr-odell-beckham-jr-jadeveon-clowney

21. GREEN BAY PACKERS

(Original pick: Alabama FS Ha Ha Clinton-Dix)
Re-do pick: San Jose State CB Bené Benwikere

When he was given a chance to start in the second half of Carolina's season, Benwikere impressed, allowing a rookie-low 72.9 opposing quarterback rating and no touchdowns in 459 regular-season snaps. He was less impressive in Carolina's playoff loss to Seattle, but this fifth-rounder should have been selected a lot earlier in the draft, and given Green Bay's issues in the secondary, he could have been as impactful as Clinton-Dix turned out to be.

 

 

 

He started off strong the next year, him and Norman were a helluva duo.  Then that leg break vs Atlanta and he was never the same