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The #Panthers are finalizing a deal with QB Teddy Bridgewater

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Teddy Bridgewater signed a 3 year, $63,000,000 contract with the Carolina Panthers, including a $15,000,000 signing bonus, $33,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $21,000,000. In 2020, Bridgewater will earn a base salary of $8,000,000, a signing bonus of $15,000,000, a roster bonus of $750,000 and a workout bonus of $250,000, while carrying a cap hit of $14,000,000 and a dead cap value of $33,000,000.

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17 hours ago, SportsCrazie4172 said:

Wherever Cam goes..I go..real talk

This organization has sh*tted on its best players for YEARS with a terrible front office

 

 

 

Yup half this fanbase gets massive boners shutting on Cam. Despite the fact he’s been playing behind a d-tier OL with the best receiver he ever had was old short Steve Smith. The second best until DJ Moore was probably Ginn? Meanwhile, in the same division, we’ve seen Julio Jones/Michael Thomas/Mike Evans and a bevy of other legitimate receivers. 

 

 fuging joke. Hope Brady destroys the Panthers. Then the Saints will own the Panthers like they have been. Lord knows Panthers can’t sweep Atlanta.

 

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Haha it’s amazing watching so many teams make major and awesome moves while the Panthers do jack poo. Resigned

Tre Boston (woohoo) but release Eric Reid lmao

Told Olsen to take a hike

Told Cam to take a hike and then tried to spin it like Cam was wanting out

AFTER Cam leaves they get a serviceable tackle in Okung but in doing so lose a guard.

Got rid of Colin Jones

only resigned Allen to one year

Got a backup from the Saints with injury issues

Slye only one year extension

Obada only one year extension

and have gained absolutely no draft capital while cutting or terminating these players.

Have essentially done absolutely nothing to be better than what they were. All while allowing Rhule to only bring in his cronies instead of looking for a top tier staff.

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11 hours ago, TheSpecialJuan said:
This contract is not as crazy as you think on first glance. Essentially a 2-year, $39M deal cap hit-wise. Compared to other QB contracts? He is the cheapest starting QB not on a rookie deal. Next year, will be 2nd cheapest (not on rookie deal) after Derek Carr.

Kyle Allen costs like $650k and we need to lose every game. 

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Bill Barnwell:

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Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Carolina Panthers

The deal: Three years, $63 million
Grade: B

It's hard not to root for the much-loved Bridgewater, who has officially come all the way back from his career-threatening knee injury to earn a starting job with another team. The Panthers are giving him $40 million guaranteed over the next two seasons and shopping Cam Newton, who will either be cut or traded. There's a chance that Carolina could draft a quarterback in 2021 if Bridgewater struggles, but for now, Teddy is the man in Carolina.

The move reunites Bridgewater with new Panthers offensive coordinator Joe Brady, who served as an offensive assistant with the Saints in 2018 before taking over as LSU's offensive coordinator last season. Brady was able to unlock something special in Joe Burrow, who turned into the presumptive first overall pick in his final season with the Tigers. Asking Bridgewater to produce one of the best seasons we've ever seen is a little much, but he could be a good fit with the offensive concepts Burrow ran in 2019.

Bridgewater's biggest strength is quickly working through his progressions to make accurate throws to open receivers. Brady had similar faith in Burrow, whom he frequently placed in empty backfields and trusted to find an open receiver before any blitz could get home. Bridgewater should get to do the same in Carolina. Of course, Burrow had one of the best receiving corps in recent memory to pluck 50/50 balls out of the air; Bridgewater isn't going to have those sort of mismatches in Carolina.

The Panthers do have receivers such as Christian McCaffrey, Curtis Samuel and DJ Moore, each of whom can make teams pay after the catch. Bridgewater's accuracy should put those receivers in positions in which they can catch balls in stride. I wouldn't expect the Panthers to be an explosive downfield attack, but they should be able to create big plays by making defenders miss in the open field.

The downside here is that Bridgewater has thrown just 221 passes the past four seasons. He was solid in winning all five of his starts with the Saints last season, but that was in about as quarterback-friendly of an offense as you can imagine, given New Orleans' playcalling and personnel. Just one of the five teams Bridgewater beat during that stretch finished in the top 10 for pass defense DVOA, and that was the eighth-placed Bears. The Carolina offensive line is also a work in progress after trading Trai Turner for Russell Okung, and the only tight end of note on the roster is Ian Thomas.

This is a good fit for both player and team. Bridgewater is now one of the few quarterbacks in the league on a middle-class deal, given that everyone else is either typically on a rookie deal or on a contract north of $25 million per season. The unique, unpredictable path he took here makes that a fair deal, and if he plays the way he did with the Saints a year ago, it could be a bargain for new coach Matt Rhule.

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