2020 and 2021 Draft Picks to the PS

[DaveThePanther2008]

Looking at the most recent depth chart (taken with a grain of salt) 

I can see possibly four or five of those picks ending up on the PS.

Pride, STO from 2020 and Hoskins, Fletcher and Smith from 2021.

Our depth at WR is crazy and it's possible the Smith would be the odd man out.  Probably not just because he probably wouldn't last long but POSSIBLE

Fletcher if they decide to keep JJ one more season

Hoskins as our depth at DT is pretty solid

STO and Pride could go (if eligible) 

Question is, who if any doesn't last on the PS and is picked up by someone else.   IMO Pride and Smith are probably the most in danger. 

 

[Craig Cartner]

I think JJ told them this would be the last year and Fletcher will be on the PS.

[Moonstone]

If Fletcher ends up being cut with the intention of being added to the PS, I wonder how likely it is that someone will sign him before he clears the waivers

[thefuzz]

Unless JJ just absolutely abolishes Fletch in practice, then JJ needs to move on, and Fletch needs to remain on the 53.  If it's close, go with the cheaper, younger, longer signed player that you just drafted.

Reminds me of the Butker situation.

[LinvilleGorge]

2 minutes ago, thefuzz said:

Unless JJ just absolutely abolishes Fletch in practice, then JJ needs to move on, and Fletch needs to remain on the 53.  If it's close, go with the cheaper, younger, longer signed player that you just drafted.

Reminds me of the Butker situation.

This.

[BlazeCarolina]

4 minutes ago, thefuzz said:

Unless JJ just absolutely abolishes Fletch in practice, then JJ needs to move on, and Fletch needs to remain on the 53.  If it's close, go with the cheaper, younger, longer signed player that you just drafted.

Reminds me of the Butker situation.

Unfortunately, this.

I feel like the conversation with JJ should have already happened.  Now it is just awkward.  No hard feelings JJ, we appreciate all you have done, but it is time.

[thefuzz]

4 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

This.

Plus, even with the 1 year extension, it costs us zero $$ to cut him.

Almost makes me think that we have had a conversation with him and he has agreed to stick around just incase we couldn't get a quality LS, or if Fletch just simply couldn't play, that he would stay one more year.

I think he knows his time is likely done, unless Fletch fails to show anything.

[Khyber53]

Pride and Smith won't be on the practice squad after the first month of games. Someone will poach them for sure.

[shaqattaq]

6 hours ago, DaveThePanther2008 said:

Question is, who if any doesn't last on the PS and is picked up by someone else.   IMO Pride and Smith are probably the most in danger.

OK, so this probably warrants it's own thread, but in order to answer your question, I had to figure out who was PS bound, so I made my way-too-early depth chart. The only real threat of being poached is Bayless. Maybe Rodney Smith, but decent, not quite good enough, RB's are a dime a dozen. As you can see, I have Shi and Pride making the team. 

Obviously, there will be cast offs from other teams that can churn the bottom of our roster. For example, we still need a return specialist and I could definitely see us picking up a vet DT or another LB.

RT    Moton    Christensen        
RG    Miller    Daley        
C    Paradis            
LG    Elflein    Deonte Brown        
LT    Erving    Scott        
RB    CMC    Hubbard    Rod Smith FB    
QB    Darnold    Walker    Greir    
TE    Arnold    Tremble    Thomas    
WR    DJ    Anderson    Marshall    
WR    David Moore    Shi Smith    Cannon    Zylstra?
                
DE    Burns    Haynes    Miller    
DE    Fox    YGM        
DT    Brown    Roy    Hoskins    
DT    Jones    Nixon        
LB    Reddick    Stanford    Bynes    
LB    Shaq    Carter    Perryman    
CB    Jackson    Melvin        
CB    Horn    Bouye    Pride    
S    Burris    Chandler        
S    Chinn    Franklin        
                
K    Slye            
P    Charlton            
LS    Fletcher            
K/PR    David Moore    Cannon    Shi Smith    
                
PS    Fisher    LB    Tecklenburg    C
    Johnston    LB    Kaskey    T
    Taylor        CB    Rodney Smith    RB
    STO           CB    Sullivan    TE
    Robinson    S     Bayless    WR
    Hartsfield   DB    Saunders    WR

[Icege]

Fletcher has two botched snaps in practice.

He's PS bound.

[ForJimmy]

50 minutes ago, Moonstone said:

If Fletcher ends up being cut with the intention of being added to the PS, I wonder how likely it is that someone will sign him before he clears the waivers

Saints… 

[BlitzMonster]

Another way to look at this question -  if put on the PS, who among the deep backups would be grabbed immediately by another team.   Those players would have to be a lock for the Panthers final roster.

I'd say Deonte Brown and maybe Shi Smith are in that category.  

[Newbie]

1 hour ago, shaqattaq said:

OK, so this probably warrants it's own thread, but in order to answer your question, I had to figure out who was PS bound, so I made my way-too-early depth chart. The only real threat of being poached is Bayless. Maybe Rodney Smith, but decent, not quite good enough, RB's are a dime a dozen. As you can see, I have Shi and Pride making the team. 

Obviously, there will be cast offs from other teams that can churn the bottom of our roster. For example, we still need a return specialist and I could definitely see us picking up a vet DT or another LB.

RT    Moton    Christensen        
RG    Miller    Daley        
C    Paradis            
LG    Elflein    Deonte Brown        
LT    Erving    Scott        
RB    CMC    Hubbard    Rod Smith FB    
QB    Darnold    Walker    Greir    
TE    Arnold    Tremble    Thomas    
WR    DJ    Anderson    Marshall    
WR    David Moore    Shi Smith    Cannon    Zylstra?
                
DE    Burns    Haynes    Miller    
DE    Fox    YGM        
DT    Brown    Roy    Hoskins    
DT    Jones    Nixon        
LB    Reddick    Stanford    Bynes    
LB    Shaq    Carter    Perryman    
CB    Jackson    Melvin        
CB    Horn    Bouye    Pride    
S    Burris    Chandler        
S    Chinn    Franklin        
                
K    Slye            
P    Charlton            
LS    Fletcher            
K/PR    David Moore    Cannon    Shi Smith    
                
PS    Fisher    LB    Tecklenburg    C
    Johnston    LB    Kaskey    T
    Taylor        CB    Rodney Smith    RB
    STO           CB    Sullivan    TE
    Robinson    S     Bayless    WR
    Hartsfield   DB    Saunders    WR

That looks good but Taylor is making the team and wouldn't clear waivers anyways. 

[BlazeCarolina]

25 minutes ago, My Chuck Dont Matter said:

If Pride and Fletcher are on the PS, they will both be picked up in a second. I don’t see why you want to waste a 6th rounder on a long snapper if you didn’t plan on him being the starter. 

Plans don't always work out.  I would hypothetically much rather them address the situation than just go with him because of sunk cost.