Notes about Perryman and depth

[WarPanthers89]

Interesting notes about Perryman and the depth of the team from the article posted on Panthers.com about what we learned from training camp below.

 

**Its still not a particularly deep team*

We mentioned Carter and Thompson earlier. There's not really much of substance behind them at inside linebacker.

It might have been Denzel Perryman, but he hasn't made a great first impression this camp. He appears to be lighter than they'd prefer (both Carter and Thompson have mentioned adding weight this offseason), and he's barely practiced after a soft-tissue injury on the first day in pads.

The good news is, there's generally more of a supply of veteran inside linebackers than other positions, because it's a spot many teams try to get younger and cheaper at. Bringing in old-head Josh Bynes last week was a step in that direction, but Fitterer specifically mentioned that position as something he'll be looking at when other teams make cuts.

They'll also be looking at offensive linemen, and a few other spots over the next week and a half.

If the joint workouts with the Colts and Ravens proved anything conclusively, it's that those two teams are a year or two or five ahead of the Panthers in terms of roster construction, and it's most evident when the twos and threes are on the field.

Edited August 20, 2021 by WarPanthers89

[hepcat]

If he’s just gonna be an injury prone backup cut his ass and find a young hungry LB that was cut from another team

[IceWhiteice]

Rhule and Tepper don’t know what they doing.

[KB_fan]

Yeah, Darin was very candid about Perryman. It was surprising. Doesn't sound promising.

[WarPanthers89]

“If the joint workouts with the Colts and Ravens proved anything conclusively, it's that those two teams are a year or two or five ahead of the Panthers in terms of roster construction, and it's most evident when the twos and threes are on the field”

That statement pisses me off honestly, esp coming from the team site…5 years??? Give me a break. 

Edited August 20, 2021 by WarPanthers89

[TheSpecialJuan]

25 minutes ago, WarPanthers89 said:

Interesting notes about Perryman and the depth of the team from the article posted on Panthers.com about what we learned from training camp below.

 

**Its still not a particularly deep team*

We mentioned Carter and Thompson earlier. There's not really much of substance behind them at inside linebacker.

It might have been Denzel Perryman, but he hasn't made a great first impression this camp. He appears to be lighter than they'd prefer (both Carter and Thompson have mentioned adding weight this offseason), and he's barely practiced after a soft-tissue injury on the first day in pads.

The good news is, there's generally more of a supply of veteran inside linebackers than other positions, because it's a spot many teams try to get younger and cheaper at. Bringing in old-head Josh Bynes last week was a step in that direction, but Fitterer specifically mentioned that position as something he'll be looking at when other teams make cuts.

They'll also be looking at offensive linemen, and a few other spots over the next week and a half.

If the joint workouts with the Colts and Ravens proved anything conclusively, it's that those two teams are a year or two or five ahead of the Panthers in terms of roster construction, and it's most evident when the twos and threes are on the field.

Good stuff thanks for posting 

[mc52beast]

I guess Fitterer and Rhule missed the part about Perryman not being able to stay on the field. Nobody should be shocked.

[OldhamA]

11 minutes ago, WarPanthers89 said:

“If the joint workouts with the Colts and Ravens proved anything conclusively, it's that those two teams are a year or two or five ahead of the Panthers in terms of roster construction, and it's most evident when the twos and threes are on the field”

That statement pisses me off honestly, esp coming from the team site…5 years??? Give me a break. 

What, you want them to pump out that it's all sunshine and unicorns? 

Rivera and Hurney left us with a wreck of a roster... and then Luke Kuechly retired. 

Rhule (and Fitterer this year) has added a TON of quality depth to the team. It's a 53 man roster - with the best will in the world, you can't turn over that team in two off-seasons, and that's IF you hit on all of your FA acquisitions and Draft picks, which never happens. 

We were competitive last year, I expect us to be more competitive this year - albeit a lot of that rests on Darnold's shoulders - and I expect Playoffs (or at least a Playoffs number of wins) in 2022 if the trend continues.

[NanuqoftheNorth]

It's looking more and more like Perryman is a placeholder.

[Shocker]

LOL…This is not a league with teams deep in talent everywhere.  You want depth in the right places but yeah…MLB is a weakness for us

We aren’t there yet in year 2 of the rebuild.  Ok…thats fine

Edited August 20, 2021 by Shocker

[t96]

Not putting a ton of stock in preseason, but our 2s did outplay the Colts’ 2s (and some of their starters I believe)... Pretty ridiculous to suggest we could be “5 years behind them.”

[top dawg]

I'm in wait-and-see mode. If Darnold doesn't pan out, we will have to find a franchise QB, or we may seem light years behind the Ravens and even the Colts for years on end. That's my worst nightmare, being the Bears in regards to QB purgatory for the last decade.

[Khaki Lackey]

24 minutes ago, Shocker said:

LOL…This is not a league with teams deep in talent everywhere.  You want depth in the right places but yeah…MLB is a weakness for us

We aren’t there yet in year 2 of the rebuild.  Ok…thats fine

Thank you. In today's NFL, secondary and DL are prioritized, and rightfully so.

It's literally our coach's second year and our GM's first. Calm the fug down, people.

[Khaki Lackey]

4 minutes ago, top dawg said:

I'm in wait-and-see mode. If Darnold doesn't pan out, we will have to find a franchise QB, or we may seem light years behind the Ravens and even the Colts for years on end. That's my worst nightmare, being the Bears in regards to QB purgatory for the last decade.

I get that, but this staff is going to find us a QB. If it's obvious it's not Darnold, they'll move on quickly. We could end up like the Bucs. Stacked roster, find the missing piece, then championships. It would be even better if we won a SB with our own young QB rather than a geriatric rental that's going to have his number retired up North.