Panthers sign Adam Thielen

[CamWhoaaCam]

1 minute ago, top dawg said:

Uuuuh, In a perfect world TMJ is the leader in 2023.

That would be great, but im not seeing the TMJ hype.

 

What gives you confidence he will break out?

[45catfan]

2 minutes ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

You mean the guy who is a clear #1 WR?

 

 

You mean the guy who missed 15 games the last two seasons?

[JawnyBlaze]

Perfect type of player to pair with Stroud. Dependable hands and dependable routes so Stroud’s timing and accuracy can be taken full advantage of. 

[vorbis]

if this is the most desperate contract the Panthers sign, then they're doing pretty good. they paid what they needed to to get the player. long-term cap implications are minimal. they still have room to fit more free agents under this year's cap and have room for draft picks.

I think they paid a premium for a player with the credentials that Thielen has. the choice to sign a veteran WR makes sense given the incoming rookie QB, young WR core with potential draft picks coming there as well. the logic is there.

 

edit just saw this tweet:

this front office has really seized on the void year thing. they really must feel confident about the cap continuing to go up. that makes it even more palatable in the meantime, cap-wise.

Edited March 20, 2023 by vorbis

[top dawg]

1 minute ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

That would be great, but im not seeing the TMJ hype.

 

What gives you confidence he will break out?

I don't have confidence, it's all hope. He has a little juice, and this will be year three---new coaches, new QB, and being hidden by Moore's shadow won't be a problem.

[Ricky Spanish]

33 minutes ago, PanthersFan1234 said:

I am not a fan of his contract, $25 million is a little too much for a declining player but I am very happy Adam is here though, I have always wanted him to sign with the Panthers 

 

19 minutes ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

Please tell me he just turned 32...

 

A 3 year deal for a 33 year old WR makes no sense. But when we are desperate for WR help I get it.

 

Trade for Hopkins and I like this move even more.

He is not seeing year 3 and he's not seeing all $25 million.

Year 3 is most likely a year where we can dump him with limited cap hit. He is guaranteed 14 million, he will probably get ~16-18 million when all is said and done.

This is not a bad contract for a #2 WR at all. Especially when we gave Robb(y/ie) Anderson 12 Million per year to do jack poo but drop passes and throw fits the past two seasons.

This is perfectly fine and won't screw us in the long term.

[GRWatcher]

After I spend the time to put a copy of Thielen's IG video on here Ellis does this.

 

[The Lobo]

I know this doesn’t always mean anything, but TMJ and Adam both follow Chark on Social media. Someone on twitter said they are recent follows. Again, probably nothing. 

[CamWhoaaCam]

6 minutes ago, 45catfan said:

You mean the guy who missed 15 games the last two seasons?

So you counting his suspension as injuries?

 

8 games in the last 2 seasons...

[Black&BlueBubba]

https://twitter.com/AaronWilson_NFL/status/1637637307724439564?s=20

#Panthers Adam Thielen 3-yr $25M, $14M gtd, $8.335M signing bonus, salaries $1.165M (gtd), $5.5M ($4.5M gtd), $4M; $2M 3rd day '24 lg yr roster bonus, $1.5M 3rd day '25 lg yr roster bonus; $29,411 per game active roster bonus 2023, '24, $58,283 per game active '25; 26-27 void yrs

So if I am right he will cost 3.73 this year.  The 1.65 salary and and the 2 mil signing bonus spread over 4 years.   We still have room to add Chark. 

Edited March 20, 2023 by Black&BlueBubba

[CamWhoaaCam]

2 minutes ago, The Lobo said:

I know this doesn’t always mean anything, but TMJ and Adam both follow Chark on Social media. Someone on twitter said they are recent follows. Again, probably nothing. 

Don't you tease me like that!

[45catfan]

1 minute ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

So you counting his suspension as injuries?

 

8 games in the last 2 seasons...

Suspensions, injuries, inactives.  All the above.  He's on the decline too, so I'll pass. 

[GRWatcher]

 

[NJPanthers12]

person in his article making it seem like it was thielen or chark and the panthers were concerned with his injury history. also made it seem like not trade for hopkins or jeudy, referring to thielen as their big move at WR. very disappointing