Deandre Hopkins is a FA

[Brooklyn 3.0]

[Eric4280]

Not necessarily a need. He’d take snaps away from Mingo/TMJ. Let alone what I think is in store for laviska. I think we honestly have the “best” 5 wr room in the nfl. It’s very not top heavy but if Chark is profiling as our 4 and Laviska as 5, not many teams have that much deep quality. The only thing I’d “ask” for would be a pure small speed guy, which seems to be Byrds destiny. (Sorry Shi).

[ForJimmy]

3 minutes ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

Mingo been getting way too much hype lately. Dude must be the real deal if word is already spreading that the Panthers like him.

 

We might have just drafted the next AJ Brown!

I hope Young and Mingo become our future offense cornerstones!

[onmyown]

Wow all these ‘expert analysts’ and NFL players obviously don’t read the huddle where the Panthers are easily SB contenders.

[DamnItJake!]

He will go to a contender.. not that Dallas is… but they could use him to compete in their division 

[Brooklyn 3.0]

55 minutes ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

Brooklyn is back!

 

 

I left?

[Brooklyn 3.0]

33 minutes ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

I live less than a mile from where he grew up ... and three blocks from where Jay-Z did. Kinda cool.

[mccjeff]

10 hours ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

How much are we willing to overpay is the question?

You know the definition of “overpay” is to pay more than he is worth.

[Mr. Scot]

Quick FYI: Hopkins is actually in SC this weekend.

How do I know?

Lady Cowboy Fan and I went to dinner with a family member of hers in Clemson today. On the way back, we stopped at a grocery store where our cashier told us she had run into him at a gas station earlier in the day.

He explained he was in town to attend the graduation ceremony at his high school. She'd had the chance to get a picture taken with him and showed it to Lady Cowboy Fan. I pulled up a pic online for comparison and yes, it was legit.

So...what does that mean?

It means he's in town to attend the graduation ceremony at his old high school and a local grocery store clerk got a chance to take a picture with him.

Could the Panthers sign him? Sure they could, but I don't think that'll happen.

[Lame Duck]

13 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Quick FYI: Hopkins is actually in SC this weekend.

How do I know?

Lady Cowboy Fan and I went to dinner with a family member of hers in Clemson today. On the way back, we stopped at a grocery store where our cashier told us she had run into him at a gas station earlier in the day.

He explained he was in town to attend the graduation ceremony at his high school. She'd had the chance to get a picture taken with him and showed it to Lady Cowboy Fan. I pulled up a pic online for comparison and yes, it was legit.

So...what does that mean?

It means he's in town to attend the graduation ceremony at his old high school and a local grocery store clerk got a chance to take a picture with him.

Could the Panthers sign him? Sure they could, but I don't think that'll happen.

I think we are mostly set at WR.  I’d rather spend money on something else.  There are still a ton of talent in FA.

[csx]

Not the year to be year to be paying this type of player IMO. But as we now know we aren't on his radar with a rookie QB. Probably 2 years away from something like this if Young pans out as we hope 

[Khyber53]

11 hours ago, tukafan21 said:

What planet are you living on?

Last year after his suspension he killed it until Kyler got hurt, his per game averages would have come out to 120 catches for 1,350 yards in a 17 game season.

2021 wasn't great, but still, when he's been on the field, he's still an elite level WR.  No, maybe he's not a Top 3 WR in the league anymore, but he's absolutely Top 20 at worst and still probably pushing Top 10 if he's fully healthy.

He still has some of, if not THE, best hands in the NFL, he catches almost anything in his radius

How many games was he suspended for and was unavailable again?

How bad did he throw his teammates under the bus in an effort to get out of Houston?

How bad did he throw his teammates under the bus in an effort to get out of Arizona?

He doesn't do well with struggling teams and both picked him up and then let him go for pennies on the dollar because no one would take him for the market value the general public thinks he's worth. 

There are more problems with Hopkins on your team than we even know. Let's not bring him in when we have a young QB and a team being rebuilt. Not only could he be cancerous to the team, the price tag is going to be way up there. That's a Dallas Cowboys move.

[Jay Roosevelt]

I'd just assume pass on him. At his age I don't think giving him a big contract is the best idea.

I'd rather save the cap space for free agency next season or for a possible trade for a big-time WR. 

[Raleigh PF]

I'm interested in seeing if Young and Mingo can develop into at least a lite version of Burrow/Chase (or Montana/Rice for us older folks). That's less likely to happen with Hopkins in the mix. 

Additionally, the timing just isn't right. Hopkins is expensive and looking for a contender. The Panthers window hasn't opened yet and may not for a couple of years. It wouldn't help if Hopkins was leaving about the time the Panthers were turning into legit contenders. He's a nice thought, but not now.