LB Justin Houston signs

[trucpfan]

I had to add this from a Seattle article earlier in the year comparing who to sign in free agency at OLB….

Houston & Ngakoue

Now, let’s take a look at where Justin Houston and Yannick Ngakoue ranked in 2022:

    Pass Rush: Houston 27th, Ngakoue 128th
    Run Defense: Houston 63rd, Ngakoue 180th
    Coverage: Houston 59th, Ngakoue 131st
    Tackling: Ngakoue 147th, Houston 170th
    Overall: Houston 30th, Ngakoue 163rd

The simple takeaways here are:

    Both Yannick Ngakoue and Justin Houston struggled with tackling last year.
    Houston’s numbers in the other 4 categories make him an interesting option, despite his age, should Seattle decide to add another EDGE before (or after) the draft; Ngakoue, not so much.
    The numbers indicate that swapping Houston for Taylor would be a HUGE improvement.

[CPF4LIFE]

Edge rushers must not be looking good in camp, i said it was a issue right after the draft and people really want to get rid Burns and still be competitive at the same time.

Think about that foolishness for a second.

[frankw]

Just now, CPF4LIFE said:

Edge rushers must not be looking good in camp, i said it was a issue right after the draft and people really want to get rid Burns and still be competitive at the same time.

Think about that foolishness for a second.

Every single one of these loudmouth Panthers fans that scream about the first round picks we turned down would be frothing at the mouth when they saw our putrid pass rush post Burns trade. And if and when he lit it up in L.A. they would be calling for Fitterer's head. It's easy to make plans for some picks years from now. Not easy to sit and watch and live with the results in the meantime.

[KSpan]

2 minutes ago, frankw said:

Every single one of these loudmouth Panthers fans that scream about the first round picks we turned down would be frothing at the mouth when they saw our putrid pass rush post Burns trade. And if and when he lit it up in L.A. they would be calling for Fitterer's head. It's easy to make plans for some picks years from now. Not easy to sit and watch and live with the results in the meantime.

[Panthercougar68]

10 minutes ago, frankw said:

Every single one of these loudmouth Panthers fans that scream about the first round picks we turned down would be frothing at the mouth when they saw our putrid pass rush post Burns trade. And if and when he lit it up in L.A. they would be calling for Fitterer's head. It's easy to make plans for some picks years from now. Not easy to sit and watch and live with the results in the meantime.

Preach!

[dxpanther]

I like this. Defense needed a grown-up in the locker room (Shaq doesn't count). Never underestimate the intangibles of old heads.

[CamWhoaaCam]

41 minutes ago, CPF4LIFE said:

Edge rushers must not be looking good in camp, i said it was a issue right after the draft and people really want to get rid Burns and still be competitive at the same time.

Think about that foolishness for a second.

People want to get rid of Burns because they don't want to pay him a big contract.

 

 

[CamWhoaaCam]

5 minutes ago, dxpanther said:

I like this. Defense needed a grown-up in the locker room (Shaq doesn't count). Never underestimate the intangibles of old heads.

My OG's always spreading positive knowledge.

 

 

[96Bravo]

Dang! I didn't even know this guy was available. Nice pick up.

[Soul Rebel]

Love it for '23 and helps bring a vet to the locker room that can help the younger guys learn the position from an All-Pro. 

He won't be our every down backer but will add a new wrinkle to Evero's D. DJ, and Barno are probably a year away still. Take the pressure off them and YGM for this year and let them be Houston's shadow all year.

[ncguy2184]

Maaaan i missed the days of Rucker Peppers and Kris Jenkins with Buckner.

That was a solid D line right there. 

[Davidson Deac II]

Houston, we have a problem.  Or we had a problem, and hopefully Houston fixed it.  

[WUnderhill]

Bunch of chicken littles sheesh. The plan all along could have been to sign one of the FA guys and they were just waiting for the price to be right with the right guy at the right time. Was anybody expecting a 3rd round pick to come in right away and be a 3 down edge? That’s on you. Was anybody expecting YGM and Haynes to be immediate pro bowlers switching from 4-3 to 3-4? That’s on you. And this may shock some people, but Burns may not play literally 100% of defensive snaps. At his age, Houston is another good rotational piece. That’s about all we can say.

[CPF4LIFE]

1 hour ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

People want to get rid of Burns because they don't want to pay him a big contract.

 

 

Oh my gosh ...only if you could get by on not having to pay top players in the league big money it would be so much easier to build championship teams am i right? Too bad it doesn't work like that..