You know who is eyeing that peppers money?

[Zod]

Every player that is up for a contract extension this and next season.

Very little of it will go to new players.

That is all.

[GreatPoupon]

but is it enough to extend dwill, beason, and davis... and maybe stewart?

[necroplasm]

but is it enough to extend dwill, beason, and davis... and maybe stewart?

I would say so. Definitely Davis this year..

[rmoneyg35]

So we let go one pro-ball player so we can keep 3-4 future pro ball players. I think that makes sense.

[Murph]

Marshall and King may also be on the list for extensions if they are easy to negotiate with. I doubt, however, that Marshall will take any hometown discount. King might and would be worth keeping around.

[5158Poundin]

We have some great players to extend and hold onto - let's spend the money on those vets and keep what we can. Davis, Beason, Williams are just the top three that come to mind.

[Fiz]

yeah in the last thread where everyone was panicking i asked if they'd rather have peppers or a locked up beason, davis, kalil, marshall, and deangelo.

no one really said anything and just continued to eat paste

[Khyber53]

It's better to spread the money around to a group of excellent players than to put it all into the hands of one phenomenal, yet spotty, player who'd rather not be here.

I hate to see Pep go, but it was both his wish and for the betterment of the team long-term. Maybe we'll play against him in the Super Bowl.

[Swarly]

the biggest upside to this situation is seeing all my favorite players get their contracts extended.

hopefully they follow through.. when can they start giving out contract extensions? March 5th?

[Lumps]

but is it enough to extend dwill, beason, and davis... and maybe stewart?

Yep. At least the The 21 million the tag surely could.

Let's see the Panthers get 3 great , significantly younger players and one soon to be great young player...maybe with a little change to spare.

for

1 great player...at 50%.

Anyone who says we should have tagged Peppers is a fuging complete idiot. He didn't want to play here. No one would have paid that and no matter how great a player thinking logically, getting rid of him will help this team as a whole far more than keeping him.

[Ramblin' Willie]

I think we can extend our own players contracts or released players before the March 5 date. We can't sign another team's UF/A's or RF/A's until then.

[Kevin Greene]

yeah in the last thread where everyone was panicking i asked if they'd rather have peppers or a locked up beason, davis, kalil, marshall, and deangelo.

no one really said anything and just continued to eat paste

Besides money I like the way these guys you listed play football. The Panthers need the passion these guys bring and now that it will be their team they need to set the bar very high how each guy on the 53 man roster is expected to perform. Every game.

[panthers55]

I would be surprised if we do anything with Beason and Williams and might only tender Davis and Marshall. That way you save money in 2011 if there is a lockout. Seems Richardson is all about saving money.

Personally I think we should take the opportunity to extend some guys and give them a front loaded contract because there are no cap implications this year. That way when the cap is put back in place, we will take a much smaller hit rather than the other way around with backloaded contracts.

But then again it isn't my money so what do I know?

[MadHatter]

I would be surprised if we do anything with Beason and Williams and might only tender Davis and Marshall. That way you save money in 2011 if there is a lockout. Seems Richardson is all about saving money.

Personally I think we should take the opportunity to extend some guys and give them a front loaded contract because there are no cap implications this year. That way when the cap is put back in place, we will take a much smaller hit rather than the other way around with backloaded contracts.

But then again it isn't my money so what do I know?

Why does everyone keep saying that JR is "all about saving money"?

They made one decision that Peppers was not worth $20M for one season or the probably ridculous amount he wanted for a long-term deal.

We may not play heavyin the big name FA signings. But, that is prob a good thing. This FA Class sucks and is very weak. When that happens, you overpay for mediocre players ....just becuase they are the best ones available.