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Panthers free agency: What positions/players are still left to be upgraded after day 1
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By Aussie Tank · Posted
At the combine there was a DT running some RB routes and didn't look to bad. If you want a FB go the Harbaugh route and convert a Dlineman -
Last season: I did not like drafting XL, Brooks, but we did not have a first rounder, so I give him a good grade for Wallace (who was below average as a starter, imo). I liked the TE Sanders--good value in the fourth. Smith-Wade seems to be a good pick for a late CB. In free agency, he overpaid two guards, imo, but it worked. To me, overpaying suggests that you have a complex and need money to convince a player to come to Carolina. You want players to come here because we win, not because we overpay. Motivation is important. I think Morgan and company did not have a good year. I give them a D. This year, in free agency, I hate the contract they gave Horn. He has not earned it--full stop. I would have traded him for a third rounder before paying that. He is not Darrell Revis. He is not Deion Sanders I get that he is trying to develop a core and not ship it when key first rounders hit their primes--Burns, CMC, and Horn, for example. So this year, we started off with the same insecurity we had in 2024. After locking up Tremble, Mays (sorta), and Corbett (all good moves that may not have had too many other options), he jumped back into free agency and went after Milton Williams, willing to pay him $100m, giving the Panthers four $100m players (Hunt, Brown, Horn, and now Milton). It is best to give huge contracts in house and not to free agents--yet 2 or our 4 would have been free agents chasing a huge payday. Fortunately, the Patriots bailed out Morgan. He then does well, his best signing of the day, grabbing Bobby Brown and Tershawn Wharton--a run stuffing NT and a pass-rushing DE (which is what Milton is) for less money than Milton was paid to sign with New England. Moehrig (SS) will become a huge fan favorite on the defense and he was paid well. Pat Jones (Edge) is basically Wonnum II right now, but with reason to think his upside is higher. Not a bad signing at $10m per. In relation to the draft, Morgan is a former player and a lot of them have a lower expectation from rookies than you or I do. I think he addressed the issues at IDL, with room for another addition in the draft. I am not confident that he addressed areas of need that are not deep in the draft, like WR. We still need a FS, and the FS position is not that deep. He did not address LB, which might suggest they target Walker. He did not address WR, which might suggest that he feels XL will improve. I am not satisfied that Edge has been addressed completely. So is he setting himself up to find quality players in need areas that are deep in the draft? We drafted 2 IDL and an Edge. They are plentiful in the draft. Did he overpay for CB when that $25m could have been used to find 2 CBs with better track records? To answer the question, I like Morgan's aggression. I like the fact that he determined the biggest need -- run defense--and he brought it a bunch of players who are really strong in run support. Moehrig, Jones, and Brown are run stuffers. Horn and Jackson are solid vs, the run. Until we get a solid free safety and pass rushing edge, I will worry about the pass defense. So far, I am going to give Morgan a C+. If we add a free safety and/or a stud WR I will raise his grade. If I were reading tea leaves, I would say that we are not counting on Graham being there, so we are going to target a WR or Jalon Walker. If we do nothing at WR before the draft, he could be in position where he feels that he has to draft a WR in the first round. It seems, however, that most obvious "tell" is that he has not signed an ILB or an edge who can get to the passer. All signs point to Jalen Walker. If he takes Walker, I see his strategy. It makes sense, in a weird way. -
By Johnstonny · Posted
Right now...hes a solid C+. He can improve to B+ with the draft.
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