[The Athletic] Carolina Panthers roster reset: Where they’re in good shape and where help is needed

[WhoKnows]

5 minutes ago, frankw said:

My thing with the Panthers is we keep taking half measures in addressing our strikingly obvious suckitude. Fired Ron Rivera and kept Marty Hurney. Fired Matt Rhule and kept Scott Fitterer instead of cleaning house. Fired Fitterer and kept all the Scouts and promoted Dan Morgan. Now we've kicked the can with Evero. Honestly we should have gone with a clean slate at defensive coordinator. I think it was best for both parties. We'll see if the Panthers decision on that continues down the same path. But unfortunately there's one constant that remains from all that I just mentioned. The Tepper's.

I wanted Fitterer gone (whole GM/scouting) with Rhule. I was told I was wrong by so many and it set us back another 3-4 years.

[frankw]

2 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

The Venn Diagram of Huddlers who loved the DJ Johnson pick and Huddlers who want us to take Shemar Stewart at 8 is a circle.

Oh yeah we've got our share of homers and shoe shiners here no doubt. The nontoxic ones mean no harm though and in general I respect their resolve. There are others that are insufferable though.

Anywho there was a time when I tried to give our FO the benefit of the doubt on draft night but I'm way beyond that. If we make a solid pick and it's not a reach and is in the BPA mold I can begin to get on board and at least find something to be positive about. But so far Morgan's track record is iffy at best. If we start picking projects and reaching this place should be justifiably talking cold hard poo about the FO. We'll see.

[csx]

I don't see OLB as number 1 need. We have Clowney, Wonnum, and Jones.

If that's a huge need than so is QB.

I get that it might be a strategic need for the future but not immediate.

[ECHornet]

7 hours ago, Seltzer said:

Wonnum and Clowney also. Still need another guy who can dependable rush the passer.

There were times last year Huddlers could have provided about as much pass rush as we were getting out there

I was talking about 2026. We need to draft at least one OLB and get them in our program so they can hit the ground running when Clowney/Wonnum’s contracts expire. 

[ECHornet]

5 hours ago, WhoKnows said:

Lol. Make some noise? Dude has 0.5 sacks in his career and he’ll be turning 27 in October. At his pace, he’ll be 40 when he has his 4th NFL sack.

Yea, I didn’t say I expect it. Ha

But it would be nice. 

[csx]

Any worthwhile kickers in the draft? 

[Panthero]

9 hours ago, ECHornet said:

I was talking about 2026. We need to draft at least one OLB and get them in our program so they can hit the ground running when Clowney/Wonnum’s contracts expire. 

Exactly, you don't need an instant starter there. 

[shaqattaq]

16 hours ago, Camp Fodder said:

We are going to reach at 8 aren’t we?

[JawnyBlaze]

We need all LBs. I know we have some young guys but I haven’t seen a M/ILB on our team impress me at all yet. 
 

edit: Jewell was ok but he should be the worst guy in the group at his level, not the best. 

Edited 5 hours ago by JawnyBlaze

[Panthero]

2 hours ago, JawnyBlaze said:

We need all LBs. I know we have some young guys but I haven’t seen a M/ILB on our team impress me at all yet. 
 

edit: Jewell was ok but he should be the worst guy in the group at his level, not the best. 

Id love to take a true kick ass middle LB in the 2nd round.