Charles Johnson will be watching the CBA closely.

[Urrymonster]

Funny how an average DE looks like a superstar on a shitty team.

Seriously? The man has carried our pass rush and is basically among the NFLs leaders in every DL category...

[DR_DIGH]

As long as Richardson is alive, there won't be bad actors no matter who is the head coach.

Which sucks in my opinion because this is a business from his position and his ultimate goal is to bring a championship to the Carolinas. With that said, as long as it doesn't tear the team apart from the inside out, we should sign guys that can help us acheive our goal despite their past. I'm speaking of guys like Vick who have shown a turnaround, not guys like Haynesworth who are proving to be overpaid and lazy.

[DR_DIGH]

Sign the man! He has made a lot of excellent plays this year and seems to stay healthy doing it. What more could you want when building a team?

[pepaw]

Agreed but if you want to talk good draft- lets talk Dumervil from Denver who was a 4th rounder who at the end of his 4th year- last year- had 43 sacks and 129 tackles. He had 8.5 sacks as a rookie and in his 4th year (2009) had 17 sacks.

I've actually never heard of a better 4th round than the one the Broncos had in 2006. To get Brandon Marshall and Dumervil in the 4th is crazy.

[panthers55]

Which sucks in my opinion because this is a business from his position and his ultimate goal is to bring a championship to the Carolinas. With that said, as long as it doesn't tear the team apart from the inside out, we should sign guys that can help us acheive our goal despite their past. I'm speaking of guys like Vick who have shown a turnaround, not guys like Haynesworth who are proving to be overpaid and lazy.

If you want Vick then hope we bring in Newton who is bigger, smarter, more durable and almost 10 years younger. Vick could be a short term solution but isn't the future. Newton could be the franchise guy we need for the rest of the next decade.

[R0CKnR0LLA]

Resigning him would help us out but why the hell would any FA want to sign with the Panthers?

[The Saltman]

Funny how an average DE looks like a superstar on a pooty team.

add another sack and he has 54 tackles and a FF. I wouldnt call that average.

[MHS831]

Depending on the new HC hire, I wonder if there might be a bit of a different mindset on players who don't necessarily tow the company line but could help us win.

Absolutely. I think CJ could convert to a 3-4 DE, but would he be as effective? If he is a RFA then we hold the cards, to a degree.

[Guild]

Johnson is like Rucker in my view. A solid player who stands out on our rather bad DL. If we had some push up the middle (and I don't mean Landri's occasional good move where he jumps the snap at just the right time) and if Hardy or heaven forbid Brown develop into solid players then Johnson would probably turn into a statistical beast. He does very well against RTs and would in my estimation have a 30-50% increase on pressures and sacks if QBs couldn't step up into the pocket almost every single pass attempt.