Free Agents in new CBA= players4/5/6 years

[jtnc]

Why does everyone think matt moore will be back? With cam on the roster,jimmy,and pike? Ron has all but promised to bring in a Vet i don't see any possible way matt moore is on the opening day roster. unless that vet that he promised is a "resigned moore" it just doesn't sound possible.

Pike is likely to be cut.

[rayzor]

i wouldn't be considering pike part of the picture unless it's on the practice squad.

not sure why his name ever shows up.

moore could be that vet QB, but i'm hoping we bring in someone with a lot more playing experience than him.

[micnificent28]

even still i think its much more likely pike is apart of the panthers(practice squad) or roster than moore. I don't think moore ready to give up on being a starter and being 3rd string probably isn't in his intrests.

[TheRealDeal]

Yeah I think Moore is gone as well but there is no way that IF he was here that Clausen would be ahead of him on the DC.

If he's here it's either temporary starter or backup.

[panthers55]

I don't think CJ is worth more than Beason who's been playing his ass off since he got here and has been a great leader.

As other have already said, linebackers get paid less than DEs plain and simple. Patrick Willis is making around 9 million a year so for Beason to be close to that, he will be making top money for a linebacker. The best kicker in the league makes less than an average quarterback. You have to see how Beason stacks up to other linebackers and in that he will be doing fine.

[Leeroy Jenkins PhD]

This is what confuses me. If our entire team is about to become UFA's (at least the talented individuals) How do we currently have 70 Million tied up?

[SOJA]

as a huddle we are collectively severely underestimating the desperate need for a second corner, I'm not saying Aso or even Jonathan Joseph, but we are going to have to find someone, Captain is a great nickel, but he got destroyed last year at times

[chknwing]

[rayzor]

This is what confuses me. If our entire team is about to become UFA's (at least the talented individuals) How do we currently have 70 Million tied up?

because we have most of the roster under contract.

we only have 19 UFAs coming up. that is more than most clubs, but still far from our entire team and aside from a few they are mostly easily replaceable or won't be that big of a deal to re-sign.

here's all the guys I can tell who become UFAs this year.

1. Matt Moore
   
2. Brian St. Pierre
   
3. DeAngelo Williams
   
4. David Clowney
   
5. Jeff King
   
6. Dante Rosario
   
7. Ryan Kalil
   
8. Charles Johnson
   
9. Derek Landri
   
10. Ed Johnson
    
11. Nick Hayden
    
12. Thomas Davis
    
13. James Anderson
    
14. Jamar Williams
    
15. Richard Marshall
    
16. C.J. Wilson
    
17. Gerald Alexander
    
18. Marcus Hudson
    
19. Rhys Lloyd
    

[panthers55]

This is what confuses me. If our entire team is about to become UFA's (at least the talented individuals) How do we currently have 70 Million tied up?

Here are the salaries under contract right now. When Smitty cost 7, Gross cost 6, Wharton cost 5.4, Stewart costs 4, Gamble cost 6, Brayton is 3 ( that is 31 thousand between 6 players). Doesn't take much to add up to a bunch.

http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/

[rayzor]

Here are the salaries under contract right now. When Smitty cost 7, Gross cost 6, Wharton cost 5.4, Stewart costs 4, Gamble cost 6, Brayton is 3 ( that is 31 thousand between 6 players). Doesn't take much to add up to a bunch.

http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/

this one goes into better detail

http://www.rotoworld.com/teams/contracts/nfl/car/

[The Saltman]

as a huddle we are collectively severely underestimating the desperate need for a second corner, I'm not saying Aso or even Jonathan Joseph, but we are going to have to find someone, Captain is a great nickel, but he got destroyed last year at times

We have to. Especially with those suspect safeties we have.

[panthers55]

Between Hogan, McClain, Pugh, Stanford and Wilson, they might feel they already have the guy on the team. Otherwise there aren't a lot of guys on the free agent list who are much better than Marshall (who we could get without breaking the bank). I wouldn't be surprised if we pick up one or two journeymen corners in the mix and try to find a diamond in the rough. I just really doubt that with a few weeks to sign everyone, that we will be that aggressive at signing that many big name free agents.

[The Saltman]

When you have to spend 90% of the cap its possible though.