Edwards to Carolina?

[Proudiddy]

Sure, Braylon Edwards wants to leave the NY market to play in Carolina with another rookie quarterback. That would be on the top of my list.

Steve Smith is in all likelyhood not going anywhere because no one will pay for him. I would be thrilled to be proven wrong though.

I don't think the Panthers have a strong need at WR relative to other areas.

As much as I would like to feel like the Patriots and just stockpile talent wherever we can... And Braylon would give us a dynamic threat on both sides of the field with Smitty... WR just isn't high on our list of needs right now.

We've got youth there with a lot of talent and potential to boot.

Now, if the FO knows they're not keeping Smitty or are planning for his replacement, then I could see it...

Honestly, I think we need to get Joseph in here and shore up DT first after re-signing our own guys.

[Dpantherman]

Herm Edwards has zero inside information, his SPECULATION is as valuable as every other poster that has posted the words "Edwards to Carolina" the past several months.

[bleys]

if the coaches bring him in, great...

I'd rather have Holmes though...

[Dpantherman]

Holmes is a lot closer to Smith than Edwards is.

[Crixtala]

we don't need to spend money on WR this offseason

IF smith is traded AND the FO feels we need to add a receiver, we need to pick up either moss or burress. they will come with cheap/short contracts and will offer cam a receiver with solid hands that he can rely on. preferrably burress if he can prove that he's still got something left as he's shown time and time again that he's willing to go up for the ball as well as bring (hopefully) less attitude and a bigger selection of routes that can/will be ran.

[HoFBound90]

I think we are better suited grooming young WRs with Cam. Shockey/Smith provide more than enough veteran presence/talent. If Smith goes you bring in a older guy.[/QUOT

I agree to an extent but the only "young" guy I have any hopes of turning into a decent player would be Gettis. If Edwards could even resemble his previous form, before he got stone hands then we could have a dangerous wr corp. Smith-Edwards-Gettis-Lafell/Armanti Shockey-Rosario-King

[davos]

Edwards is a different type of receiver than Holmes. They shouldn't really be compared imo.

What people don't mention is how less Edwards drops the ball now. Chud has experience with him and he fits quite nicely as a Smitty compliment while Gettis & LaFell develop. His attitude may have sucked in Cleveland, but I'm looking at both the talent and price we could get him at and I'm gonna go out on a limb and say its our WR signing this offseason.

[thefuzz]

Don't like his hands in big moments, but a good WR none the less.

Personally, if we were going to get a Jets WR, I would rather have Cotchery if we were losing Smith.

[davos]

A FA WR signing should happen regardless of what Smitty does

[The Saltman]

id rather have sydney rice

Ya Id rather sign a player who has had only one good season in his whole career and has had hip and injury issues!!

Lets do it!!

[Guest Setfree1012]

I'll say this, I really think we will be surprised by the play of both Gettis and LaFell this season. As much as I'd like to add a receiver like Braylon, I think Gettis is roughly the same thing (he's 6'3", was a college sprinter, and can attack the ball at it's highest point) with a QB not scared to let it rip deep I think between Smith and Gettis we could finally see some more explosive plays. Especially with Chud's emphasis on vertical passing (ala San Diego).

With LaFell and Pilares (I think he'll beat out Armanti in camp) working the middle/underneath routes along with Shockey, I feel reason to be fairly optimistic about our passing game without the addition of a Free Agent.

[CRA]

Edwards is a different type of receiver than Holmes. They shouldn't really be compared imo.

What people don't mention is how less Edwards drops the ball now. Chud has experience with him and he fits quite nicely as a Smitty compliment while Gettis & LaFell develop. His attitude may have sucked in Cleveland, but I'm looking at both the talent and price we could get him at and I'm gonna go out on a limb and say its our WR signing this offseason.

wasn't there a lot of friction w/ Edwards and Chud.....as in Edwards wasn't a fan?

[jtm]

We will not go after a WR unless Smith is traded. If Smith is traded, I see us going after Edwards over Rice b/c he will not be nearly as expensive and has history with our coaching staff. I personally am not a fan. Someone that is out until the wee hours of the night during the week doesn't have football as a priority. Just my opinion.

[davos]

I'll say this, I really think we will be surprised by the play of both Gettis and LaFell this season. As much as I'd like to add a receiver like Braylon, I think Gettis is roughly the same thing (he's 6'3", was a college sprinter, and can attack the ball at it's highest point) with a QB not scared to let it rip deep I think between Smith and Gettis we could finally see some more explosive plays. Especially with Chud's emphasis on vertical passing (ala San Diego).

With LaFell and Pilares (I think he'll beat out Armanti in camp) working the middle/underneath routes along with Shockey, I feel reason to be fairly optimistic about our passing game without the addition of a Free Agent.

I remember hearing the same stuff about Colbert, Carter, Carruth, Hackett, etc

Regardless of their potential we should be looking for an already established talent to compliment Smitty (Floyd, Edwards, either Jones, Holmes). I think Gettis in particular is gonna be great but bottom line: more talent = more talent