Charles Johnson agrees to terms *CONFIRMED!* OP updated

[Biggdaddi1022]

You all need to relax im sure CJ has to play pretty well to get the contract.........he will only get what is guaranteed otherwise .... plus you dont know how they plan to use him..... they might cater the d towards him.

[MadHatter]

Except he isn't elite. He had one above average year when we were down 30-6 by the 2nd quarter most games

Thanks for making our point.

We were down so much this year that teams were running the ball more to run out the clock. Yet, he had a monster year rushing and sacking the QB. That wo would mean that he was more successful per pass play.

Thanks for making the collective IQ of the huddle even lower.

[Saint J]

Or he could have beaten a lot of backups...

[CatMan72]

Just in case anybody is doubting what we paid Johnson:

http://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2011/05/21/charles-johnson-already-elite/

[tailg8or]

Hardy and CJ will prove to be one of the best DE tandems. Hardy didn't get much of a look with Fox. If we can get pressure up the middle, our DL could be scary next year.

[Kakarot]

CJ bout to be paid! lol

He's worth it though, and I'm glad he's still a panther. Congrats big dawg!

[Yaboychris28]

does anybody else think we signed him for too much?

[Mvp2014]

One down.

[Peppers90 NC]

does anybody else think we signed him for too much?

yea they all take the short bus to school

[davos]

Why am I debating idiots on the ESPN comment section about our signing? I never do sh*t like that :)

I hope he tears every o-line to shreds this season

[Pox 08]

Why am I debating idiots on the ESPN comment section about our signing? I never do sh*t like that :)

I hope he tears every o-line to shreds this season

Yeah, you can't win an argument on espn. Most of them think we've been bottom dwellers for the last decade..

[davos]

Yeah, you can't win an argument on espn. Most of them think we've been bottom dwellers for the last decade..

The funny thing is I've never posted there; had my fantasy account on and got riled up reading those idiots' comments. I need to start scrolling down less :D

[pantherclaw]

"He's only started one year....he's only had one good year....he's being paid to much, waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"

Up until last year, we had peppers (who nobody was going to beat out for a spot) and brayton. Whether you agree with brayton being worthy of the other starting spot is mute. The fact is, up until last year, charles johnson was just part of the rotation. I'm not interested in the politics as to why, so don't debate it.

The fact is, johnson has been a solid football player from the moment he was drafted. He earned playing time, and was a big part of the rotation. Everytime he was on the field, he played well, and produced.

You can argue the limited role he had until you are blue in the face...it doesn't change the fact the he has and is a good football player.

He was the best defensive end available. Any team who wanted this guy, was going to have to pay fot him. He's young, and can get even better. His contract is not big by any means. That is the going rate for a defensive end of his talent and production.

Disagree all you want, it just shows how little you understand about the nfl.

He got paid. He's worth it.

It certainly beats over paying for an DE that isn't as good, and couldn't have replaced him.

[davos]

"He's only started one year....he's only had one good year....he's being paid to much, waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"

Up until last year, we had peppers (who nobody was going to beat out for a spot) and brayton. Whether you agree with brayton being worthy of the other starting spot is mute. The fact is, up until last year, charles johnson was just part of the rotation. I'm not interested in the politics as to why, so don't debate it.

The fact is, johnson has been a solid football player from the moment he was drafted. He earned playing time, and was a big part of the rotation. Everytime he was on the field, he played well, and produced.

You can argue the limited role he had until you are blue in the face...it doesn't change the fact the he has and is a good football player.

He was the best defensive end available. Any team who wanted this guy, was going to have to pay fot him. He's young, and can get even better. His contract is not big by any means. That is the going rate for a defensive end of his talent and production.

Disagree all you want, it just shows how little you understand about the nfl.

He got paid. He's worth it.

It certainly beats over paying for an DE that isn't as good, and couldn't have replaced him.

great post

If this is what it took to potentially have a top-5 DE and lure CJ away from his hometown and our biggest rival, I'm not complaining one damn bit ;) I'm willing to pay a little more in advance to risk having Chuck play us twice a season.

Not to mention we still have a sh*t ton to spend