What is Hurney thinking FREE UP SOME SPACE!

[BlueHose]

He thinks the 12-4 team that showed up last season will show up this season, Pep or not, no matter what our schedule is. Thus, he'll wait til the last second to bring in some scrubs to be backups and will build through the draft.

This will blow up in his face this year, IMHO.

If you polled the 32 GMs in the league and told them if they could have 22 out 22 starters returning off of a 12-4 team, I believe every one of them would be happy.

[monstercat]

I'm not a bit worried about our schedule, because there is no telling which teams will be good or bad next season.

Hell, even winning the most regular season games means next to nothing anymore. Apparently, all you need to to nowadays, is win enough to make the play offs...being highly seeded and playing at home is just about worthless in this decade.

[mountainpantherfan]

If you polled the 32 GMs in the league and told them if they could have 22 out 22 starters returning off of a 12-4 team, I believe every one of them would be happy.

AJ Smith had a 14-2 Charges team that didn't win the Super Bowl and fired the coach.

The only way GMs are going to be completely happy with returning 22 out of 22 starters of a 12-4 team is if that team won the Super Bowl. Otherwise something was missing and needs improving and usually that doesn't mean upgrading the 3rd string RB...

[Fireball77]

I think the #1 seed hasn't been a good thing for awhile now. That's why losing to the NYG didn't upset me AT ALL on THAT score last season.

[BlueHose]

AJ Smith had a 14-2 Charges team that didn't win the Super Bowl and fired the coach.

Yeah...and how did that work out?

I'm not saying that we don't need to make some improvements/ upgrades. Mainly depth and/or a new starter at DT and CB. But we don't need to be in panic mode either. After the big money FA clear out, the second tier FA will be cheap this year IMO. Lets also hope that Meeks will utilize the existing players better and get the most out of them.

[solorca]

agreed....they cant honestly think we would improve from last year without signing anybody new, losing 2 o-linemen to FA, cutting an o-linemen, keeping a DE that doesnt want to be here, pissing off a CB by attempting to trade him to the worst team in history, an starting off the draft with a low 2nd round pick

the only thing that makes sense is trading peppers sooner then later

Backup, Backup, Backup, Peppers, Old, 2nd round pick.

Things aren't as bad as you want them to be.

[Jangler]

I'm not a bit worried about our schedule, because there is no telling which teams will be good or bad next season.

Hell, even winning the most regular season games means next to nothing anymore. Apparently, all you need to to nowadays, is win enough to make the play offs...being highly seeded and playing at home is just about worthless in this decade.

There you go! I'm not worried about the schedule either. AS long as we stay good or get better, that's all that matters. Too much parody in todays NFL, to be for certain who really has a tough schedule and who doesn't.

[BlueHose]

I don't think Delhomme will extend his contract this offseason at any point. Why should he? If the team believes in him the way many on here believe they do, then next season being uncapped will allow Delhomme to rake in some big dollars. If Delhomme was willing to sign an extension he would have done so before FA began as the team needed that cap space before the league announced the cap increase.

Delhomme would be stupid to sign an extension at this point. Maybe if the CBA is worked out before the April deadline but if not don't expect anything until next offseason when Delhomme becomes a FA.

Of course if he has many more games next year like the Arizona game, he will be basically worthless going into free agency.

[Fireball77]

I was actually going to start a thread about Jake's contract but this seems like a suitable forum.

I don't think Delhomme will extend his contract this offseason at any point. Why should he? If the team believes in him the way many on here believe they do, then next season being uncapped will allow Delhomme to rake in some big dollars. If Delhomme was willing to sign an extension he would have done so before FA began as the team needed that cap space before the league announced the cap increase.

Delhomme would be stupid to sign an extension at this point. Maybe if the CBA is worked out before the April deadline but if not don't expect anything until next offseason when Delhomme becomes a FA.

Uncapped year doesn't necessarily mean more dollars for a player. I don't think he has been unwilling to sign anything, they just haven't talked. This is the only thing I have seen recently about it.

In keeping with what I reported earlier this week, there will be no restructured contract for quarterback Jake Delhomme -- at least not today. Carolina will at some point this off-season look at a new deal for Delhomme but word is they they want to take their time and make sure they do it right. Delhomme is in the final year of his contract.

http://carolinagrowl.com/SteveReed/archive/2009/02/26/rfa-king-receives-second-round-tender-from-panthers.aspx

[Nu Guns]

Dont let the door hit ya in the ass Delhomme

[MacPanther89]

The real question is: Why hasn't he CUT Jake yet?

because we have no replacement. I dont think Fox is too comfortable with Matt Moore, who im not sold on. And even if we draft Sanchez due to a trade, or get a QB later on in the draft, we still will most likely keep Jake so he can teach and provide as a decent backup. The Panthers still need Delhomme.