Panthers release Lucas

[bLACKpANTHER]

Thats a real punch in the face for him

[Fox007]

We need to use that on D-line.

Not really, especially if Peppers signs a long term contract or stays.

That's too narrow minded. You have to consider or pick the best rated player among the needs you have.

So if a CB is much higher rated than the DE that is available you don't pass up on him.(same goes for any of our needs)

[The Link]

Not really, especially if Peppers signs a long term contract or stays.

That's too narrow minded. You have to consider or pick the best rated player among the needs you have.

So if a CB is much higher rated than the DE that is available you don't pass up on him.(same goes for any of our needs)

Peppers won't sign a deal, so we should get somebody early so we can train them up in the mean time. Peppers will also probably have another season like 07, or just hold out altogether. I was thinking a DT anyway. Maybe Ziggy Hood if he is still there. We can get a decent CB in the 3rd.

[Kettle]

so what was his hit to the cap?

[Darth Biscuit]

I wonder how much money this will free up under the cap?

Gannt says:

The move creates another $2.3 million in immediate salary cap room, which is good since they had $24,042 at the beginning of the day.

http://www.heraldonline.com/665

[CWalker4205]

Now I doubt he will get payed as much than if he just accepted the Detroit trade.

he wouldn't agree to a smaller contract, that's why the trade failed to begin with, he must think he's worth more than others believe he is

[CatMan72]

Panthers saved 2.3 million under the cap by releasing Lucas, as Darin Gantt pointed out - 24,000 in cap space wasn't enough to sign our draft picks.

Best of luck Ken, thanks for giving us your best both on and off the field.

[mantal]

Panthers saved 2.3 million under the cap by releasing Lucas, as Darin Gantt pointed out - 24,000 in cap space wasn't enough to sign our draft picks.

Best of luck Ken, thanks for giving us your best both on and off the field.

Not a big savings compared to what his salary was going to be...

[Fireball77]

he wouldn't agree to a smaller contract, that's why the trade failed to begin with, he must think he's worth more than others believe he is

Either that or he would rather take less money to go to a team he wants to go to like he will be able to now.

[Malt Liquor]

Gannt says:

http://www.heraldonline.com/665

O.K. move, now who else do we release to free up some more cap space or do we roll with the squad that we have with maybe one or two FA pickups.

[mantal]

O.K. move, now who else do we release to free up some more cap space or do we roll with the squad that we have with maybe one or two FA pickups.

We'll have to make some more moves because it will take more than this to sign our draftees, (even though it won't take as much if we don't have a 1st rounder)...

[Fiz]

on one hand.....

thanks for the years of service ken lucas. you've been steadily downhill since 2005, but you were never worse than average. by all accounts you were insufferable in the locker room, but now you have the chance to make yourself some money and pick a city with an appropriately accommodating gay night life.

on the other....

eat a dick. you're going to get less money now because you didn't want to play in detroit. no one is going to give you what you think you're worth because no one shares the opinion of your skills your inflated ego has left you with. i hope wherever you go the panthers get to play you and you end up on steve smith so he could burn you all day like he does in practice.

[phatpanther21]

Betcha Smitty will offer to help get him out of town

[rko396]

ok Fiz, chill out. Lucas may not be worth the money he was due this year but he was never a terrible corner. He gave up a few long plays this year but when the opposing QB has 4.5 minutes to thorw, who wouldn't? Lucas has been nothing but quiet and having a perfect attiute during his stay here. He honestly could not have handled the Steve Smith situation any better. He didn't speak up a bit and just forgave him. unless u expected him to get up smile and laughing after it.