Did we do enough to woo Mario Williams?

[Lumps]

Guys we have almost have the worst defense in the league and our bright spots are CJ and Hardy. The money HAS to go somewhere else. We have no one playing at DT, question marks playing LB and a secondary that is very inconsistent. Our DEs are actually playing decent, consistently.

[Gin and Juice]

Unless Mario Williams can pack on some pounds and move inside, I don't think defensive end is the position we need to be concentrating and spending big money on in this coming offseason.

I can agree with this to a point, however, flip side........we can all agree that we NEED defensive playmakers and Mario is a proven one! How bad does the front office want to win? Local homeboy that will sell a lot of jerseys and put a lot of butts in seats! Also willing to bet that we will not catch him wearing a Falcons hat!

[Mvp2014]

maybe if we didn't just sink 70mil into a DE

[Matthias]

I believe our DTs can develop. Shirley and Neblett are playing great. Perhaps we draft a Derek Wolfe, and we will be just fine there. Having two premier DEs on the defense will help all other areas on the field. You either have to double team Mario or CJ, yet if they double both, how much more will the other players be running free? Our defense would be a nightmare for opposing o-lines.

[Gin and Juice]

Guys we have almost have the worst defense in the league and our bright spots are CJ and Hardy. The money HAS to go somewhere else. We have no one playing at DT, question marks playing LB and a secondary that is very inconsistent. Our DEs are actually playing decent, consistently.

Other than the draft, there is no solid upgrade for us in the DT dept. without majorly overpaying! Maybe Garay, but we have to hope that if we draft a DT that we get really lucky. I see RR working with what he has during the offseason and getting Edwards back. We are not in position to really overpay for iffy talent! We need to pay a proven defensive playmaker and have a solid defensive draft!

[thefuzz]

Would be a huge signing, but IMO impossible to see us do.

We would have to cut/trade DWill, and restructure Smith, Gross, and Beason, or a mixture of the above.

[Gin and Juice]

Would be a huge signing, but IMO impossible to see us do.

We would have to cut/trade DWill, and restructure Smith, Gross, and Beason, or a mixture of the above.

I don't know man. On the surface it seems that way, but I have faith in Hurney to make the paperwork look right. Plus, JR is out to prove he isn't cheap and the NFL is on the verge of a HUGE TV deal that is supposedly going to increase cap room dramatically! Panther Brass will make money of Mario. Mario in Charlotte will generate the revenue that they were hoping Armanti would.....just saying.

[MWCarolina]

we arent getting him, at least for free. Mario Williams will either have a long term deal soon or he will be franchised.

[Panthro]

No....State fans are not App Fans.

[teeray]

We need as few wolfpeckers as possible on this team ;)

Just kidding I would love to have Mario opposite CJ. Not sure it will happen though.

As far as the money goes, there are going to be guys that are here right now that are not going to be here next season. There will be cuts and guys will be restructured. I am pretty sure Hurney is clever enough to make it work.

I don't see it happening though.

[Gin and Juice]

Imagine a front four on passing downs looking like this:

NT-Edwards

UT-CJ

DE's-Hardy/M.Williams

[PantherBrew]

Ill tell ya what.

I will be anyone here 100$ and give you 10:1 odds that we don't sign him.

[thefuzz]

We need as few wolfpeckers as possible on this team ;)

Just kidding I would love to have Mario opposite CJ. Not sure it will happen though.

As far as the money goes, there are going to be guys that are here right now that are not going to be here next season. There will be cuts and guys will be restructured. I am pretty sure Hurney is clever enough to make it work.

I don't see it happening though.

Cleaver or not (I am taking the latter) the player has to want to restructure for it to work. Gross, Smith, Beason, Kalil, CJ, Gamble, and DWill don't have to restructure, they will get paid here or elsewhere.

IMO there is no way to keep our "core" as they called it this off season, and make a big splash like Mario. Not saying it wouldn't be awesome, but I can't see it.

[Nicbsbll2]

No....State fans are not App Fans.

You can definitely tell the difference between the State/UNC/App fans when it comes to players from their school hitting the market..