Frank Alexander....

[pantherj]

Thinking about this sort of reminds me of what Hurney had to say about drafting DEs. He was going on about how it was becoming more rare to get a chance to pick a DE with the ideal height, size and speed combination. In a way he had decided at that time that waiting around for the ideal DE was no longer an option. He said all of this in an effort to explain why he had decided on drafting Everette Brown. I don't want to roll the dice in the draft and try to find a starting DE. I'd rather spend some serious money to keep our defense in the top 5, where we're in every single game we play. Let guys walk, make cuts and restructures elsewhere imo. Keep that front 7. We're not spending squat on the secondary, so no way should we allow the front 7 to erode in talent.

[The Huddler]

I bet my Grandmither would be a good DE for us considering the supporting cast..

Love hardy, but i aint biting on a huge contract.

[The Huddler]

Hate this phone

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[Kuech the Sneak]

I think he's as good as gone, I just really hope he leaves the division and conference

[Kuech the Sneak]

Frank got some pressure last night, looked better

[MHS831]

Hardy in his first and second years was better than Alexander in his first and second (so far) years though, in my opinion.

 

I agree, but I the point I am trying to make is that they improve a lot during the first three years.  Charles Johnson in year 2 may have been a better comparison.  I am looking at this financially, and wonder if we can afford Johnson and Hardy on $12m deals.  I still think Hurney overpaid for Johnson because our only competition appeared to be cap-strapped Atlanta.

 

For some reason, I am seeing Addison and even Horton more than Alexander right now--is he still in the doghouse from week 1?  The Panthers sure seemed to be a team that had been schooled in composure.  If Alexander or Horton made huge strides this year, we could let Hardy walk.  However, he is critical for this defense until someone doe

 

[MHS831]

If y'all think Alexander is Hardy's replacement... Lulz. Frank is a situational pass rusher and nothing more.

 

hardy just does so much more than play DE.  If you really watch, he has sacks from the 3 tech too.  He is solid vs the run and his motor is unreal. 

 

The issue will come down to $$$.  Can we afford to have about $23 million of the cap on Johnson and Hardy?  We are going through a period of time where we will also be carrying dead money.   

[JawnyBlaze]

We just gotta trust Gettleman. Hopefully he can work something out. Maybe make it where it doesn't count too much against the cap until we're clear of enough of the dead money.

[dugbug]

I said last night teams are not even trying to block our D line anymore they are just grabbing and holding.

Man amazing amount of holding in the tb game. Why none were called just defies logic.

But holding aside both the rams and tb moved down relatively effortlessly on our d with little prssure for several drives. They are really bending but very hard to break

Personally I'd prefer more 3 and outs :)

[CRA]

So we don't have a game for ten days - let's talk about some non-pressing issues. Apologies if it's been mentioned before. Where has Frank been? Obviously a bad sign that he's been inactive for a couple of games and he's had zero impact during the games he's dressed for. Past two years he's been great as a 'change of pace' pass rusher. If he keeps this up, Hardy's gonna take us to the cleaners. Wonder if this is destined to be another Hurney folly...

He has been active and playing the past couple weeks. As a backup he still has limited chances so he won't show up every week.

[JawnyBlaze]

Man amazing amount of holding in the tb game. Why none were called just defies logic.

But holding aside both the rams and tb moved down relatively effortlessly on our d with little prssure for several drives. They are really bending but very hard to break

Personally I'd prefer more 3 and outs :)

 

I could be misremembering, but I seem to recall a week or so ago a commentator at one of our games quoting a stat that we're one of the top in the league at forcing 3 and outs.

[Jmac]

Drew R. Is known to be a SOB agent and will try and squeeze every dime he can get out of a franchise for a player.This is what leaves me to believe that he will advise Hardy to split if we don't break the bank.Unless Frank A turns it around he is destined to be a backup/rotational DE in this league. DG has already shown that he will not be squeezed so we have few options after Hardy leaves for the cash.We will not pickup a DE high in the draft with the offense and it's needs.So what s the answer.....free agency I guess.

[top dawg]

Why is no one mentioning Mario Addison?

[Catweisers]

His 1st year was a nut case 2nd year crashed motorcycle before training camp then came in beat up and season showed it.  This is what gets me, he hurts him self doesn't do well but we still pay him.  Fast forward to now and looks like past times would allow him to cut Panthers some slack.  They sure seemed to cut him some.  Oh well, as long as we do the right thing is all that maters, he shouldn't worry about it.