Knox Bardeen of BR says we HAVE to re-sign Hardy

[Peppers90 NC]

not saying he wasnt disruptive or influential in pretty much every game, but we all know the sack numbers are kinda a joke considering almost half came in two games and i think he had more games without a sack than with.  not discrediting him for his efforts throughout the season, he is great for us and is very disruptive, but going solely on sacks, then he wont be worth what he is expecting.  at least not for a team that has this many holes and free agents to sign with very limited cap space.

[Cary Kollins]

It sucks that the previous GM got emotional and signed mediocre players to huge contracts (Godfrey, Stewart) that are cap-strapping this team.  Hardy is a legit building block to a top 3 defense and now the Panthers have to let him walk.  Make no mistake, Gettleman already told us he's letting him walk.  "There's isn't a team out there that hasn't let a big dog walk out the door.  We are cap challenged."  Why the hell would Gettleman say that unless he was preparing the fans for Hardy to leave.  Cmon guys, who is that delusional?  He's not coming back.

 

 

smkscrn?

[KillerKat]

lol No we don't. We give him a fair deal. If he rejects it, he's not coming back. Simple as that.

[Gabeking]

Meh, tough call. The better teams in the league know when to hold them and know when to fold them. Hurney gambled like a drunk teenager in Vegas with his dad's credit card. Gettleman has to take a more tactful approach and longterm focus which I think he is doing. He won't sign Hardy if it doesn't make sense for his team building plan.

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[Kakarot]

Would like Hardy back, but if were not able to then so be it. We'll be okay, and our def might take a little step back but we'll be fine. With Rivera as our coach, I know our def will be ok. I've already accepted that he's probably gone.

[Peppers90 NC]

we will have to sacrifice some of our defense if we want our offense to be better.  i know some will have trouble comprehending that, but it's a truth

[TheRumGone]

we will have to sacrifice some of our defense if we want our offense to be better.  i know some will have trouble comprehending that, but it's a truth

 

balance on both sides. but at the same time i think we can upgrade our secondary by letting hardy walk.

[Peppers90 NC]

balance on both sides. but at the same time i think we can upgrade our secondary by letting hardy walk.

yes, keyword some of our defense, not all and we could sign about 4 quality starters for the price hardy will demand.

[panthers55]

We should sign him long term.  Lets be real here, he is top 10 as far as a DE so we would only be paying him according to his value.  Do we really want him to go to Atlanta who is desperate for a pass rusher and has the cap space to sign him?  By the time his contract will get costly we will be out of cap hell and the cap will go up with the new TV deal.  There is really no reason not to sign him.

[Cary Kollins]

[bleys]

whether we can sign him is one thing, but this is the type of player we need to sign...

[jptaylor84]

We should still have a top ten defense easily even without him and that's without how we draft or go free agency regarding the secondary! It's the offense that needs to be built up not the defence, I don't think it will be as bigger loss as many think it will, yes big shoes to replace for Horton,Alexander or Addison but we have depth there without picking another up. Were just lucky we have two studs at DE if hardy goes we can plug the gap! One players loss shouldn't radically drop our defensive ranking that significantly! He goes he goes but id rather atleast something for him

[Woodie]

When he signs that tag money becomes guaranteed...by us. And nobody is going to give up picks and pay him that much. That would be stupid.

First of all, the salary is guaranteed, and salary is transferable...there is no bonus in the tag.

 

Regardless, that's not really the point.  In most cases, a player under the tag does not immediately sign it because they are looking for a long term deal.  And as long as we put the non-exclusive tag on him, he can negotiate a deal with another team.  Then they can work out a deal with us to lower the compensation.   

[Mother Grabber]

he can easily get up to 10 sacks/year if he keeps getting 5 sacks/game against 1 or 2 craptastic teams.  I'd like to see some better push against good teams before we label him as a must have.