Per Person: Panthers are restructuring multiple contracts

[TheRed]

How about cut him because he doesn't agree to the offered pay cut????? Not because it helps but just because the team needs him to play ball and if isn't willing it's the only option

Please link me to the confirmed source that says he refused to take a pay cut.

[carpanfan96]

Please link me to the confirmed source that says he refused to take a pay cut.

 

Never said he had, I said if he wasn't willing to play ball.   IF being the key word in the sentence. 

[TheRed]

Never said he had, I said if he wasn't willing to play ball. IF being the key word in the sentence.

There's been nothing so far to remotely indicate anything of the sort.

How about we wait, and see before saying ridiculous things?

[carpanfan96]

There's been nothing so far to remotely indicate anything of the sort.

How about we wait, and see before saying ridiculous things?

 

It's not ridiculous. The fact that some have such a hard time believing it is the ridiculous part of this. It's common sense by looking at his contract that the Panther's don't want anything to do with his option bonus or the non-exercise fee. 

 

Rivera has already said that his role is going to be diminished, so he clearly isn't worth his contract over the next three seasons. So Paycut or Cut. Football common sense dictates that he takes a pay cut or is no longer a Panther. 

[KillerKat]

I've already accepted Hardy is not coming back. We have holes to fill on our team. We need to build a complete team before we even think about signing Hardy back.

[TheRed]

It's not ridiculous. The fact that some have such a hard time believing it is the ridiculous part of this. It's common sense by looking at his contract that the Panther's don't want anything to do with his option bonus or the non-exercise fee.

Rivera has already said that his role is going to be diminished, so he clearly isn't worth his contract over the next three seasons. So Paycut or Cut. Football common sense dictates that he takes a pay cut or is no longer a Panther.

You've been going from thread to thread with this nonsense.

If you want to say he should take a pay cut, that's fine, but to outright insinuate that he would refuse to do so based on nothing at all after all he has done for this franchise is just disrespectful. Show a little class man.

[carpanfan96]

You've been going from thread to thread with this nonsense.

If you want to say he should take a pay cut, that's fine, but to outright insinuate that he would refuse to do so based on nothing at all after all he has done for this franchise is just disrespectful. Show a little class man.

 

I haven't said he wasn't going to take the paycut, just if he doesn't take the paycut to remove the option and exercise fee, He will be cut. It's all I'm saying. 

 

It's a business cutting a player isn't disrespectful, it's a part of the business side of things. Smith would be the first to tell you that getting cut is just a part of being a football player at his age. 

[TheRed]

I haven't said he wasn't going to take the paycut, just if he doesn't take the paycut to remove the option and exercise fee, He will be cut. It's all I'm saying.

If you cut him who do you replace him with? We're not just talking about statistically either.

[carpanfan96]

If you cut him who do you replace him with? We're not just talking about statistically either.

 

That's the biggest question mark of the whole situation. I honestly don't know who they would replace him with, I hope he takes a pay cut that doesn't feature the fee or option. Luckily the team has quite a bit of time to make a decision and to see if they can find someone in FA that would fit what they want from a vet.

 

They have to make a decision by July 1st  for his option bonus and then July 30th for the non-exercise fee if I remember correctly. 

 

 

So plenty of time to figure out what the plan is and who they are trying to bring in before they decide on Smith taking a new contract. I'm sure talks would start soon, but a decision would be a ways away. 

[TheRed]

It doesn't make any sense to me to cut him just to sign some random vet anyway. Restructure, or try to get him to take a pay cut. But outright cutting him, and simply acting as if any guy off the street will step in as an adequate replacement, and expect there to not be a drop off in our offense which was already in the bottom half of the league last year, is at best operating like a kid playing franchise mode in Madden.

[NJPanthers12]

I've already accepted Hardy is not coming back. We have holes to fill on our team. We need to build a complete team before we even think about signing Hardy back.

 

i don't see any way that Greg Hardy barring injury isn't starting for the Carolina Panthers week 1

[General_Purr]

I see a bunch of panthers doing this. the ones that could re structure have huge money contracts. I think they are less selfish than we think..

 

keep pounding biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiotches

[stirs]

If Gross retires, Smitty might also.  I think retiring helps us out.  Someone might know better than me however.

 

I would promise Smitty some sort of Front Office or coaching gig to see if he will retire rather than cutting.  He won't go somewhere else to start over.

[TheRed]

Losing both Jordan Gross, and Steve Smith in the same offseason would be disastrous.