Per Person: Panthers are restructuring multiple contracts

[heel31ok]

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

this.

[Mr. Scot]

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

And that might be on top of losing Greg Hardy...

I'm not helping, am I? :unsure:

[rayzor]

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

 

i don't think it would be disastrous. i do think it would be tough.

 

in doing it we wouldn't be just losing two very solid players, we'd be losing two leaders and the team would take a hit on both counts.

 

here's the thing, though...they are both replaceable as players and leaders. we'll find good tackles to handle RT and LT, i mean sure...drafting and starting one isn't ideal in my book because it's very hard for rookies to come in and not play like they are on skates, but i think still that we'd be alright. i think we'll get a decent influx of talent in the draft and in FA to help that OL on the outside.

 

at WR...i think we'll do the same. we'll have a really good FA or two brought in and then pick another one or two up in the draft.

 

i'm more worried about the OL than anything at this moment because i think that it will be harder to pick up that talent, but it can be done and i believe that gettleman knows his hog mollies.

 

now regarding the leader aspect...like i said, it would be tough but people will step up. they usually do. the culture is really solid on that team now and i think that it's prime for someone to step up. will it be some outsider? i don't know, but it could be. i wasn't expecting mitchell to rise up the way he did. will be a rookie? i don't know, but we've seen a couple rookies rise up as a leader really quickly. it could be any number of guys who rise up.

 

point is, we might take a little step backwards in some regards, but i think the team is in really good hands and we've got quite a bit of talent existing on the team to keep this team strong.

 

whether we lose gross and/or smitty this year won't keep us from having another winning season this year and won't be the thing that keeps us from missing the playoffs if that happens. we aren't some fragile house of cards waiting for a collapse. we're just a young team growing and part of that growing is going to be a changing of the guard.

 

we'll be ok.

 

[TheRed]

i don't think it would be disastrous. i do think it would be tough.

 

in doing it we wouldn't be just losing two very solid players, we'd be losing two leaders and the team would take a hit on both counts.

 

here's the thing, though...they are both replaceable as players and leaders. we'll find good tackles to handle RT and LT, i mean sure...drafting and starting one isn't ideal in my book because it's very hard for rookies to come in and not play like they are on skates, but i think still that we'd be alright. i think we'll get a decent influx of talent in the draft and in FA to help that OL on the outside.

 

at WR...i think we'll do the same. we'll have a really good FA or two brought in and then pick another one or two up in the draft.

 

i'm more worried about the OL than anything at this moment because i think that it will be harder to pick up that talent, but it can be done and i believe that gettleman knows his hog mollies.

 

now regarding the leader aspect...like i said, it would be tough but people will step up. they usually do. the culture is really solid on that team now and i think that it's prime for someone to step up. will it be some outsider? i don't know, but it could be. i wasn't expecting mitchell to rise up the way he did. will be a rookie? i don't know, but we've seen a couple rookies rise up as a leader really quickly. it could be any number of guys who rise up.

 

point is, we might take a little step backwards in some regards, but i think the team is in really good hands and we've got quite a bit of talent existing on the team to keep this team strong.

 

whether we lose gross and/or smitty this year won't keep us from having another winning season this year and won't be the thing that keeps us from missing the playoffs if that happens. we aren't some fragile house of cards waiting for a collapse. we're just a young team growing and part of that growing is going to be a changing of the guard.

 

we'll be ok.

 

 

Our offense was already in the bottom of the league last year. Now remove our starting LT, and Steve Smith, and well, I think you can imagine. Problem is we aren't going to be able to sign clear upgrades for them either, not if we are planning on retaining Greg Hardy's services.

[Match.com]

Steve Smith will not leave this close to a super bowl. I'm sure he is willing to restructure after the draft depending how the team. Looks

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[Guest Dark Knight]

Our offense was already in the bottom of the league last year. Now remove our starting LT, and Steve Smith, and well, I think you can imagine. Problem is we aren't going to be able to sign clear upgrades for them either, not if we are planning on retaining Greg Hardy's services.

The problem is you're seeing the name Steve Smith & acting like he's the freak who shredded the league in '05. He's not. He's a 35-year old WR who is short, can't get separation, drops catchable passes, & gets tired easily.

And stop acting like Steve Smith is Ray Lewis in the locker room. He's a veteran voice & is a leader but them survive without him.

Thomas Davis is the heart & soul of the team. He is the leader.

And frankly, until Smith is gone Cam will never be the leader of the offense & team.

Is Steve still a good WR & a leader who Carolina needs? Most definitely. But only if he takes a pay cut. He is not worth his cap number.

[TheRed]

The problem is you're seeing the name Steve Smith & acting like he's the freak who shredded the league in '05.

And stop acting like Steve Smith is Ray Lewis in the locker room.

I literally didn't say any of that.

[TheRed]

Also I completely disagree with how you casually minimize Steve Smith's leadership presence on this team. Funny you mention Thomas Davis, because I think he would likely disagree with you as well, since he's actually played along side him, and doesn't go out of his way to make snide remarks about an incident that happened in practice 6 years ago.

As for Cam not being able to be a leader with Steve Smith here, don't be ridiculous. That's absurd.