Mitchell, Ginn may hit the market

[Mr. Scot]

As the start of full fledged free agency draws near, Joe Person expects Panther free agents Mike Mitchell and Ted Ginn to hit the open market.

Person says the prospects of their re-signing before Tuesday are 'not looking good'.

[carolina-chuck]

Dammit!

Dont let Mitchell leave. We made a mistake before by letting Marlon McCree go. Dont do the same with Mitchell.

Im fine with letting Ginn go. Hes a no3, not a no2.

Just for speculation only, Calvin Pryor in the 1st now if Mitchell aint retain?

[KillerKat]

Dammit!

Dont let Mitchell leave. We made a mistake before by letting Marlon McCree go. Dont do the same with Mitchell.

Im fine with letting Ginn go. Hes a no3, not a no2.

Just for speculation only, Calvin Pryor in the 1st now if Mitchell aint retain?

You're fine with letting our best return man since Smith did it go? And at this point we don't even have a #1 so #3 is fine

[Billy Love]

Ginn and Mitchell need to stay

[KillerKat]

BTW, it's Person. So I'm not taking this news too seriously.

[carolina-chuck]

You're fine with letting our best return man since Smith did it go?

Someone else can do Ginn's job on ST. You dont overpay for him just bc hes a fine returner, but average WR.

[KillerKat]

Yeah cause we have such a huge talented crop of receivers right now. We can afford to be picky.

[t96]

Well since Person's reporting it, it's very likely that we've actually already agreed to terms with both of them, it just hasn't been announced yet.

[lola]

What in the actual hell??

I thought they were both priorities according to previous reports.

[Lemory]

If Mitchell leaves I will cry.

[MHS831]

Let's say Person knows something--anyone can say on a Saturday that it is not looking good by Tuesday when they have had the entire offseason to sign these guys.  However, I will play along.

 

Gross leaving may have impacted these decisions.  Finding a LT is more important that a S and a one-trick pony WR. 

 

Mitchell and Ginn agreed to one-year deal to showcase their talents hoping to get a good deal.  We didn't commit to them for more than that year, so there is no reason to expect loyalty to us.

 

Let's look at the positives--Mitchell was a bit of a loose-cannon, one-dimensional safety and we can find another.  His value is escalated because he was a surprise starter who performed well enough to start.  He was not a star.  Nor was Ginn.

 

If we do not re-sign Ginn, it could alter our first round pick choice.  Maybe Beckham Jr over Jordan Matthews, for example.

 

 

[Gucci Mane]

Someone else can do Ginn's job on ST. You dont overpay for him just bc hes a fine returner, but average WR.

The dude was arguably our best receiver last year... Did you even watch? His deep threat was underutilized because of our offensive scheme but it allowed smitty and Olsen to get open many times.

[Doc Holiday]

losing these two will hurt,but not as much as you might think

[carolina-chuck]

Yeah cause we have such a huge talented crop of receivers right now. We can afford to be picky.

You rather use that money that youre going to give Ginn for a relaible wr: Tate or Roberts.

Ive never said we were good at WR. But, Ginn is def not going to solve the answer. Im sure a lot of wr on the street can match Ginn's 500 yd season in 2014 if thats what youre worry about.