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[NJPanthers12]

So who is starting on D next year who is currently on the team?

DE: Charles Johnson
NT: Ron Edwards
UT:
DE: Greg Hardy

SLB: James Anderson
MLB: Jon Beason
WLB:

CB: Chris Gamble
SS: Charles Godfrey
FS:
CB:

That is my vote for returning starters. We will draft a starter on D in the top 10 this year. That leaves three starters we need to find along with depth.

[Tarheels23]

So who is starting on D next year who is currently on the team?

DE: Charles Johnson
NT:
UT:
DE:

SLB: James Anderson
MLB: Jon Beason
WLB:

CB: Chris Gamble
SS: Charles Godfrey
FS:
CB:

That is my vote for returning starters. We will draft a starter on D in the top 10 this year. That leaves three starters we need to find along with depth.

Fixed!

Everything else is up for grabs.

[Kuech Da Sneak]

I know I can't be the only one that said 'Aw poo, here comes a poostorm' as soon as I saw the username, can I?




I agree with Tarheels. Not too sure about Edwards and Hardy.

[NJPanthers12]

Fixed!

Everything else is up for grabs.

Definitely not ready to give up on Hardy yet.

[bleys]

will you please go away like you promised?

[YoungPanthers89]

oh poo

[Humble Dew]

Ron Edwards will be on the team next year.

[KillerKat]

Well its really early to make solid predictions. However, this is how I think it should look like:


OFFENSE:
WR1: Steve Smith - David Gettis - Kealoha Pilares
LT: Jordan Gross - Lee Ziemba
LG: Travelle Wharton
C: Ryan Kalil - Zack Williams
RG: Geoff Hangartner - Geoff Schwartz
RT: (FA/DP) - Byron Bell
TE: Greg Olsen - Jeremy Shockey - Gary Barnidge - Ben Hartsock
WR2: Brandon LaFell - Legadu Naanee
QB: Cam Newton - (FA/Anderson)
FB: Richie Brockel
RB: DeAngelo Williams - Jonathan Stewart - Josh Vaughan

DEFENSE:
LE: Greg Hardy- Thomas Keiser
DLT: Terrell McClain - Andre Neblett
DRT: Ron Edwards - (FA/DP) - Sione Fua
RE: Charles Johnson - Antwan Applewhite
SLB: James Anderson - Thomas Williams
MLB: Jon Beason - Omar Gaither
WLB: (FA/DP/Davis) - Jordan Senn - Jason Williams
LCB: Chris Gamble - Darius Butler - Brandon Hogan
RCB: (FA/DP) - Captain Munnerlyn
SS: Charles Godfrey - (FA/DP)
FS: (FA/DP) - (FA/DP/Nelson)

SPECIAL TEAMS:
K: (FA/DP)
P: (FA/DP)
KR: Kealoha Pilares
PR: (FA/DP)
LS: J.J. Jansen

[Wither]

Can't help but that is one hell of a signature of NJPanther's.

[R0CKnR0LLA]

yeah we're basically looking at having to upgrade 4-6 starting spots on defense with no cap space and only 2 early draft picks

given that you'll probably see hardy keep his starting spot. also I wouldn't be surprised to see the panthers FO just crossing their fingers hoping edwards and davis can both return from injury and more or less just leave those positions as is.

there's only so much you can do in one offseason given the situation. we're not in a position to make a run at any decent FAs and it's highly unlikely some 4th-7th round rookie is going to come in and play at a starting level right away

hopefully we hit big on our first two picks, guys come back healthy and we can at least make some positive moves (restructures/cuts) to get our cap space in order for the future.

theres always moves you can make to improve the team i'm just not going to expect some major overhaul of the roster or a huge influx of talent

[Wither]

I honestly don't think the secondary is the big problem. Martin has looked bad and we don't have a particularly strong CB corps but the true problem is we get gashed in the run and the line isn't getting to the QB. I still think the DT position has been a huge problem and the injuries at LB made it glaringly obvious.

[Argus Plexus]

OFFENSE:
WR1: Steve Smith - David Gettis - Kealoha Pilares
LT: Jordan Gross - Lee Ziemba
LG: Travelle Wharton
C: Ryan Kalil - Zack Williams
RG: Geoff Hangartner - Geoff Schwartz
RT: (FA/DP) - Byron Bell
TE: Greg Olsen - Jeremy Shockey - Gary Barnidge - Ben Hartsock
WR2: Brandon LaFell - Legadu Naanee
QB: Cam Newton - (FA/Anderson)
FB: Richie Brockel
RB: DeAngelo Williams - Jonathan Stewart - Josh Vaughan

DEFENSE:
LE: Greg Hardy- Thomas Keiser
DLT: Terrell McClain - Andre Neblett
DRT: Ron Edwards - (FA/DP) - Sione Fua
RE: Charles Johnson - Antwan Applewhite
SLB: James Anderson - Thomas Williams
MLB: Jon Beason - Omar Gaither
WLB: (FA/DP/Davis) - Jordan Senn - Jason Williams
LCB: Chris Gamble - Darius Butler - Brandon Hogan
RCB: (FA/DP) - Captain Munnerlyn
SS: Charles Godfrey - (FA/DP)
FS: (FA/DP) - (FA/DP/Nelson)

SPECIAL TEAMS:
K: (FA/DP)
P: (FA/DP)
KR/PR: Kealoha Pilares
LS: J.J. Jansen

Agreed

[Urrymonster]

Fixed!

Everything else is up for grabs.

Hardy hasn't earnt a starting position?

Adjusted post game stats from ProFootballFocus excluding week 17:

Charles Johnson
10 Sacks
6 Hits
32 Pressures
1 Batted Pass
26 Tackles
26 Defensive Stops

Greg Hardy
4 Sacks
8 Hits
33 Pressures
8 Batted Passes
37 Tackles
29 Defensive Stops

Hardy needs to improve his run play, but I really am confused at why you move Johnson to RE when he was unreal against the run last year.

Comparing the two as pass rushers simply shows that they are just as effective as each other...

[carpanfan96]

Based off of talent, these are the only players who should have a starting spot.

DE - Johnson
SLB - Anderson
MLB - Beason
CB - Gamble
S - Godfrey

I like Hardy, but he's absolutely horrible in sealing the edge and has no discipline when it comes to defending his gap and responsibility. Which means he's a third down pass rushing specialist.


Now based on probability and so forth

You'll see Johnson, Hardy, Edwards, Anderson, Beason, Gamble, Hogan and Godfrey starting.

[Lumps]

Hardy is perfectly fine, he is only in his second year, which is improved from his decent rookie year. That means he is due to explode next year. No way you give up a chance on him doing that, he has the potential. We gave Brown the time, but no Hardy?