Mr. Scot

Perspective from Louis Riddick...

Erving quote from Darin Gantt's "Rebuilding the Line" article... "Yeah, you know nobody gives you anything in this league, that's first things first," Erving said when he arrived last week. "But they wanted me to come in here and compete to play left tackle. That's something I've been striving for and wanting to do for a long time in my career."

Panthers sign...a kicker.

Honestly, I'd say it turned out to be at least mildly entertaining.

I do expect us to look for a more long term solution at left tackle. That said, there's no guarantee we find one. So yes, Erving is a possibility.

For those who were wondering if Washington was in on this, yes but so were others, including Fitterer's old team oddly enough.

First Instinct: Doesn't necessarily mean anything... ...but ya never know

Newton mentioned Horn as a great fit for the Panthers...if he fell to the second round.

Rhule is reportedly in Columbia today for the Gamecocks pro day.

As others have mentioned, it does kind of remind me of Gettleman's first offseason, i.e. signing a bunch of guys most people wouldn't know as depth or bridges. I don't remember Gettleman signing this many in such a short time though.

The Pitts discussion always makes me think of Jimmy Graham. Pitts is probably better than Graham, but I remember when Graham was drafted people were drooling over the kind of mismatches he could create. Same thing when he was traded to Seattle and later signed with Green Bay. To date though, Graham has yet to be part of a Super Bowl effort.

Related: Not sure if this has been mentioned yet but apparently Haason Reddick's contract is structured similar to the one the Saints gave Taysom Hill. (a lot lower figures involved, obviously)

My advice... Punt.

Can't say that shocks me on your part...

Let's be clear: There is nowhere near enough information available yet to know how good (or bad) Scott Fitterer is going to be as Panthers GM. I think most or all of us should understand that. But I am wondering, given what we've seen of free agency and everything so far, what people's feelings are at this point. Encouraged? Excited? Disappointed? Uncertain? Confused? Confounded? Thank God it's not Marty? Something else? Where ya at?

Why do you still have Marty in your avatar, dude?

Being brutally honest, as of right now yeah, they're better than us. The good thing is we're no longer under the prior regime so there's a chance for improvement.

Yeah, saw that. Good grief!

FYI: The other news out of Washington is that Dan Snyder is reportedly buying out his minority partners (related to the lawsuits they're facing as I understand it). The NFL is said to be allowing Snyder to accrue more debt than usual as part of this transaction. One analyst sees this as a sign that Snyder is not likely to be forced out.

I'm just hoping they stay with Ron and Marty. What they do with their name is a secondary concern.

I just think it sounds silly. Maybe not as bad as "The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim" but still pretty goofy.

Excuse me...WFT. Really?