Mr. Scot

Question for long timers... Granted, it's mostly no names and minor signings, but when was the last time you remember the Panthers being this active in free agency (if you do)? The year that comes to mind for me is Gettleman's first offseason, but even then I'm not sure we signed this many players.

I get that.

We didn't have a chance at Fuller. Nobody did except the Broncos. He wanted to go back to playing for Vic Fangio, so as soon as he was released that's where he headed.

Did Haynes or Miller show up on special teams much? Seems like I vaguely remember Haynes having a couple of ST tackles.

Somebody's getting a little antsy... He's been discussed as a possibility here.

They agreed to terms prior to free agency also.

Fair point.

Don't think Christian is a free agent.

Pretty sure that was before free agency started.

A little more info on the other guy... Bad sign for Marquis Haynes? (or perhaps Christian Miller)

I had to look him up. He's a linebacker from the Jets, came into the league undrafted in 2018.

Just saw this too...

Pretty sure that's right because as I recall, at one point we had Chris Reed and Greg Little manning the left side.

Not technically just Mac Jones pro day though. It's Alabama's pro day. May not be the GM or head coach, but I have a hard time believing we don't have somebody there for that.

I'm blanking. Have we re-signed any of our own since free agency started?

Reported by Jonathan Alexander and Alaina Getzenberg that the Panthers are re-signing guard John Miller.

Blocking tight end, former third round pick of the Seahawks...

I have no idea if he's guilty, and I'm not saying he is. Having 24 accusers looks bad, but that's not a guarantee of guilt in itself. I am saying though that if his defense comes out explaining rather than denying, that's going to be significant.

I will agree that Newton probably wouldn't have fit into something like an Andy Reid system. But with that said, I'd still like to have seen what he could have done with better quarterback coaching. (fix his footwork at the very least; that's not too much to ask)

Kevin King back to Green Bay...

Favorite "temporary" Panthers might make for a decent discussion.

Said elsewhere what I'm going to be interested to see is whether his defense comes out saying he didn't do any of this or if it's more a case of "well yeah, he did this but it's not his fault because he has a fetish / illness / addiction / whatever". If they go into image rehab mode, they might save his career but it would mean admitting that he actually did do some or all of the things he's accused of. I seriously don't think you can trade for him at that point. You can't make that guy the face of your franchise.

You don't have to try and make him be something he's not to develop him. You just have to try and help him be the best of what he is. Again, I don't think Rivera was the guy to do that.

You have to remember cumulative effect here too. Football players' bodies don't break down just because of one hit here or there. You also have to account for the number of shots that they take over time. A particular hit might not look bad right when you see it, but those things add up.