KSpan

Fan since the inaugural season in 95, when I was 12 (turning 32 on Saturday). Living in Kansas City, I was never a fan of any local teams except the Royals, so the Panthers are my first and only NFL loyalty.

Nonequivalent comparison is nonequivalent.

Needs to be careful with the hands outside the pads, but he absolutely has the tools and mindset. I would think that Brockel would be his primary competition.

They spotting you guys 10 points?

We'll have none of that here. He's still clearly incompetent for not paying Torrey Smith $8M a year.

30 pages on this?

Is that his mom? Who brings their mom to sign an NFL contract?

Blue and gold.

There will be no bidding war - all teams are required by the CBA to offer essentially the same money. They can alter the structure and guarantees, but the dollar amounts will be essentially the same from all teams.

Per CBA rules governing UDFAs the dollar amounts are pretty much exactly the same from all teams, maybe room for a few thousand difference in signing bonus or different levels of guarantees. This is why scheme fit, ability to play right away, and his preferred city are considered the main differentiators.

Only a minor point, but Gettleman has said more than once that Collins was not graded as a first-rounder on their board.

Then I'd say he's pretty far from clear and would be unlikely to sign with anyone.

This right here is commitment.

D'zam.

Wonder if they feel pretty good about Kyle Love.

It's clearly because Carolina is going to a 3-4.

I, for one, continue to welcome our new GM overlord.

The Shaq pick also likely bolstered MLB depth, as it lets AJ move back to his more natural position. With Glanton and whomever else competing for OLB backup and Trusnik an ST ace and run-stopping backup as well, the LB situation has improved more than just the addition of Shaq.

"Can't coach physics and Newton's first law" or something like that... Gettleman wants people who know how to stop things in motion and quickly move from a stop.

Boykin's up there at 6'2" as well, though obviously without the draft status.

If this isn't a sign of commitment to Can, I don't know what is. Other than a contract extension of course.

Agree with pretty much everything except for your comment about the dime - Luke and TD never leave the field. Carolina doesn't play a dime defense, so Shaq's selection negates a large part ofmthe need for a nickel back, letting Carolina essentially roll with 3 corners and, because of Colin Jones' nickel experience last year, 4 or 5 safeties on their roster if they choose. The flexibility that this guy offers is insane, and it frees a roster spot for an 'ST ace' or someone else they don't want to lose, or even another speed receiver who only plays on passing downs and doesn't play ST. It will be very interesting to see if he plays ST or not given his assumed immediate value to the defense. If he can truly step in and quickly perform in this role, the roster flexibility will be tremendous. Only question would be if the staff is creative enough to truly make use of it.

Seriously.

They may have already checked that box with their HC hire.