Even if this season ends up being horrible

[MichaelNewtonII]

Let's take a look at the bright side of this Carolina Panthers team instead of moping around over our 2 blowout losses we've suffered consecutively.

Even if this Carolina team we know and love ends up having a horrible season we have so many pieces working for us & few enough needs that they could be filled in only 1 offseason.

The positives:

-We have Cam Newton who is arguably the leagues best quarterback 25 or younger and in my opinion is.

-Kelvin Benjamin is looking like he will be a dominant WR for years and years to come for our franchise QB Newton.

- Greg Olsen, no explanation needed

- Our Defensive line is still one of the leagues best, we now know Charles johnson has been playing with injury and star and KK are both beasts, young, and only getting better.

The Negatives:

- Secondary. No explanation needed other than we have a bunch of cheap FAs who are cheap for are reason (lack of skill/productivity)

-OT we have poor Offensive tackles and that's the most obvious and biggest problem on this team. You don't win games without winning in the trenches.

- Hardy will probably not be back

-Running back, we have past their prime overpaid injury prone backs

The bright side:

- This Year's draft is loaded with prospects at the offensive tackle position. Multiple with top 10 draft grades we could have a chance at snagging if the season stays sour. Free agency is also an option.

- With hardy exiting, we can probably develop ealy into a starter which I would be I'm favor of. He should be able to do well opposite a healthy CJ and with our monstrous young DTs.

-Running Back is the one position I am not too sure about that we could fill too easily, we could try and get one in the 2nd round because there are a couple good prospects and running backs with 1st round talent haven't gone in the 1st round in recent years.

-DB this is the one that is just horrible but I believe if we sign some FAs or draft some young players in a deeper class than usual we can suffice with them similar to last year if our front 7 can stay healthy next year they can continue to mask the DBs deficiencies.

The future is bright.

We are not far from greatness.

We are young and only getting better.

Keep Pounding.

[Gabeking]

Nah we need Steve Smith

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[Jakob]

Imagine if we snagged Gurley

Newton, Kuechly, Star, Benjamin, Gurley. Best first rounders in a row ever?

[shelbypanther]

For reference 2015:

 

H:  ATL, TB, NO, PHI, WAS, HOU, IND, NFCN

A:  ATL, TB, NO, DAL, NYG, JAX, TEN, NFCW

[carolina-chuck]

Imagine if we snagged Gurley

Newton, Kuechly, Star, Benjamin, Gurley. Best first rounders in a row ever?

I'll take Gurley or Melvin Gordon any day of the year.

RB is a problem. Time to fix it.

[carolina-chuck]

For reference 2015:

H: ATL, TB, NO, PHI, WAS, HOU, IND, NFCN

A: ATL, TB, NO, DAL, NYG, JAX, TEN, NFCW

Too easy of a schedule

[Pejorative Miscreant]

Imagine if we snagged Gurley

 

 

He would be one of the most athletic, albeit undersized OT in the NFL.

 

Sorry.  Couldn't resist the call for getting an OT and making it top priority.  I agree Gurley appears to be an excellent playmaker.

 

[shelbypanther]

I'll take Gurley or Melvin Gordon any day of the year.

RB OC is a problem. Time to fix it.

FIFY.

[TheRed]

Problem is we have contracts coming up for Cam, and Luke. So the window gets smaller and smaller to keep this group while having the cap space to also improve on it as well. People talk about the tv deal possibly raising the cap, but there's no guarantees there obviously.

[carolina-chuck]

FIFY.

OC and RB!!!!!

It's bad that Dwill and Stew can't run the ball when on the field. It's worst that they can't even get on the field.

[TheRed]

RB is a problem. Time to fix it.

 

Whoever we get at RB still needs a competent OL to run behind.

[carolina-chuck]

Whoever we get at RB still needs a competent OL to run behind.

Next year FA is terribly weak but the OT class should be deep if most of the guys do come out. I would feel confident enough to take Gurley or Melvin in the 1st, and grab an OT in the 2nd. Another one or two later in the draft as well.

Do you know what our cap will be next year?

[MichaelNewtonII]

Imagine if we snagged Gurley

Newton, Kuechly, Star, Benjamin, Gurley. Best first rounders in a row ever?

I was hoping we'd draft seantrel Henderson with our last pick. Would've been great. He's doing well on the bills.

[TheRed]

Next year FA is terribly weak but the OT class should be deep if most of the guys do come out. I would feel confident enough to take Gurley or Melvin in the 1st, and grab an OT in the 2nd. Another one or two later in the draft as well.

Do you know what our cap will be next year?

 

I don't have our current cap #, but based on spotrac figures next year for players like CJ, Stewart, Willams, Davis, etc, we have some tough decisions to make in 2015 and 2016. Any possibly upgrades to the OL are going to need to be made through the draft in all likelihood.