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The Huddle Legend: Perhaps he'll be here right in a Nick(s) of time...Maybe not.

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I wrote some weeks back how Hakeem Nicks' star was perhaps moving in the wrong direction.  Well, now it has has fallen.

 

Nicks had so much promise his first few seasons.  Those nagging injuries looked to be the only thing holding him back.  Well before he left the Giants, there were questions as to whether the injuries had become too much.  Some suggested that he had lost his explosiveness---his ability to separate.  He still believed that he was not only a top shelf receiver in the NFL, but the best in the NFL.  Knowing the big egos that athletes have, he probably still believes it though his 2014 campaign has said otherwise.  His one year prove-it deal should only be looked as a disaster unless Nicks is delusional.  And to think, he turned down more money with Carolina to go play with Andrew Luck and company, forgoing his hometown and the chance to be the then undisputed go-to guy.  

 

Well, being that there was some interest in Nicks pre-season by our FO, I would have to think that there is still some interest now.  I would also think that Nicks has to be wanting to get out of Indy on a rail, being that he has been passed by Donte Moncrief on the depth chart for all intents and purposes.  Moreover, I am sure that somewhere in his mind he thought that he would usurp the crowning of T.Y. Hilton as Luck's main weapon, but surely he can't be that delusional now.  Even though Reggie Wayne is probably doing his swan song, Nicks is obviously not his heir apparent.  Nicks miscalculated in all kinds of ways this offseason, and I have to tell you that though it's kind of sad for Nicks, there is still some poetic justice from some Panthers fans point of view.  

 

All that being said, do you believe that Nicks would still come to play here if the FO would even want him?  And if you do, what about the money?  Does he get offered less than he did last year, and would this suspected diva of a WR even accept less?  Is he even worth trying to sign at this point?  Does he have anything left?  He should have some relatively young legs that arguably got caught up in a numbers game?  Do you still want him---or believe in him---Panthers fans?  Can he help this team (especially in light of our financial straits and lack of big play making ability at the position) get us where we want to go?

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Nicks or Denarius Moore will be a Panther next year.

 

You may be right considering that both are familiar with the doghouse, but should come relatively cheap (particularly D-Moore), as well as possess some upside.

 

 

Denarius Moore. :cam: 

 

 

I have stated a few threads about him.  Would have been nice to have here this season.  

 

I just don't know if the team can support the hands of Moore and Benjamin.  That big play ability is tantalizing though.  Even Nicks had some drops his last season with the Giants.  Nicks and Benjamin are similar in some ways.  Moore would add that vertical threat to take it to the house.

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He turned down more money in Carolina?

Where did you get that info?

 

It's pretty much in several places on the Internet. He was offered a $4.5 million contract per year (for a still unspecified number of years) in favor of a $3.5 million one-year contract that was laced with another $2 million in incentives (which needless to say that he probably won't meet because he only has 243 yards with 3 TDs.

 

Saturday, Charlotte native and former New York Giants receiver Hakeem Nicks said his hometown Carolina Panthers offered him a contract but ultimately the two sides agreed it wasn’t the best situation.
 
Instead, the former Independence and North Carolina star wide receiver signed a one-year deal with the Indianapolis Colts worth $3.5 million.
 
“Yeah they made an offer when I talked to (Panthers general manager) Dave Gettleman,” Nicks said. “But you know it just didn’t pan out the right way. I feel like this is the best fit for me.”

 

 

 
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It's pretty much in several places on the Internet. He was offered a $4.5 million contract per year (for a still unspecified number of years) in favor of a $3.5 million one-year contract that was laced with another $2 million in incentives (which needless to say that he probably won't meet because he only has 243 yards with 3 TDs.

 

Did you post the wrong link or did you mean to post the link that directly contradicted what you said in favor of saying that Carolina never made him an offer?

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