David Newton answers mailbag questions

[Mr. Scot]

ESPN.com: Panthers Mailbag

 

In response to whether the latest draft call was a "home run"...

 

Not sure a home run, but at least a bases-loaded triple when you look at the entire class...four out of six starters at the end of the season is exceptional. Arguably the best class in team history.

 

Asked about the situation at runningback...

 

 It's hard to imagine Carolina bringing Williams back. He'll be 32 this season and Stewart has proven he can bear the load of 20 carries a game. He was one of the league's top rushers at the end of the season...Plus, cutting Williams would free up still much-needed room on the salary cap.

 

In regard to Duron Carter...

 

I'm hearing the Panthers stepped up with a potential offer, but Minnesota remains the favorite for the son of former Vikings star Cris Carter. Still, the opportunity to play with Cam Newton and opposite Benjamin has to be enticing. A decision is expected next week.

 

There are a few other questions as well, regarding things like free agency and such.

[The Huddler]

Didnt he already get a shot with MIN and got cut?

[Mr Mojo Risin]

Seems like there are a lot of conflicts with Williams cap number. People are reporting we won't save money by cutting him and others are saying we will. Well will we or won't we? Does anyone know forsure?

[Mr. Scot]

Didnt he already get a shot with MIN and got cut?

 

He had a tryout with the Vikings as well as one with the Saints, but neither team signed him.

 

He ended up going straight from college to the CFL and has been there for the past two years.

 

[*FreeFua*]

David Newton's a retard.

[Salvo]

David Newton's a retard.

 

Still better than Joe Person

[JawnyBlaze]

Still better than Joe Person

 

And Pat Y.

 

[PantherMan89]

Isn't a bases loaded triple better than a home run?

[MHS831]

I think going to Minnesota would be a huge mistake because his father played there.  Always Cris Carter's son, never filling the shoes. 

[Mr. Scot]

Isn't a bases loaded triple better than a home run?

 

He might have been trying to compare it to a grand slam

 

 

I think going to Minnesota would be a huge mistake because his father played there.  Always Cris Carter's son, never filling the shoes. 

 

Good point.

 

[Mr. Scot]

And Pat Y.

 

Yasinskas was okay when he was with the Observer, but once he got the ESPN gig covering the entire NFC South he got lazy about covering anybody but his old team (Tampa).

 

That's how we ended up with stuff like Yas continually insisting that Brandon Beane was in contention for the GM job (in reality he was never even considered) and his saying that Gettleman had never worked as a college scout (all you had to do was read his bio to know that was wrong).

 

ESPN did the right thing when they assigned individual reporters to every team and gave Yasinskas the Bucs.  And while Newton - whose background is primarily in NASCAR coverage - doesn't always demonstrate good football knowledge, he actually does try and do a good job covering the Panthers, and I appreciate that.

[TheSpecial1]

Seems like there are a lot of conflicts with Williams cap number. People are reporting we won't save money by cutting him and others are saying we will. Well will we or won't we? Does anyone know forsure?

 

DeAngelo's 2015 cap number is $6.3 million ($2.0 million in base/workout).

 

Making him a June 1 release would save $2.0 million in cap space in 2015, pushing $2.3 million in dead money to 2016.

[csx]

He had a tryout with the Vikings as well as one with the Saints, but neither team signed him.

He ended up going straight from college to the CFL and has been there for the past two years.

He attended the Vikings rookie mini camp in 2013 but was not signed.

[Jimmy]

A couple of years in CFL may have proven beneficial for Carter.  I say give him shot and see what he can do.  If he doesn't pan out then we can just release him or stash him on the practice squad (unless Belichek snags him, what a tool).  We all know the contract will be miniscule until he can prove himself.