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The Panthers absolutely need to give Jake Long an offer

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We cannot go into the draft with two huge question marks at both WR and OT.  Now my guy, Bulaga, was taken off the market before the games begun.  Nothing we could have done about that.  Even went back to GB for less money.  When we look at the receiver department, there really is no one we like out there.  The biggest receiver name that will come available perhaps later today in Dwayne Bowe, is not a burner.  Plus for the past couple of seasons he has stunk up the joint.

 

 

So I'm telling you guys right now, we cannot enter this draft with KB still be our only receiver on the roster, and flipping Mr. Blindside himself as our starting LT.  We need to put in a call to Long's agent, and bring his butt here.  Now I know the guy is a little injury prone these last couple of seasons, but he is the only LT out there that will add something to our O-line.  I was willing to pay Bulaga in the 7-8 million a year range, and I have no problem offering that to Long.  As long as he could stay healthy, he would be the best LT we've had since Gross of course.

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You want to solve the question marks at tackle by signing a guy who can't stay healthy and is thinking of retiring?

 

Every player in the NFL has question marks, honestly. It's very rare that you're like "Ah, finally, the perfect player."

 

I know most people will bring up Luke but I happen to know he enjoys the type of porn with men "drowning" anime figurines.

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You want to solve the question marks at tackle by signing a guy who can't stay healthy and is thinking of retiring?

 

I'd have no problem with taking a look at him but thinking he comes without plenty of issues of his own is ignoring reality.

 

The only way we land a 29 year old former All-Pro LT is if he comes with some issues.  I would imagine any contract we'd extend to him would feature minimal guaranteed money and likely heavily laden with incentives.  That's why I say it's low risk, potential high reward.

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Every player in the NFL has question marks, honestly. It's very rare that you're like "Ah, finally, the perfect player."

 

I know most people will bring up Luke but I happen to know he enjoys the type of porn with men "drowning" anime figurines.

 

Said above, I'd have no problem with looking at him, but you have to be real about it.

 

He's failed to finish the last four seasons and had two straight ACL tears.  That's not an easy thing for a man that size to recover from.

 

You sign him, you'd also better be ready to sign someone else in case he goes down (which given his history is pretty likely).

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Okay, here's the deal.

 

Yes, Gman can act like a schoolgirl who has no date to the prom and look desperate, or, since the whole league knows we have OT needs, he can wait on the agent for Long to contact him, since we are the most logical place for his client.

 

This gives us a bit more leverage

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Said above, I'd have no problem with looking at him, but you have to be real about it.

 

He's failed to finish the last four seasons and had two straight ACL tears.  That's not an easy thing for a man that size to recover from.

 

You sign him, you'd also better be ready to sign someone else in case he goes down (which given his history is pretty likely).

 

 

Well we did sign his back-up in Oher, eh?

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The only way we land a 29 year old former All-Pro LT is if he comes with some issues.  I would imagine any contract we'd extend to him would feature minimal guaranteed money and likely heavily laden with incentives.  That's why I say it's low risk, potential high reward.

 

See above.

 

I wouldn't call it "low risk" with the number of times he's been hurt.

 

Like I said, if you go this route, better be sure you have a backup plan.

 

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