Panthers Trade for Jared Allen

[Jangler]

worth noting: this is where that cap space that was "inexplicably" unused in the offseason reeeeeeally comes in handy. $$$ salary.

Foreign concepts:

The women don't shave their legs.

Planning ahead for anything is not what people do anymore. 

 

[gtanaka]

I love this move. IMO instantly becomes our best rusher. I think he'll be motivated and ready to go now that he's on a winning team. And for only a 6th round pick and 800k. 

Gettlemagic.

[KillerKat]

Have we cut anyone yet?

[KB_fan]

Have we cut anyone yet?

He's got to pass a physical, so he's not yet officially on the team.  Whatever roster move needs to be made will be announced tomorrow

[PhillyB]

anyone heard from Haplo_E yet

[Cammmmm]

Yeah KB but he just gave off an active roster.  So I don't see why he couldn't pass a physical.  Plus hes coming back into a 4-3 DE scheme so he has to be happy.

[tiger7_88]

I don't really care for allen as person 

Oprah Huddle is down the street and to the left, brah.

[Daddy_Uncle]

23 pages and no "superb owl"

 

I'm dissapointed

[DaveThePanther2008]

Jared Allen with Star and Short keeping him free for one on one.  We get Johnson back and this could be the best DL we have ever seen.  Something that Matches the Pep, Jenkin, Buckner, Rucker days.

 

[KB_fan]

Yeah KB but he just gave off an active roster.  So I don't see why he couldn't pass a physical.  Plus hes coming back into a 4-3 DE scheme so he has to be happy.

Of course, it's just a formality.  But it's the rules, I believe.  You know, buyer beware, due diligence etc.  Apparently he gave the Bears a short list of teams he was interested in being traded to... So, yes, I think he's happy.  I bet having Tillman here doesn't hurt any.

[SOJA]

Not to piss on anyone's parade but both Bears and Vikings fans claim he is washed up. Let's hope that magic we've had with bringing in players from different teams: Mitchell, Ginn, Drayton Florence, Kurt Coleman, etc. rubs off on Allen 

[JawnyBlaze]

 

The more that idea is popped up around here the more it starts to sink in that #13 & #89 on the field would have been nasty, dominant! If they could only pull that off this year would be instantly fixed at WR and next year SB

 

Heh, if only.  Smitty already said he's retiring after this year and he's confident in the decision.

[tiger7_88]

Benjamin isnt on the team, He's on injured reserve.

[KB_fan]

Don't die of shock, but a VERY solid article on this trade by David Newton:

http://espn.go.com/blog/carolina-panthers/post/_/id/16076/reasons-the-timing-was-right-for-panthers-to-trade-for-defensive-end-jared-allen

The Carolina Panthers’ decision to trade for 33-year-old pass-rush specialist Jared Allen is a sign of three things:

• The Panthers are concerned that veteran defensive end Charles Johnson will miss more than a couple of games with the hamstring injury he suffered in Sunday’s 27-22 victory over New Orleans. Johnson already has been ruled out for Sunday’s game at Tampa Bay.

• The Panthers are concerned about their lack of a pass rush in general, with only one sack each in the last two games, and that none of the ends on their roster would be able to fill that role.

• The Panthers believe that at 3-0 they are on the cusp of something special if they can get a pass-rusher such as Allen (134 career sacks) to contribute to a defense that already ranks seventh in the NFL.

[...]

There was hope that Ealy or Frank Alexander would fill the role as a full-time end this season. Alexander suffered a season-ending Achilles injury in training camp.

Ealy doesn’t have a sack in three games.

The Panthers signed outside linebacker Shaq Thompson in hopes that grouping him with middle linebacker Luke Kuechly and outside linebacker Thomas Davis could manufacture more quarterback pressure with blitzes.

Kuechly has missed the last two and a half games with a concussion and his status for Sunday remains uncertain despite signs he could return. Davis’ status for Tampa Bay is pending an MRI on his injured shoulder.

Kuechly, Davis and Thompson have one sack each.

Opponents have gone to a quick passing game with three- and five-step drops to negate Carolina’s pressure. That enabled New Orleans quarterback Josh McCown, replacing the injured Drew Brees, to complete 19 of his first 20 pass attempts.