Harper and Cotchery already gone?

[panther4life]

Edit: Cotchery too!

According to Spotrac and overthecap it looks like 2016 had a "voided year" clause and we have already ate the dead money by virtue of this. So thats 900k dead money if we eat all this year or 450k if spread over the next 2 years.

Looks like Cotchery had a similar clause will be gone too.  His dead money is 1.3 Million. Not sure what his old cap figure was scheduled to be.

 

 

 

 

 

[Sam Mills Fan]

Cotchery has played his last down in the NFL. You don't come through with that many drops in the Super Bowl and sign with another team if you're Jerricho Cotchery.

[PhillyB]

cotch is done. we'll roll with KB, funch, ginn, and philly brown. bersin is a 5th option, though he could get replaced if a receiver falls to us in the draft.

[PhillyB]

basically take this year's offense and replace cotch with KB and imagine how much better our offense would've been. we'd have been the number 1+ offense instead of just the number 1.

[Seltzer]

Cotchery made some big-time clutch catches this year, and has been a good mentor for our receivers.  He got screwed on that catch to start the SB  His drop near the end zone was a killer, but it's not fair to single out anyone given the amount of screwups that took place.

Regardless of what happens, I appreciate his contributions to the Panthers.  He is a stand up guy.

[scpanther22]

I want to take a WR at some point in the draft or sign a guy. No guarantee KB comes back ready day one. Could take some time to find his rhythm and get into football shape.

[SportsCrazie4172]

I have never understood the fascination with Bersin..I hope he is gone..

[Cpt slay a ho]

get rid of both we can do better, can't look up to veterans that are constantly getting outplayed.

 

Jericho was signed for leadership and hands, but barely has either dude had like 4 drops in the superbowl. give me boldin at least he would have beat talib's ass for man handling philly 

[KB_fan]

Just now, SportsCrazie4172 said:

I have never understood the fascination with Bersin..I hope he is gone..

I think it's his football smarts, his being a good mentor for rookies, encyclopedic knowledge of the play book, decent depth - can plug & play him in any of the WR positions, good hands.  Clutch on 3rd downs....

Remember, we'll usually have 4 or 5 guys who are on the 53, usually inactive, but available if injuries strike.  Bersin can be a perfect fit in that situation.  Unfortunately, unlike this year, next year there'd be no option (as I understand it) of moving him back and forth from the PS, so there is less flexibility if he does get a roster spot. 

Not saying he stays, but if Cotch is gone, I could see a place for Bersin.

That said, there are also the unknowns of Norwood, Hill and Byrd to wonder about and whether they'll be real contenders for the roster....

[top dawg]

1 minute ago, scpanther22 said:

I want to take a WR at some point in the draft or sign a guy. No guarantee KB comes back ready day one. Could take some time to find his rhythm and get into football shape.

Good point. He may not be really ready until October, though I suspect that he's working hard to get back ASAP.

I am not going to make any predictions about departures. I will wait and see what happens. Gettleman has me trained to expect the unexpected. I wouldn't be surprised if both are axed, or both are here come training camp.  Experience and leadership on and off the field still have value. Cotchery made some good catches over the season. I'm not letting his sub-par performance in the Super Bowl jade his entire body of work.

[Zaximus]

We should make one splash, or try, and get Jeffery, as insurance that KB is back 100% and if he gets hurt we're not as lost.   If not I could see someone like Boldin coming in.

[outlaw4]

As the saying goes, it's better to drop players a year early than a year too late.

That said, Harper's the more likely casualty. There's already leadership on the defensive side and has shown to be a liability in pass coverage. Could see a trade for another vet on the cheap though.

Cotchery is the harder call given our young receiver corps and his savinness. Personally, the biggest issue I have with him is that he's just not big or physical enough to be an ideal possession receiver for Cam. Keep him if we don't have another viable option.

 

[*FreeFua*]

One can only hope. 

KB-Ginn-Funchess-Boyd next season. 

Brown-Bersin can flip a coin for who keeps the bench warm for all I care. 

[Sam Mills Fan]

31 minutes ago, SportsCrazie4172 said:

I have never understood the fascination with Bersin..I hope he is gone..

He's white and from Charlotte like a lot of people on the Huddle, so they want him to succeed. I get it, but he sucks and we can do better.