Jump to content

  • Welcome!

    Register and log in easily with Twitter or Google accounts!

    Or simply create a new Huddle account. 

    Members receive fewer ads , access our dark theme, and the ability to join the discussion!

     

Free Agency starts three weeks from yesterday

Mr. Scot

By Mr. Scot,
in Carolina Panthers

Recommended Posts

Mr. Scot Grand Master

Mr. Scot

Posted
Posted

Being in the Super Bowl sure does cut into that long wait, huh?

Teams will be able to start negotiating with other team's free agents as of March 7th.

Checking Spotrac, Jared Allen's retirement puts us at about 28 million under the cap, with more quite possibly to come.

This could be one of the most interesting offseasons in a while.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
SCP Enthusiast

SCP

Posted
Posted

I kind of like the way Dave has approached it. I know his hand has been forced but mid-tier guys with something to prove versus paying a ton for perceived high end talent seems to work pretty well. Like he says, we are NEVER one player away from a SB title.  Big free agent spending, to me, is short sighted and takes the one player away approach.  That's not Dave's philosophy.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
thefuzz Mentor

thefuzz

Posted
Posted
1 minute ago, SCP said:

I kind of like the way Dave has approached it. I know his hand has been forced but mid-tier guys with something to prove versus paying a ton for perceived high end talent seems to work pretty well. Like he says, we are NEVER one player away from a SB title.  Big free agent spending, to me, is short sighted and takes the one player away approach.  That's not Dave's philosophy.

Agreed.  We make a deep run this year, and keep the core together, I wouldn't be opposed to a big splash, but generally that has proven to be detrimental long term.

Draft well and pay your guys that earned it....that's the best way to "win" free agency.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
KB_fan Proficient

KB_fan

Posted
Posted
53 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

i'm hoping Kyle Love gets re-signed here before it starts.

I would think Kyle Love is one of our next priorities and hopefully a fairly straightforward contract, along with Joe Webb.  Those two both seem like no brainers among our potential free agent crop.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Doc Holiday Grand Master

Doc Holiday

Posted
Posted
58 minutes ago, luke nukem said:

CJ's cut coming when?

I think a restructure is more likely, at least we will attempt, He was playing hurt most of the last year even when he came back from injury, so his bad season wasnt completely his fault(Playing hurt was insider info from Igo). He was just real beat up like Cam was the year before, I wouldnt be surprised to see us restructure, by guaranteeing more money, but spreading out his cap hit over 2 years instead one one, we would still have to pay him about $7m if we cut him or not this year, so maybe cut his cap hit down to $8m and give him $6m next year with like 5 guaranteed, and we gain $8m in cap space. I think this is the most likely scenario

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Doc Holiday Grand Master

Doc Holiday

Posted
Posted

I'm curious to see how we approach this offseason considering we are looking to have a bunch of cap space even with Norman getting Tagged.   I think the players that would gardner the most attention from us out of the big names would be Mario Williams and Matt Forte, we just really need a better RB, Stewart is just OK IMO, and he gets hurt too much to be reliable. we gotta get better there. I know people want us to look at OT's but decent OT's dont get moved if they are any good they stay where they are, so I think it's more likely that we address this through the draft.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
CarolinaNCSU Proficient

CarolinaNCSU

Posted
Posted

IF CJ stays, I think it's mostly in a veteran leadership role. Maybe still starting, but we can't and won't expect much production. With Allen for sure gone, I don't really want Ealy (an occasional bonehead) being our veteran DE leader. A pay cut centered restructure is probably the play, unless GMan pulls in a vet DE or two. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Nick_81 Newbie

Nick_81

Posted
Posted
3 hours ago, stirs said:

CJ could be a possibility for cuts

Stew could be

Frankly, Kalil is a possibility, but think a reach

 

CJ is a possibility, but I think they work hard to keep him, and reduce his cap hit.  He did have a rough year, but I think he's got more game in him.  He was coming on pretty strong at the end of the season/playoffs/super bowl.  I just don't think he was ever fully healthy during the reg. season.  <----  This could be one of the reasons they might consider cutting him.  He's still got game, but can you trust that he'll stay healthy?

From what's being said, currently, it seems like Stewart is safe for another year.  

I don't think Kalil should even be mentioned, as far as cuts go.  He's not getting cut, IMO.  Is he making a lot when you look at his contract?  Yes..., but compare it to the other top centers in the league, and he's pretty much in line.  It just wouldn't make sense.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
TheRed Newbie

TheRed

Posted
Posted
2 hours ago, stirs said:

CJ could be a possibility for cuts

Stew could be

Frankly, Kalil is a possibility, but think a reach

 

CJ is anybody's guess really. Wouldn't be surprised to see him cut, or renegotiated with.

Stewart I think will most likely be around for one more season at least.

Kalil? No way he's going anywhere. Center is too important, and we saw firsthand the importance of OL in the Super Bowl.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing

  • PMH4OWPW7JD2TDGWZKTOYL2T3E.jpg

  • Topics

  • Posts

    • LinvilleGorge
      College Basketball 2025

      By LinvilleGorge · Posted

      Truth.
    • Basbear
      Processing Blue: immediate draft needs

      By Basbear · Posted

      He's a hard player to rank, cause he is a young NT. I do see his abilities to branch out among the DL. That's the only way for him to land in the 1st, some team has to believe he's got the stuff to play DE or T3.... I just don't see using 19 on him, I feel there should be around 7 players just ranked higher than him for the Panthers team.  ___________________________________________________________________   Now you are a roster nut like me. Im tossing this into fire, I think a good move is to trade UP, yes rare. Just the roster #s tell me 5 rookies and no more than 2 starters will make the team. I feel 5 is magic number.    QB- 2  BY, Pickett RB- 3   Chubba, Brooks(pls), etienne TE- 4   Sanders, Temble, Evans, Draft pick/major/franks/UDFA OL- 10   Walker, Lewis, Fortner, Hunt, Motown, Zavailla, Samac, Stone, Draft pick, Draft pick/Charles/carter WR-  6   Tmac, XL, Coker, Metch, Horn, Tremay   offense=  25 with 3 draft picks   DL-  6   Brown, Brown, Wharton, Ray, Cam, Hunter/draft pick Ed-   5  Phillips, Nic, Prince, Jones, ST/incoom/hampton ILB-   5  Lloyd, Wallace, Bam, Claud, draft pick CB-    5 Horn, Jackson, Thor, Evans, draft pick/CSN/UDFA SS-  4  Scott, More, Ramsom, Sim   Defense = 25 with 3 picks   ST = known 3+o+d = 53 roster   SO I see only room for 5-6 with factoring in UDFA pool. That tells me to trade up! Bonus the 1st+3rd gets in front of TB yucs. Then use one of the 5ths+2nd to draft another target. That's your two starters and use the 4th, 5th and 6th for the development OTs and what ever the best player are at the pick/DB. The last couple years they have added 2-3 UDFA each year, maybe the same this year too. Soooooooo Im normally 95% trade back, but above made me change my mind. I do not want to waive 5th rounder, I feel thats high with players on the bench.    ??      
    • uncfan888
      2026 Charlotte Hornets

      By uncfan888 · Posted

      Big game tonight. Please send the annoying ass bandwagon New York fans home sad
×
×
  • Create New...