Panthers rescind Norman's franchise tag...

[OldNorthPowell]

Just now, Jeremy Igo said:

Might be keeping Star now. 

That should still have us with money to spend on a free agent vet CB. Hope we do not try to place a rookie in a tough spot.

[PandaPancake]

1 minute ago, pantherphan96 said:

watch how quickly the Huddle will turn on him. can't blame him for wanting to get paid, but it's not gonna happen here. on the bright side, I bet that KK deal gets done soon.

Really? Because I picture KK's agent rethinking his strategy.

[steveSmokin_D]

Wow surprisingly Im not at all that upset about this move.  I have a feeling the defense will be chatting with Norman and whispering in his ear about chasing money. He will learn chasing money is a bad idea just like Ginn did. Being what 28 how much does he have left in the tank before he starts to decline? Save the money sign the people that want to be here and move forward. Norman is good corner (one of my fav. players on the team with dat swagger) but let the ego go or be gone. In all honesty we just need someone athletic with some speed to play within a role not a Revis guy. Our draft board may change slightly but idea is the same win without selling the future (cough cough eagles).

[Ship]

if they think he was going to be a distraction in the locker room then he didn't have any business being with us this year. our locker room is why we are great and no one fugs with that or they're out.

plus, if josh held out into training camp then he would have fuged up our team for the season. guys who do that damage the team while they're out and aren't up to speed when they get back.

[panthers34]

Just shocked. It's a shame to lose such a talented player but  at least we have a lot of room for star and kk now. Maybe in the end Norman will come crawling back to Carolina if other teams don't give him the money he wants 

[TheRed]

When reading these negative comments about Norman, and basically scoffing aside his departure as inconsequential, I'm reminded that this is the same place that once celebrated the arrival of Antoine Cason.

[The Huddler]

8 minutes ago, TheRed said:

If he goes to a division rival, that matchup is going to be ugly. He's got that Steve Smith in him.

Interesting how some people are so quick to paint him as a villain. It takes two sides to get to this point.

we will just throw it to the other massive reciever

[iamhubby1]

11 minutes ago, Sam Mills Fan said:

NO ONE has big money to offer now. They royally screwed Josh over. Eff it, if he signs with Atlanta I couldn't blame him.

 

You are just mad cuz nobody agrees with you about the broncos trolling us. You made a crappy thread that tanked. Take your medicine. Aw hellz, just be you. It is the only thing you are good at.

[Nick_81]

Black & Blue Review ‏@BlackBlueReview  5m5 minutes ago

FWIW, once this transaction goes through, Panthers will have around $32M in cap space. Could see KK and Star make a dent into that soon.

[QueensKing]

I know the popular opinion is that Gettleman did the right thing... but if he'd have taken a little risk on Josh he would've had a very friendly deal last year.  It goes both ways.  Josh bet on himself, and I'm sure Gettleman was friendly and supported his decision to "prove" that he was worth big time money at the time.  Gettleman may have very well reneged on his word, or given him the same pitch as last year.  

I think Josh's contributions from last year are extremely undervalued, and when we start getting burned in our already weak secondary again people will realize that he would've been worth the money.  We had a true shutdown corner, and let him walk.  Maybe Gettleman has an anger issue... we'll never know.  But we have just taken a step back as a franchise, and are officially weaker as a team possibly because of egos.  

We're trying to win a championship.  We just had part of our edge taken away.  How soon some forget, but regardless, there's a reason G-Man is paid the big bucks.  He better have something up his sleeve this time.  

[KillerKat]

2 minutes ago, CatMan72 said:

Why not rent him for one more year under the tag and then let him walk?

He has to sign it first in order to play right?

[pantherphan96]

Just now, PandaPancake said:

Really? Because I picture KK's agent rethinking his strategy.

two different situations. KK is young and Gman will pay because he loves to build around the DL on defense. not the same as paying #1 CB money to a 28 year old.

[firefox1234]

3 minutes ago, Sam Mills Fan said:

There is a strong correlation between people that like this move and Donald Trump supporters. Just let that swirl ahead around in your head a while.

Your assumption makes just as much sense as a Donald Trump supporter....

[Growl]

I don't see how a long term deal and the tag were connected. He turns 29 this year. I was pretty content to just have one more year put of him and then let him walk. His value may have dropped because of his age next offseason anyways. The only way it makes any real sense is if Josh was going to refuse to play this year, which I have a hard time envisioning.