Panthers Release Boykin

[csx]

22 minutes ago, Nick_81 said:

I was very surprised at first, but I can see why this happened.  They knew Boykin was just here to try to earn a payday.  They must have really like what they saw in the rookies to, damn.  I'm pretty excited to be honest.

Who cares about $80,000 in dead cap, that's couch change. What we should care about is not having a player of his caliber with all these rookies.

[Kevin Greene]

Relax, it's May.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

so what we're looking at now unless there's a trade or signing in the works-

bene benewikere, a rookie outside, and a rookie potentially at nickel

or, god forbid, since rivera insists on playing bene in the slot-

bene at nickel and two rookies outside

[iamcline]

Am I the only one here who has no idea who Boykin is or the fuss around him?

[Khyber53]

Too many nickel CBs, needed to bargain hunt for outside help.

Boykin will find a new home.

 

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

4 minutes ago, iamcline said:

Am I the only one here who has no idea who Boykin is or the fuss around him?

he was probably the top nickel CB available when we signed him and was considered a major win and a huge bargain

[Kakarot]

I guess Coleman and Bene are the leaders of that secondary. They've got quite a few youngsters to look after and mentor. 

[KB_fan]

Just now, Kakarot said:

I guess Coleman and Bene are the leaders of that secondary. They've got quite a few youngsters to look after and mentor. 

Yes, I was just starting to pull together a table showing the playing experience of our DBs.... I'll have it soon.   But this is a pretty ballsy move by DG.

[Cary Kollins]

What the fugs ever. Boykin was signed when there was great uncertainty in the secondary.

 

Then the draft came and a few bupbupbups later there are three shiny new players in the secondary.

Ride or die.

At least now Boykin has plenty of time to sign to another team.

[SportsCrazie4172]

6 minutes ago, Carl Spackler said:

So basically our secondary is a college team

LOL..yep..

[EightyNine]

10 minutes ago, Zaximus said:

If you're a vet looking for a new team, this looks really bad for us as a team.  He came here pretty cheap, wouldn't surprise me if he took less to come here than somewhere else, then gets cut after all the FA stuff has slowed down.

I just don't understand this, unless some more info comes out, but I'm not sure how you take some rookie(s) over a guy with experience.

Maybe it looks bad, but thats not a reason to keep him.

No need for anyone to be that upset over a guy who cant stay on a roster for one reason or the other.  I think people are upset because this guy got over hyped, and now people think we lost a good player.  The fact that he was cheap should make you guys feel even better.  It's not like we wanted him but decided to cut him because we wanted the extra money.

[Sam Mills Fan]

9 minutes ago, The NFL Shield At Midfield said:

neat, i have two favorites:

 

You got my ass. I wanna say it's a little disturbing when I think about how long it must have taken you to find those threads, but you got me. I can be reactionary. Thankfully I haven't made a thread like that in 3 years.

[csx]

5 minutes ago, iamcline said:

Am I the only one here who has no idea who Boykin is or the fuss around him?

Probably. He is a really good nickle corner.

[PanthersBigD]

Boykin signed a one year deal that was basically a prove-it deal to advertise his skills to other teams for a pay day. We were willing to enter into a mutually beneficial relationship with him because we needed secondary help...until the draft. We just drafted three DBs who apparently look very promising. So, we released a guy that would leech playing time from our rookies, who the coaching staff want to see on the field ASAP. Now he has a chance to catch on with another team that needs help at DB instead of riding the bench or creating the problem of who to put on the field. 

If he's riding the bench behind one of our rookies, or splitting time with them, that's not a really great way to highlight his skill set for another team. This works out better for everyone. Just my opinion.