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Selecting the 2016 Panthers Wide Receivers

Jeremy Igo

By Jeremy Igo,
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dksmith17 Newbie

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Philly has not had 2 shoulder surgeries. If you had a shoulder injury you understand why it lingers until surgery.

Cam has simply had good chemistry with Philly. Philly has at least 5 targets in every playoff game IIRC. That says a lot.

KB and Funch are our upside in the WR core. Philly is the closest thing Cam has to a security blanket outside of Olsen and KB. He is cheap and just 24, whats not to like?

 

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KB, Ginn, Funch are locks >> You'd be foolish to cut the play making Ginn brings to the offense/special teams, HE IS our home-run hitter. I mean seriously this shouldn't even be a question, he had 10 TDs, 10!!! 

The final two spots IMO I'd like to see what Byrd, and HiIl offer as i believe both have more upside than Philly (Brown). 

I think Garrett forces us to keep six receivers. I like Philly Brown, but I think his ceiling is what we saw, IMO I didn't see a jump from his rookie year to this past year in an expanded role, it was a lot of the same which was fine but I wasn't of the mindset he has more to offer.

To open that 6th receiver spot, I could see Joe Webb being cut, he brings nothing to the receiver group, and yea special team is a plus fro him, but I don't think that ALONE warrants a spot with the improvement in talent at receiver.  

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I believe that right now it looks like this: KB, Funchess, Ginn, Brown, Garrett 

Honorable mention: Byrd 

After training camp and preseason, it could be changed. If Byrd shows consistency with his hands, I could see someone being bumped out. I see Ginn being that guy. Getts is all about the future. Depending on how they feel about Brown/Byrd, this could be the lineup before the season.

KB, Funchess, Brown, Garrett, Byrd

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38 minutes ago, dksmith17 said:

Philly has not had 2 shoulder surgeries. If you had a shoulder injury you understand why it lingers until surgery.

Cam has simply had good chemistry with Philly. Philly has at least 5 targets in every playoff game IIRC. That says a lot.

KB and Funch are our upside in the WR core. Philly is the closest thing Cam has to a security blanket outside of Olsen and KB. He is cheap and just 24, whats not to like?

 

Ok not two surgeries but he has missed Valuable playing time because of the same shoulder injury two years in a row. They do have good chemistry but he also has somewhat suspect hands if you watched his catches last year they were 80% body catches that took him to ground allowing a minimal yac. Last season I saw a major improvement in those body catches but still see overall minimal production however you slice it. If Byrd offers similar output but the (John brown) big play affect it puts us in a better position to win long term and current day. From what I say Cotchery was the real security blanket, Brown was an option that played out of neccesity where he preformed decent and above average in two playoff games last year. I like a Brown a lot nothing not to like but Im hoping we field the best team possible whoever that my be.

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Would't it better to categorize them by WR postition (X, Z, slot) rather than body type? Size/speed can be a proxy for position but it doesn't always work that way. KB plays almost exclusively X, Ginn played X last year, Philly plays mainly Z, Funch  apparently can play all three but really only played X and slot last year, not sure about the rest.

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KB/Funch/Ginn - those three are locks IMO

The last two spots are anyone's guess, but despite my middling opinion of Philly, I suspect he has an inside track to one of those spots but he won't survive another camp and preseason like he had last year.  If he shows hands of stone again, he'll be sent packing especially if the talk about Byrd is legit.  I don't think that both Philly and Byrd make the roster - it'll be one or the other IMO.  Philly's game experience gives him an edge, but Byrd's speed can't be taught and it'd be nice to have another legit burner on the roster in case something happened to Ginn.  Philly is NOT that fast by NFL WR standards; stop typing.

My guess for the last two spots is Philly and Garrett.  Garrett gets the nod over the rest due to his hands and higher upside than Bersin.  We just can't afford to carry Hill.  We have enough WRs with hot/cold hands already.

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*I know Garrett and Byrd seem like the early faves and will have their summer bandwagons but I'd like to see what we're dealing with before getting excited.  Hill needs to not be injured and show something.  For now: 

KB

Funch

Ginn

Brown

Norwood (It may not mean much but he is the only option we've technically invested a draft pick on)

 

 

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35 minutes ago, trucpfan said:

Ok not two surgeries but he has missed Valuable playing time because of the same shoulder injury two years in a row. They do have good chemistry but he also has somewhat suspect hands if you watched his catches last year they were 80% body catches that took him to ground allowing a minimal yac. Last season I saw a major improvement in those body catches but still see overall minimal production however you slice it. If Byrd offers similar output but the (John brown) big play affect it puts us in a better position to win long term and current day. From what I say Cotchery was the real security blanket, Brown was an option that played out of neccesity where he preformed decent and above average in two playoff games last year. I like a Brown a lot nothing not to like but Im hoping we field the best team possible whoever that my be.

You are underplaying Brown's postseason production.

He had the biggest passing play in the postseason that blew the doors open on the Cards and sent us to the SB.

He made the play that setup our only TD in the superbowl.

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