Bill Voth's 53 man prediction + Gettleman's philosophy

[Nick_81]

Come for the prediction, stay for the philosophy...

http://blackandbluereview.com/predicting-panthers-53-man-roster-2016/

[L-TownCat]

Where is the roster prediction?

 

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[manu4t]

Just now, L-TownCat said:

Where is the roster prediction?

It threw me off at first - hit the next arrows under the ad on the first page, that will take you to the two pages of roster projections

[The Lone Panther]

Still don't get the lovefest for Fozzy and Lucas should get the nod over Simonson.  And I'm still hoping we sign a DE.  Johnson hasn't had a full healthy season in years, so wouldn't it be ideal to keep 5 DE's?  

[TheSpecialJuan]

Good stuff

[outlaw4]

I just find it hard to believe we'll keep six receivers on the roster. It made more sense to do so last year and yet rolled out with only five. That said, picking between the two most likely candidates, Byrd and Bersin, is more difficult because the latter may finally be picked up by someone (the Patriots come to mind).  If we keep five only, the free spot goes to either someone that we won't play but want to keep or someone else's cut.

[WOW!!]

46 minutes ago, The Lone Panther said:

Still don't get the lovefest for Fozzy and Lucas should get the nod over Simonson.  And I'm still hoping we sign a DE.  Johnson hasn't had a full healthy season in years, so wouldn't it be ideal to keep 5 DE's?  

Agree.. Simonson has looked bad in game situation and Lucas is a better athlete..

[ShutDwn]

I just find it hard to believe we'll keep six receivers on the roster. It made more sense to do so last year and yet rolled out with only five. That said, picking between the two most likely candidates, Byrd and Bersin, is more difficult because the latter may finally be picked up by someone (the Patriots come to mind).  If we keep five only, the free spot goes to either someone that we won't play but want to keep or someone else's cut.

We definitely didn't have 6 WRs of this quality

[bLACKpANTHER]

I don't see any dead weight on that roster. Everybody contributes, even the 3rd string QB! I do wish we upgrade the DE position with other team's cuts (or Hardy, lol).

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[outlaw4]

18 minutes ago, ShutDwn said:

 

We definitely didn't have 6 WRs of this quality

 

But is that quality worth more than quality elsewhere on the roster? That's the answer we'll be getting soon. There is some satisfaction, however, that we have this problem of having difficult cuts to make. Too many answers on the roster is better than not having enough.

[caatfan]

1 hour ago, stbugs said:

I think Byrd would stay over Bersin because of his return skills.

Bersin is a utility knife too. Special teams and any receiver position. I hope both make it and think they will. 

[CPantherKing]

Fozzy Whitaker, Brenton Bersin, Philly Brown, Scott Simonson, Ed Dickson, Gino Gradkowski, Mike Remmers, Chris Scott, Wes Horton, Robert McClain and Colin Jones all need to be let go. Those are 11 spots to find new/young players to test out and develop. We all know what to expect from all of these players and seeing the playing field is not what we want from any of them. They are just a waste of time and roster space. Move on and look for players that are more valuable and have potential to impact a game.

Marcus Lucas is the only player who should be on the roster that was left off. Then again I would have had Lucas on the roster over Brandon Williams, Scott Simonson, Brenton Berstin, and Jason Avant the past 2 seasons. For some reason the front office thought those wasted players were/are more valuable than a TE/WR who can catch TDs in the red zone and has a knack for slipping behind the secondary while catching sidelines passes for first downs.

Wasting 20% of a roster on players we know should never touch the field does not seem wise. At least role the dice on a player that may make an impact.

[AceBoogie]

2 minutes ago, stbugs said:

Blah biddie blah, blah blah. You do realize that you usually don't have pro-bowlers at every position and back ups. Where should the 11 replacements magically come from? Please enlighten us to all the guys who are now on waivers who would replace all 11 and we will gladly give you feedback on your choices.

Also, you clearly haven't been watching preseason if you would put Gradkowski on the list. He's been a very solid backup to Kalil and a vast improvement over last year. I won't even go into the others like McClain and Brown who are solid depth and performed well when called upon last year. Remember Brown's 8 receptions for 193 yards in the NFC Championship and Super Bowl? How about McClain being the starting CB after Tillman went down?

Again, please give us your 11 replacements. I want a good laugh.

He's not saying they have to be starters, just guys with more potential than the same projects that haven't turned into anything. 

[CPantherKing]

5 minutes ago, 15 said:

yeah lets cut 20% of the roster including 10% of our starters and replace them with players that were also recently cut or haven't even made a team yet and have no experience with our team or playbook 1 week before the regular season starts.

 

Do you honestly believe any of those 11 players would be missed tomorrow? Their back ups are just as capable as they are with more potential. Not to mention a team has to deactivate 7 players each week. Then you factor in that the bottom 11 players on a 53 man roster see 1% of the field time for a team in a season.

This front office is going to replace 20% of the roster throughout the season with street free agents and washed up veterans anyway. History has proven that point.