Cutting Bene is surprising, but not unprecedented

[TN05]

It's surprising we cut a young, starting corner, but it's not without precedent. Here's just a few of our big, mid-season cuts in the Rivera era:
November 2012 - Cut kicker Justin Medlock after going 0-3 in kicks over three games. Signed Gano as a replacement.
October 2013 - Traded Jon Beason, who was a starting linebacker, after only three games.
October 2014 - Cut nickel cornerback Charles Godfrey.
November 2014 - Cut receiver Jason Avant (credit to KSpan)
December 2014 - Cut starting cornerback Antoine Cason.

[KSpan]

The abruptness reminds me of the Avant cut (not saying circumstances re the same, just the suddenness of it), which isn't in your list.

[LinvilleGorge]

Not like there's a roaring 25 page (at the moment) thread on this already...

[TN05]

4 minutes ago, KSpan said:

The abruptness reminds me of the Avant cut (not saying circumstances re the same, just the suddenness of it), which isn't in your list.

Good point. Added it. Wasn't his more of criticizing coaches or something? Maybe Bene did something similar.

We cut a lot of starters in 2014, now that I think about it.

[hepcat]

This reminds me of cutting Avant too. He was cut for criticizing the play calling. There's no doubt in my mind there is more to this than just cutting Bene for poor performance. He probably talked some poo to the coaching staff after having a bad game. They were pissed at him for lack of effort and poor performance, he said some stuff, they cut him to make an example out of him. They could have just benched him.

[electro's horse]

this is nothing like beason.

the Panthers had beason's replacement lined up and ready to go, and we couldn't keep him off the field. he was traded to the giants as a token of gratitude from the Panthers. 

[Bartin]

56 minutes ago, TN05 said:

It's surprising we cut a young, starting corner, but it's not without precedent. Here's just a few of our big, mid-season cuts in the Rivera era:
November 2012 - Cut kicker Justin Medlock after going 0-3 in kicks over three games. Signed Gano as a replacement.
October 2013 - Traded Jon Beason, who was a starting linebacker, after only three games.
October 2014 - Cut nickel cornerback Charles Godfrey.
November 2014 - Cut receiver Jason Avant (credit to KSpan)
December 2014 - Cut starting cornerback Antoine Cason.

Those guys were all old and over the hill(maybe not the kicker but he was god awful)

[usmcpanthers]

What gets me, it that we continue to cut players and get nothing in return for it. All that time and investment....wasted.

[pantherphan96]

this move just seems premature. are we even sure Bene is back at 100% from that leg injury?

[TarHeel69]

I remember hearing Bene's comments last week about his conditioning.  Personally, I wonder if he hasn't been giving the extra effort that really good players do.  I do feel there's more to the story that we may never know.  I hate seeing how this season has unfolded; however, I do believe this may be a good thing as well.  I think this team needs a fire lit under their butts.  I believe this may be the wake up call it needs.

On another note, I still fully believe in and trust Ron Rivera.  He just had to make a very difficult decision.  Hopefully it pans out.

[Untouchable]

27 minutes ago, usmcpanthers said:

What gets me, it that we continue to cut players and get nothing in return for it. All that time and investment....wasted.

What makes you think someone was going to give us something for Bene?

[usmcpanthers]

2 minutes ago, Untouchable said:

What makes you think someone was going to give us something for Bene?

Wasnt just Bene, im talking about all the other players we have cut the last few years.

[Untouchable]

3 minutes ago, usmcpanthers said:

Wasnt just Bene, im talking about all the other players we have cut the last few years.

Still applies to the other players too.  If someone was willing to give us something for a player we cut we would have taken it.

[usmcpanthers]

Just now, Untouchable said:

Still applies to the other players too.  If someone was willing to give us something for a player we cut we would have taken it.

Its a Gm's job to maximize a move or get the most you can out of a player. Lately the cuts have seen reactionary and emotional. These guys were starters on a super bowl team. You cant tell me no team in the league had no interest.