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Panthers sign WR Russell Shepard


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I don't mind this at all. I just hope this doesn't make us complacent at the spot. 2 years in, only 26..showed improvement last year. Honestly, This type of signing is a solid backend roster full. Not creating any false expectations about the kid. Hell, maybe he's BFs w/ Fournette or Adams and this is leverage haha

 

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24 minutes ago, Adb6368 said:


Tell our 2016 super bowl team that


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Not sure how that impacts the 2017 team one bit.. But OK..

 

Dear 2016 Super Bowl Team,

 

The 2017 Panthers receiving corps is still a massive weakness, despite signing Russell Shepard.

 

Best regards,

 

Trueblue

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10 minutes ago, trueblue said:

Not sure how that impacts the 2017 team one bit.. But OK..

 

Dear 2016 Super Bowl Team,

 

The 2017 Panthers receiving corps is still a massive weakness, despite signing Russell Shepard.

 

Best regards,

 

Trueblue

You that sumbitch that calls WFNZ all the damn time?

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Guys are reading too much into the position he plays instead of the skillset he brings. 

Speed, ST abilities, decent route runner.

Nothing wrong with a depth signing for ST, an area of weakness over the past decade for our franchise. Might even beat out the huddles beloved Bersin come training camp. 

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Kendall Wright is not going to be the answer.  He's a name player but he couldn't get on the field for the Titans last year.  That is a very bad sign.  He's talented but he has never put it all together. Not sure I want to add that to our WR room.
We are going to be forced to draft a receiver early.  There should be some good ones available in rounds 2/3 (Taywan Taylor, Godwin, Henderson).


Thank You . Just because you recognize the name doesn't mean it's a good idea.


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3 minutes ago, Soul Rebel said:

I haven't  read through everyone's posts, but could this be similar to what the Pats found in Chris Hogan?

Someone else giving up on a guy, and said guy being a better fit in a different system?

At worst, he's a special teams captain that we stole from a division rival.

At best he's our new slot receiver

It's not a bad signing unless we gave him a ton of money a la Kalil. 

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