Roster "UNOFFICIALLY" at 91 players... who gets cut?

[KB_fan]

Our 5 UDFAs don't have to be signed until the end of the week, so there's still a bit of wiggle room before we have to find space on the roster for them.

After the draft Panthers had 87 on the roster.

CB Taylor Patmon just got cut today, so now we're down to 86.... but with 5 pending UDFAs to be added that would push us to 91.

What fat would you all cut?

Here's the current roster for your viewing pleasure, sorted by position.  (It still shows Patmon as I grabbed the roster data before his cut was announced).

http://www.panthers.com/team/roster.html

 

I'd guess that with 10 OTs on the roster, 1 or 2 of them will be cut to make room for some players from other positions...  We're fairly "thin" at LB and DT in terms of young guys / candidates for our PS.  Also, we've not yet brought in any new competition at TE unless you count our "do everything" new fullback Armah.

But seriously, apart from a few of the  former PS guys, and the reserve/future "camp body" signings I know little about (some of the tackles, WRs primarily) I'm very impressed with the depth & quality of this roster for this point in the season.  Imagine how hard it is going to be to cut down to 53....

[Leeroy Jenkins PhD]

Yea, I got a dollar says it is a tackle. 

[therealmjl]

Bet we cut that fat tub of lard Kelvin Benjamin!1!1!!!

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[GolfRasta]

We know what we have in teddy Williams. He'll still be sitting on his couch if we run into a pinch.

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[imminent rogaine]

I wish we could not cut any of those FBs but that isn't realistic. Probably roster one, PS one, and cut one.

[GolfRasta]

Or actually....sanchez. corn makes him expendable. I'd rather try out as many tackles as possible.

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[TheSpecialJuan]

Darrel Young - he's 30 and hasn't played in a year.

[Bartin]

Teddy Williams

[KB_fan]

I'd be all for letting Teddy Williams go.  We've added lots of speed...   Not sure it will happen *this* week, but I sure hope he's replaced by a better player.  SOOOOO many penalties (though fewer in 2016 than 2015 because he played so much less...)

[GoobyPls]

None of the UDFA are making the roster, I doubt the kicker we pick is gonna beat out Gano whose automatic when he's under no pressure.

 

Hopefully Bersin, and Dickson are gone

[KB_fan]

9 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Darrel Young - he's 30 and hasn't played in a year.

Not yet.  Too early to think of cutting him. Want him in the FB competition with Armah & Rockhead.  Neither of them have played a snap of NFL football.  Young has.  Give the new guys a chance to learn the ropes with someone who knows a thing or two about playing FB.

Fun that we have 3 guys competing at the position.  We know Jeremy will be loving it!

[t96]

Blechen is a LB.

[t96]

43 minutes ago, KB_fan said:

Not yet.  Too early to think of cutting him. Want him in the FB competition with Armah & Rockhead.  Neither of them have played a snap of NFL football.  Young has.  Give the new guys a chance to learn the ropes with someone who knows a thing or two about playing FB.

Fun that we have 3 guys competing at the position.  We know Jeremy will be loving it!

I think Armagh will win the job handily, but agree gotta keep Young around. Bet we give up on Rockhead pretty soon into TC or even before.

[KB_fan]

34 minutes ago, thomas96 said:

Blechen is a LB.

He was listed as a LB in May 2016, but is now listed on the Panthers roster as a safety.

Similarly, Travelle Dixon was listed as a CB in May 2016, but is now listed as a safety.

Can anyone refresh my memory of whether we asked these guys to switch positions last year?  Or are these designations errors?  Or an attempt to boost our safety depth this offseason??

 

Update:  As best I can tell, all of last season Blechen was listed as a LB (as I remembered).  But since being signed to a reserve-futures contract in January, he's been listed as safety, and also his number was changed from 50 to 45.