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

[Khyber53]

For a team that needs help at safety, we sure have a lot of safeties on the roster...

[Smithers]

Wes Horton.  He's used to it.  We can resign him later.  ⛏

[csx]

Pick a handful of any of those no names. That sounds harsh but it's the reality.

 

I don't understand why anyone is naming anyone who has played games or even been on our PS

[FuFuLamePoo]

Kelvin Benjamin if we're lucky

[Moorgan]

Gano

 

 

 

 

 

just kidding 

[csx]

Gettleman discussed this in the presser. He basically said it would be cuts made from the guys signed late last season to futures contracts. His words were something like "signing a futures contract doesn't mean you make it go csmp" "they earn that now with their off-season" or similar 

[t96]

2 hours ago, KB_fan said:

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.

 

No clue.

[KB_fan]

40 minutes ago, csx said:

Gettleman discussed this in the presser. He basically said it would be cuts made from the guys signed late last season to futures contracts. His words were something like "signing a futures contract doesn't mean you make it go csmp" "they earn that now with their off-season" or similar 

Yes, indeed, this is the probable scenario.  So that would include some of the Tackles, WRs, and there are also 2 safeties that fit that category...

[Ace_Aladdin]

We cut Dickson and add Barnidge 

[pantherphan96]

STs- Palardy, Gano/Butker

WRs- Garrett, Frazier, Clay, Bersin

TEs- Wallace, Manhertz

OTs- Slater, Rodgers, Thompson, France, Clausell

RBs- Simmons, CAP

2 of the 3 FBs

QB- Gilbert

S- McCray, Southward, Dixon, Blechen

DTs- Crume

DEs- Webster, Delaire

CBs- Sanchez, Richards, maybe Teddy Williams

 

Down to 63 by my count there.

+ Probably all of the UDFAs, maybe besides Boulware if he isn't stashed on the PS.

[KB_fan]

11 hours ago, sanjay_rajput said:

We cut Dickson and add Barnidge 

Sign me up for this hype train please.  I'm all aboard.

[arbnranger]

17 hours ago, GolfRasta said:

corn makes him expendable. .

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I agree but I was thinking I believe that might be the first time that phrase has ever been said. Ha

[philit99]

18 hours ago, KB_fan said:

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....

You have your answer.

[KB_fan]

So.... we have some answers

Tre Boston, Lou Young, Devon Rockhead and two of the young tackles...

Did NOT see Boston's cut coming, at least not at THIS point in the offseason.   Wow