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Calling it now, expect a player house cleaning

Doc Holiday

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Doc Holiday Grand Master

Doc Holiday

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Some big names at that. They are long time staples of the team.

I think Charles Johnson and Ryan Kalil are sitting very dangerously on the cutting block as well as Jonathan Stewart. All 3 are playing way past their prime and could be replaced by comparable players a fraction of their current contract and we need more space now to sign players like Norwell and Star. 

If someone can find and repost the Matt Kalil contract stipulation that basically makes his contract a 1 year rental at first that would be great. Becuase I’m trying to figure out what his contract impact would be if cut, thanks!

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3 minutes ago, B.BERSIN said:

CJ is definitely gone. Ryan? No.

If Larsen hadn’t played so well when he filled in I’d have agreed with you. We save 7mil if we cut him and he’s and old expensive player that missed the majority of the season.

I’d honestly would cut Kalil and offer him the O-line coach job, dude knows his stuff. Extremely smart player, just doesn’t have it physically anymore.

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Just now, beastson said:

Matt is here to stay without a restructure. Terrible ass contract for bust of a player. Gettlemajic

Back when he was signed a few of us offseason geeks figured out that his contract was just a 1 year rental at first. So I’m curious if someone could dig that up again. I can’t because I’m stuck on my phone at the moment.

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Stew gone - should be but won't be we're the Panthers

CJ gone - easily even Rivera/Hurney can't fug that up and it's not much the won't fug up

TD should be gone but won't be

Won't be surprised at all when we lose Norwell at the expense of our old fat.

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Just now, Fox007 said:

Stew gone - should be but won't be we're the Panthers

CJ gone - easily even Rivera/Hurney can't fug that up and it's not much the won't fug up

TD should be gone but won't be

Won't be surprised at all when we lose Norwell at the expense of our old fat.

Why TD? He’s not played bad at all, he’s a bit slower then he used to be, but still clearly he second best LB’er on the team.

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You can't get rid of Kalil.  He lifts the entire offensive line.

For Stewart, it's a value thing.  We can get another younger RB who can do his job.  CJ has been done all season.  

We are really thing at DE, and it gets worse if Peppers retires.  

I do see that Hurney is going to have to cut some of his guys.  Sucks, but this is the business side of things.

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LOL at the people who are saying Ryan Kalil.

We can’t cut Ryan, maybe restructure him but we can’t roll with Larsen.

As long as Matt is here which he will be next season he needs Ryan here for support (as pathetic as that sounds). 

Our line will be exactly the same next season. Then in 2019 Moton will replace Matt and we’ll have to find a Ryan replacement 

Copy and pasted my post from another thread since so many of you struggle to understand why Kalil isn’t going anywhere

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