Panthers knocked out of bidding war for Ed Dickson

[NOVA_Panthers85]

Man people really hate Ed, but dude did nothing but come in and work for us. Had some good moments here too. He did everything asked of him. I also don't think he was that bad of a blocker. Apparently Atlanta who sees what he does twice a year was very interested in bringing him in. I know its not for his receiving ( which is average at, not bad not great ) but he must have made an impression in other facets of his game. Anyways I wish him nothing but the best thanks for the hard work Ed.

[Panthers4real]

Bidding war? I hope he is giving due credit to Detroit for this one.

[Paa Langfart]

Not getting the Dickson hate - guy did well for us last year for us when Olsen was out.

 

[Vagrant]

it's an interesting development in terms of cap allocation how tight ends are compensated compared to wide receivers and what that means when you're trying to finding pass catching value on the market. you can snag a player that can be just as productive catching the ball as a WR for 2/3 the price because of positional designation, which is something that is becoming much more fluid in today's league. for example, if we were to sign Ebron and split him out wide at times with Greg playing TE, it's the same effect in a lot of ways as having a huge WR like Kelvin Benjamin in the same spot in terms of how the defense has to play the set. it's pretty smart to worry less about positional designations and more about skillset and deployment opportunities with players that have some versatility. 

[Jmac]

He is not a bad TE. You guys make it sound like he is total shat. Made some plays and was overall a solid player. If Olsen retires like rumored on Twitter then what???? Ebron and a rookie I guess

[Mr. Scot]

Person just said "bidding", not "bidding war".

[NcPsa10]

 

    Three-Year Deal Worth Up To $14M

[App Panther]

Do we get a comp pick for him?

[Chaos]

[Seltzer]

This is fantastic news bc it preserves the 3rd round comp pick for Norwell we were in danger of losing when we signed Poe.

[Khyber53]

Each year, Ed gave us one game in which he was the difference maker. This past season, it was the 175 yards he pulled out of nowhere that allowed us a grind out a win in Detroit. In 2015 it was a score in a tight game vs the Saints (which we lost by 3 at the end). The year before it was the miracle end zone catch versus the Titans.

He wasn't an every game star, and he wasn't even a star in his best games with us (except maybe that Detroit one where he came in for Olsen), but he made the difference once each year. That's more than you can reasonably ask of a second string guy.  Here's hoping he finds a home out there and he gets a really nice paycheck to go with it. Good luck to him!

[Mr. Scot]

17 minutes ago, Seltzer said:

This is fantastic news bc it preserves the 3rd round comp pick for Norwell we were in danger of losing when we signed Poe.

What happens to that if we sign Ebron or Willson though?

[TheSpecialJuan]

1 hour ago, mjligon said:

Best news all day.

so far

agree, this very good news 

[tiger7_88]

"Bidding war"

"Ed Dickson"

Oh lawd!