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Carolina Panthers Biggest Regret: Trading Cornerback Daryl Worley for Wideout Torrey Smith


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Carolina Panthers: Trading Cornerback Daryl Worley for Wideout Torrey Smith

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2788909-every-nfl-teams-biggest-offseason-regret#slide5

General manager Marty Hurney addressed the appropriate position via trade, but he swapped a starting cover defender for a pass-catcher who doesn't have reliable hands to compensate for quarterback Cam Newton's periodic inaccuracies.

Newton has completed 60 percent or better of his passes in only two out of seven seasons. In the same time span, Torrey Smith's catch rate dipped below 50 percent in three out of seven terms. Expect to see a lot of passes hit the ground when the two attempt to connect downfield.

Of course, Smith brings Super Bowl experience to the locker room as a two-time champion, but the Panthers need production at the position more than a decorated resume.

Unless DJ Moore extends an impressive offseason into a spectacular regular-season showing, Carolina's wide receiver corps will rank near the bottom of the league in terms of production in 2018. Jarius Wright hasn't shown much through six seasons, and Curtis Samuel still needs to find his way in the pros.

 

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2 minutes ago, X-Clown said:

I'm trying to figure out why you posted this exact same thread about the exact same article a month ago. Are you trying to get more clicks for your article?

 

Same poo, different article.

 That was riskiest move, this was biggest regret.  I know clickbait, but I'm dying here....its offseason.

To be fair they did get some of them right:

Denver Broncos biggest regret: Releasing Running Back C.J. Anderson

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10 minutes ago, Manther said:

Same poo, different article.

 That was riskiest move, this was biggest regret.  I know clickbait, but I'm dying here....its offseason.

To be fair they did get some of them right:

Denver Broncos biggest regret: Releasing Running Back C.J. Anderson

Gotcha - didn't notice the slight difference. Just remember the article being awful before and this one being just bad!

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First of all, Panthers have a bigger regret that's far more obvious. Not addressing the LG position in a meaningful way. 

Second of all Hurney got something for absolutely nothing in Worley (and I didn't like the trade at the time) 

 

So not only is this writer missing our biggest regret, he got one completely wrong 

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