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Panthers already have 5 locks at wide receiver, and Byrd ain't one of them.


Jeremy Igo

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Why is Torrey Smith considered such a lock? He is not fast anymore. He was well below the league average last year for average max speed for wide receivers. One could argue not only is he not fast, he is now slow. Was Torrey ever really known for his hands? 

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1 minute ago, Moo Daeng said:

Because they see the field.

 When? When does a 3rd TE play? We bring in an extra OT(Moton last year) when we need extra run blocking. Armah at FB. Thomas is #2 already. You really keeping Manhertz(or similar player) over one that can be a weapon at least 3-4 times a game?

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11 minutes ago, Nate Dogg said:

Why is Torrey Smith considered such a lock? He is not fast anymore. He was well below the league average last year for average max speed for wide receivers. One could argue not only is he not fast, he is now slow. Was Torrey ever really known for his hands? 

If for no other reasons than they traded for him and he's obviously a better receiver than Bryd.

I want to be in the fantasy league of anyone wanting Damiere Byrd over Smith.

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We kept 6 receivers last year, why are some of you acting like it's some difficult thing to do. 

KB / Funch / Shepard / Samuel / Byrd / Clay 

If memory serves were the six that we ended up with to close out the final 53, and eventually Bersin returned due to injury. 

We kept 4 HB's last year, and CAP barely played, Whit got a couple touches, I could see us dropping CAP, and keeping Hood on the PS with Barner as the 3rd back on the depth chart. But again we kept four HB's and six receivers out of camp last year.

Stew / CMC / CAP / Whit

I could also see an immediate free space due to the fact WE CLOSED CAMP WITH TWO KICKERS!

The numbers game to keep Byrd's ability around isn't a hard one to sort is all I'm saying, I think he's a lock, no one behind him is dynamic in any way we've seen . 

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7 minutes ago, Moo Daeng said:

If for no other reasons than they traded for him and he's obviously a better receiver than Bryd.

I want to be in the fantasy league of anyone wanting Damiere Byrd over Smith.

That trade was hogwash. The Eagles would've gave him away for nothing. Pretty much both teams saying, "here, we don't want this guy anymore." Fantasy!?!? News flash - no one in any fantasy league SHOULD want either one of these guys! Both are irrelevant in that world.

It bothers me that we'd rather try and squeeze the last ounce of talent out of Torrey Smith instead of making an investment in Byrd who IMO has proven to be a play maker with game changing speed who could be a piece of our roster for the next 3-4 seasons and not just 1. 

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