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Are the Carolina Panthers now a Superbowl Contender?

Jeremy Igo

By Jeremy Igo,
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3 minutes ago, Bartin said:

Eric Reid is not Earl Thomas. He lost his starting job last year because he was bad. Y’all need to chill on the overreactions. He made the pro bowl playing behind one of the greatest front 7s of all time like how Coleman was a star for one year. He’s better than Jones for sure but he isn’t some superstar that is all of sudden gonna change games.

He will be able to shine behind our front 7 (when TD gets back), and along side Bradberry and Jackson. He is much better in coverage than Jones, and is an immediate upgrade. 

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7 minutes ago, Bartin said:

Eric Reid is not Earl Thomas. He lost his starting job last year because he was bad. Y’all need to chill on the overreactions. He made the pro bowl playing behind one of the greatest front 7s of all time like how Coleman was a star for one year. He’s better than Jones for sure but he isn’t some superstar that is all of sudden gonna change games.

Eric Reid could be the best safety this team has had in a long time.    He's a top 10 safety easily.     The person he lost his job too just happens to be like a top 5 safety.     And no doubt the protests were factored in as well.    We haven't had an actual good coverage safety in..... honestly I can't even remember.

We also get a guy who I'd assume is going to want to prove himself really hard to the league.    

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1 minute ago, Cary Kollins said:

wow Gettleman was able to turn a weakness into a strength just like that OH WAIT

And on this take, which I'm sure there will be many of, is fuging dumb. This is a pretty unique situation, and pretending Gettleman wouldn't have jumped on it too is delusional. You have a young Pro Bowl caliber player sitting on his couch for no other reason than our President is a fuging racist asshole? I didn't dare to hope before, but after Tepper's comments about kneeling players, it's surprising it even took this long.

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He's not a top 5 safety or anything, but he is a top 20 safety, and way better than anyone currently on the roster, thus he represents a huge upgrade, and plenty of cause for optimism.  I think he makes the secondary much less of a weakness, and will help shut down the middle of the field where our defense has been getting absolutely shredded.

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16 minutes ago, Bartin said:

Eric Reid is not Earl Thomas. He lost his starting job last year because he was bad. Y’all need to chill on the overreactions. He made the pro bowl playing behind one of the greatest front 7s of all time like how Coleman was a star for one year. He’s better than Jones for sure but he isn’t some superstar that is all of sudden gonna change games.

He wasn't bad at all, what are you talking about? He lost his job because he got injured and the backup stepped in and became a top safety. He had a strong season despite a new head coach and being shuffled around on defense. 

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2 minutes ago, MechaZain said:

 

He wasn't bad at all, what are you talking about? He lost his job because he got injured and the backup stepped in and became a top safety. He had a strong season despite a new head coach and being shuffled around on defense. 

Exactly.    He's still a top 10 safety and like 26.

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