The Answer to the FS Position is on the Roster

[Bronn]

We have several candidates to take over at FS. Stop panicking.

Kai Nacua

 

Cole Luke

 

On top of those two that nobody ever talks about, we have some natural box safeties and CBs who might could transition.

Quin Blanding
Searcy
Cockrell
Gaulden
Parms
Doss
Elder
Seymour
Thornton
Ballard

Someone, not named Colin Jones, from that list will probably be our starting FS, barring us picking up someone else that is floating out there/gets cut. Just get used to it and move on. We gon' be alright!

[therealmjl]

Nah

[countryboi]

every single one of these dudes is a JAG

[Cpt slay a ho]

Just like left tackle, we’ve been through stop gaps and projects, with the same inconsistent results. 

Time to invest in the fs position, but that’s not Ron’s philosophy, he’ll keep looking for diamonds in the rough, meanwhile the secondary will either continue to underperform or be heavily reliant on a top 5 pass rush.

stubbornness 

[musicman]

Nice video of Nacua, but what about the bad video? If he plays like that, sure there is potential.

[hepcat]

The Panthers almost never draft safeties. They tend to draft corners or tweener athletes and try to convert them into a safety. I'd argue they haven't drafted a true safety since Nate Salley in 2006, and haven't spent an early draft pick on a true safety since Deon Grant in 2000. Talk about devaluing the position....

[SetfreexX]

When we're getting home on the pass rush a lot of the safety concerns will go out of the window, no matter who we had back there last year it was gonna look bad. 

People need to realize that more than anything:

1) We were VERY old at DE (I love Pep)

2) We were VERY inexperienced with UDFA talent (Horton / Cox / Obada) drafted (Haynes)

KK, had his best seasons when CJ, and Addison were able to force QB's to step up, same for Cox in PHI, he has been flanked with premier talent on the edge of that defense (Graham, Sweat, Bennett)

So once the pass rush finds it's stride we should see the secondary able to make more plays as QB's are under more duress. 

[DeAngelo Beason]

Nah.

[Camp Fodder]

1 hour ago, countryboi said:

every single one of these dudes is a JAG

Most of them are not even JAG status. However I say right now Searcy is the front runner 

[DaveThePanther2008]

1 hour ago, Bronn said:

We have several candidates to take over at FS. Stop panicking.

Kai Nacua

 

Cole Luke

 

On top of those two that nobody ever talks about, we have some natural box safeties and CBs who might could transition.

Quin Blanding
Searcy
Cockrell
Gaulden
Parms
Doss
Elder
Seymour
Thornton
Ballard

Someone, not named Colin Jones, from that list will probably be our starting FS, barring us picking up someone else that is floating out there/gets cut. Just get used to it and move on. We gon' be alright!

I am not one to just say no.  A few of these guys might pan out. I seem to remember Cole Luke was having a good camp until he got hurt.  Gauldin is in his second year and should be a bit more comfortable at the position. 

I also think that Washington made our defense much worse by his asinine play calling.  Rivera did a much better job and our defense was much better.  A little too late but at least we have something to build off of.

Like I said a few of these guys might pan out but I also believe we will sign a Veteran to be the frontrunner of this group. 

Our current "Sign Berry" troll is only going to bitch and moan (throw poo around) about every player we suggest until we sign Berry (Which ain't going to happen)

 

[Untouchable]

I'm curious if we might see some of Jackson as our FS when Gaulden (assuming he gets the nod) drops down into the nickel in some of our big nickel looks.

[Panthers8969]

Look appreciate what you’re trying to do here but all of those guys suck and couldn’t even get playing time over Colin Jones last year. Let’s see what Glover Quinn’s up to

[ForJimmy]

I heard we are signing Worley to play FS el oh el...

[Basbear]

Wavier Wire.

Today about 20 players were cut. 19 safety were draft plus UDFAS. A name or two will hit the wavier cause many other team s don't value safety either, especially ones that cost more than 5mill per.