Hurney says Gaulden could start this year.

[stratocatter]

4 hours ago, Tbe said:

This is just Hurney trying not to look desperate to potential free agents. He needs some negotiating power. 

You know, I see so much negative crap posted here about the coaches and management when they make positive statements about the team or individual players. Sometimes they mean it, but they HAVE to say good things, the players are listening. Psychology is part of the gig, and as you point out, not just for your own players.

[Pejorative Miscreant]

5 minutes ago, stratocatter said:

You know, I see so much negative crap posted here about the coaches and management when they make positive statements about the team or individual players. Sometimes they mean it, but they HAVE to say good things, the players are listening. Psychology is part of the gig, and as you point out, not just for your own players.

Exactly. What do you expect him to say? “ Gaulden is still a project and we expect him to suck for a while”

[Lumps]

4 hours ago, countryboi said:

we have seen this story before...the fans scream that the Panthers have a glaring weakness. the Panthers front office ignores it. the season comes that weakness is shown to be a big fuging problem. the panther front office acts shocked like they had no idea it was an issue. in the offseason, they draft 3 players at that position while allowing another position to become next years weakness. 

I know they are the professionals making millions to do what they do.

But I just want to say that for the past decade+, more often than not, I have seen the huddle call things that happen/should happen more than the FO.

God that’s dumbfounding and scary at the same time.

[manu4t]

3 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

What if the plan is to just play Vernon Butler at FS?

Cant stop laughing at this...

[PanthersBigD]

I'll bet some of you are the same ones that call an MMA fighter a pussy when he loses a fight...

[Malt Liquor]

5 minutes ago, PanthersBigD said:

I'll bet some of you are the same ones that call an MMA fighter a pussy when he loses a fight...

It depends on how he lost. 

[TheSpecialJuan]

excellent news 

[Khyber53]

Give him a shot. Young guys need a chance to learn and a chance to show they can make it. Best of luck to him, at free safety or nickel.

Hopefully we will have enough pass rush this year to help out. It would make a huge difference.

[top dawg]

5 hours ago, countryboi said:

we have seen this story before...the fans scream that the Panthers have a glaring weakness. the Panthers front office ignores it. the season comes that weakness is shown to be a big fuging problem. the panther front office acts shocked like they had no idea it was an issue. in the offseason, they draft 3 players at that position while allowing another position to become next years weakness. 

I wish I could say that you're wrong, but I can't. LOL.  

What I will say is that lots of fan bases probably feel the exact same way.

[Piff]

5 hours ago, countryboi said:

we have seen this story before...the fans scream that the Panthers have a glaring weakness. the Panthers front office ignores it. the season comes that weakness is shown to be a big fuging problem. the panther front office acts shocked like they had no idea it was an issue. in the offseason, they draft 3 players at that position while allowing another position to become next years weakness. 

Don't forget they usually have an injury at the position of weakness which leads to them hiring someone off the couch.

[jtm]

What do you expect Hurney to say? He wants everyone competing and would be idiotic for someone in his position to say a player doesn’t have a chance to start.

Only fans take this stuff so literally and it is May folks, not late August. 

[Zaximus]

Just sign Boston.     We need coverage back there and speed.    We don't know how well our defensive line is going to be so we can't rely on them to create pressure to mask bad coverage.     See how he does this year as a backup and figure it out next year.   

[RumHam]

Basically we arent signing a safety u less this is a smokescreen one of the two

[top dawg]

57 minutes ago, RumHam said:

Basically we arent signing a safety u less this is a smokescreen one of the two

I think that we would if there was a good one that wanted to come here. We did give Eric Weddle a look, so we are in the market (even if it's simply being opportunistic).