The question of Bradberry

[Lumps]

I thought his ball skills looks fine...kind of weird the article says that. His issues are coverage. Where he lines up and positions he takes.

He’s playing behind non existent front pressure as well. I believe the Panthers ranked 24th(?) in pressure. That’s hard for any CB.

He is not worth top money but solid money and he is needed on this team, unless he demands to be overpaid we’d be dumb to not resign him.

[panthers55]

This is the debate for next off-season not this one. Hurney won't sign him long-term unless it is a good deal and he wants to lock him up before he has a really good year and ups his value. Otherwise we will wait until the off-season to extend him. So lets see how he does. For my money I think he is going to have a good year in this defense which I hope will be top 5 in points allowed which is the stat that really matters. 

[parker]

Extend him now.  He is solid and is only going to get better with a solid pass rush and hopefully better safety play.

[top dawg]

4 hours ago, panthers55 said:

Let's see what Fewell can do with him. I expect him to have a good year and thrive in our system this year.

Yeah, I just keep forgetting about Fewell. He may turn out to be as important of an acquisition as any. 

[Seltzer]

Bradberry is going to get a very lucrative deal. He is not elite, but he has established himself as a durable and effective starter, and has had some impressive performances against some top-tier NFL WRs.

Hes going to get $10M+ IMO. Hes a better player than Funchess relative to his peers.

Also, other than Chris Gamble and Josh Norman, he's the best corner we have drafted in the past 15 years. And Norman's career ultimately was somewhat flash-in-the-pan. He's already played more games for the Skins than for the Panthers.

We've had some other drafted and FA guys who played well in brief stretches over the last 15 years (Ricky Manning, Jr., Richard Marshall, Ken Lucas, Captain Munnerly, Bene Benewikeri)  but other than Gamble, who was an underrated staple at CB for years, it has been a revolving door.

And while Donte Jackson may prove to be just as good or better in time, right now Bradberry is the closest player we've had to Gamble.

I still think Gamble was better overall, but I hope we resign him to bring some stability to at least one of the CB spots

 

[Basbear]

I just hope the contract doesn't go more than 13 million per. Top nickel backs are getting 10 million per now. The big issue is there is no replacement on the roster to fill "I got to cover that big mofo" role. Not to bring up old shiit, but no trade for Little or No QB 3rd comp... that would have been a great spot to draft some insurance. Justin Lane was there for the picking. 

[shaqattaq]

20 hours ago, Captain Morgan said:

Our pass rush sucked last year.  This year, James and DJax are going to look much better.  We've got 2 good ones.  Need to draft one more next year to give us the aforementioned 3 for the modern pass-happy NFL.

This. Our entire secondary should look better this year by default. I don't know if he'll be top 10 or not, particularly since all those stats have to be taken with a grain of salt. What I know is that I observed Bradberry hold his own against the league's best receivers and QB's. That's good enough for me. 

[Untouchable]

There's a good breakdown on this topic over at The Riot Report.  Essentially, you have a very good player with no replacement on the roster (far from a guarantee of a replacement outside the roster) and no depth at the position.

https://theriotreport.com/bradberry-james-salary-contract-panthers/

Good deal would probably be if he is snagged for less than $11.5M/year.

[Waldo]

If we can extend him now for a rate that is based on his play last year, do it. He is solid and fits our defense. If not, wait till next year and do the same thing. If he wants pay above his play level, thank you and good bye. Thanks for the comp pick.

[thefuzz]

Write the check.  He's insanely valuable....to us.

Doesn't have to come off the field, can tackle, can cover the big guys that we have to battle in this division, has been playing off the receiver for a while now vs. bumping him, and is healthy.

Needs a deal this year.

[firefox1234]

I haven't seen anything from him that would convince me not to extend him this offseason. With the effort we have put into our pass rush we would be setting ourselves up to overpay if we dont get a deal done now.

[GoobyPls]

He’s a solid CB that we should try and keep. I don’t think he will ever be elite but as long as he doesn’t trend downward we will be ok.

[top dawg]

5 hours ago, Untouchable said:

There's a good breakdown on this topic over at The Riot Report.  Essentially, you have a very good player with no replacement on the roster (far from a guarantee of a replacement outside the roster) and no depth at the position.

https://theriotreport.com/bradberry-james-salary-contract-panthers/

Good deal would probably be if he is snagged for less than $11.5M/year.

No way! His play hasn't earned that. I would let him play out the season and revisit the situation. Somewhere between 7.5 and 9 mil seems about right.

[panthers_fan_in_tx]

I'd pay him now.  I'm no football expert, just a fan, but he seemed to hold his own against some damn good receivers last year.  14th best corner in the league statistically?   That sounds pretty good to me as a fan...