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The Remnant

Mr. Scot

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Mr. Scot

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Players who were on the 2015 roster that are still connected to the Panthers as of this moment...

DE Mario Addison (free agent)
S Tre Boston (free agent)
K Graham Gano
LS J.J. Jansen
DT Kyle Love (free agent)
QB Cam Newton
DT Kawann Short
LB Shaq Thompson
T Darryl Williams (free agent)

A few look to be safe (Thompson obviously, probably Short) but overall the list is pretty likely to get shorter within the next few weeks.

I don't think anybody will be too surprised at this point if none of the free agents are back. Of course there's the Newton question, and others are of somewhat indefinite status (notably Gano).

So how many will still be around come September?

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Shaq is already signed, sealed and delivered. Beyond that: JJ Jansen is a lock. Probably Tre Boston will be back and a very slight chance for Mario. KK may be back just because he's under contract and we may well pick up a DT in the first round.

Cam... there's so much out there hanging over the decision-making process. Is he healthy, is he capable, is he back to SuperCam? Really, who knows?

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1 minute ago, Khyber53 said:

Shaq is already signed, sealed and delivered. Beyond that: JJ Jansen is a lock. Probably Tre Boston will be back and a very slight chance for Mario. KK may be back just because he's under contract and we may well pick up a DT in the first round.

Cam... there's so much out there hanging over the decision-making process. Is he healthy, is he capable, is he back to SuperCam? Really, who knows?

I think Cam will flash, have some highlight reel moments, but his body has changed now.  He is still a Ferrari, just one with bondo and high mileage that has spent a lot of time in the shop lately.  Is he worth the payments?  Are you tired of being left on the side of the road for the past 2 years as AAA bails you out?  Or do you think this mechanic fixed our Ferrari so that it will be able to reach the finish line for the first time in years?

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That Super Bowl roster was never built for the long term. Most of those starters from that year are out of the league and the few that are still in the league are past their prime. 

It was the most amazing year in our franchise history, but now is just a distant memory.

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13 minutes ago, panther4life said:

That Super Bowl roster was never built for the long term. Most of those starters from that year are out of the league and the few that are still in the league are past their prime. 

It was the most amazing year in our franchise history, but now is just a distant memory.

That year the stars aligned. Everyone hit their prime that season. 

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1 hour ago, MHS831 said:

I think Cam will flash, have some highlight reel moments, but his body has changed now.  He is still a Ferrari, just one with bondo and high mileage that has spent a lot of time in the shop lately.  Is he worth the payments?  Are you tired of being left on the side of the road for the past 2 years as AAA bails you out?  Or do you think this mechanic fixed our Ferrari so that it will be able to reach the finish line for the first time in years?

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When I was a kid, my Dad had a mid-1960s Jaguar XKE. Beautiful car -- convertible, British racing green, fast as anything on the road, handled like a dream.

Went through more oil than gas, spending more time in the shop than on the roads. 

I still love that car in memory, but in reality, I understand why he just threw up his hands and sold it to the first sucker who'd buy it.

And you can see the parallels to Cam.

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