Panthers claim 3 players on waivers

[vorbis]

DB Rasul Douglas, 25 years old, 6'2" 209. (Eagles)

DE Shareef Miller, 23 years old, 6'4" 254. (Eagles)

T Trenton Scott, 26 years old, 6'5" 320. (Chargers)

Douglas and Scott both have some starting experience in the league. Shareef Miller played at Penn State with YGM. Scott played for Pat Meyer in San Diego.

So far Matt Kaskey has been released to make room for Trenton Scott.

[hepcat]

Rasul Douglas was a target many thought the Panthers would go after. Seems like he still has upside despite not fitting with the Eagles. Bet he starts some games this season.

Shareef Miller is a head scratcher. He didn’t fit with the Eagles because he’s more of a 3-4 edge rusher than a 4-3 end. Not sure how he fits on the Panthers.

[vorbis]

 

[Proudiddy]

Wait, when did we get a new director of player personnel?

That being said...  excellent haul.  I really like these pickups.  Heard a lot of great stuff about Douglas and Miller scouring Twitter yesterday.  Surprised we didn't try to get Fumagali (sp?) though.

[bababoey]

Now we have 10 DL.  Corn probably gets cut, who else? Haynes? 

[Mr. Scot]

Still no tight end (except one to the practice squad).

[Davidson Deac II]

7 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Still no tight end (except one to the practice squad).

Could be an indication they don't plan to use the tight end as much.  Or that they think that Armah or someone else could be an emergency te.  

Or maybe they just don't think the available talent is that good and they don't want to sign someone for the heck of it

[Proudiddy]

3 minutes ago, carhartt said:

Need to get Sidney Jones

That was my preference between him and Douglas...  i doubt they try to get him now having already picked up Douglas though.

[MHS831]

This is how you do it.  You get players who were not good fits for whatever reason, players with high upside, small contracts.  Burris, Apple, Douglas, Pride, etc.  As much as this disappoints some--if you can develop some of these people--give them a chance---and one or two have lights come on---the investment pays off big time. 

What do we lose?  not much.  But please do not start reading articles from Philly and pretend to know that the player sucks or had parking tickets, etc. Clean slates.  You have to have that attitude.  Some of the crackheads on here are already writing off All-Americans in college that were first round picks.   80% of the time--you are right--congrats. These players were available because people wrote them off--but they were brought here to see if we can turn them around.

How do you think Rhule did it at Temple?  Reading articles from the year before about players and writing them off?  Or did he develop a system that played to their strengths and then motivate them?  That is his MO.  So yes--players signed after cuts or on the cheap are probably not going to make it.  That is basic math.  But if we can get 1-2 per year, that separates the losers from the winners.   Let's see what Rhule and Co. can do without calling players busts before you have ever seen them in Panther black and blue.

 

[hepcat]

https://phillysportsnetwork.com/2020/03/22/sul-cb/
 

Good insight on why Douglas was cut. I think it was a good pickup for the Panthers. Cornerback was easily the biggest weakness on the team. TE a close second due to decreased value on the position.

[MHS831]

14 minutes ago, hepcat said:

https://phillysportsnetwork.com/2020/03/22/sul-cb/
 

Good insight on why Douglas was cut. I think it was a good pickup for the Panthers. Cornerback was easily the biggest weakness on the team. TE a close second due to decreased value on the position.

I was reading about him being signed and the writer mentioned that Eli Apple has been dealing with a hamstring issue--I also think the Eagles were hoping to rework the entire CB position--

What people should remember is the system makes a huge difference for CBs. How much pressure to put on them?  (over, under, man--lotta situations that increase or decrease the success probability.)

[Pejorative Miscreant]

51 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

This is how you do it.  You get players who were not good fits for whatever reason, players with high upside, small contracts.  Burris, Apple, Douglas, Pride, etc.  As much as this disappoints some--if you can develop some of these people--give them a chance---and one or two have lights come on---the investment pays off big time. 

What do we lose?  not much.  But please do not start reading articles from Philly and pretend to know that the player sucks or had parking tickets, etc. Clean slates.  You have to have that attitude.  Some of the crackheads on here are already writing off All-Americans in college that were first round picks.   80% of the time--you are right--congrats. These players were available because people wrote them off--but they were brought here to see if we can turn them around.

How do you think Rhule did it at Temple?  Reading articles from the year before about players and writing them off?  Or did he develop a system that played to their strengths and then motivate them?  That is his MO.  So yes--players signed after cuts or on the cheap are probably not going to make it.  That is basic math.  But if we can get 1-2 per year, that separates the losers from the winners.   Let's see what Rhule and Co. can do without calling players busts before you have ever seen them in Panther black and blue.

 

Makes tons of sense.  You don’t need to hit a home run on these pickups. Need people that can learn the system and create depth on the squad. If 1-2 of these guys can catch on here and contribute the personnel office has done their job. 

[MHS831]

31 minutes ago, hepcat said:

https://phillysportsnetwork.com/2020/03/22/sul-cb/
 

Good insight on why Douglas was cut. I think it was a good pickup for the Panthers. Cornerback was easily the biggest weakness on the team. TE a close second due to decreased value on the position.

The former third-round pick did get his chance to start in 2019, starting six games in total. The main complaint with Douglas is that he lacks the speed to keep up with some of the quicker receivers in the league. Playing Press has never really been his forte and when there isn’t safety help over the top or there’s a miscommunication, it reflects poorly on his play.

That is what I mean by the system.  They put him on an island and he needs to play zone--like Bradberry or Norman.  If we had asked Bradberry or Norman to press with no S help----he would have had similar results. 

Norman ran a 4.61 at the combine--Douglas ran a 4.6.  Douglas is 2 inches taller, a bit bigger.  Douglas was a 3rd round pick (based on his speed) and Norman was a 5th rounder (based on speed).  But the fact that Douglas played well in a reserve role and seemed to struggle when asked to do something not aligned with his skill set is important.  If we allow him to play back, face the QB and react instead of playing with his back to the QB running with the WR, he could be great.  Not a slot, but he is suited nicely for the outside.  I like this acquisition.

 

[Tepper's Chest Hair]