Report: CB AJ Bouye close to deal with Panthers

[DaveThePanther2008]

2 hours ago, stbugs said:

It was actually 4 years ago. To put it in perspective, Short and Turner had 3 pro bowls after Bouye’s pro bowl. The pro bowl is basically meaningless to us 4 years later. We needed CB depth so as long as it was a cheap deal there’s no issues.

Bradberry had zero Pro Bowls but was a Pro Bowl caliber DB.  Just because he didn't make the squad doesn't mean he didn't have a good year.

Denver may not have used him to his strength.  They were just as bad as we were. 

I think the addition of Bouye is going to be great.  Granted it won't be until game three. 

I also believe Pride will be better too.  We'll have a real offseason this year and with his experience from last year Pride our CB group is starting to look promising. 

[TheSpecialJuan]

The only remaining major hole on roster would have to be DT 

[Waldo]

How are people counting on this guy? Because of how great he was in 2017? He really was. But he played in less than 50% of the games last year and not all of that was due to getting busted for PEDs. He has also been in decline the last 3 years.

If it is real cheap it's a solid long shot type of pickup, hardly a building block we can rely on at this point tho. Geez, context. The 2nd year guys are above this guy as is right now. I'm not even sure if he can beat those guys out this year to make the 53. Again, good longshot but hardly a great player anymore or someone we can rely or should at this point.  

 

[YourLastThought]

19 minutes ago, Waldo said:

How are people counting on this guy? Because of how great he was in 2017? He really was. But he played in less than 50% of the games last year and not all of that was due to getting busted for PEDs. He has also been in decline the last 3 years.

If it is real cheap it's a solid long shot type of pickup, hardly a building block we can rely on at this point tho. Geez, context. The 2nd year guys are above this guy as is right now. I'm not even sure if he can beat those guys out this year to make the 53. Again, good longshot but hardly a great player anymore or someone we can rely or should at this point.  

 

If he was signed cheap enough we may just be throwing a few turds at the wall to see what sticks.

[gofightwin]

7 hours ago, saX man said:

Do not underestimate our enthusiasm in Troy Pride as an outside corner.

Bouye is patchwork but startable.

 

Did you watch the same games as me?  Pride was lost. TBH I didn't see anything that showed promise of a starting corner. 

[45catfan]

This is all about taking value in the draft.  CB was the last glaring hole heading into the draft.  I had been drafting two corners in the majority of my mocks.  Now we don't have to reach for any needs.

[Waldo]

3 minutes ago, YourLastThought said:

If he was signed cheap enough we may just be throwing a few turds at the wall to see what sticks.

That's it. See if he has any juice left.

[hepcat]

I guess this is a good signing, needed someone with experience in that secondary 

[DeAngelo Beason]

This is an instant upgrade.  Pretty happy with this signing... at least for the moment.

[saX man]

1 hour ago, gofightwin said:

Did you watch the same games as me?  Pride was lost. TBH I didn't see anything that showed promise of a starting corner. 

Strongly disagree. Pride looked really solid at times and had a decent mid-season stretch. Thomas-Oliver looked quite bad and there were a few notable games where the announcers kept mixing the two up. 

[Mr. Scot]

Person reported that it was a two year deal, but other than that I haven't seen terms yet.

[Panther'sBigD]

Everyone knocking Bouye for PEDs has selective amnesia regarding Thomas Davis. Sure, he was suspended for the drug that helps you titrate off of steroids, but let's not pretend he wasn't taking them. And why did he take them? Because he wanted to be on the field. Playing takes a huge toll on these guys' bodies and more than making you stronger, PEDs help with recovery. That tells me this guy will do just about anything to be on the field, which means he's the kind of tough player that Rhule wants. He may only play half of this year's games, but I think he'll be a good, affordable addition to the team. He has played at a high level before, and perhaps with a better conditioning and rehab staff, he can stay on the field this year. At this point, we don't know. I'm choosing to be optimistic. 

 

Edit: And Mike Klis is one letter away from one of the all time greatest possible names for a public figure. 

Edited April 8, 2021 by Panther'sBigD

[AndrewLaskoski]

49 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Person reported that it was a two year deal, but other than that I haven't seen terms yet.

I’ve noticed more two year deals have been handed out when we’re used to seeing one year deals.

[shaqattaq]

14 hours ago, Panthercougar68 said:

I think he has a 2 game suspension but that’s not the worst thing in the world.

especially with a 17th game now. We still would get him for 15.