Brayton says he'd be heartbroken if Panthers don't re-sign him next year

[panthers55]

he's actually not a fit for the 3-4. If anything he did in Oakland or the time he wasted there was any indication. They had him at 3-4 DE, didn't work. They even put him, at 275, at OLB. Didn't work. Who saw that coming. The prototypical 4-3 DE works best at 4-3 DE. Who knew...Oakland wasted years of this guy's career trying to fit him in a square hole.

I like Brayton. I'm surprised Johnson didn't beat him, but both of them are fantastic ends who get a lot of pressure but are missing that hair of a second faster jump that make elite ends the elite ends. If we had to start Johnson and Brayton, I'd be OK with that.

Truth is, people want to bash the crap out of Marty Hurney, but he manufactured a 12-4 season out of one trade, one pick, and picking up guys on the super-cheap like Brayton and Muhammad that made a huge difference.

Actually I think he would be decent as a 3-4 DE. Alot of the time last year he played in more of a 2 gap scheme with Kemo shading toward the center. He can also play inside on passing downs similar to a DT in our 4-3 taking on double teams which is similar to a DE in a 3-4. I like him as a DE in a 4-3 best, but he could play a 3-4 scheme better than the majority of our other DEs outside of Peppers. He would have to put on 10-20 lbs of muscle but he has the body type to do that if speed were not as much an issue as it is in Meek's scheme.

[monstercat]

brayton is pretty decent and i think the organization should keep him......but for you to say he plays better run d than pep is crazy. i remember him losing containment too many times this year.

Yeah, the containment thing is a problem. I don't care how much you love the game or how hard you try, you still need to play sound defense. I've seen him crash inside quite a few times and the RB just went right by him for a big gain. I like the guy too, but he's not even close to being better than Peppers against the run.

[panthers55]

Actually Brayton is much better against the run than Peppers. Guess who has more tackles? Yeah Brayton and he shares time with Johnson. Peppers never holds the edge and always goes wide outside or crashes inside. Peppers makes his tackles coming from the other side or running after the runner and getting him from behind. Meeks scheme is weak on the edges and the DE play has been poor across the board against the run. But Peppers never stays at home which is the first rule of playing DE, hold the edge and turn everything inside.

[Mr ocho nueve]

Brayton is the man, and he should be here next season and the years after to come. The guy came from the worst football organization and got a second chance on a real team and produced well for us. Yes we have some great talent behind him in Brown and Johnson but Brayton is a great all around defensive player.

[Mr. Scot]

After reading that quote I have gained a newfound respect for him...and he even says he really wants to be here...AND he plays balls out!?!? Ummm am I missing something?

I liked that quote too. Buuuuuut I wouldn't mind if he had a brief non-Christian moment and cracked Jerramy Stevens in the nuts again.

And yes, absolutely we should keep him. Funny how many posts when he first got here knocked him as a Raiders castoff.

[Wither]

Well, reading the quote, he's a little delusional and all, but I still like him.

lol; sorry, just had to take a shot at it.

[Fiz]

yay i like brayton because he believes in the same sky monster as me

[PhillyB]

yay i like brayton because he believes in the same sky monster as me

maybe you can find a cocky, obnoxious atheist on the panthers team and pull for him instead

[Fiz]

maybe you can find a cocky, obnoxious atheist on the panthers team and pull for him instead

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

I... Like... It!!!

[Munkey]

Brayton never takes plays off. He's like a cheap mans Jared Allen.. (obviously not as good though, but he has the heart of a Jared Allen!)

[Khyber53]

I'd hate to see him go. He is a steady starter, very sound in the fundamentals. That's nearly priceless in today's NFL.

[CatMan72]

Love Brayton, plays his heart out and can play either DE or DT. Good to have a guy that plays with that kind of passion in the locker room. Would very much like to see us keep him around.

[scpanther22]

Actually Brayton is much better against the run than Peppers. Guess who has more tackles? Yeah Brayton and he shares time with Johnson. Peppers never holds the edge and always goes wide outside or crashes inside. Peppers makes his tackles coming from the other side or running after the runner and getting him from behind. Meeks scheme is weak on the edges and the DE play has been poor across the board against the run. But Peppers never stays at home which is the first rule of playing DE, hold the edge and turn everything inside.

Acutually no he is not..