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REPORT: Panthers and Brian Burns not at all close to extension

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1 minute ago, Gerry Green said:

Ah the Burns hate grows. Man this place is like Middle School. That kid is doing something I don't like. Quick let's do something stupid to him. That'll show him.

I have not seen any hatred. Just a bunch of fans who know he isn’t worth what he wants and is growing frustrated with both him and the FO. 

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Just now, therealmjl said:

Who knows. The guy shows up at camp pounding his chest that he needs to be here with his brothers and then immediately walks that back right when it matters.

 

Fan is not short for fanatic for nothing. The Burns hate grows stronger every day. Everday Joe's telling a kid whose worked his tail off his whole life that he's doing it wrong. lol

 

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2 minutes ago, therealmjl said:

@mrcompletely11didn't Person report $30 million per year?

Speculation….Person isn’t in the rooms during negotiations. Who do you think leaked that number? The team. They may be asking for 30, panthers only want to pay 24 for example, and they meet at 27. That’s how it works with negotiations and the panthers are trying to get a better deal when they have already played their hand last year. They are playing hard ball with a player who we should not be. We give away the farm for a RB or a backup level QB for years but all of a sudden become a hard ass paying the young talent who has earned it and it a locker room leader? It’s dumb. 

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There are legit arguments to both sides of this, but also other variables we are missing here. What kind of leadership and presence does Burns bring to the locker room? Is he respected, team Captain material?  Does he make players around him better? I think we know the answer to that. 

Burns works very hard, is a true professional and student of the game. He also tends to STAY on the field (don't want to jinx, so I just say that). I don't see this guy being selfish and slacking after he gets paid in that kind of way. His stats have gotten better every season. He is growing the way you hope a player grows. Remember, Burns was a bit undersized when he entered the league, and the expectations were that he grows into the game... well he is meeting that expectation and then some.  I see Brian Burns as a guy that aspires to be (at the end of his career) one of the best DE's in the game and in Panthers history. The rest of how he is measured will speak for itself.

None of us have a crystal ball, we just have to judge a person by the content of his character, and YES, by his performance. I do not see a downside to paying this guy. Does not mean he has to get TJ Watt money, just find a middle ground... no reason a reasonable deal cannot be made here.

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1 minute ago, Gerry Green said:

 

Yeah, it's all Burns' fault. Had nothing to do with the QBs he's had to play with. smh

Obviously. 

But please, point to a game where he completely took over and changed the outcome (or even the trajectory) of the game for us. That's what a $28-30 million per year player should be able to do.

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12 minutes ago, therealmjl said:

I don't see any hate in here. Just stating the facts that he walked back his previous statements and is not worth the contract he is (reportedly) demanding. 

I want this deal done and want Burns on this team....but not at $30 million per year because he simply isn't worth that price tag.

Someone from the team leaked that number. If Burns camp is ASKING for 30 (if that’s true) and panthers want to be at 24 they will meet somewhere in the middle say 27 mill per year. With the cap increases going through the roof coming up that should be no issue as well as your rookie QB wage scale. This is the time to pay your young star all pro talent while we have Young so cheap. We waste millions on Sam Darnold, Robbie Anderson, etc but flip out about paying the all pro 25 year old DE when we turned down huge draft capital Last year for him, and we have zero talent at the position besides him. It’s a strange tactic, they have known what he has been asking for, for a while now and have made zero progress on a new contract. We have handled this so poorly he decided to hold out a week before the season. It’s not on Burns, this has been a no brained for a year now. 

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2 minutes ago, therealmjl said:

Obviously. 

But please, point to a game where he completely took over and changed the outcome (or even the trajectory) of the game for us. That's what a $28-30 million per year player should be able to do.

 

The last Atl game. He hurried the QB on 3rds down forcing and Incomplete pass. Then got called for the phantom roughing the passer. We win that game if they were forced to punt.  I know you all will spin that one too.

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