I actually hope we just move Rosario to WR and roll with King and Barnidge at TE

[carpanfan96]

Then why, in the name of all that is holy, would you want Rosario to be a WR? I don't care how much weight he loses, he still won't be a fast WR.

I Don't......got the wrong person....

[SmootsDaddy89]

Then why, in the name of all that is holy, would you want Rosario to be a WR? I don't care how much weight he loses, he still won't be a fast WR.

I too like speculation based on absolutely no tangible evidence.

[monstercat]

I too like speculation based on absolutely no tangible evidence.

Everything you have posted fits that description so, for once, I believe you.

[carpanfan96]

So which FA stud WR do you think they have a shot at? I don't see any unless they trade their entire draft for Brandon Marshall.

Could've went after Kevin Walter (a nice # 2), Could try and make a trade for one as well.

[SmootsDaddy89]

lol speculating that if a player slims down, he will be faster isn't baseless.

[Zod]

So which FA stud WR do you think they have a shot at? I don't see any unless they trade their entire draft for Brandon Marshall.

Good lord its early march. I suspect we won't have our final WR players on the squad until after the first round at least of training camp cuts.

[monstercat]

Good lord its early march. I suspect we won't have our final WR players on the squad until after the first round at least of training camp cuts.

I agree, but there won't be any FA WR's that are better than what we can get in the draft between now and then. If you have some names in mind though, fire away.

[panthers55]

I don't know how this relates to what I said at all. "WELP YOU SEE PLAYERS GO THROUGH STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING IN THE OFF-SEASON AND THAT SOMEHOW RELATES TO BARNIDGE BEING AN INCH TALLER AND 15 POUNDS LIGHTER THAN ROSARIO WHEN THEY HAD THEIR COMBINE EVENTS JUDGED."

I posted Williams' 40 time at the combine to illustrate a point, one that you have beautifully helped me demonstrate. Williams had tweaked something before the combine. His 40 time suffered. At Memphis' pro day he ran a 4.4 flat. Jon Beason had a leg injury as well, and his 40 time also suffered. I can go on and on ad nauseam if you'd like. The bottom line is that, depending on the circumstance, 40 times are as useless as your posts in this thread.

Unless we sign a veteran, which it doesn't seem likely that we will do, we'll be drafting a player. Which I hope we do. The problem is I don't see anyone we draft starting on day one regardless.

LET ME MAKE IT CLEAR THEN. 15 LBS AND 1 INCH TALLER HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ROSARIO BEING SLOWER than BARNIDGE OR EVEN WITH HOW FAST A PERSON RUNS. BARNIDGE WAS STRONGER THAN ROSARIO AT THE COMBINE AND FASTER TOO. HE IS NOW 15 LBS STRONGER AND STILL FASTER THAN ROSARIO. THE IDEA THAT ROSARIO COULD SLIM DOWN AND GET FASTER IS PURE SPECULATION. YOU DON"T EVEN KNOW HIS BODY FAT LEVEL OR HOW MUCH WEIGHT HE COULD REASONBLY LOSE. YOU ARE OUT IN LEFT FIELD.

As for your other comments, both examples you used were predicated on the 40 times being skewed by injury. How does that relate to Rosario who was healthy at the combine and had no excuses? Again 40 times aren't the last word but in a game where tackles and wiffs are caused by inches, 10th of seconds make a difference. No matter how you slice it, Rosario is slow, can't block, and doesn't run good routes. Exactly why are you trying to make him more than he is unless this is more about arguing and trying to win instead of actually talking reality.

As for picking up a WR in the draft who can start, I will believe it when I see it as you say. But that hardly justifies trying to make Rosario a WR. Be serious.

[monstercat]

Could've went after Kevin Walter (a nice # 2), Could try and make a trade for one as well.

They may have gone after Walter for all we know. Just because they want somebody, that doesn't mean they're gonna get them. As far as trading goes...trade what? We can't afford to trade any draft picks, that's for sure.

[Zod]

Depends on the draft. If there are few surprise later round studs that manage to make rosters across the league that will loosen up the veteran free agent market a bit in cost savings moves. Who knows who may be available in September.

[Cyberjag]

This thread makes my head hurt. If people are so set on converting someone to wide receiver, how about finding a fast defensive back with good hands and fluid hips?

I think Rosario is too slow to be effective as an every down receiver, although he can probably play the position fine in spots. He might be great on running downs, but it looks more like we need someone else who can stretch the field, and who can make quick cuts to get in and out of routes.

Why the hell would anyone on the coaching staff listen to anyone here anyway? If they thought Rosario would be good at receiver, he would have been tried there like they did with Peppers. If Rosario wanted to play receiver, he probably would have done so in college where he was a better athlete than most. All of their actions mean more than any words in this thread do.

And by the way, whoever argued that gaining weight slows you down doesn't understand running. Getting fat slows you down. Strength-related weight gain doesn't have to, and can actually make you faster.

[Zod]

Strength-related weight gain doesn't have to, and can actually make you faster.

But it can slow you down especially if a loss of flexibility happens as a result.

[panthers55]

lol speculating that if a player slims down, he will be faster isn't baseless.

Speculating a guy could lose 25 LBS and be faster without even knowing how much body fat he has or knowing the ration of slow twitch to fast twitch muscles is out in left field. You have no basis for knowing what his potential is at this point. How many players realistically get faster at 26 then they were at 21?

[monstercat]

Depends on the draft. If there are few surprise later round studs that manage to make rosters across the league that will loosen up the veteran free agent market a bit in cost savings moves. Who knows who may be available in September.

Well, I'm just not very confident that anybody is gonna give up a really good WR for cheap now or then, but anything is possible, I guess. Brandon Marshall would have been awesome, but the Panthers simply didn't have the ammunition to get that kind of talent in FA.

To me, any way you slice it, the draft is the best way to go for us, as far as WR's go. You sure as hell can't count on filling a major need like that by hoping you get lucky after the draft.