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Productve Off-Season For The Panthers

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Let's face it-Panthers fans are concerned, and genuinely should be. A disappointing 8-8 season in 2009 began an onset of questions and a general feeling of uneasiness for the future of the team.

The Panthers organization, however, has been anything but inactive during their current off-season. With the absence of Carolina veterans such as Peppers and Hoover along with many defensive players, fans have been anxiously awaiting the 2010 NFL draft (April 22nd). In addition to these cuts, quarterback, Jake Delhomme, was also released. It also does not help that head coach, John Fox, is on shaky grounds after not living up to the teams previous 2008 season. With all of these changes being made, it is easy to see that Carolina is trying to build a "younger" team.

Given the impression that Carolina is looking for new, more youthful athleticism makes the start of free agency signing even more exciting. Who will be these veterans' replacements? To start off, it is certain that Matt Moore will be taking over the role as quarterback. Another strategy Carolina took towards building a "young" team was by signing NY Jets free agent, Wallace Wright, to hopefully replace the 15-year seasoned WR Mushin Muhammad who, by this season, became an unrestricted free agent. With Peppers being welcomed into the windy city and Tyler Brayton being put on unrestricted free agency, there is no doubt that Carolina will also take steps toward adding some much needed depth to the DE position.

Regardless of the troubles Carolina faced as a team this past season, John Fox and general manager Marty Hurney, have been not only taking large risks, but strategic advances this off-season to ensure a new Carolina Panthers football team going into the 2010 NFL season.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/360074-productve-off-season-for-the-panthers?utm_campaign=buzztap&utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

They think Wright was brought in to replace Moose. :rofl:

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