Panthers agree to 1-year deal with RB Rico Dowdle

[OneBadCat]

4 hours ago, CRA said:

I got no issue with Dowdle.  Good year last year.  Nice add to a committee. Outside of being a no good dirty Gamecock and we seem forever fixated on that school (just a joke).  

I still think drafting RBs in the draft in the big picture is better than renting vets year to year.  And I think organizationally the team has to bascially count Brooks out.  If he ever returned and was nice for us that is just an icing on the cake bonus.   I don't think it is smart business to consider him part of the backfield plan going forward.  So given that, I think a mid round RB draft pick was smarter than signing Dowdle.  RBs are easy to find and for cheap....Dowdle is the perfect example of that.  Think he was actually undrafted.  I wish the Panthers would just steadily add young RBs and basically never pay them.  Maybe make an exception if you ever found yourself where the Eagles were last year. 

I think the problem is they know Dowdle can play and a RB in the draft could always pull an Eric Shelton and suck ass. They know they need a decent option to spell Chuba which Dowdle can be that. Brooks did look good in his limited time. Now there is no pressure to rush his rehab. 
 

That said I wouldn’t be mad at another late round back coming to the team. But I would prefer not seeing it until Rd 5.

Edited March 13 by OneBadCat

[Khyber53]

2 minutes ago, OneBadCat said:

I think the problem is they know Dowdle can play and a RB in the draft could always pull an Eric Shelton and suck ass. They know they need a decent option to spell Chuba which Dowdle can be that. Brooks did look good in his limited time. Now there is no pressure to rush his rehab. 

This ^

[outlaw4]

Honestly a nice surprise. Rico was also good with yards after contact, and so it's going to be easier to spell Chuba without much dropoff. Still would like to get another rookie RB in here but now we can afford using a late round pick or signing an UDFA.

[Basbear]

Trying to help those 3 folks who hate this move. 

 

In 2025 2.75 million is basically the new "vet" minimum. 

 

They still need #3 RB and returner, draft could/should be the lane for that. 

 

There's no downside to this move, they could cut with little effect and replace with your chosen rookie. 

 

[CPcavedweller]

On 3/12/2025 at 7:20 PM, Aussie Tank said:

The Tyler Warren crowd might get a little noisier now IMO 

Of course we are drafting Warren and Skattebo. 

[Icege]

16 hours ago, Basbear said:

Trying to help those 3 folks who hate this move. 

 

In 2025 2.75 million is basically the new "vet" minimum. 

 

They still need #3 RB and returner, draft could/should be the lane for that. 

 

There's no downside to this move, they could cut with little effect and replace with your chosen rookie. 

 

1yr rental on a 1000yd rusher that also has blocking + pass catching skills coming out of the backfield?

On a position that is notoriously beaten up over the course of the season?

That allows us to take a day 3 RB, of which there are apparently many potential starters in this class, and let JB redshirt for the year to get healthy?

The only downside to this move is that it doesn't give doomers anything to doom over.

[X-Clown]

For the “we are the idiots, the cowboys knew this guy wasn’t that good crowd”, the cowboys just signed Miles Sanders.

[scratched]

2 minutes ago, X-Clown said:

For the “we are the idiots, the cowboys knew this guy wasn’t that good crowd”, the cowboys just signed Miles Sanders.

Exactly...Sanders/Williams<<<<Hubbard/Dowdle

[travisura]

10 minutes ago, X-Clown said:

For the “we are the idiots, the cowboys knew this guy wasn’t that good crowd”, the cowboys just signed Miles Sanders.

They also gave up a 4th for Mingo.

[Davidson Deac II]

Based on the details, this seems like a fantastic move. Solid back for next to nothing. Most Cowboy fans are wondering wtf.  Suppose the Cow gals will make RB a top priority in the draft.

[Davidson Deac II]

13 hours ago, travisura said:

They also gave up a 4th for Mingo.

Johnny Mingo and Miles Sanders. Maybe Ian Thomas is next.

[csx]

Whether or not you are excited about it.....his could you hate it? That's manufactured hate.

[Jon Snow]

I've come around to this signing. I think it was a brilliant move.

[TD alt]

On 3/12/2025 at 7:17 PM, uncfan888 said:

3 mil deal with incentives for the rest

Actually I don't mind incentives, but we still could've gotten a back in the draft or as a UDFA.

Edited March 15 by TD alt