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Tuesday Roster Moves: Davis to PUP, Wright and Taylor to IR

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HPPantherzfan Experienced

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You can't honestly think that Guy and Gettis have more potential than DJ? DJ has comparable size, speed, strength, and hands to Anquan Boldin. Seriously. He is just a dumb ass that can't get it together. But the potential is definitely there.

Guy and Gettis are run of the mill, dime a dozen players. Guy is this year's Larry Beaver, a speedy, undersized WR that will forever be on the fringe of someone's roster. While I do see a decent amount of Drew Carter like potential in Gettis, he isn't going to help this year when the Panthers are going to need WR help.

Hate on DJ if you want because he is dumb, unassertive, or downright lazy, but don't claim that he has less potential than an UDFA scrap heap pickup like Guy.

Opening Day- DJ will be the #2 WR for the Panthers. Bank on it.

So, what you are saying is, he doesn't have the potential to learn the playbook because he is dumb

He doesn't have the potential to get open because he is slow and lazy

He doesn't have the potential to play on any other team in the NFL because he is unassertive

Hmmm...if he can't run the right routes, line up right, get separation, or even really try then what potential do you see in him exactly?

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Jarrett has good hands. He is such a dumbass, these hands are often attached to an idiot running the wrong route, or a moron who does not know where the first down marker is located. Moore, like Delhomme, has no confidence in him. The coaches try to build him up in the media, but he lets them down during games.

Gettis is higher on the board than you might think. I expect him to play regularly. He is probably going to get a look at Wright's special teams spots. Smith, Moore, Jarrett, LaFell, and Edwards don't seem to have special teams jobs right now. Gettis should play more than Edwards early on, Jarrett later on. The Panthers will cut Moore and Jarrett before cutting Gettis.

Smith

LaFell

Edwards

Gettis

Jarrett

Moore IN ORDER

You say this with such conviction, just speculating or do you have some insider info?

Just curious, b/c I agree with your assessment of the WRs and who's in and who's out, aside from Trent Guy, who I think if he could ever stay healthy he could make the roster in Jarrett's spot.

And it sucks about Wallace man... I told you all when we got him he was going to surprise you at how good/talented he was... I didn't think the injury was that serious, I hope we re-sign him for next year though.

BTW, is there a limit on how many guys you can put on the PUP b/c if TD can come back from an ACL in 6 months than why can't Wallace come back from a shoulder injury in shorter time, get put on the PUP and taken off mid-way through the season. I speculate this is b/c they decided that his injury would open a spot for an emerging WR (Gettis or Guy).

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So, what you are saying is, he doesn't have the potential to learn the playbook because he is dumb

He doesn't have the potential to get open because he is slow and lazy

He doesn't have the potential to play on any other team in the NFL because he is unassertive

Hmmm...if he can't run the right routes, line up right, get separation, or even really try then what potential do you see in him exactly?

Anquan Boldin is slow. In fact, he slipped to the 2nd round because he ran a terrible 40, just like DJ. Moose was slow. Plenty of big WRs in the NFL are slow and don't get great separation.

The fact that he runs the wrong routes, lines up wrong, and that he is lazy are all things that can be changed with proper coaching and attitude adjustments. Now do I think that will happen? Probably not. It hasn't happened yet. But to say that DJ lacks potential is foolish.

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Anquan Boldin is slow. In fact, he slipped to the 2nd round because he ran a terrible 40, just like DJ. Moose was slow. Plenty of big WRs in the NFL are slow and don't get great separation.

The fact that he runs the wrong routes, lines up wrong, and that he is lazy are all things that can be changed with proper coaching and attitude adjustments. Now do I think that will happen? Probably not. It hasn't happened yet. But to say that DJ lacks potential is foolish.

He has been coached for three years now, the coaches are the same ones he has had...they can't do anything with him, cut his arse and free up roster room for someone that isn't dumb, lazy and unassertive!

BTW, I appreciate you trying but compairing DJ to Anquan is just silly!

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He has been coached for three years now, the coaches are the same ones he has had...they can't do anything with him, cut his arse and free up roster room for someone that isn't dumb, lazy and unassertive!

BTW, I appreciate you trying but compairing DJ to Anquan is just silly!

I would agree with your cut and move on approach if they had someone worthwhile to replace DJ.

Gettis and Guy are not those guys.

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Because you can't just cut an injured player.

The Panthers may work out an injury settlement with Taylor in the next few days and then waive him. Regardless, Taylor has played his last down for the Carolina Panthers.

C Steve Justice. Why would they waive him if he is on IR?

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I would agree with your cut and move on approach if they had someone worthwhile to replace DJ.

Gettis and Guy are not those guys.

I would have to disagree with Gettis, hard to say with Guy.

What we do know, though, is we dont know how those two will end up in three years. We know where Jarrett is and its no where near where it should be...so the question is, keep someone that is pretty much a failure to this point or cut him and see what we have with the other guys? Jarrett has very little playing time and still doesn't know the plays so keeping him around to help all of the rookies out would be a mistake...how can he teach them things he doesn't know?

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No doubt.

I just feel like if we're going to suck at that position, we might as well let the young guys suck. I mean, that's sort of been the philosophy all offseason, and it would probably serve us better for the future if we were to cut Jarrett and give some of these young guys a shot in preparation for the year (or lack of year) to come.

Panther's can't find number 2 wr?! Anyone who has been watching Carolina since the Proehl days knows this isn't shocking. Maybe it's the coach...

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Another name no one is mentioning is Martin at WR, he's been injured most of preseason but is getting healthy enough to catch passes now. Wright going down is a plus for Martin at least according to Carolina Growl, because of Martin's ability on STs

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