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Great insightful article by Gantt

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http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/09/07/1675302/panthers-very-much-a-work-in-progress.html

Wonder where he got his idea from? I take cashiers cheques.

For all the kids with new jobs, several have another wave of kids behind them. And for all the guys they've groomed, pay day is coming soon for a lot of them at once.

Quarterback Matt Moore was given the starting job but immediately was put on notice with the drafting of Jimmy Clausen and Tony Pike. Moore enters a contract year, making quarterback a situation to watch.

It's similar to the running back situation, where DeAngelo Williams has one year left but Jonathan Stewart is signed through 2012.

Center Ryan Kalil's contract is the only offensive lineman's up after this year, but he's in line for a huge deal.

On defense, five of the nine linemen are in some degree of contract years, and a sixth (defensive end Tyler Brayton) might as well be.

Injured linebacker Thomas Davis and cornerback Richard Marshall would have been unrestricted free agents this offseason but for rules that came into play with the league's uncapped year.

That's left them with 24 players whose deals will expire after this season, and at least five potentially big ones.

The last time the Panthers had this much work was entering the 2009 offseason. They worked mega-extensions with cornerback Chris Gamble the previous November and left tackle Jordan Gross at the deadline, enabling them to keep Peppers with the franchise tag.

But even though those were three huge-money deals, the next offseason potentially could dwarf it.

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For all the offseason change, only two departed players appear poised to make a significant impact on their new teams - Cleveland quarterback Jake Delhomme and Chicago defensive end Julius Peppers. The rest are either looking for work or playing complementary roles with new teams.

I've been saying this for a while now. With all due respect to the guys we cut, they weren't and bunch of all-world talent. Most of the guys taking their spot are a combination of, younger/better/cheaper/have more potential or all of the above.

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so i guess we're just destined for failure this season because we have sooooo many unknowns. Matt Moore is gonna throw 7 TDs and 19 INTs. j-stew and DW are both gonna break their legs, and we'll end up with Goodson only rushing for 300yds.... while Steve Smith struggles and only puts up 400 yds and 2 TDs. and our defense, don't get me started... worst defense in the league! Jon Beason will finally show his true "scrub" colors.

:beatdeadhorse5: :lurk5:

i hate the media and how they never show the Cardiac Cats any respect. Steve Smith is gonna have to let 'em know what the rules and regulations of the game are, once again, this season... which is simply 89, bottom line.

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Oh give me a break! I lol every time you guys think the Observer steals ideas from here. I doubt most of them even read this silly board (or the other Panther boards), and as sports writers, there's a pretty decent chance they can think about the same stuff we fans talk about here.

You'd be wrong. Most have told me they do read it.
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