28 Free Agents

[SCP]

Lets say the current CBA expires in March as anticipated. There is a lockout as anticipated. The lockout drags into July/August as anticipated.

JR said we are not signing ANY players until the new CB is in place.

How in the hell is Hurney going to negotiate and sign the majority of our "core guy" free agents that Richardson wants to build the team around in such a short window of time between CBA agreement and training camp? We could go into training camp (if there is one) in very bad shape.

Sum-a-bitch, I do not envy Hurney. Cancel any late summer weekend plans Marty.

[Murph]

Almost all our free agents will be restricted so Hurney can slap tenders on them in late Feb. which should prevent most of them from getting snatched away before a new CBA is in place.

I doubt any teams would be willing to shell out a draft pick and a huge contract to a player until they know there will be games played this fall.

[SCP]

That makes sense, but Hurney still has his poo cut out for him.

[Proudiddy]

I'm not so much concerned with how/when we'll sign them, I'm concerned that if we follow JR's plan regarding the the CBA and not signing guys until the new one is done, they'll just get signed up by other owners that ARE still willing to conduct business.

Like has been said a million times, it's either gonna end up genius on the otherside of the CBA or have us standing with egg on our face. The other owners aren't as concerned with the "bad business model" as he is, and kept conducting business as usual... Just hope it doesn't continue with our free agents. It's already manifested itself in frustration with guys, like Marshall for instance.

[SCP]

Normally when you procrastinate and wait until the last minute to do something, the results are not ideal.

[TheRealDeal]

Normally when you procrastinate and wait until the last minute to do something, the results are not ideal.

Procrastination is like masturbation. In the end, you're only f*cking yourself.

[TarPanther9180]

As I understand it, other teams cannot sign other team's free agents until CBA is agreed to. JR knows this and why resign our free agents until CBA is agreed to? Then Hurney and crew can see the salary cap numbers and decide who they wants to resign and for how much.

[Swarly]

the big question is will we be able to put tags on certain players to keep them from signing with other teams as soon as a new CBA is agreed to? or will they all be unrestricted free agents?

mainly referring to Kalil and Charles Johnson.

[Future of the Funchise]

I think I'm going to take this next year off from being a Panthers fan and just focus on college football and the lingerie football league.

[SCP]

the big question is will we be able to put tags on certain players to keep them from signing with other teams as soon as a new CBA is agreed to? or will they all be unrestricted free agents?

mainly referring to Kalil and Charles Johnson.

yep. who knows what the new CBA will allow. Hurney could be faced with a poo storm. He better be laying the foundation now, which I'm sure he is.

[mr beauxjangles]

well, we know Marshall is gone so only 27 to worry about

[Floppin]

I'm not so much concerned with how/when we'll sign them, I'm concerned that if we follow JR's plan regarding the the CBA and not signing guys until the new one is done, they'll just get signed up by other owners that ARE still willing to conduct business.

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Teams can sign their own players/free agents back. However no team can sign a free agent from another team until a new CBA is in place because there will be no free agency period. That is why there is a deadline for it to be signed.

In otherwords, no team can just sign our players away.

[MrBubba]

I don't know why they don't at least try to resign some players. Other teams are signing players to new deals. It just reinforces that Panthers are Cheap image. I'm not saying sign everyone, but try and get a couple of deals done.

[Kakarot]

I see this pissing off alot of our players...