Clowney released

[TheSpecialJuan]

11 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

Y'all forgetting about Maz Mwansa.  

He would be the fifth DE IF the cut Barno and DJ Johnson.  He would not cost us a roster spot--and that is the key.

"Carolina’s pass rush is being reshaped under new outside linebackers coach AC Carter, and recent addition Patrick Jones II. While Mwansa won’t count against the active roster thanks to the IPP slot, his upside is significant. He’s been likened physically to Eagles pass rusher Nolan Smith Jr. and already shows flashes of edge-bending potential.

Panthers Director of Player Personnel Cole Spencer summed it up: “Anytime you get a raw ball of clay like that, and the league affords a roster spot, it’s pretty cool.”

 

The next Efe Obada

[Mr. Scot]

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[MHS831]

2 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

The next Efe Obada 

could be--I read several articles about him.  This is not a foreign relations project--they think they have a rough gem here.  Would that not be awesome?  In my mind, edge is set.  Barno and Johnson are history.  That roster spot savings for a fifth DE is huge.  It means we can add a guy somewhere else.

[rayzor]

not sure how i feel about this. kind of sad but also kind of "meh..."

defense will be better this year with or without him. not a make or break presence on the roster. 

[rayzor]

3 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

The other potentially newsworthy item from the article...

 

this is ok.

[LinvilleGorge]

12 minutes ago, pantherclaw said:

Banking on a rotational player to step up. 

Hope he does well here. 

That's what Clowney is at this point and this guy is younger with the potential to further develop while Clowney achieved a very disappointing peak for his hype and #1 overall pick status and is on the decline.

[tukafan21]

2 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

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Love this because it eliminates any chance of rushing him back too soon, let him fully rest up and hopefully we have a diamond in the rough being added to the 2026 team.

My one question is why does this mean he'll miss the full season already though?

I thought players get put on the PUP list going into camp all the time without it officially ending their season, why is this different?

[ForJimmy]

Just now, tukafan21 said:

Love this because it eliminates any chance of rushing him back too soon, let him fully rest up and hopefully we have a diamond in the rough being added to the 2026 team.

My one question is why does this mean he'll miss the full season already though?

I thought players get put on the PUP list going into camp all the time without it officially ending their season, why is this different?

I think they have already decided to keep him out this year.  After last year they are going to take their time, which I agree with you on it being the right call.  Try to save anything we can from this pick...

[MHS831]

8 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

The next Efe Obada

6-2 230--so he will probably add 15 lbs of muscle--he has bend, natural speed, and is still learning-at combines (not NFL--CFL and one down in Florida, I think) he blew away the competition at Edge.  I think I read that he has already been given #96--so our five Edge players are in the barn.

[MHS831]

4 minutes ago, rayzor said:

this is ok.

Yeah, he was removed from our bingo cards when that second knee injury went down.

[Donald LaFell]

I’d rather not lose anyone from the defense. I’d want someone that knows Evero’s system for consistencies’ sake

[t96]

45 minutes ago, pantherclaw said:

Hate it based on not a single vet edge.

 

Another tough year for our DC. 

As always guys will come available that no one expects as other teams go through their cuts too. I think we'll pick up a cheaper vet edge later in the summer.

 

I'd have liked to just keep Clowney but I get the reasoning behind cutting him and I don't think it's gonna hurt the team much at all.

[tukafan21]

8 minutes ago, ForJimmy said:

I think they have already decided to keep him out this year.  After last year they are going to take their time, which I agree with you on it being the right call.  Try to save anything we can from this pick...

Yea, I'm not questioning why they are doing it, that I totally get and agree with.

I was asking why does putting him on the PUP list now, mean his season is over.  As I thought players often start camp on the PUP list when they are rehabbing an injury, but they're allowed to come off of it later.

[Aussie Tank]

Hopefully we use that money to bolster the backend of the defense somehow