Jewell Out

[Basbear]

5 minutes ago, Candler Cat said:

Are we still hyped for the season?

 

Need a sleeper on-roster LB hero to re-ignite the hype.

Yea they signed a guy named Bam, Bam sounds like a LB name right??

[MHS831]

We have a good DL, so maybe that alone will improve the LB play.  I think we have 3 decent LBs--low end starters in Rozeboom, Wallace, and Cherelus and Windmon played well in short duty last year.  I also think we have 2 UDFAs who could make it---Possibly not as thin as we think.

[kungfoodude]

I will say that we all basically knew the roster was extremely thin(has been for years).

Inevitably, offseason injuries were bound to happen. It just kind of is what it is. Some guys we need to evaluate for next offseason will get some burn and hopefully we will make another small step forward with the roster for 2026.

[Basbear]

Just now, MHS831 said:

We have a good DL, so maybe that alone will improve the LB play.  I think we have 3 decent LBs--low end starters in Rozeboom, Wallace, and Cherelus and Windmon played well in short duty last year.  I also think we have 2 UDFAs who could make it---Possibly not as thin as we think.

Seems like teams are giving the RB treatment to LBs. Rams gave away a great young LB last year-

" Los Angeles Rams traded their starting linebacker, Ernest Jones IV, to the Tennessee Titans. The Rams received a 2026 fifth-round draft pick in exchange for Jones and a 2026 sixth-round pick. Jones was in the final year of his rookie contract and was seeking an extension, but the Rams were unable to agree on a deal, leading to the trade. "

 

Titans traded him to the Seahawks, rams rival and I think they ended up re-signing him. 

 

Evero came from there and mimics many of the same beliefs. I've said this too many times, you can not pay everyone. Panthers signed the Rams top tackler for near vet min....

DL can help cover up LBs weakness, but this is one huge cover-up....

Still, Jewell was the top dog holding this group above water. Now Panthers need a surprise hero from the group you listed. 

 

Prepare thyself, incoming threads about any LBs are in bound. 

[MHS831]

2 minutes ago, Basbear said:

Seems like teams are giving the RB treatment to LBs. Rams gave away a great young LB last year-

" Los Angeles Rams traded their starting linebacker, Ernest Jones IV, to the Tennessee Titans. The Rams received a 2026 fifth-round draft pick in exchange for Jones and a 2026 sixth-round pick. Jones was in the final year of his rookie contract and was seeking an extension, but the Rams were unable to agree on a deal, leading to the trade. "

 

Titans traded him to the Seahawks, rams rival and I think they ended up re-signing him. 

 

Evero came from there and mimics many of the same beliefs. I've said this too many times, you can not pay everyone. Panthers signed the Rams top tackler for near vet min....

DL can help cover up LBs weakness, but this is one huge cover-up....

Still, Jewell was the top dog holding this group above water. Now Panthers need a surprise hero from the group you listed. 

 

Prepare thyself, incoming threads about any LBs are in bound. 

This team has been its best with dominate ILBs--

[VintagePanther]

This is why I’m not that hype about the season.  linebacker and  secondary is borderline trash ! With no depth at all . This makes it even worse . And we did nothing to address those two positions in the offseason nor draft 

[Basbear]

12 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

This team has been its best with dominate ILBs--

 

They also been inconsistent and overall losing record, I think before tepper bought the team.

 

 

iggles signed zack baun to 3.5 million one year before he became All-world this past season. 

 

Besides this isn't the free agency period, there's no help out there to spend millions on. Even the trade market is buns. 

 

Omar Speights was a UDFA LB that got 500 snaps last year, he played for the Rams fyi...

 

Panthers now have the worst LB group in the NFL, I now clearly think that. 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 23 by Basbear

[Captain Morgan]

we'll probably wait till the waiver wire, and maybe for safety too

[Basbear]

One team to look for- Pats

 

Believe it or not, they have a deep LB unit and new coaching staff vrabel.

Vrabel signed a few LBs and runs a different system.

 

ja'whaun bentley is deserves a good long look at. He torn a pec week 2 2024.

 

This is the best answer- ja'whaun bentley

[Basbear]

Jags are another team

Jags did not pick up lloyds 5th year option and he's played great.

Muma was Panthers 3rd sent in the CJ Henderson trade, he's deep on the bench.

They have others too.

 

I still say ja'whaun bentley is the best option for FA, he's fully healthy too. Former captain and only 29 and fresh from the break in action. He shouldn't be pricey either, he was set to make 4.25mill. Much less than that is Ava...

Edited July 23 by Basbear

[LinvilleGorge]

3 hours ago, tukafan21 said:

lol

I’m not laughing at him still having concussion related symptoms, because that’s awful of course.

But I was one of the most vocal anti-Walker people on here leading into the draft.  And while I’d obviously have still gone with T-Mac, had I known this would happen, I’d have been MUCH more on board with taking Walker to be an ILB who gets used as a situational pass rusher as well. 

Even had we known them I still suspect T-Mac would've been the lick given Walker's own lingering injury issue.

[Swaggasaurus]

Aside from maybe the Vikings QB room, this is perhaps the worst position group on any team in the NFL.

[Swaggasaurus]

4 hours ago, tukafan21 said:

lol

I’m not laughing at him still having concussion related symptoms, because that’s awful of course.

But I was one of the most vocal anti-Walker people on here leading into the draft.  And while I’d obviously have still gone with T-Mac, had I known this would happen, I’d have been MUCH more on board with taking Walker to be an ILB who gets used as a situational pass rusher as well. 

The guy will never be a real off ball inside backer. Undersized 3-4 edge who sometimes rushes from the middle of the defense. Tenacious player, probably going to be a solid pass rusher who gives up some in the run game. I like him, but it’s what he is.

[07579394]

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