Cherelus down. We need to be talking about LBs even more

[Panthercougar68]

We had Thomas Davis on the roster as an unknown,  and starting Dan Connor, James Anderson, and Omar Gaither in 2011 and 2012 flipped quickly.

Its a marathon not a sprint.

[frankw]

It's aggravating but at this point just let it ride until next year. But I do imagine Morgan will be leaving no stone unturned after roster cuts begin.

[TD alt]

57 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

Rhule fever seems to be en vogue. It's wild, one would assume that Panther fans would want to distance themselves from that fuging nonsense.

Rhule was a fugup for more than one reason and his own specific reasons. Dan Morgan has really proven to be different. I'm not going to look at moves by Dan Morgan through the same prism or within the same context.

Edited August 8 by TD alt

[PootieNunu]

1 hour ago, CPcavedweller said:

Who?

I thought Huddlers has decided that only corners and edge rushers mattered to good defense now? Linebackers don't really matter man. Dime a dozen. That's why we replaced Luke Kuechly so quickly....

Our linebacker corp is screwed, and that's ironic to me. Get Ron Rivera in the building for just one off-season please. 

No one in the league has replaced Luke....

He was the last off ball LB to win DPOY and probably will be for the foreseeable future.

The position is down not even any really elite MLBs in the league right now. 

 

[pantherclaw]

He was a,ba up. Calm the F down. 

[TD alt]

1 hour ago, pantherclaw said:

He was a,ba up. Calm the F down. 

What difference does that make? Are any of you suggesting that we shouldn't replace a backup, especially for a position that's already considered a weakness?

Everyone wants to act like someone is Chicken Little for discussing potential common sense moves. That's what the Huddle has devolved to over the years. 

[pantherclaw]

Yes, that's what I said. da. 

[Stuart Smith]

5 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Y'all need to chill on the LB panic and just come to grips with the reality that it's gonna be a weak spot and we're gonna be dumpster diving on the waiver wire to fill in the gaps. The last thing we need to do is make some panic move and trade real assets for a bandaid like we would've certainly done in the past under Rhule and Fitterer.

100% 

[PNW_PantherMan]

Look at the bright side.  There’s not much difference in this guy vs whoever else doesn’t have a team.  Our backup LBs are replacement level roster churn.  The upside is they are replaceable.

[LinvilleGorge]

1 hour ago, TD alt said:

What difference does that make? Are any of you suggesting that we shouldn't replace a backup, especially for a position that's already considered a weakness?

Everyone wants to act like someone is Chicken Little for discussing potential common sense moves. That's what the Huddle has devolved to over the years. 

Most everyone realizes the moves are coming but that they're going to come as other teams trim down their rosters. We all know we're weak at LB but the names on couches haven't changed. There's no one out there we want to add. Prepare to be unimpressed by the names we ultimately add to round out our roster but it is what it is. Our lack of urgency at the position tells me that Morgan thinks our starters are "good enough" behind a significantly upgraded DL and that we'll look to upgrade our depth. 

[pantherclaw]

Finding another LB to fill his shoes is easy. 

[Khyber53]

5 hours ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

Look at the bright side.  There’s not much difference in this guy vs whoever else doesn’t have a team.  Our backup LBs are replacement level roster churn.  The upside is they are replaceable.

 

I wish I could say it was different, but he's right. And I'm not sure how good our starting MLBs are, either. 

I still miss the 4-3 defense, but aside from that, we haven't prioritized MLB since Shaq was drafted. And it shows. Hopefully someone will show out this year. Roseboom, he's your shot. 

 

[PanthersNCSU]

Go get Muma from Jacksonville for a 7th. If nothing else, he's depth and intel for Week 1. 

[Jay Roosevelt]

13 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Y'all need to chill on the LB panic and just come to grips with the reality that it's gonna be a weak spot and we're gonna be dumpster diving on the waiver wire to fill in the gaps. The last thing we need to do is make some panic move and trade real assets for a bandaid like we would've certainly done in the past under Rhule and Fitterer.

This. There just aren't any realistic options we can add at this point. Best we can hope for is for Trevin Wallace has a breakout year. And even then we're likely going to have to add another starter in the offseason.