Could Morgan be eyeing Trey Hendrickson

[Carolina Cajun]

41 minutes ago, PantherChris said:

Thats a lot of money for a 31 year old coming off a bad season who isn't a scheme fit.

In fairness, in everos scheme...NO ONE is a scheme fit. Considering our DBS play 10 yards off, and normal receivers run a 4.5 40...unless he can teleport to the QB in less than a second from snap its not gonna matter much

[LinvilleGorge]

Not a big fan of spending huge money on players on the wrong side of 30.

[mrcompletely11]

16 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

Desperate teams do stupid moves like this. But it's not my money so have at it.

And lol at us being in a win now scenario 

[mrcompletely11]

12 minutes ago, Shocker said:

He would make a big difference so why not

At his age I doubt it

[Soul Rebel]

If I’m earmarking the Panthers to spend big on an EDGE (which we should) I’m going after Jaelen Phillips. He turns 27 this summer and would be more of a long term signing vs. Hendrickson, IMO.

I feel like Dan will go after someone like he did Milton Williams last year, and my money is on Phillips, Lloyd or Dean. Maybe it’s Hendrickson but given the age, much the way we went after Moehrig, I think age plays into it.

I will say though, seeing Demarcus Lawerence light it up in Seattle at 33 does provide hope….. I just don’t think Evero’s system can be compared to what’s being built in the PNW.

Edited January 19 by Soul Rebel

[Bear Hands]

Realistically, there’s only so many avenues and there’s limited guys who are going to give you what he brings. 

You’re just not finding that much elsewhere. It could be an overpay, but possibly worth it to help sustain our trajectory. 

If they could somehow swing adding Hendrickson and let’s say Leo Chenal LB, I’d target that and build the rest through the draft and lower end value signings. 

Im not jumping up and down for him, but he would change our defense entirely for at least 2-3 seasons

[flagfootballcoach28]

Screw it, I'll go against the grain and play devils advocate. We tried the committee approach with Turk Wharton and Bobby Brown at DT instead of just paying a little extra for the blue chip player Milton Williams last offseason..That was a mistake. If we pass on Trey, we'll most likely do the same again.. overpay for JAG's who don't move the needle(Wonnum, Jones, Wharton, Brown). If we like it or not, there's a high chance we are going to have BY for another few years bare minimum. Might as well just accept it, use that extra cap space to build a good team around him like other franchises do with their rookie contract QB, then see what happens. A projected 2 year 50 mill deal for a player who's 1 year removed as the sack leader is not the worst outcome. Plus, that would take pressure off our young edge guys to carry the workload.. Tre played in 7 games last year, still had 4 sacks. Around a 10 sack rate if he plays the entire season. Still better than anyone we have. He was also playing hurt before he finally called it quits for the season. I get that he's 31, but a guy who heavily relies on hand usage, technique etc more than athleticism should still be productive as he ages a little. It's a strong LB class. It would allow us to address LB, OT, with our 1st and 2nd round picks while giving us another year to evaluate Scourton and Princely before we jump the gun on another edge. 

[frankw]

Past his prime and wants to be paid like an elite pass rusher in his twenties. No thanks.

[RJK]

No these signings never work for Carolina. They’ve tried the aging star player route and they’re always lackluster 

[Brooklyn 3.0]

Nah, we've done this song and dance before with vets. And we're not in win now mode. We can't be with an average QB who needs everything under the sun for us to win. The rest of the team isn't up to snuff to make that happen, and giving a large chunk of salary to Trey would be suicide.

[rodeo]

I do think we're entering a win window, but I don't think we're just missing 1 piece. If we can get Hendrickson we still desperately need a top tier ILB and Safety to actually win.

[mrcompletely11]

2 minutes ago, rodeo said:

I do think we're entering a win window, 

In what sense?  I am genuinely curious why you and others it seems think this.    

Still feels like we have a ways to go with this team and outside of Moton we dont have guys aging out just yet.  To me it feels like we are still 4-6 above average players away

[rodeo]

Just now, mrcompletely11 said:

In what sense?  I am genuinely curious why you and others it seems think this.    

Still feels like we have a ways to go with this team and outside of Moton we dont have guys aging out just yet.  To me it feels like we are still 4-6 above average players away

I mean I named 3 positions we need, you think 4-6, those opinions are not far off. Basically we need to bolster multiple positions on the defense and come up with a good LT solution.

[mrcompletely11]

1 minute ago, rodeo said:

I mean I named 3 positions we need, you think 4-6, those opinions are not far off. Basically we need to bolster multiple positions on the defense and come up with a good LT solution.

yes and build depth outside of that, so I dont think our window has started yet and then of course there is the bryce situation.