FA Splash: Panthers sign Jaelan Phillips EDGE

[OldhamA]

1 hour ago, shaq said:

Burns better without a doubt

Phillips can play the run.

[OldhamA]

1 hour ago, fanpanther said:

i must be missing something seems a ton to pay for him

What are the pressure and TFL numbers?

[Panthering]

 Ton of money, I hope he balls for us. I think Dan did not like losing Milton Williams last year and was willing to overpay for a player who can get pressure. We badly need that, so I get it. 

[Soul Rebel]

1 minute ago, *FreeFua* said:

Is it a lot of money? Yep

but the alternative is you don’t overpay and you end up pivoting and signing a Turk Wharton for a significant amount of money and get nothing out of that investment 

Every single offseason top free agents reset the market with the cap rising. It is what it is. More than anything we need a pass rusher. Jaelan generates a ton of pressure. Can kick and win inside on 3rd down. Plays 3 downs. Fits Evero’s scheme

Not going to complain about it. Worried about injury history? Of course but yeah

Exactly. How many of the Phillips doubters were also unhappy with the Turk signing this past year?

[SetfreexX]

1 hour ago, Dave Gettleman's Shorts said:

evero in his office scheming up how to drop Phillips into zone coverage on 3rd and long

Sad...but true.

[mrcompletely11]

1 minute ago, *FreeFua* said:

Is it a lot of money? Yep

but the alternative is you don’t overpay and you end up pivoting and signing a Turk Wharton for a significant amount of money and get nothing out of that investment 

Every single offseason top free agents reset the market with the cap rising. It is what it is. More than anything we need a pass rusher. Jaelan generates a ton of pressure. Can kick and win inside on 3rd down. Plays 3 downs. Fits Evero’s scheme

Not going to complain about it. Worried about injury history? Of course but yeah

after thinking about it, yeah this is a good signing, injuries happen for sure but he is also crazy talented so its probably worth it.  He should thrive on the line with Brown.   the money is the money, 80 is tough but its not the end of the world

you do wonder though what the cap is going to look like after all of this and what happens if they do decide to ext young

[Basbear]

I drove into his injury history and its down right scary. Im not talking about ACL, achilles, core, or ankles....

 

He had 3 concussions in college......... He just had one in week 15  with eagles..

He needs the best helmet in history, this is awful news. At any point he's retiring, like he already did in college....

[CBDellinger]

2 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

after thinking about it, yeah this is a good signing, injuries happen for sure but he is also crazy talented so its probably worth it.  He should thrive on the line with Brown.   the money is the money, 80 is tough but its not the end of the world

you do wonder though what the cap is going to look like after all of this and what happens if they do decide to ext young

I think I'd rather pay Jaelen the 80 than give it to one of the older FA pass rushers that are available.  Dude should be heading into his prime.

In regards to the cap, Brandt Tillis seems very capable.  I will trust him to do what is best for the team long term.

[pantherclaw]

52 minutes ago, NAS said:

There was this guy his name was Sean Gilbert 

Youngsters don't know or comprehend.  

[*FreeFua*]

Just now, mrcompletely11 said:

after thinking about it, yeah this is a good signing, injuries happen for sure but he is also crazy talented so its probably worth it.  He should thrive on the line with Brown.   the money is the money, 80 is tough but its not the end of the world

you do wonder though what the cap is going to look like after all of this and what happens if they do decide to ext young

Good players that stick on the roster long term are the types you restructure to create cap space every season. Phillips doesn’t turn 27 until May I believe. 

Before he pooped his sh!t in 2023 he had 6.5 sacks in 8 games. If this dude never had the back to back injuries he’d have never hit FA

Phillips gets pressures the sack numbers will come especially playing with Brown and Scourton who is ascending 

Our biggest need was pass rush. We had zero of it last year. Like you said, the money is the money. Signing good players is never a bad thing. It’s signing players like Turk that screws with your cap the most 

 

[45catfan]

27 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

If I can extend your thought with some predictions (but I have a hunch we are not done--expect us to sign at least 1 LB--not sure that changes this, however):

Round 1:  OT

Round 2: LB

Round 3:   C or DB

Round 4:  DB or C

Yup, that's about how I've been mocking it of late, specifically like this If I can get it to work out without forcing it:

RD1: LT

RD2: CB/LB

RD3:LB/CB

RD4: C/WR

RD5: WR/C

RD5b: LB (yes double dipping)

RD6: S/RB

 

Edited March 9 by 45catfan

[strato]

I gues# he went to Miami. Morgan keeps tabs with his old program. He was probably very familiar. 
 

Those concussions though, very worrisome. 

[The Question]

1 hour ago, 45catfan said:

So we can scrap a 1st round Edge guy.  I had my doubts about it anyway.  Looking like a LT at #19 now.

I’d be surprised at this tbh, and also Morgan and co. are one of the few crews that when they say “We have a list of players no matter the position and we’re going to take our BPA no matter where it’s at” I actually kind of believe them. 

I want:

Rd1 - Sadiq

Rd2 - Rodriguez

And sign Decker. A bunch of our players followed him.

[Jay Roosevelt]

12 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

achilles tear 23

ACL partial tear 24

concussion 25

 

Hes been through the ringer for sure

I mean, that isn't God awful other than the Achilles tear. ACL tear was only partial and concussions will happen. As long as there aren't any long-term effects of the Achilles (shouldn't be considering his best years were after) and concussions don't become a recurring issue I don't feel so bad about his injury history.