Panthers salary cap strategy/status

[TheSpecialJuan]

The #Panthers waiting to restructure contracts until after they've reached a massive deal (or eventual deals), in theory, allows them to assess how much they need to restructure individually and collectively. 

They don't have to kick the can down the road blindly or overtly.

They still have plenty of wiggle room. It's a matter of shaping the cap with tangible needs and wants. 

Will it work out? Not sure. But it's logical.

https://x.com/mike_e_kaye/status/2031124752480481651?s=46&t=xeIgh_-Vr2aKxBkBJdfnKA

[TheSpecialJuan]

Tomorrow is the time to assess, one would think.
https://x.com/mike_e_kaye/status/2031210595383497117?s=46&t=xeIgh_-Vr2aKxBkBJdfnKA

[PanthersATL]

Per NFL reporter Matt Lombardo, a lot of deals were "made in a steakhouse over the last few weeks"

The deals that drop at 12:01 are the ones that were never really in doubt. They’re the marriages that had been quietly arranged for weeks.

Meanwhile, the genuinely contested signings, the ones where multiple teams are legitimately competing for the same player, those tend to resolve in the days between tampering and the official start of the new league year on Wednesday.

That’s why you see the most coveted players “agreeing to terms” today, and by Wednesday both players and teams are shopping for ideal fits to fill needs and the best opportunities rather than making decisions built largely on securing a market-setting bag.

https://bsky.app/profile/mattlombardo.bsky.social/post/3mgn4nawxmc2o

[TheSpecialJuan]

I expect Andy Dalton, A'Shawn Robinson, and Tommy Tremble to be cut. Damien Lewis will be extended by a year to free up cap space and a few guys will be restructured