REPORT: Panthers going after Browns TE David Njoku

[TheSpecialJuan]

The Panthers are monitoring TEs David Njoku & Chig Okonkwo.

https://x.com/sirrpurrsource/status/2031446459703235030?s=46&t=xeIgh_-Vr2aKxBkBJdfnKA

[PantherChris]

Would love this one, a great way to round out the offense.

[trucpfan]

38 minutes ago, Jay Roosevelt said:

They're not trying to give Bryce any excuses this year.

Let’s rephrase this Morgan wants to win he knows what it takes to win. He’s putting every piece in place to be able to battle the top NFC teams weather Bryce does his job is up to him he doesn’t we don’t succeed he doesn’t get a big contract. He does his thing we play late into the playoffs and Bryce is pad like a top 13-16 QB

[strato]

This is more in line for me, as an upgrade for TE, than spending a 1st round pick on one. 

[TheSpecialJuan]

You can see what the front office is trying to do here: go after Njoku or Okonkwo. If we land one of them, we cut Tommy Tremble and use his $6 million in cap space toward the new deal. If we miss out, we keep Tremble. Either way, there’s a good chance we end up upgrading at that spot

[Swaggasaurus]

This would get me excited. Keeps JT off the field too.

[TheSpecialJuan]

11 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

You can see what the front office is trying to do here: go after Njoku or Okonkwo. If we land one of them, we cut Tommy Tremble and use his $6 million in cap space toward the new deal. If we miss out, we keep Tremble. Either way, there’s a good chance we end up upgrading at that spot

its impressive to see a competent front office make decisions 

[Mills]

Add that to Evans, Tremble, and Sanders and the TR room becomes crowded. Gotta think JT is the odd man out in that scenario.

[ForJimmy]

42 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

But I was told by the Huddle that Canales is the modern day Mike Martz and treats TEs as an undersized third OT?

Is this really a thing?  I must have missed it.

[Swaggasaurus]

1 minute ago, Mills said:

Add that to Evans, Tremble, and Sanders and the TR room becomes crowded. Gotta think JT is the odd man out in that scenario.

Should be….but Tommy’s got what they call a “cap number”. He’s a good move tight end/HBack for us and a hell of a lot more important than JT. Got to make the dollars make sense tho.

[strato]

2 minutes ago, ForJimmy said:

Is this really a thing?  I must have missed it.

It is why/how we got Greg Olsen from Chicago - Martz was running their offense and didn’t value him. 

Edited 35 minutes ago by strato

[frankw]

I would definitely like this but not sure about getting into a bidding war over him. Either way I look forward to TE no longer being largely an afterthought.

[LinvilleGorge]

2 minutes ago, ForJimmy said:

Is this really a thing?  I must have missed it.

Yeah, there are several posters who don't think TE is a need at all because Canales doesn't use them. I mean, given our TE roster of course our TE usage in the passing game is going to be limited. We have a roster full of third stringers. 

[frankw]

Also cutting JT Sanders would put the 2024 draft into all time franchise worst convo.