10 Players to watch and Johnson making the Panthers pay

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

Source: Rotoworld per Gaston Gazette

Link: http://www.carolinagrowl.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=915:these-10-panthers-watching-the-lockout-with-keen-interest&catid=1:articles

The Gaston Gazette expects free agent DE Charles Johnson to "break the bank with a huge contract" if his free agency ends up unrestricted.

And most signs point to Johnson's free agency being unrestricted with a new Collective Bargaining Agreement on the horizon. The Gaston Gazette does speculate that the NFL will give teams a brief window in which to sign their own free agents, before they hit the open market. Johnson needs to be Carolina's No. 1 priority, but he will likely command over $10 million a year. The Panthers should have franchise tagged Johnson over Ryan Kalil.

Pretty good reads.

I hope Johnson does not command $10 mil a year though.

[carpanfan96]

Source: Rotoworld per Gaston Gazette

Link: http://www.carolinagrowl.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=915:these-10-panthers-watching-the-lockout-with-keen-interest&catid=1:articles

The Gaston Gazette expects free agent DE Charles Johnson to "break the bank with a huge contract" if his free agency ends up unrestricted.

Pretty good reads.

I hope Johnson does not command $10 mil a year though.

I'd say thats about right, I was figuring that it would cost the team north of 35 million a year to sign Kalil, Johnson, and Williams... Add in that Beason will probably break the bank and get a massive deal and there's probably 43 + million a season for those four players.

[KSpan]

I'd say thats about right, I was figuring that it would cost the team north of 35 million a year to sign Kalil, Johnson, and Williams... Add in that Beason will probably break the bank and get a massive deal and there's probably 43 + million a season for those four players.

A testament to the ability of Hurney and the scouting dept.

[Peppers90 NC]

franchising a de would be more than 10 mil, so why is the writer saying it like it would have saved us money?

[CRA]

A testament to the ability of Hurney and the scouting dept.

and a testament to the flaws of Fox to have a RB and DE being finally given a chance to prove themselves/break out after sitting them on the bench the first 3 years of their careers.

I think some good years were pointlessly wasted in regards to Johnson and Williams. (and no, Vinny T did not single handedly turn Williams from an average RB to one of the best in the NFL with two words of encouragement). Both players should have been playing more much sooner than they did.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

Is Johnson worth $10 mil after only one good season though?

[CRA]

Is Johnson worth $10 mil after only one good season though?

No.....but Carolina has a history of paying guys on the team more than they are worth.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

That is a true statement. See Example: Jake Delhomme.

[jtnc]

I really hope no one offers him more than 9 million, cause I don't know if we could match that. He's the best DE that's gonna hit FA.

[ncmonzta]

Is Johnson worth $10 mil after only one good season though?

He needs to put a couple of double digit sack seasons before he gets all big headed. We're gonna have to see how he does when teams start putting the double on him if he's gonna expect a superstar contract.

[CRA]

That is a true statement. See Example: Jake Delhomme.

Jake is the most absurd example.....but at least they had some reasons behind it. Chris Gamble was never worth his last deal either.....and there is a long list of them paying guys top dollar.

[Snake]

FYI his sack count should go up if the offense stay on the field more than 4 downs each poss this season.

[CRA]

FYI his sack count should go up if the offense stay on the field more than 4 downs each poss this season.

two sides to the coin, teams will no longer say "who the f is Charles Johnson" when they play Carolina. They will say, make someone not named Charles Johnson hurt us.

[Fiz]

I really hope no one offers him more than 9 million, cause I don't know if we could match that. He's the best DE that's gonna hit FA.

Any particular reason we couldn't match it? Or are you just being chicken little for no reason?