Charles Johnson agrees to terms *CONFIRMED!* OP updated

[Mr. Scot]

Officially official now...

http://www.panthers.com/news/article-2/DE-Johnson-agrees-to-terms/0fe7faab-eaa5-4c0a-b8dc-2c534093d8cd

[neverlosethefeeling]

I'd say CJ could hold his own against any of the other top DEs. The scary part is that he's still a good bit younger than all of the other DE's on that list. He's only 25 and if he continues to get better, that could be a bad thing for quarterbacks around the league.

[atljbo]

You're an odd Falconite you seem to not be forced to breath out of your anus.

Thus I will retort peacefully.

I have been watching Johnson for 4 years.

He has given 100% everytime on the field.

When he was drafted he needed strenght/conditioning and technique.

he has gotten progressively better every season.

His first season starting he busted out.

While this is A ton of cash. Who better to spend it on than the guy you as an organization has grown into a wanted talent.

Atlanta didn't offer as much because they simply cant.

You have 3 olinemen to keep.

I dont know your depth issues, but I know Ryan needs a running game and some time to throw.

If Atl had the chance, they would have paid the man.

Lost that OT to free agency and you are going to wish you had IMO.

Calm down.. im having a calm convo... so all the side talk is not needed.

We are around 10 mil in cap space (not including the extra 3 mil) ... Also we could have redid contracts and cut guys (Chancey Davis and Jamaal Anderson) and got to around 30 mil under the cap...

Like Charles Johson said... We got scared... It wasnt we didnt have it or couldnt come up with it.... We didnt want to pay him that much

Also im not downing Charles Johnson... I wanted the guy to be a falcon but not for 12.5+ mil... If he ball out like he did this year thruout the contract... He is worth it but right now after just 1 great year... I wouldnt pay him that.

I get why you guys did it tho... You had the cap (had to spend money) , The guy is a good player, and a rebuilding team has to over pay to keep players or bring in FA (we had to do it in 08 with Turner.. Its just he has proved to be worth every dime now (even looks like a great deal now) but at the time we had to over pay for him (based on what he has done to the point we signed him) ...

But d*mn.... 12.5 mil

Also... We have good depth... We have been drafting for this situation... I do think we will try to resign Clabo our RT now (it was either him or Johnson)

[Marguide]

Charles Johnson is tied for the second highest paid DE in the entire league. Does something look wrong here? Dwight Freeney and Charles Johnson have an identical contract. $72mil over 6 years with a $30mil signing bonus. Crazy when put into these terms.

#1 - Julius Peppers

#2A - Dwight Freeney

#2B - Charles Johnson

#4 - Justin Tuck

#5 - John Abraham

#6 - Jared Allen

Contracts are signed based on projected future contribution. Sure, if Freeney and Peppers were still 25 years old, they would get more than CJ.

But they are the past, and he is the future.

Edit: And yes, Peppers is still paid better than CJ.

[Lout]

No, b/c the market goes up each year - inflation.

Coke doesn't cost 5 cents anymore, and gas isn't 99 cents a gallon. Somebody is gonna get a bigger contract than all of them with probably less credentials in about 3 more years.

I know what you are saying, but also, there has been no inflation for the past 3 years. But, try telling that to an NFL player.

[frash.exe]

Agreed...Johnson is a motor guy that also has a lot of talent. He's not a physical freak like a lot of these guys but he really reminds me of Freeney and Mathis. The guy can rush the passer and he doesn't give up so in my book 32 million guaranteed to CJ is a better deal than signing Peppers to 42/91 million.

and i'd rather have a hard worker like him than peppers' inconsistent diva ass any day

we might struggle around .500 this year, but the one thing that is for sure is that we're going to see some great highlights from our guys while we build chemistry and rhythm after rebooting this offseason.

now lets sign Aso and Cofield

[TylerDurden]

I know what you are saying, but also, there has been no inflation for the past 3 years. But, try telling that to an NFL player.

lol yeah, the NFL has its own rules.

I expect him to keep producing consistently and don't think the money will change anything. It's kind of irritating for people to keep saying he's a one-hit wonder when he was producing in limited PT before he became a starter last year. I don't think we have anything to worry about.

[bes628]

now lets sign Aso and Cofield

We probably can't even afford a tailgate special from bojangles after this CJ deal.

[pantherclaw]

It is evident in this thread, that the majority of the fans on this site have no grasp of what a starting defensive end of his talent, is worth.

It could have been more. I was expecting higher. He got a good deal, and we're lucky to have him for the next 6 years.

[C47]

We probably can't even afford a tailgate special from bojangles after this CJ deal.

Christ people don't understand how NFL contracts work...

[TheRealDeal]

IF we did wouldn't we be GMs or at least have FO jobs?

[Gipetto]

Am i the only one that wants to see the fine print in that contract.

[TheRealDeal]

I doubt he sees more than 40mil, but we'll see.

[C47]

IF we did wouldn't we be GMs or at least have FO jobs?

Hardly, it's not hard to understand how contracts are structured if you do a little research....to think that this contract made it so we couldn't sign any other marquee free agents is asinine....