Kentwan Balmer

[Clicheking]

why are negative things about a college career i.e. "not many sacks" relevant and positive things are not or "well that was college"?

He got upfield and collapsed the pocket. he also was always getting his hands up. he's quite athletic and a sure tackler. KB can hold his own in the middle. Or at least he could in college

On a serious note, I agree. One thing I am comfortable that he'll be able to do is hold his own at the point of attack. You want see huge gashes coming from his gap responsibility. He won't light the world on fire with sack numbers but he'll help the lb's sleep better at night....Reed thinks he's a lock for the 53 take it fwiw.

[carolinarolls]

jsut watched a clip of KB on the local news here in greensboro NC.

You can tell he was not too happy about his career so far. He mentioned been around the block, political game, and down and out. It seems his confidence is off a bit but it also seems that he knows he has to prove himself to truly overcome whatever he feels are his misfortunes thus far. C'mon KB!

it was on wxii channel 12 if anyone wants to look for it. not on the site yet when i looked

[Chaos]

I hope Kentwan pans out for us. Because without DT help, the Panthers Kantwen.

see what I did there?

[1989]

[carpanfan96]

I don't expect anything at all. If he makes an impact at all and plays decent - good it's an improvement and I'll be happy about it. Now about that corner situation..........

[DevilCat]

he won't do anything just like our other dt's, he shouldn't even be on an nfl roster. luckily the panthers 2011 defensive line might be the worst in nfl history

Doom and and Gloom man......Doom and Gloom.:rolleyes:

[Snake]

TBH I really doubt he pans out but Im hope cause we dont really have anything else... Our depth is poo on this team.

[carolinarolls]

This is most likely on the board somewhere but i did not see a new thread with it.

"Things happen. You know Michael Jordan got cut one time before. Cris Carter played five years before he made his first Pro Bowl, Michael Strahan six years. It's all on how you take the punches.

"There was a commercial two or three years ago with Dwyane Wade. If you fall down seven, stand up eight. That's the mentality I've been taking since I left San Francisco."

Read more: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/08/30/2564042/balmer-hopes-to-do-more-than-fill.html#ixzz1WVzVr1jd

"As we looked at him, and talking with (general manager) Marty (Hurney), we thought this was a young man that might be being played out of position," head coach Ron Rivera said.

"We think he might be more of a three-technique tilt nose for us. A guy that's a gap control player. With his size and athleticism, we're hoping that translates to fit into what we want to do."

Balmer is encouraged.

"This may be the fitting piece," he said. "I'm excited about making this work.

"It definitely suits my strengths. We're going to penetrate, disrupt, fly around. I think I'm more built for what we do there."

Read more: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/08/30/2564042/balmer-hopes-to-do-more-than-fill.html#ixzz1WVzsm1pn

[Jackofalltrades]

I think he'll do well being back home both at 4-3 DT and in NC.

[carolinarolls]

I think he'll do well being back home both at 4-3 DT and in NC.

with what we have seen from the interior dline thus far its hard not to get excited about changes being made. he could easily prove invaluable from the jump imo

[bleys]

glad he's using the greats as motivation.. gotta start somewhere.

[Soul Rebel]

Maybe I'm being too optimistic, but I feel like he will be okay here. You can't teach size, which he has, and it's kind of unfair to judge a player that has been playing out of position since he's been in the league. At 24 years old, back in his home state, and playing for a defensive mind like Rivera, I think Balmer was a great pick up. It's a very low-risk acquisition, IMO. It's hard as a State fan, but I'm pulling for him bigtime. Thursday's game should give him a good look since the first teamers for Pittsburgh should be out by the 2nd series.

[Seltzer]

Originally Posted by CardiacCats

he won't do anything just like our other dt's, he shouldn't even be on an nfl roster. luckily the panthers 2011 defensive line might be the worst in nfl history ]

Can not be any worse than last year. I think DE will be better than last year provided CJ continues to do well and Hardy can continue to improve on his fairly impressive rookie season. CJ and Hardy have the potential to be the best starting DE's we have had in a while. To me, CJ is Rucker-like with a higher ceiling and Hardy is Peppers-like with a lower ceiling. Everrette Brown and Norwood are not the stud 3rd DE like Al Wallace was in the past. Hopefully Norwood will continue to grow as a pass rusher. Unfortunately, I don't think Brown will ever be a consistent player.

I think McClain and Fua will get better but it will take time. Most DT's outside of Suh aren't superstars their rookie seasons. Hopefully we get some veteran leadership and production there. Losing Ron Edwards sucks. I wouldn't be surprised if we didn't draft CB 1st and DT 2nd next year.

[jarhead]

Derek Landri seemed better than what we have now, but they let him go. He wasn't great, but was serviceable.

I never did understand why they cut him and kept less capible players.

I hope Rivea can turn poop into choclate ice cream with this lates project at DT.