Another greg hardy thread

[The Saltman]

Is it me or is he just a glorified backup?

I know its his first year as a starter but to me he does make an occasional great play but a lot of the times gets beat in the run game and while passing the rusher.

I think DE is another position we should look at in the draft and in FA.

[Panthro]

He'll get there...

[KBRed]

Please bring this thread up next year, I think he will become a monster...just a matter of time.

[JawnyBlaze]

No.

[The Saltman]

Hope so I really liked the rush during 2 pt conversion. But he got beat a lot also.

[Strawman]

I was wondering the same thing as Salt. You know most times CJ is getting the double team, Hardy doesn't seem to take advantage as much as he should. We may already have a good DT rotation once the IR guys get healthy, and the rookies have a full off season. Perhaps the biggest boost we can give the interior linemen, is to draft another elite end. Is Couples that player? Haven't seen too many UNC games this year however, so I don't know much about him other than the hype.

[Jackofalltrades]

He's a beast in the making, CJ didn't exactly blow up early either. He's a constant nuisance to QB's and will only get better. You also have to consider the revolving doors at DT and LB, which will effect his performance. Pressure wise he impressed more than CJ for me this season. Just needs to finish and he'll be a premier pass rusher.

[Lumps]

Not a pressing need, not enough to not give Hardy more time.

[Hotsauce]

I'd give a guy 3 years to develop

[bleys]

The Kraken is going to be a beast for this team... next jersey I get has his name on it. 2nd year DE picked in the 6th round? he's a monster...

he'll get it together..

[Matthias]

Hardy is a good DE. Will he ever be elite? I think his ceiling may be a little lower than Mike Rucker's. There's no better DE out there in free agency that's better than Hardy if you ask me. Coples doesn't impress me, and even so, we won't draft DE with the first pick.

[rmoneyg35]

He is very athletic and can defend the pass very well. He leads all defensive ends in passes defended in the NFL with 11. He reminds me of Peppers because of the way he can drop back in coverage and defend the pass and the kid has a great motor. Even though he only has 4 sacks he has just about as many qb pressures as Charles Johnson so he is doing great on getting to the QB he just hasn't got the sacks. The kid just needs to learn to defend the run but I believe he should be okay in the future. We have Kieser and Applewhite who seem to be great back ups so I don't believe that DE is what we will need in the draft.

If we can get a beast DT then I feel that Hardy will do a lot better. Our rookie DTs really sucked this year and our new DTs show how bad they were. I don't know if we will draft, sign or keep what DTs we have but I feel that DT and CB are much bigger needs than DE.

[Fiz]

al wallace.

[Brooklyn Bully]

Hardy has some screws loose. If he doesn't tighten them, he won't be a Panther in the future.