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In An Article Titled "which Nfl Teams Got Worse This Offseason?"...

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The Panthers are mentioned...:

Yesterday, we stopped lamenting the end of the NFL's acquisition season by detailing how 10 teams had sufficiently upgraded their weakest spots in the lineup. Plaudits were handed out, compliments were given, and we even found a nice thing to say about the Browns taking a running back third overall. All in all, it was a day of high praise.

Today, though, brings the natural counter to that piece: the 10 teams who failed to address their biggest holes this offseason.

Carolina Panthers

Hole Remaining: Wide Receiver

As is their custom, the Panthers made another one of their veterans feel at home with a massive contract extension, thanks to the new deal Steve Smith got in April. What they left undone for yet another year, though, is the question of who will benefit from the combination of Smith and Cam Newton in 2012. The Panthers hope that it's Brandon LaFell, who caught 36 passes and scored three times last year, but LaFell works best as a matchup problem for undersized defensive backs and might not be a complete receiver. The Panthers may also hope that David Gettis recovers well from his torn ACL, but it's a shame that the Panthers didn't take a flyer on any veteran wideouts in free agency.

I've never heard of this "Grantland" website, but it was linked from the ESPN NFL main page. They seriously thought a #2 WR was our biggest hole? That's gotta be the most ridiculous claim I've heard about the Panthers this entire offseason...sure we don't have a concrete proven #2 right now, but we're far better at WR than DT or CB, that's for sure. Lafell and Gettis have proven more than Hogan and Norman and Butler...

http://www.grantland...-this-offseason

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The Panthers are mentioned...:

I've never heard of this "Grantland" website, but it was linked from the ESPN NFL main page. They seriously thought a #2 WR was our biggest hole? That's gotta be the most ridiculous claim I've heard about the Panthers this entire offseason...sure we don't have a concrete proven #2 right now, but we're far better at WR than DT or CB, that's for sure. Lafell and Gettis have proven more than Hogan and Norman and Butler...

http://www.grantland...-this-offseason

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I agree too much again is on Smith shoulders. He is too big of a piece to the passing puzzle.

We still don't have our talent on offense distributed well. Lot is talented guys will be on the sidelines since they are runners

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Can Smith continue at the level he showed last year? Will Gettis be 100% and can he be as good as some of us think he can? Will Lafell continue to improve as he did last year? And will Olsen and Barnidge be a good pair at TE? The receiving corps does have some questions, but if all or even most of them get answered in the affirmative, we should be in pretty good shape.

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