Panthers, Hardy talking long-term deal

[El Chingon]

Panthers will sign him long term and pray the cap rises next year do they can sign Cam.

Adam Shefter reported the cap will rise to 140 milion next season.

[CBDellinger]

Hardy has been notified... tag is going to be used... per Florio.

[panthers55]

They're not huge hits, but they are two of the ten biggest hits in the NFL for running backs. We spend more on running backs than any team in the NFL except for the Vikings. That represents a massive opportunity cost.

Again, I said they could be smaller but they are not the reason we are in cap issues at this point.  And we can keep beating that dead horse for the next several years as well.  It happened.  Does anyone talk about how little we spend on quarterbacks, defensive tackles, the whole secondary, etc compared to other teams?  That is a massive savings right now.

[jungleking]

most fans, including you, under value a lot of, if not all bigger contracts in the NFL.

I'm use to it by now.

I'm not saying that the team had to pay two veteran playmakers at running back, but I certainly understand the value of them doing so.

I'd be ecstatic if we had signed two veteran playmakers at running back. The problem is that we signed one average running back in Williams, and another running back that can't get healthy in Stewart. If it were Double Trouble all over again and they lived up to their contracts, we'd be unstoppable. But this situation is a perfect example of why teams aren't giving big contracts to running backs anymore.

[jungleking]

Again, I said they could be smaller but they are not the reason we are in cap issues at this point.  And we can keep beating that dead horse for the next several years as well.  It happened.  Does anyone talk about how little we spend on quarterbacks, defensive tackles, the whole secondary, etc compared to other teams?  That is a massive savings right now.

I feel like the misallocation of 6-8 million dollars is at least part of the reason that we have cap issues. 

 

Look, I know it happened. I'm just not trying to downplay what happened. That's really the only reason that I responded--those contracts are pretty brutal.

 

None of those things are related to the contracts that our running backs have. None.

[Camsfanclub]

in your opinion.

20 mil per year, do you really think he was worth that much?

 

JJ Watt isnt worth that much and hes much better than CJ ever was or is, thats aaron rodgers and Drew Brees money. 

[El Chingon]

A long term deal needs to get done before March 11th so we can have some cap room to sign mid-level free agents.

[pantherclaw]

20 mil per year, do you really think he was worth that much?

JJ Watt isnt worth that much and hes much better than CJ ever was or is, thats aaron rodgers and Drew Brees money.

once again, it has nothing to do with what you and I think a player is worth. It comes down to supply and demand.

Charles Johnson was the best available DE available at the time he got his contract. He got paid like it to.

No pro player is worth 20 million a year, in my opinion. But our opinions will NEVER change the value of play makers in the NFL.