The latest casualty of the Panthers is really no casualty at all. I just felt like adding my brand of questionable humor, in an effort to lighten the mood today.

Before you crucify me, let me first say that those aren’t the words I would have chosen. Okay, maybe I would have, but I would have taken out the “outstanding” and put in “nice” or something that doesn’t give the guy a swollen head. The statement is otherwise accurate though, at least when looking at the overall “big picture.”

In early February, Panthers’ receiver Steve Smith initiated contact with Tom Sorenson, a Charlotte Observer beat writer, wishing to discuss among other things, his desire for the Panthers to draft or acquire a receiver via free agency, who could complement his abilities and with whom he could complement his counterpart’s abilities on the field.

I received an email on Friday, from Jon Beason’s website manager, that quarterback Matt Moore now has his own website as well!

Please, please, please… Say it ain’t so. But the possibility does exist, and reading some of John Fox’s quotes, the possibility is quite real.

Not the most dazzling title by any stretch of the imagination, but during this excruciatingly slow period of the offseason, especially with a team as notoriously quiet in it’s free agency methods as the Carolina Panthers, I’ll take what I can get when it becomes available.

Panthers running back Jonathan Stewart celebrates his 23rd birthday today, Sunday March 21, 2010.
Drafted by the Panthers in the first round of the 2008 NFL draft, Stewart has been nothing short of an asset to the Panthers’ ground game, teaming up with fellow running back DeAngelo Williams.
In 2010, Williams and Stewart became the first running back tandem in NFL history to both surpass 1,100 yards rushing, for the same team during an NFL regular season.
Stewart passed the mark in the regular season home finale against the New Orleans Saints, as Williams was sidelined three games from an injury.
Happy Birthday Stew, [...]

For most teams in the NFL changes have been rather slow in the making this offseason. Most teams are reluctant to spend too much, with the uncertainty of a lockout in 2011.

Panthers’ running back DeAngelo Williams is a versatile running back, yes. So is his counterpart Jonathan Stewart.

On Monday, the Panthers added another free agent and re-signed one of their own.