Comments on: “Four Words” http://catcrave.com/2010/10/14/four-words/ A Carolina Panthers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Sat, 29 Dec 2012 14:52:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: John http://catcrave.com/2010/10/14/four-words/comment-page-1/#comment-4822 John Sun, 17 Oct 2010 20:35:05 +0000 http://catcrave.com/?p=3690#comment-4822 Well they can't maintain the status quo. The stadium would be empty. I expect that with the new CBA they will have enough under the cap to sign a large percentage(if not all) of the young players we want to keep. I am assuming we will have a relatively high first rounder to sign as well. Of course what they do in free agency would depend on that pick to some degree but I would hope they would spend the money if a guy worth the cash was available. So I don't expect them to go out and throw money around willy nilly. But I do expect them to make prudent investments that better this team. I would be shocked if there isn't someone out there in free agency next year that can help this team win. The Panthers need to find that guy and get him here. Well they can’t maintain the status quo. The stadium would be empty.

I expect that with the new CBA they will have enough under the cap to sign a large percentage(if not all) of the young players we want to keep. I am assuming we will have a relatively high first rounder to sign as well. Of course what they do in free agency would depend on that pick to some degree but I would hope they would spend the money if a guy worth the cash was available.

So I don’t expect them to go out and throw money around willy nilly. But I do expect them to make prudent investments that better this team. I would be shocked if there isn’t someone out there in free agency next year that can help this team win. The Panthers need to find that guy and get him here.

]]> By: Eric Quackenbush http://catcrave.com/2010/10/14/four-words/comment-page-1/#comment-4816 Eric Quackenbush Sat, 16 Oct 2010 20:34:13 +0000 http://catcrave.com/?p=3690#comment-4816 I agree with you, John. Now I pose a question to you...How do you feel if after a new CBA is in place, the team becomes active in free agency again and signs some talented individuals in areas where we've had problems? What's your take if the team maintains the current "status quo?" I agree with you, John. Now I pose a question to you…How do you feel if after a new CBA is in place, the team becomes active in free agency again and signs some talented individuals in areas where we’ve had problems? What’s your take if the team maintains the current “status quo?”

]]> By: John http://catcrave.com/2010/10/14/four-words/comment-page-1/#comment-4811 John Fri, 15 Oct 2010 21:57:38 +0000 http://catcrave.com/?p=3690#comment-4811 Well what I think is that these recent acquisitions prove that this team did not prepare itself properly in the WR corp. They are either real poor judges of talent or they are stupid. Take your pick. I really don't have a problem with building through the draft. And I know with that comes some pain. Even down seasons. I have been an NFL fan for 40+ years so I have been there, done that more got more than one t-shirt. I also understand the business implications of being massively under the cap the next time the league plays and what that means to keeping a lot of our young good guys here. But I also know when my only legit #1 receiver is on the wrong side of 30 I better have another productive veteran on this squad, just in case. No one in camp showed any shot at the number one spot. Heck we were still looking for our number two. And to add insult to injury we haven't actually played the guy that outperformed all our other receivers as I recall. There were veteran guys available and we made no moves. That's being penny wise and pound foolish. Well what I think is that these recent acquisitions prove that this team did not prepare itself properly in the WR corp. They are either real poor judges of talent or they are stupid. Take your pick.

I really don’t have a problem with building through the draft. And I know with that comes some pain. Even down seasons. I have been an NFL fan for 40+ years so I have been there, done that more got more than one t-shirt. I also understand the business implications of being massively under the cap the next time the league plays and what that means to keeping a lot of our young good guys here. But I also know when my only legit #1 receiver is on the wrong side of 30 I better have another productive veteran on this squad, just in case. No one in camp showed any shot at the number one spot. Heck we were still looking for our number two. And to add insult to injury we haven’t actually played the guy that outperformed all our other receivers as I recall. There were veteran guys available and we made no moves. That’s being penny wise and pound foolish.

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