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.
Most teams are signing free-agents to one-year contracts, and retaining restricted free agents to one-year tenders.
The Panthers are about par for the course with the rest of the league, as they’ve cast away most of the dead weight, giving the younger guys on the roster the opportunity to step up and make a difference.
Going into 2010, there’s already a semblance of the starting lineup taking form.
Position                       2009 Starter                          2010 Starter
QB                                     Jake Delhomme                        Matt Moore
HB                                    DeAngelo Williams                   Same
FB                                     Brad Hoover                               Tony Fiammetta
WR1                                 Steve Smith                                 Same
WR2                                Muhsin Muhammad                 Dwayne Jarrett
TE                                    Jeff King                                         Same
LT                                    Jordan Gross                               Same
LG                                    Travelle Wharton                      Same
C                                       Ryan Kalil                                     Same
RG                                    Keydrick Vincent                      Mackenzy Bernadeau
RT                                    Jeff Otah                                        Same
DE                                    Julius Peppers                            Everette Brown
DE                                    Tyler Brayton                Charles Johnson
DT                                    Damione Lewis                           Tank Tyler
DT                                    Hollis Thomas                             Louis Leonard
MLB                                Jon Beason                                    Same
OLB                                 Thomas Davis                            Same
OLB                                 Na’il Diggs                                     Dan Connor or
James Anderson
CB                                    Chris Gamble                               Same
CB                                    Richard Marshall                       Same
SS                                     Chris Harris                                  Same
FS                                     Charles Godfrey                      Same
KO                                    Rhys Lloyd                                  Jason Baker
FG/PAT                         John Kasay                                 Same
P                                       Jason Baker                                 Same
KR                                    Captain Munnerlyn                  Same
Thanks to the Charlotte Observer for Depth Chart information.
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