As discussed before no way was he going to be overpaid in Carolina. No one is. Gettleman's treatment of Steve Smith should have been a clue to all how cold blooded Gettleman is. Benwikere and Boykin are good young players but corner likely in play next week now.
Josh Norman to the Redskins, 5 years, $75 million
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mikeak
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I wish we hadn't signed Browner!!!
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He's a free agent now, wow.
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It's business under a salary cap. Difficult decisions have to be made...Bruce Irvin in Seattle for example though Norman is a better player. It's why you have to be good to excellent at drafting in order to stay a playoff team.
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Cut loose before the draft--that is interesting indeed.
SmokinHawk
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Maybe he should have signed his tender. Hard for me to see him getting what he wants in this market.
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well that game just got a little easier.
If I were a panther fan I'd be pretty pissed.
If I were a panther fan I'd be pretty pissed.
Hawknballs":2krlfw11 said:
Same exact things were said when Benjamin went down last year. They now have over $30 million in cap space and no potential looming toxic situation with holdout. He missed a voluntary workout and that did NOT sit well with Gettleman. I love it.
So, the Panthers waited untilt he money dried up, then yanked their tag? Basically its going to be impossible for Norman to get his true market value now. The Panthers better keep drafting well because this action will definitely sour potential FA's and their agents.
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"Same exact things were said when Benjamin went down last year. "
Not the same thing at all.
Without exception, the recent SB winners have all included stellar secondaries. Considering the rule changes to benefit QBs, exceptional secondaries are a must.
Most importantly, the Panthers were recently always a fantastic DL and LB group. The weakness was the secondary.
Last year, fixing that got them to a SB. Putting that weakness back in place? Significantly alters their shot at going again. I would almost argue that it removes it completely, barring some amazing draft pick out of nowhere filling that gap.
Benjamin being back is going to make a huge difference, but I don't think it is going to come close to making up for the loss in total. Great offenses win in the regular season, but we have plenty recently that were all-everything and couldn't win it all in the playoffs.
You need a good to great secondary to have a shot to win it all, and the cats just took a big hit on that front.
Not the same thing at all.
Without exception, the recent SB winners have all included stellar secondaries. Considering the rule changes to benefit QBs, exceptional secondaries are a must.
Most importantly, the Panthers were recently always a fantastic DL and LB group. The weakness was the secondary.
Last year, fixing that got them to a SB. Putting that weakness back in place? Significantly alters their shot at going again. I would almost argue that it removes it completely, barring some amazing draft pick out of nowhere filling that gap.
Benjamin being back is going to make a huge difference, but I don't think it is going to come close to making up for the loss in total. Great offenses win in the regular season, but we have plenty recently that were all-everything and couldn't win it all in the playoffs.
You need a good to great secondary to have a shot to win it all, and the cats just took a big hit on that front.
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Who wants to bet the Niners swoop in and offer a truck load of cash?
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ctrcat":8qzvgevk said:
That's cute, I bet that's not what you said when he got the tag.
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pehawk":14ptzrse said:
I would have to agree with this would not want to go their as an FA right now,
Hawk_Nation":1be146bb said:
I post here regularly and said one year for a player like that in his prime was worth the tag number. Gettleman agreed that's why he got it. But, I also said he wasn't going to overpay and wasn't going to take any of Norman's BS. Clearly he wasn't, and I do love it. The money didn't vanish, and it can and will be used. Almost assuredly on Short long term at a minimum.
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Considering that a lot of the FA money has dried up, unless I'm off, this looks like a gift wrapped #1 CB for the Jaguars (who are still sitting on a buttload of cap space).
Benwikere's, albeit brief, trajectory and performance so far is that of a bigtime CB in his own right. I don't like any other CB on that roster though. I do personally feel that Mackensie Alexander is a top 15 talent in this draft though, and it is looking increasingly like he could be had late in the 1st.
Benwikere's, albeit brief, trajectory and performance so far is that of a bigtime CB in his own right. I don't like any other CB on that roster though. I do personally feel that Mackensie Alexander is a top 15 talent in this draft though, and it is looking increasingly like he could be had late in the 1st.
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Seahawks did the same thing to Leroy Hill so it isn't out of the question that Carolina and Norman can work something out.
