...And so it begins.
The worst part of the offseason, AKA THE most boring part that usually is boring, is over, it's actually been over since FA started, but the Panthers hadn't done a fucking thing there so it's felt longer for some of us cats fans.
Tomorrow Panthers players don the sweatpants and the blue or white (depends on what side of the field ya play on) pinneys and go through the drills.
It's somewhat of a "First look" at the players. First look at the draft picks going through drills, watching speed and shit like that, and also a new first look to see players this year who've been here previously, and take a look at guys who've hit the weight rooms and gotten stronger. ...you'll notice it when they're better at their drills than they were the year before.
Smith will probably haul in passes like it's week 7....
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Break it down: the 20 undrafted free agents
Here we go, just for you, I'm going to give a brief synopsis on each of these guys...
Larry Beavers WR 5-10 167 - Ok, let's see, you can spend all fucking day making jokes about this guy's last name, and I guess he has RS potential, but 167lbs? A stiff easterly wind could probably blow him out of the stadium.
Kevin Brock TE 6-5 255 - He's a Rutgers kid. I remember a few years back we scouted Clark Harris, a TE from the same school, but we ended up not drafting him.
Patrick Brown OT 6-5 303 - Camp fodder
Gerald Cadogan OT 6-5 310 - Possibly the best draft prospect that didn't get his name called on Saturday or Sunday.
Hunter Cantwell QB 6-4 236 - Great, another Louisville QB. Kid's got an arm but not much accuracy and his decision-making is questionable.
Jason Chery WR 5-10 185 - Camp fodder
D.J. Clark CB 6-1 200 - Camp fodder
C.J. Davis G 6-2 308 - He MIGHT have a shot if he can beat out that guard we drafted last year, his name escapes me at this time...
Marlon Favorite DT 6-1 317 - DT is THAT bad he may have a shot, if not, he could be a practice squad guy.
Keith Gray C 6-2 294 - Who's behind Kalil in the depth chart? If nobody, this guy might have a spot.
Lonnie Harvey DT 6-3 342 - Fucking juggernaut DT at 342. Nice.
Anthony Heygood LB 6-1 225 - Camp Fodder
Mortty Ivy LB 6-1 239 - Camp Fodder
Mike Juergens LB 6-3 230 - Camp Fodder
Justin Kershaw DT 6-4 271 - a 270 lb DT?
Jamall Lee RB 6-1 225 - This is the guy I think who played in Canadian college football.
Brit Miller LB 6-0 243 - Camp FODDER
Anthony Scirrotto S 6-0 202 - He's got a shot because our safety depth absolutely sucks
Nick Sundberg LS 6-0 245 - Didn't we TRADE for a longsnapper or something a few weeks ago?
Garry Williams OT 6-3 296 - Undersized and CAMP FODDER
Darry Beckwith would've been a great one to pluck but the fucking Chargers got him.
Larry Beavers WR 5-10 167 - Ok, let's see, you can spend all fucking day making jokes about this guy's last name, and I guess he has RS potential, but 167lbs? A stiff easterly wind could probably blow him out of the stadium.
Kevin Brock TE 6-5 255 - He's a Rutgers kid. I remember a few years back we scouted Clark Harris, a TE from the same school, but we ended up not drafting him.
Patrick Brown OT 6-5 303 - Camp fodder
Gerald Cadogan OT 6-5 310 - Possibly the best draft prospect that didn't get his name called on Saturday or Sunday.
Hunter Cantwell QB 6-4 236 - Great, another Louisville QB. Kid's got an arm but not much accuracy and his decision-making is questionable.
Jason Chery WR 5-10 185 - Camp fodder
D.J. Clark CB 6-1 200 - Camp fodder
C.J. Davis G 6-2 308 - He MIGHT have a shot if he can beat out that guard we drafted last year, his name escapes me at this time...
Marlon Favorite DT 6-1 317 - DT is THAT bad he may have a shot, if not, he could be a practice squad guy.
Keith Gray C 6-2 294 - Who's behind Kalil in the depth chart? If nobody, this guy might have a spot.
Lonnie Harvey DT 6-3 342 - Fucking juggernaut DT at 342. Nice.
Anthony Heygood LB 6-1 225 - Camp Fodder
Mortty Ivy LB 6-1 239 - Camp Fodder
Mike Juergens LB 6-3 230 - Camp Fodder
Justin Kershaw DT 6-4 271 - a 270 lb DT?
Jamall Lee RB 6-1 225 - This is the guy I think who played in Canadian college football.
Brit Miller LB 6-0 243 - Camp FODDER
Anthony Scirrotto S 6-0 202 - He's got a shot because our safety depth absolutely sucks
Nick Sundberg LS 6-0 245 - Didn't we TRADE for a longsnapper or something a few weeks ago?
Garry Williams OT 6-3 296 - Undersized and CAMP FODDER
Darry Beckwith would've been a great one to pluck but the fucking Chargers got him.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Fuck you Josh McDaniels
Ran across this gem on KFFL.
shit. I wanted Baker here as DT depth. I would've given him a chance despite the character concerns.
shit. I wanted Baker here as DT depth. I would've given him a chance despite the character concerns.
Finally, a UDFA worth mention
It's being widely reported draft hopeful OT Gerald Cadogan out of Penn State signed with the Panthers.
Why is this relevant you ask? Cadogan's not your usual UDFA, no. He was projected a 2nd/3rd rounder by NFLDC.
He's got a great frame for our power running game system. 6'5'', 310, with room to bulk up if he wants as well. Great value and OL depth is looking better with the pickup of him and Duke Robinson in the fifth round.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
First Panther UDFAs are in...
As of press time I'm writing this and the Observer hasn't published anything new yet... l o fucking l.
LB Anthony Heygood-Honestly I can't find much information on this guy. He's not on NFLDC's linebacker rankings. I think we got a phantom. His profile page on the Purdue website is all I could gather on this guy. 6'2'', 230, just another tiny linebacker.
QB Graham Harrell-Well la-dee-fucking-da. The tradition of grabbing near talentless QBs AFTER the draft continues. Harrell has a head on his shoulders but NO FUCKING ARM. His release is slower than UPS and his passes just hang in the air like an old balloon on it's last gasp of helium.
OL Keith Grey-A sub-300lb lineman. Great. This was all the information I found on him.
Probably all these guys will turn out to be utterly useless and if your a guy who goes absolutely ga-ga at these humps you must be a REAL big training camp fan.
*UPDATE*
Apparently it seems from what I've been able to dig up that the Harrell and Grey pickups are hogwash. The Heygood signing is definitely legit however.
Other names that have officially been announced are Pittsburgh OL C.J. Davis and Larry Beavers, a return specialist from Wesley College.
**UPDATE**
UConn OL Keith Grey, who I previously said signed with us, then retracted because it hadn't been confirmed, HAS been confirmed, as well as Rutgers TE Kevin Brock and WR Jason Cherry from Louisiana-Lafayette (yea...like we need MORE players from that program.)
LB Anthony Heygood-Honestly I can't find much information on this guy. He's not on NFLDC's linebacker rankings. I think we got a phantom. His profile page on the Purdue website is all I could gather on this guy. 6'2'', 230, just another tiny linebacker.
QB Graham Harrell-Well la-dee-fucking-da. The tradition of grabbing near talentless QBs AFTER the draft continues. Harrell has a head on his shoulders but NO FUCKING ARM. His release is slower than UPS and his passes just hang in the air like an old balloon on it's last gasp of helium.
OL Keith Grey-A sub-300lb lineman. Great. This was all the information I found on him.
Probably all these guys will turn out to be utterly useless and if your a guy who goes absolutely ga-ga at these humps you must be a REAL big training camp fan.
*UPDATE*
Apparently it seems from what I've been able to dig up that the Harrell and Grey pickups are hogwash. The Heygood signing is definitely legit however.
Other names that have officially been announced are Pittsburgh OL C.J. Davis and Larry Beavers, a return specialist from Wesley College.
**UPDATE**
UConn OL Keith Grey, who I previously said signed with us, then retracted because it hadn't been confirmed, HAS been confirmed, as well as Rutgers TE Kevin Brock and WR Jason Cherry from Louisiana-Lafayette (yea...like we need MORE players from that program.)
The Draft: My Summation
Okay the booze has worn off since last night and after 8 hours of sleep and a shift at work, I had to take a minute and collect and gather all the information I could to come up with a clear, sober conclusion.
2/43: Everette Brown-Okay, I was very steamed when I found out we dropped a first rounder for this guy. I'm still a bit steamed about it. But for now, we've got a nice edge rusher, and my favorite defensive end out of this class. People are talking about how "undersized" he is at 255 but you can find quite a bit of very good DEs in the NFL that are in that weight class. Brown isn't going to be the guy to Bull-rush 330lb offensive tackles but he will use his technique to squirm out of their reach and make them tired trying to chase him.
2/59: Sherrod Martin-I saw the ticker say "S" for safety last night and now today it's "CB" so which fucking one is it? I'm not totally sure if we're going with him at FS instead of Godfrey and put him at nickel, or keep Charles at safety.
3/93: Corvey Irvin-You knew where we were going with this one, you just didn't know exactly who it was going to be. Roy Miller went a few picks prior and you could make a case that was the person they were aiming for but at some point, we needed to address DT, it was so fucking embarrassing last year. I don't think they're totally satisfied with what they got though, and they will probably filter through the pile of cap casualty defensive tackles that will be let go in the coming weeks.
4/111: Mike Goodson-Well with our other pick we got in the SF trade, we grab a running back. Well you know he isn't going to see much playing time barring injury, he's a change of pace guy who might have potential as a returner.
4/128: Tony Fiammetta-This is my one pick of the draft that actually happened. As unpredictable as the draft could be, I didn't underestimate their desire to stack the running game even more and Tony is no.2 of the 3 guys they got for that purpose. I like Tony, he's a physical tough-as nails concrete fucking panzer tank who will drop a mother fucker in run blocking. Plus he's a paisan.
5/163: Duke Robinson-I honestly do not know how this happened. I know there isn't much of a demand for OGs, and a lot of teams would rather draft a questionable OT to kick him inside at guard, but I read a shitload of mocks that claimed that Pittsburgh was going to take him or, generally, that he was going to be gone late first round. I know character plays a part in evaluation but I did not expect him to freefall down FIVE and a half rounds before the Panthers pulled the net out and caught him. I really dig this pick and probably the best value we got for him. Yes Everette Brown unexpectedly dropped too but we did actually spend a first rounder to get him.
7/216: Captain Munnerlyn-Sometimes you just pick at random, you ain't going to find much value at this point so why the hell not bring in a home-state player.
2/43: Everette Brown-Okay, I was very steamed when I found out we dropped a first rounder for this guy. I'm still a bit steamed about it. But for now, we've got a nice edge rusher, and my favorite defensive end out of this class. People are talking about how "undersized" he is at 255 but you can find quite a bit of very good DEs in the NFL that are in that weight class. Brown isn't going to be the guy to Bull-rush 330lb offensive tackles but he will use his technique to squirm out of their reach and make them tired trying to chase him.
2/59: Sherrod Martin-I saw the ticker say "S" for safety last night and now today it's "CB" so which fucking one is it? I'm not totally sure if we're going with him at FS instead of Godfrey and put him at nickel, or keep Charles at safety.
3/93: Corvey Irvin-You knew where we were going with this one, you just didn't know exactly who it was going to be. Roy Miller went a few picks prior and you could make a case that was the person they were aiming for but at some point, we needed to address DT, it was so fucking embarrassing last year. I don't think they're totally satisfied with what they got though, and they will probably filter through the pile of cap casualty defensive tackles that will be let go in the coming weeks.
4/111: Mike Goodson-Well with our other pick we got in the SF trade, we grab a running back. Well you know he isn't going to see much playing time barring injury, he's a change of pace guy who might have potential as a returner.
4/128: Tony Fiammetta-This is my one pick of the draft that actually happened. As unpredictable as the draft could be, I didn't underestimate their desire to stack the running game even more and Tony is no.2 of the 3 guys they got for that purpose. I like Tony, he's a physical tough-as nails concrete fucking panzer tank who will drop a mother fucker in run blocking. Plus he's a paisan.
5/163: Duke Robinson-I honestly do not know how this happened. I know there isn't much of a demand for OGs, and a lot of teams would rather draft a questionable OT to kick him inside at guard, but I read a shitload of mocks that claimed that Pittsburgh was going to take him or, generally, that he was going to be gone late first round. I know character plays a part in evaluation but I did not expect him to freefall down FIVE and a half rounds before the Panthers pulled the net out and caught him. I really dig this pick and probably the best value we got for him. Yes Everette Brown unexpectedly dropped too but we did actually spend a first rounder to get him.
7/216: Captain Munnerlyn-Sometimes you just pick at random, you ain't going to find much value at this point so why the hell not bring in a home-state player.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
We just ate a dick
Don't get me wrong. I like what we got. Everette Brown was a top ten pick. What I DON'T like is what we gave up. I mean we basically traded a first rounder to move up 17 spots.
wait....
I don't know where I am....
Is Marty Hurney running this team or did Dan Snyder buy the Panthers too? Since when do we chase our tail constantly trading our fucking first round picks in advance every single fucking year? 59 and our third rounder probably would've sufficed if we wanted him that badly. Holy shit. And to top it off, we draft a safety to boot with 59. He better push Godfrey to nickel and turn into fucking Ed Reed 2.0 at FS otherwise that was just a waste of a fucking pick.
I'm totally pissed right now. This team'll drive you to drink.
wait....
I don't know where I am....
Is Marty Hurney running this team or did Dan Snyder buy the Panthers too? Since when do we chase our tail constantly trading our fucking first round picks in advance every single fucking year? 59 and our third rounder probably would've sufficed if we wanted him that badly. Holy shit. And to top it off, we draft a safety to boot with 59. He better push Godfrey to nickel and turn into fucking Ed Reed 2.0 at FS otherwise that was just a waste of a fucking pick.
I'm totally pissed right now. This team'll drive you to drink.
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