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RSSUser BlogAdam Schefter reports on his Twitter page:
"Panthers strongly considering placing RB DeAngelo Williams on IR, as early as today. Strained arch might be too much to overcome this year."
UPDATE: Darin Gantt has reported that DeAngelo has indeed been placed on IR. I have edited the title to reflect this (JD)
Jamie Dukes, who forced us to suffer through that faux-ESPN 'Put Up Your Dukes' crap a couple of years back on NFL Network, has been much less of an ugly television personality lately. He's tended to have smart commentary recently; that doesn't mean I agree with him here, though.
I think it's pretty obvious that Carolina's got a lot of questions on offense, and that's fair point of criticism. Our pre-season malaise has led to this recent spike of otherwise knowledgable folks predicting doom and gloom for Carolina.
I hope the Giants read that press and believe it. If there's one thing John Fox's teams have always been able to do, it's to out-physical every team they face. They'll do it again Sunday, too. I really do believe that. I'm not sure we'll win, but I know our guys will hit them in the mouth, and that always gives you a good chance to pull something out.
Wait, what?
No, not really. But in one of the more understandable-yet-baffling typos I've seen in a while, the NFL's transaction page lists him as having been cut by the Panthers. In fact, it was Cincy's DeAngelo Willingham who was cut.
The Cowboys offered a peek into their war room for their fans, even releasing pictures which inadvertently (?) led to the revelation of much of their actual draft board. So what does this mean to us?
Well, despite the media hoopla around "the fall" of Jimmy Clausen, the Cowboys had him pegged at a mid-second round level. Now, maybe that reflects their situation and needs at the QB position more than it reflects on Clausen as a player. But what I find staggering is that they actually had him at 48, which was his eventual draft position.
Brandon LaFell, our third round selection, was listed with a third round grade on their board, despite the fact that most draft-niks felt he had second round talent.
That's not to say that the Cowboys were masters of the draft: they have Navorro Bowman (3rd round, 91 overall) with a first round grade.
But maybe our two selections, as well as those guys have performed in minicamp, weren't the amazing value we initially thought?
PFT has a story about mixed reports they're hearing regarding Clausen's performance over the weekend, and his... let's say "mixed" reception from teammates.
Hopefully this is just media blather. I suppose we'll find out more once they actually strap on pads and head down to Wofford.
Who else from the Panthers might make it to the 2010 Pro Bowl?
by r3 on Jan 25, 2010 11:32 PM EST
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With the Saints and Colts opening 14 roster spots on the Pro Bowl teams, we had the addition of Panthers' C Ryan Kalil to the NFC's Pro Bowl roster. Given the physical NFC championship game, several Vikings have already withdrawn and several more look likely to pull out of "the big game". So who else among the Panthers might be named to the squad? (And hey, if David Garrard gets a roster spot, anyone can make it.)
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Kalil will replace Saints C Jonathan Goodwin in next week's game. Kalil's gotten better over each of his two seasons as a starter. He's a deserving player, to be sure.
"Unless something crazy happens here, I am coming back to the Carolina Panthers and I will be the head coach there next year."
Jay Glazer "just got off the phone with John Fox", so we have to assume this is the rock solid truth. For now.
God help me, if the Panthers let Foxy get away, I'm going to be very sad for a long time.
Honestly, is there any better option to upgrade the most underperforming aspect of our team this past season, and do it quickly?
"Find out what really drives Panthers WR Steve Smith on the field, plus what he's like off it."
Steve Smith sits down with Steve Sabol for a one-on-one interview. A fascinating look behind the mask.
News: Texans trade DT to Chargers (not to us)
by r3 on Aug 31, 2009 3:51 PM EDT
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With the Panthers in dire need of help at DT, particularly experienced help, it's worth noting that the Texans traded former first-round pick Travis Johnson to the Chargers for a sixth-round draft pick, which could conditionally turn into a fifth-round pick. Johnson has been a disappointment for the Texans since his selection in the 2005 draft, and is best remembered for his angry response to Trent Green's low block that not only flipped the unsuspecting Johnson but also gave Green his second severe concussion in as many seasons.
I can't make an argument that Johnson would be a good fit for our defense, nor do I know much about him as a player. But I know as surely as I know that the earth is an oblate spheroid (it is NOT round) that we are desperate for DTs right now, and we have a recent history of taking a former first-round DT bust and turning him into a productive player, ala Damione Lewis.
So, at the low low asking price of a sixth round pick, would this have been a good move for us?
After spending a while trying to find the official rules governing certain odd little situations, and being really frustrated by the "NFL 101" scope of the NFL.com Rulebook page, I finally came across this PDF of the 2006 Official Playing Rules of the National Football League.
Alternatively, you can purchase a copy of Roger Goodell's latest thriller on Amazon if you want something a little more recent.
"Press Hop." Phat beats. Pro ballers. Can it get any better?
Not at all Panthers related, but it's awesome and has NFL pressers in it. So I feel like it fits. You've probably all seen this already, but just in case you haven't...
The worst case scenario is reality. The Panthers' run defense has suffered a major blow with the announcement that Maake Kemoeatu has torn his achilles tendon.
Top 6 Players the Panthers Cannot Afford To Lose In 2009
by r3 on May 27, 2009 3:28 PM EDT
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MichaelP made a couple of astute comments (as he always does) that the Panthers' disappointing seasons that followed playoff appearances (the sad sack '04 and '06 seasons) were more the result of major injuries, and less about "hype" and "expectations" and all the attendant hoopla. Specifically, he noted:
Losing Steve Smith and Kris Jenkins along with being down to our 5th-string RB in ’04.
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Losing Delhomme for the last three games of ’06, when we went 1-2 and came up one game short of the playoffs. Or losing Morgan, Wharton, and Hartwig within the first two weeks of the season?
I might add Mike Rucker's end-of-season ACL tear in '06. Not that I'm piling on. Just sayin', is all.
Sure, we sucked mightily those two years due to big-time injuries at critical positions. So let's spit in the eye of Fate and see who we could lose this year that would produce the same level of horrid results, countdown list style: Top 6 Players For The Love Of God We Had Better Not Lose!
6- Jon Beason - Losing the heart of our defense wouldn't be quite as bad as losing Morgan was in... well, all those (many, many) seasons when he got hurt. We've got Dan Conner as a more-than-capable (we hope) backup, which should otherwise allow the rest of the defense to keep rockin'. When Morgan went down, we had to move Witherspoon inside where he wasn't as effective and our weakside play was severely diminished. While Conner wouldn't be the Pro Bowl/All-Pro type player that Beason is, the hope is that he would at least allow the other LBs to remain focused on their positions.
This really is Panthers-related.
MP posted a link to an SI article from the Super Bowl about Jake sticking around to watch the Pats celebrate.
Reminded me of another great SI-related article from the Panthers' Super Bowl appearance, this one about the photography workflow that Sports Illustrated goes through for an event like this. Since it's obviously 5 years old, all of the technical details (what computers, what software) are all out-dated. But the process is still basically the same, and the article's just fascinating.
It is for me, anyway. But I'm a photographer. So I'm reading through the Photoshop stuff going "Oh, really?" And it's interesting as a time capsule piece about the industry conversion from film to digital, which magazines were the last to embrace.
But I think anybody can really enjoy quotes like this: "I've never seen so many guys say so many good things about their own take, and there's nothing but shit on the screen."
He's not here anymore, but that doesn't mean we can't still talk about Trgo.
I stumbled onto the Wikipedia revision page for former defensive coordinator Mike Trgovac. Someone (maybe Trgovac himself) had added under the Coaching section: Trgovac also has a family. A wife Angela and two children. Jordan, a girl and Michael, a boy. These children are the best in the world.
Someone came through and wiped that last sentence with the following explanation: Deleted the crap about how his children are "best in the world". I've met them, and they are bastards.
I got nothing to add to that. That's just funny.
Kindal Moorehead was released today by the Falcons. After five seasons with Carolina, Moorehead left via free agency and signed with the Falcons last season. One and done. His best season was with the Panthers in their 2005 playoff run, when he amassed 23 tackles and 5 sacks in a reserve roll.
Hopefully he makes it onto a roster for camp. We'll see where he goes from here.
Pro Bowl Watch: Panthers Earning Respect?
by r3 on Dec 15, 2008 9:19 PM EST
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NFL.com released a list of Pro Bowl ballots by their writers, and there are a surprising (to me, anyway) number of Panthers making appearances.
Here's the full list.
Of the five ballots cast by their writers, I'll list each Panther who makes an appearance, and the number of ballots on which they appear:
Winning sure does put peoples eyes on you, even if you're not on national broadcasts.
The biggest misses by the writers, from a Panther perspective, are at RB, WR, ILB and K.
In case you don't have Showtime...
by r3 on Dec 15, 2008 2:33 PM EST
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If you don't have Showtime, you can't watch Inside The NFL in its current iteration. You also can't watch Dexter, Penn & Teller's Bullshit, or This American Life. But that's your own loss, and not really relative to the conversation.
The last couple of years of ITNFL was more "narrative" based, with heartwarming stories and the like, and relied on fewer game highlights. That sucked, and I stopped watching.
This season, they're doing it much better. Many more NFL Films sideline catches, and it really takes you into the game much, much better. I've only been watching for the past couple of weeks, but it's really given me a fresh look at the Panthers.
Panthers Camp Report
by r3 on Aug 7, 2008 12:32 AM EDT
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Well, me and a friend were at training camp today, and the practice was... well, it was hot. Real real hot. It was also strange because so many people were out. Rosario, Beason, Harris, Robinson were all out, and Delhomme, Otah and Moose all practiced just once. But the DTs were in there, and JStew participated in both practices, so those were good.
Online game: Goal Line Blitz
by r3 on May 13, 2008 4:08 PM EDT
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Like many of you folks, I like my football. I mean, if you're reading this in the middle of May when there is literally nothing happening in the football world, then you clearly are an obsessed fool like myself.
I also like football video games, and I played the heck out of the NFL 2K series (RIP). One of my favorite things to do was to load up the Season mode, and play through a half-dozen seasons or more with a team, until most of the squad were players I'd drafted. Nothing quite like watching your own players progress.
Well, there's now an online game that has that same quality. It's called Goal Line Blitz and lets you create players, own teams (or be the GM, or O- or D-Coordinators), and develop the players over the course of month-long seasons. I've only been playing for a couple of weeks, but I'm constantly amazed at the depth and complexity of what is a simple online game.
Feel free to try it out. If you don't like it, you won't hurt my feelings a bit. But if you, as I do, think it's a smart take on football sims, then make a player for this Panthers-related team, where I've got a 2nd-string Guard. Or just drop me a line. Either way.
Yeah, this is nice.
by r3 on Apr 29, 2008 10:15 AM EDT
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This shiny new SB Nation world is a nice one. Flowers and rainbows and nymphs splashing in waterfalls. All that, and a real nice WYSIWYG editor. What more could you ask for?
Okay, I suppose there are a couple of kinks. Or one, at least.
Like just now. I tried to post this new FanPost (because really, Diary? Diary?! Who came up with that name, a twelve-years-old girl?) with just that first paragraph, but it said "Your FanPost must be 75 words long!" What an arbitrary limit. Maybe I don't have a lot to say. Maybe I'm like Lincoln and can express my thoughts in few words. Either way, who are you to say I can't post short posts?
Unshackle me, SB Nation!
But seriously, this is nice. Good job, fellas.
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