Yes, the Panthers DESPERATELY need a WR2 if Smith is gonna continue to produce. I don't like any of the Dolphins WR's going to Carolina to be a WR2. There's some other guys out there who are RFA'sthey might have a chance to get.Laveranues Coles- released by Bengals. He's 32 but still had 5 td's last year.Kevin Curtis. Released by Philly but needs to stay healthy.Dominik Hixon- Giants have a ton of WR's and could part with Hixon. They'd need to give up a 2nd rounder to get him.Lance Moore- N.O. will tender a 2nd rd. pick for him. Back in '08 he had 928yds/10td's.Malcolm Floyd- gonna be hard to get him as S.D. tendered him with a 1st and 3rd.Demetrius Williams- he's 6'2"and 27y.o. Ravens assigned him a low tender offerso he can be had for not much. Change of scenery may help him.Terrell Owens-a player without a team. Maybe it should stay that way. I think he and Smith would bump heads.There you have. Just some of the guys available to play WR2 for the Panthers. If they DON"T get someone who can produce as a WR2 then Carolina could be in for a long season. I know they run the ball alot with DeAngelo and Stewart but you need guys in the passing game too to win. You gotta have some balance.
Coles would be an interesting fit. He is a veteran possession receiver, which could help a young QB, and he would seem to complement Smith reasonably well. I think he's better than Moore since he could be signed without giving up a pick, and none of the others strike me as good candidates, either because they are too expensive (Floyd, Owens), unreliable (Curtis), don't complement Smith as well IMO (Curtis, Hixon, Floyd, Williams), or are too risky for multiple reasons (Owens).
