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Goodson's contract expires then too so they'll be left with a 30 year old RB as the only guy with a deal. Not a good move by their FO
I'm sure they will find another complementary back in a few years, but yes, they seem stuck with DWill's contract. They can probably restructure it in the offseason, but not sure how much cap relief it will give them.
I seriously hope they cut him. He is wasted talent there. Unfortunately he seems content to take pocket his gamecheck and not complain. He should be able to last another 10 years at this rate of usage. Tough to cut him in dynasty since all it took for Priest Holmes was a new team.One thing they have proven is that they can't win games throwing the ball.
If they have everyone under contract for another season, given the high propensity for injuries to RBs, why not keep all three through 2012, same as now? Then after 2012, before 2013, when DWill will be 30, if the other two are doing well they can give ask him to take a salary cut or release him. If he is still effective and the other two are hurt, then they still have him.
I imagine they will do that (keep all three RBs), but that has to be a lot of money tied up into the QB, RB and WR position (Smith) when clearly they have a lot of needs on the defensive side of the ball.
Good to see this plan of not needing their best offensive player is working out to the tune of a 2-7 record.
You clearly haven't watched the Panthers this year if you think Deangelo is their best offensive player. I don't know what has happened to him, but he looks slow and indecisive this season. The sharp cuts and smart moves that he used to make are gone and he is dancing around behind the line of scrimmage when there are holes available to run through.I think that the Panthers fully intended to use both Stewart and Deangelo quite a bit this season, but Deangelo's poor play has given Stewart a more active role than Deangelo.
What kind of hit would the Panthers be looking at if they axed Deangelo?
4.8 ypc vs Stewart's 4.7.
Would love to see what he looks like if he was not so slow. They just are not using either correctly. They are infatualted with Newton and like the previosu poster said, to the tune of a 2-7 record.Deangleo is an elite talent at running back and is still averaging near 5 yards per catch despite being on the field much less. I've watched and even attended Panthers games this year and all those show is that he is an afterthought to the play callers. They did exactly the same thing last year with the offense en route to an awful season.
Yeah, the salary cap hit isn't that big compared to some of what a lot of players would cost. I don't think it's a given that Deangelo will be gone next year, but I would say it's a strong possibility. For the record, the Panthers were in no danger of being under the minimum threshold. With the exception of last year when Richardson was trying to make a point before the potential lockout, the Panthers are always right at the salary cap limit. Unfortunately, last year gave the Panthers a reputation as a team that isn't willing to spend money, but it's definitely not true.
They were successful when each RB played the whole series (a few years back). Then they got stupid with it and decided to rotate them in and out every play. That's when it fell apart. To this day, they haven't figured it out. I thought a new coaching staff would get it but they have taken it to a whole new level of suckage.Calling John Fox. I hear you need a new RB for 2012.
I think it's fair to say if they ad spent Dwill's money to keep peppers instead they might have another 2-3 wins this year.
Like you, I've watched him every snap this year and I've attended a number of games, and I just don't see a player who is the same. Now, with that said, DeAngelo is a better player when he is able to get into the groove of the game. I agree that the running game hasn't been used at the level it should this year, but at the same time, Stewart has clearly been the more effective runner. While the overall stats may be there, DeAngelo looks like he has regressed since the injury last year. I haven't seen him dance around in the backfield this much since his rookie season.
Yes, I was only speaking of before the season started this year. After the new agreement was reached, it was stated a lot that the Panthers were one of the teams that had to spend up to a certain amount to meet the new agreement numbers. they then extend some players to BIG numbers. So, I don't know for fact if that was coincidental or if they really were trying to get to a new mandatory number but I took it more of them going out of their way to make a point that they were not going to lose hometown favorites again.
