Carolina Panthers

The Carolina Panthers sign WR Wallace Wright

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:06 +0000

The Panthers have signed 26-year old WR Wallace Wright who is a great special teams player. Wright played in all 16 games for the Jets last season in which he caught 2 passes for 21 yards (10.5 avg) and he made 23 tackles. Wright has now played in 32 games in his 4-year NFL career and he has caught 8 passes for 108 yards (13.5 avg). He has also returned 2 kickoffs for 31 yards (15.5 avg) and he has 66 tackles in his career. I like this move for the Panthers as Wright will definitely help the special teams in 2010.

The Carolina Panthers release fullback Brad Hoover

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:48:46 +0000

The Panthers have released 33-year old fullback Brad Hoover. Hoover played in 11 games for the Panthers last season and he carried the ball 20 times for 52 yards (2.6 ypc) with 1 TD run. He also caught 4 passes for 23 yards (5.8 avg) with a TD grab last season. Hoover played in 152 games ni his career with the Panthers in which he carried the ball 284 times for 961 yards (3.4 ypc) with 3 TD grabs. He also has caught 145 passes for 1,046 yards (7.2 avg) with 6 TD grabs in his career with the Panthers. The Panthers will miss Hoover who always played hard for them despite athletic limitations.

The Carolina Panthers release Na’il Diggs

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:32:40 +0000

The Panthers have released 31-year old linebacker Na’il Diggs. Diggs played in 14 games for the Panthers last season and he made 38 tackles, 3 tackles for a loss, he forced 1 fumble and he defensed 1 pass. Diggs played 4 years with the Panthers in which he played in 61 games and made 211 tackles, defensed 9 passes, had 4.5 sacks, forced 2 fumbles and he had 1 interception. The Panthers will look to upgrade the quality at LB this off-season.

The Carolina Panthers release linebacker Landon Johnson

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:29:30 +0000

The Panthers have released 28-year old linebacker Landon Johnson. Johnson played in 10 games for the Panthers last season and he made 20 tackles one of which was for a loss last season. He played two years for the Panthers appearing in 25 games in which he made 36 tackles and forced 2 fumbles. The Panthers shouldn’t miss Johnson too much as he was little more than a backup for them who played some on special teams.

The Carolina Panthers release Ma’ake Kemoeatu

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:10:24 +0000

The Panthers have released 31-year old DT Ma’ake Kemoeatu. Kemoeatu did not play last season due to injury. He played in 46 games in his three years with the Panthers and he made 116 tackles, defensed six passes and he forced 1 fumble. The Panthers want to get younger on the D-Line and that was the main reason for this move.

The Carolina Panthers release Jake Delhomme

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:07:53 +0000

The Panthers have released 35-year old QB Jake Delhomme. Delhomme played in 11 games for the Panthers last season and he completed 178 of 321 passes (55.5%) for 2,015 yards with 8 TD passes and 18 INTs (59.4 QB Rating). He also carried the ball 17 times for 60 yards (3.5 ypc) last year. Delhomme played in 91 games in his 7 years with the Panthers in which he completed 1,580 of 2,669 passes (59.2%) for 19,258 yards with 120 TD passes and 75 INTs (82.6 QB Rating). He also carried the ball 152 times for 260 yards (1.7 ypc) with 5 TD carries in his time with the Panthers. Jake Delhomme will go down in Panthers’ history as the best QB they have ever had. But, his play has fallen off so badly that the time to move on and replace him has come. Matt Moore will likely be the new starting QB for the Panthers but I fully expect them to draft a QB in April to back him up and replace him if he’s not up to the task at hand.

The Carolina Panthers release DT Damione Lewis

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:02:51 +0000

The Panthers have released 32-year old DT Damione Lewis. Lewis played in all 16 games for the Panthers last season and he made 41 tackles, had 4 tackles for a loss and he had 1/2 a sack. Lewis played 3 years for the Panthers in which he appeared in 46 games making 113 tackles, forcing a fumble, defensing 6 passes and he had 7.5 sacks. The Panthers want to get younger along the D-Line starting this season and that is the reason for this move.

The Carolina Panthers sign Ed Johnson

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:14:45 +0000

The Panthers have signed 26-year old DT Ed Johnson. Johnson played in 4 games for the Colts last season and he made 11 tackles including one tackle for a loss. He has now played in 21 games in his NFL career and he has made 59 tackles, 1 sack and he has forced 1 fumble. This was a good signing for the Panthers because Johnson is a solid player when healthy and focused.

The Carolina Panthers have the best tandem of running backs in the NFL

admin — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:44:49 +0000

26-year old DeAngelo Williams and 22-year old Jonathan Stewart give the Panthers the best tandem at RB in the NFL. Williams played in 13 games for the Panthers last season and he carried the ball 216 times for 1,117 yards (5.2 ypc) with 7 TD runs. He also caught 29 passes for 252 yards (8.7 avg) last season. He would have put up monster numbers if he didn’t have to miss the last three games of the season due to injury. Williams has now played in 58 games in his four years with the Panthers and he has carried the ball 754 times for 3,850 yards (5.1 ypc) with 30 TD runs. He has also caught 107 passes for 861 yards (8.0 avg) with 4 TD grabs in his time with the Panthers. Williams is a tad older than Stewart is but he still is the faster back.

Jonathan Stewart is a masher in the running game at 5′10″, 235 pounds and he does his best work between the tackles. Stewart played in all 16 games for the Panthers last season and he carried the ball 221 times for 1,133 yards (5.1 ypc) with 10 TD carries. He also caught 18 passes for 139 yards (7.7 avg) with 1 TD grab last season. Stewart would be the main man on about 25 other teams in the NFL but he has to share time with DeAngelo Williams in Carolina. Stewart has now played in 32 games for the Panthers (2 years) and he has carried the ball 405 times for 1,969 yards (4.9 ypc) with 20 TD runs. He has also caught 26 passes for 186 yards (7.7 avg) with 1 TD grab in his career so far.

The Carolina Panthers had a decent draft last April

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:31:27 +0000

The Panthers got some players with nice upsides last April. It all started out with DE Everette Brown out of Florida State (2nd round, #43 overall). Brown played in 15 games for the Panthers last season and he made 22 tackles, 3 tackles for a loss, forced 2 fumbles, had 2.5 sacks and he defensed 2 passes. The other 2nd round pick the Panthers made was safety Sherrod Martin out of Troy with the #59 overall pick. Martin played in all 16 games for the Panthers last season and he made 23 tackles, forced 2 fumbles, defensed 4 passes and he had 3 interceptions. RB/KR Mike Goodson was selected in the 4th round (#111 overall) by the Panthers out of Texas A&M. He played in 8 games for the Panthers last season and he carried the ball 22 times for 49 yards (2.2 ypc) and he also caught 2 passes for 15 yards (7.5 avg). Goodson also returned 17 kickoffs for 352 yards (20.7 avg) last season for the Panthers. Fullback Tony Fiammetta was picked in the 4th round (#128 overall) out of Syracuse. He played in 10 games but he didn’t touch the ball as he was blocking a lot. He also had 2 tackles as a rookie. CB Captain Munnerlyn (7th round, #216 overall) out of South Carolina was a solid player for the Panthers last season. He played in 15 games for the Panthers last season and he finished up with 44 tackles, 1 forced fumble and 1 pass defensed. He also returned 1 kickoff for 15 yards and 31 punts for 278 yards (9.0 avg). Munnerlyn was quite a find for the Panthers. DT Corvey Irvin was the 3rd round pick (#93 overall) out of Georgia but he spent his rookie season on I.R. OT Duke Robinson was selected in the 5th round (#163 overall) out of Oklahoma last season and he didn’t get onto the field at all as a rookie.

GRADE FOR 2009: C

GRADE FOR THE FUTURE: B