Carolina Panthers NFL News - Panthers Football Blog http://www.pantherslocker.com We know how much you love the Carolina Panthers. And the best place to get info on your favorite NFL team is PanthersLocker.com. On the road back to the playoffs, we stay "on the prowl" for everything you ever wanted to know about the guys in powder blue. If you're not following PanthersLocker.com you're not following the Carolina Panthers! Sat, 28 Apr 2012 23:47:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 The Carolina Panthers pick OG Amini Silatolu in the 2nd round of the 2012 NFL Draft http://www.pantherslocker.com/2012/04/28/the-carolina-panthers-pick-og-amini-silatolu-in-the-2nd-round-of-the-2012-nfl-draft/ http://www.pantherslocker.com/2012/04/28/the-carolina-panthers-pick-og-amini-silatolu-in-the-2nd-round-of-the-2012-nfl-draft/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2012 23:47:21 +0000 admin http://www.pantherslocker.com/?p=851 The Carolina Panthers picked OG Amini Silatolu with the #40 overall pick (2nd round) of the 2012 NFL Draft. Silatolu is an old school bruiser as he takes the fight to the defense. He is a mauler in the running game and he’s also a decent pass protector. Silatolu is 6’3″, 312 pounds and he is just plain nasty. It will be interesting to see how he adjusts to the gigantic step up in competition in 2012. He played in 10 games (all starts) at tiny Midwestern State last year. He played in 19 games (all starts) in his two years at Midwestern State and he played in 41 games (all starts) in his four years in college overall at Midwestern State and tinier San Joaquin Delta College (California). This is a boom or bust pick, but I like it for the Panthers.

]]> http://www.pantherslocker.com/2012/04/28/the-carolina-panthers-pick-og-amini-silatolu-in-the-2nd-round-of-the-2012-nfl-draft/feed/ 0 The Carolina Panthers picked LB Luke Kuechly in the first round http://www.pantherslocker.com/2012/04/27/the-carolina-panthers-picked-lb-luke-kuechly-in-the-first-round/ http://www.pantherslocker.com/2012/04/27/the-carolina-panthers-picked-lb-luke-kuechly-in-the-first-round/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:39:04 +0000 admin http://www.pantherslocker.com/?p=849 The Carolina Panthers have selected inside linebacker Luke Kuechly out of Boston College with the #9 overall pick in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft. Kuechly is a solid 6’3″, 235 pounds and he runs a 4.75 40 which isn’t bad for an inside linebacker. Kuechly played in 12 games (all starts) for Boston College last year and he had 191 tackles, 12 tackles for a loss, he broke up 3 passes and he had 3 interceptions. He played in 38 games (37 starts) in his three years with Boston College and he had 532 tackles, 35.5 tackles for a loss, 2.5 sacks, 10 passes broken up and 7 interceptions. Kuechly is a tackling machine and he will be playing in the middle of the Panthers’ D from Day #1. I love this pick for the Panthers.

]]> http://www.pantherslocker.com/2012/04/27/the-carolina-panthers-picked-lb-luke-kuechly-in-the-first-round/feed/ 0 Steve Beuerlein played the best football of his NFL career with the Carolina Panthers http://www.pantherslocker.com/2012/04/24/steve-beuerlein-played-the-best-football-of-his-nfl-career-with-the-carolina-panthers/ http://www.pantherslocker.com/2012/04/24/steve-beuerlein-played-the-best-football-of-his-nfl-career-with-the-carolina-panthers/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:40:51 +0000 admin http://www.pantherslocker.com/?p=847 QB Steve Beuerlein played his best football of his career with the Panthers. In 1999, Beuerlein made it to the only Pro Bowl of his long NFL career. He played in 16 games (all starts) for the Panthers in 1999 and he completed 343 of 571 passes (60.1%) for 4,436 yards with 36 TD passes and 15 INTs (94.6 QB Rating). He also carried the ball 27 times for 124 yards (4.6 ypc) with 2 TD runs that year. Beuerlein played in 59 games (51 starts) in his five years with the Panthers and he completed 1,041 of 1,723 passes (60.4%) for 12,690 yards with 86 TD passes and 50 INTs (87.7 QB Rating). He also carried the ball 109 times for 305 yards (2.8 ypc) with 3 TD runs in his career with the Panthers. Beuerlein was only 23-28 (45.1%) as a starting QB for the Panthers, but it’s hard to blame him for that record. He is #2 in passing yards (12,690) and passing TDs (86) in Panthers’ history.

]]> http://www.pantherslocker.com/2012/04/24/steve-beuerlein-played-the-best-football-of-his-nfl-career-with-the-carolina-panthers/feed/ 0 The Carolina Panthers are going on the defensive in the 2012 NFL Draft http://www.pantherslocker.com/2012/04/18/the-carolina-panthers-are-going-on-the-defensive-in-the-2012-nfl-draft/ http://www.pantherslocker.com/2012/04/18/the-carolina-panthers-are-going-on-the-defensive-in-the-2012-nfl-draft/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:42:51 +0000 admin http://www.pantherslocker.com/?p=843 The Panthers have an outstanding offense, but the defense is not so good.  With that in mind, I look for the Panthers to focus on defense next weekend.  Here is who I saw the Panthers winding up with in my mock 2012 NFL Draft, which can be found on bloglockers.com:

1. (9) Fletcher Cox, DT, Mississippi State

2. (40) Janoris Jenkins, CB, North Alabama

4. (104) Josh Kaddu, OLB, Oregon

5. (143) A.J. Jenkins, WR, Illinois

6. (180) Kelcie McCray, SS, Arkansas State

6. (207) Taylor Thompson, DE, SMU

7. (216) Derek Wolfe, DT, Cincinnati

]]> http://www.pantherslocker.com/2012/04/18/the-carolina-panthers-are-going-on-the-defensive-in-the-2012-nfl-draft/feed/ 0 The Carolina Panthers have been making small moves in free agency so far http://www.pantherslocker.com/2012/04/13/the-carolina-panthers-have-been-making-small-moves-in-free-agency-so-far/ http://www.pantherslocker.com/2012/04/13/the-carolina-panthers-have-been-making-small-moves-in-free-agency-so-far/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 01:16:28 +0000 admin http://www.pantherslocker.com/?p=841 The Panthers are just tinkering with the roster a little bit since free agency opened up.  The have re-signed six of their own guys, signed five free agents and they have dealt for an offensive lineman so far this off-season.  Here a look at the guys coming to town in 2012:

Offensively:  The Panthers shocked the NFL world by signing RB/FB Mike Tolbert, despite already having DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart at RB.  This logjam could lead to a trade on draft  day.  The Panthers have signed G/C Mike Pollak and they dealt RB Mike Goodson to the Raiders for G/T Bruce Campbell, so they have upgraded a little bit on the O-Line.  The Panthers have also re-signed FB/TE Richie Brockell.

Defensively:  The Panthers have re-signed four backup type linebackers in Jordan Senn, Antwan Applewhite, Kenny Onatolu and Jason Phillips.  They also have brought back CB R.J. Stanford.  On the open market, the Panthers have signed safeties Reggie Smith and Haruki Nakamura.

Special Teams:  The Panthers have signed kicker Justin Medlock to challenge Olindo Mare in training camp.

GRADE FOR THE OFF-SEASON SO FAR:  C

]]> http://www.pantherslocker.com/2012/04/13/the-carolina-panthers-have-been-making-small-moves-in-free-agency-so-far/feed/ 0 The Carolina Panthers sign safety Reggie Smith http://www.pantherslocker.com/2012/04/05/the-carolina-panthers-sign-safety-reggie-smith/ http://www.pantherslocker.com/2012/04/05/the-carolina-panthers-sign-safety-reggie-smith/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 03:56:59 +0000 admin http://www.pantherslocker.com/?p=839 The Panthers have signed 25-year old strong safety Reggie Smith.  Smith played in all 16 games for the 49ers last year and he had 15 tackles, 1 interception and 3 passes defensed.  Smith also returned 4 punts for 37 yards (9.3 avg) for the Niners last year.  Smith has now played in 45 games in his first four years in the NFL and he has 64 tackles, 2 interceptions, 7 passes defensed and 2 tackles for a loss.  He has also returned 7 punts for 44 yards (6.3 avg) in his career so far.  Smith will give the Panthers more depth at safety while helping out on special teams in 2012.

]]> http://www.pantherslocker.com/2012/04/05/the-carolina-panthers-sign-safety-reggie-smith/feed/ 0 The Carolina Panthers re-sign LB Jordan Senn http://www.pantherslocker.com/2012/04/03/the-carolina-panthers-re-sign-lb-jordan-senn/ http://www.pantherslocker.com/2012/04/03/the-carolina-panthers-re-sign-lb-jordan-senn/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:51:43 +0000 admin http://www.pantherslocker.com/?p=837 The Panthers have re-signed 27-year old linebacker Jordan Senn.  Senn played in all 16 games for the Panthers last year and he had 71 tackles, 4 forced fumbles, 1 interception and 2 passes defensed.  He has now played in 36 games in his first three years with the Panthers and he has 94 tackles, 4 forced fumbles, 1 interception and 2 passes defensed.  This was a good move for the Panthers as Senn proved last year that he can be more than just a special teams player.

]]> http://www.pantherslocker.com/2012/04/03/the-carolina-panthers-re-sign-lb-jordan-senn/feed/ 0 The Carolina Panthers acquire G/T Bruce Campbell from the Raiders http://www.pantherslocker.com/2012/03/31/the-carolina-panthers-acquire-gt-bruce-campbell-from-the-raiders/ http://www.pantherslocker.com/2012/03/31/the-carolina-panthers-acquire-gt-bruce-campbell-from-the-raiders/#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:19:31 +0000 admin http://www.pantherslocker.com/?p=834 The Panthers have acquired 23-year old G/T Bruce Campbell from the Raiders for 24-year old RB Mike Goodson.  Campbell played in 4 games (0 starts) for the Raiders last year.  He has now played in 14 games (0 starts) in his first two years in the NFL.  Campbell has a nice upside and the Panthers could use some depth on the O-Line.  Mike Goodson wasn’t going to play much for the Panthers in 2012, if he even made the team.  He played in 4 games last year and he returned 11 kickoffs for 250 yards (22.8 avg).  Goodson played in 28 games in his three years with the Panthers and he carried the ball 125 times for 501 yards (4.0 ypc) with 3 TD runs.  He also caught 43 passes for 329 yards (7.7 avg) and he returned 76 kickoffs for 1,650 yards (21.7 avg).

]]> http://www.pantherslocker.com/2012/03/31/the-carolina-panthers-acquire-gt-bruce-campbell-from-the-raiders/feed/ 0 The Carolina Panthers re-sign OLB/DE Antwan Applewhite http://www.pantherslocker.com/2012/03/31/the-carolina-panthers-re-sign-olbde-antwan-applewhite/ http://www.pantherslocker.com/2012/03/31/the-carolina-panthers-re-sign-olbde-antwan-applewhite/#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:15:55 +0000 admin http://www.pantherslocker.com/?p=832 The Panthers have re-signed 26-year old OLB/DE Antwan Applewhite.  He played in 12 games for the Panthers last year and he had 25 tackles, 2 sack, 1 forced fumble and 1 pass defensed.  Applewhite has now played in 42 games in his first three years in the NFL and he has 93 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 5 tackles for a loss, 3 forced fumbles and 3 passes defensed.  This was a good move for the Panthers as Applewhite is a solid defensive player with the second unit.

]]> http://www.pantherslocker.com/2012/03/31/the-carolina-panthers-re-sign-olbde-antwan-applewhite/feed/ 0 The Carolina Panthers sign G/C Mike Pollak http://www.pantherslocker.com/2012/03/23/the-carolina-panthers-sign-gc-mike-pollak/ http://www.pantherslocker.com/2012/03/23/the-carolina-panthers-sign-gc-mike-pollak/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:19:16 +0000 admin http://www.pantherslocker.com/?p=830 The Panthers have signed 27-year old G/C Mike Pollak.  Pollak played in 15 games (8 starts) for the Colts last year.  He has now played in 58 games (41 starts) in his first four years in the NFL.  This was a good pickup for the Panthers as it is smart to add as much protection for Cam Newton on the O-Line as they can.

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