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« Previous EntriesUpdate: McCown Only Cost a Seventh Rounder
Saturday, August 30th, 2008Let’s be clear: we’re not by any stretch of the imagination excited to have Josh McCown become a necessary part of the Panthers roster. But he’s still a manageable quarterback and he gives us someone better than this loser who can step in and play should both Jake Delhomme and Matt Moore be injured.
And [...]
Everyone Be Cool - Preseason Starter News
Thursday, August 28th, 2008I’ll admit I panicked a little when I switched over to Raycom’s “awesome HD feed” to see Matt Moore playing in the first quarter (NCSU football comes before preseason, sorry) and Jake Delhomme on the sideline. And by “panicked a little”, I actually mean “screamed obscenities and started sobbing gently onto my keyboard”.
Fortunately, it’s no [...]
Everybody’s a Free Agent in 2008! (Including the Front Office, Apparently)
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008Yesterday I mentioned the impending status of one J. Peppers as a free agent and the effect that has on the Panthers this season. Well, according to PFT, he’s not the only one without a contract next year.
Multiple league sources tell us that most, if not all, of the scouts and other football-related front-office employees [...]
Brett Favre and the Cost of the Number Four
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008Darren Rovell makes a great point over at CNBC today regarding the possibility that Brett Favre might have to shell out some cash to wear the number four on his jersey, depending on where he gets traded. (And clearly, he’s getting traded.) But the biggest money maker of them all would be if he landed [...]
Rumor du Jour: Favre to the Cats (or Skins) for a First Rounder
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008Ha. And Marty Hurney thinks he knows what deals he’s making. WFAN shows him, according to PFT, as it turns out that the possibility of a Packers - Cats or Packers - Skins (which you can read about at evil-older-twin-Mister-Irrelevant) trade involving Favre and a conditional first round pick are latest rumor du jour on [...]
On the Meaninglessness of Draft Grades
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008I have all intention of combing through the tube-series to find a collection of draft grades and then posting it here, but for now, I want to touch on Mel Kiper’s comments with a slew of sports reporters from the other day, courtesy of ITP.
ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. says he would have given [...]
2008 NFL Draft Odds: Rashard Mendenhall
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008Check it, kids. From the indispensable Vegas Watch comes a link to Bodog’s team props leading up to the NFL draft. This particular one, and I’ll “release” more of them if I’m not feeling too lazy tonight, deals with the drafting of Rashard Mendenhall. Interestingly, the Cats are less favored to take him than Chicago [...]
Panthers Sign D.J. Hackett
Monday, March 17th, 2008According to Adam Schefter of NFL Network, via MDS at FanHouse, the Panthers have reached an agreement with wideout D.J. Hackett. Hackett had visited Cha-town and was rumored to make his decision today. It appears that decision has been made, and quite favorably for us.
The deal he’s getting is two years for 3.5 million [...]