Defensive Line
Ian Scott Says Goodbye
Thursday, August 21st, 2008Ian Scott was seen — I think — as one of those classic John Fox reclamation projects, the kind of guy that the Panthers could pick up who would produce like an All-Pro at a low-pro price (or perhaps these don’t exist and the Cats just keep taking chances on losers).
But things just didn’t [...]
Peppers Is Fine on the Right Side But Might Not Be a Panther Past This Year
Friday, August 1st, 2008It’s a pretty aggressive move to take a top five franchise player and defensive end, even coming off an embarrassment of a season, and move him to the opposite side. While DE’s are certainly almost interchangeable, a shift from the left to the right side means tougher matchups.
But Julius Peppers doesn’t seem to mind. In [...]
Peppers Set to Blow Roof / ‘Set Records’
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008To say that Julius Peppers season in 2007 was a “disappointment” is to say that Charlotte is in “North Carolina” — there’s really no room for interpretation. The ideal process, at least in terms of what was expected to play out, was a monster season followed by a monster contract extension.
Sure, the Cats were [...]
Mike Rucker to Retire
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008Sources buried deep inside the Carolina Panthers organization have indicated to me (read with sarcasm please) that Mike Rucker will announce his retirement from professional football this afternoon. In fact, if I lived/worked anything closer than an hour and a half from Charlotte, I would just go down there and tell you. As it is [...]
Things and Stuff: Derrick Harvey
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008I decided to name anything about potential Panther picks or prospects “Things and Stuff”, if you’re curious. Today’s subject is Derrick Harvey, who worked out for pro scouts at UF yesterday, along with other Florida players. Harvey used his times from the combine, but he still got on the field with some other coaches.
The 6-foot-4, [...]
Peppers on the Trading Block? Prabs.
Monday, March 17th, 2008Courtesy of friend of Mittens (the blog that is), Moose, comes this link to ESPN’s saucy little rumor mill, where they point out that Julius Peppers was hanging out in Denver for the Nuggets game Sunday. Know what that means? PEPPERS IS GETTING TRADED TO THE BRONCOS!!! That’s right. Purportedly for Keary Colbert. Straight up. [...]
Panthers Ink DE Tyler Brayton
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008If it seems like we’re building a hefty collection of mid-level talent along the lines, well, it’s because we are. We’re trying to make sure we don’t get caught with our pants down like we have the past few years when injuries strike and we end up with not enough push on either the offensive [...]
Five Questions About Kris Jenkins
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008When your team swings one of its star defensive players for two draft picks, you have questions you would like to have answered. I know I did. And who better to ask than Brian Bassett at The Jets Blog? TJB has been slammed this off-season, what with the Jets picking up every free agent D [...]