When Dave Gettleman stated that Carolina would no longer be shopping at the Dollar Store  as they did in 2014, fans became excited about the potential prospect of landing a real free agent in Carolina.  It’s not out of the question, but the Panthers don’t have piles of money laying around by any means either; Greg Hardy is sitting on that one.  Carolina, however, isn’t in the position that they were last year--tons of roster needs with only a molehill of cash to acquire them.  This year, Carolina has a small burial mound, hopefully with all those old contracts underneath, to get some quality guys to fill some much needed holes.  Last year, Carolina was stretched thin, lots of holes with little money.  This year, they are stretched, but not as thin--some holes and some money.