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Panthers are dangerously thin at cornerback; could former Saint Delvin Breaux be an option?
The botched deal with Bashaud Breeland left the Panthers with an enormous hole at cornerback. After a down year in the secondary, Carolina cannot afford to go into the season without upgrading their backend.
Read MoreThough you can expect the Panthers to be active in Free Agency this year under a new regime; they will need to have a good draft if they want to make a deeper playoff run this year. Here are some early round targets that can inject some much-needed youth and talent into the Carolina Panthers.
Read MoreEvery year the boys at the Carolina Cat Chronicles put together the undoubtedly best fantasy league for Panthers fans.
Read MoreIn this series, I will predict the final 53-man roster and a rough estimate of the statistics each player will produce. Though it is impossible to predict either of these two areas at this point of the offseason, this will loosely gauge what kind of impact you can expect each player to make this upcoming season.
Read MoreWith both San Diego and Carolina’s Week 17 games culminating in defeat, the Panthers find themselves with their first top ten pick since the franchise drafted Luke Kuechly in 2012. Carolina will find themselves with the eighth selection in the draft, the pick is even more tantalizing considering this draft is loaded with front end talent and future stars. With this considered, will the Panthers be able to find and an instant contributor at the back of the top ten? Let the recent history of these picks tell the story.
Read MoreComing off a playoff run that saw us drop a Super Bowl to the Denver Broncos, the Panthers find their roster brimming with plenty of young talent. So much talent in fact that legitimate pros and solid players will find themselves free agents come final roster cuts. Some at the C3 crew decided to try their hand at picking the final 53 man roster, and readers will have a chance to vote on which roster they think is best at the very bottom.
Read MoreAfter suffering his third season ending injury in as many years, Charles Tillman became an afterthought for the Panthers and other teams in free agency. It turns out the market isn't too hot for a 35 year old corner coming off a torn ACL,
Read MoreEver since becoming the General Manager of the Panthers, David Gettleman has assembled competitive rosters each year. His work reached the NFL’s pinnacle with a Super Bowl berth, and ultimate loss. This year he will try to get his team back to the promised land, and come out with a victory. The table below shows how Gettleman has assembled his roster in each of his three seasons as GM. You can see the patterns of how many players he usually keeps per position, and my input on who may fill these spots come final roster cuts.
Read MoreThe departure of Josh Norman leaves an already thin cornerback corp in a scary position. If the NFL season were to open today the starters on the outside would consist of Robert McClain and Bené Benwikere; Brandon Boykin would lock down the slot. Benwikere played well on the outside during his rookie season, but a full season away from the position and a late season broken leg puts him in a precarious situation.
Read MoreOver the past few years most Panther fans have already found themselves in Draft/Free Agency mode at this point in the NFL Season. Fortunately the script has been rewritten for 2016 as Carolina finds themselves playing in the NFC Championship game. However, there is no time too early to start looking at college prospects that may fit Gettleman’s mold. Someone that may strike the Panthers’ eye is South Carolina State defensive tackle Javon Hargrave. Hargrave is a late riser in the scouting process, but has been rising up draft boards after a strong showing at the Shrine Game.
Read MoreRecently on Twitter, a surge in popularity of sports related Bingo provided me with the inspiration to create a board modeled after the Carolina Panthers. The playing surface is comprised of things that seem to happen every week when the Panthers play, and others that happen almost as often. Feel free to print a copy and play along as the Panthers take the field Sunday against the Falcons. If you happen to hit Bingo, or get really close, share your results with me on Twitter @KenjonVander or with other members of the Cat Chronicles staff.
Read Moreligaments: the anterior and posterior. These bands of muscle are tasked in keeping the tibia from slipping forwards or backwards, and are crossed like the letter “X” to assure this happens. Unfortunately, like any part of the body, these ligaments are prone to injury; the anterior is the most commonly injured, and the harder of the two to recover from. Severe injury to the Anterior Cruciate Ligament has slowly become an epidemic in the sporting world, particularly in the National Football League; the NFL has seen an increase in ACL injuries over recent years, and there are several possible causes to blame for the uptick: rule changes, preseason training, and genetics.
Read MoreIt is crazy to think that a team with Ted Ginn and Philly Brown as starting receivers is in the top five of the NFL at scoring offense. The Panthers have arguably the most effective ground game in the league, and receivers that make just enough plays to put them in scoring position. Carolina is 8-0 for the first time in team history, and is doing it without the likes of Steve Smith, Muhsin Muhammed, and Kelvin Benjamin. Here are some statistics to show how the Panthers’ receiving corp has been performing, and how their current success would project over the entire season.
Read MoreThe premier player analytics site in the world, Pro Football Focus, has recently offered a one day free trial to new customers. This free trial includes all of their player rankings and grades, including every piece of data accessible on our Carolina Panthers. I have signed up and written down each notable Panther’s stats, and where they rank among their NFL peers. Enjoy.
Read MoreIt seems it takes forever for the NFL season to arrive, and no time at all before it ends. We are already through 25% of the regular season, and just five teams remain undefeated. Luckily we are one of the five, and are possibly poised for a deep playoff run. The Panthers’ wide receiver corp has been in the spot light seemingly forever, and the the beam got more intense when Kelvin Benjamin went down with injury. Here are some stats showing how they've done thus far, and projections on how they will do down the stretch.
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