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6/8/2010 9:00:25 PM

in boring offseason notes, the Panthers retained 75.4% of last year's roster.

with all the change, i figured it would be lower but i suppose not

Vikings retained the most at 94.4%
Seahawks retained the least at 66.1%

Quote :

"Retention Rates Since 2009 Week 17 Rank Team Backups Starters IR Total Retention Rate 1 Vikings 28 22 1 51 .944 2 Cowboys 28 19 2 49 .891 3 Bengals 26 21 6 53 .883 4 Packers 27 22 6 55 .873 5 Patriots 25 20 6 51 .864 6 Giants 27 19 6 52 .852 7 Chiefs 28 20 7 55 .846 8 Jaguars 24 21 7 52 .839 9 Dolphins 27 17 7 51 .836 10 Steelers 27 18 5 50 .833 10 49ers 27 21 2 50 .833 12 Raiders 27 18 4 49 .831 13 Ravens 25 20 10 55 .821 14 Titans 28 18 2 48 .814 15 Falcons 24 22 6 52 .813 16 Bears 25 18 6 49 .803 17 Saints 29 16 8 53 .791 18 Chargers 23 19 7 50 .790 19 Browns 27 17 8 52 .788 19 Texans 23 20 9 52 .788 21 Rams 23 19 9 51 .773 22 Bucs 27 19 6 53 .765 23 Jets 24 17 2 43 .754 24 Panthers 26 15 8 49 .754 25 Eagles 19 19 6 44 .746 26 Colts 25 18 3 46 .730 27 Broncos 20 18 5 43 .729 28 Bills 23 19 10 52 .712 29 Redskins 19 18 8 45 .703 30 Cardinals 21 17 2 40 .702 31 Lions 21 16 11 48 .696 32 Seahawks 20 17 2 39 .661 -- Average 24.8 18.8 5.8 49.4 .794 "

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcwest/post/_/id/18906/where-every-nfl-team-ranks-in-turnover

6/8/2010 9:07:27 PM

this is why some of us haven't been freaking out

6/8/2010 9:16:43 PM

yeah i'm not worried...in fact i'm excited to see what these younger guys can do

6/8/2010 9:23:51 PM

post here if you got to see John Fox dancing at the Hall and Oates concert tonight

*POST*

6/8/2010 10:11:34 PM

hahaha that's awesome

about 2 years ago i saw him at the Harris Teeter at Rea and Colony in Charlotte

i told him how much i loved the panthers

[Edited on June 8, 2010 at 10:35 PM. Reason : ^does he have groovin' moves?]

6/8/2010 10:34:52 PM

Thomas Davis may have just reinjured his ACL yesterday. i am praying that this is not true, but he took a spill yesterday and sources say he was rolling on the ground screaming.

please god. no.

6/9/2010 8:40:02 AM

6/9/2010 8:48:46 AM

from the reports, it looked like he walked off on his own, so that's good news.

6/9/2010 9:09:43 AM

most ACL injuries you can walk away from...

just saying.

6/9/2010 9:13:52 AM

Quote :

"yeah i'm not worried...in fact i'm excited to see what these younger guys can do"

with our starters, we'll be fine...It's what happens once the injuries start that i'm worried about. Not looking like we have much quality depth at most positons.

6/9/2010 10:35:44 AM

Mac Attack this morning did not sound optimistic at all about TD

6/9/2010 12:05:02 PM

I should've asked Fox what he knew last night but I had a nice buzz going and didn't think of it

He has a little rhythm though

6/9/2010 2:10:50 PM

he would have just said "i know what i know cause it is what it is so let me be where i be"

6/9/2010 2:13:50 PM

He would've said "Thomas has a leg"

6/9/2010 2:20:05 PM

the leg has to work harder to get better.

6/9/2010 3:29:53 PM

im looking forward to seeing what matt moore can do

6/9/2010 3:36:21 PM

Charlotte Observer is reporting that TD has torn his ACL again and will miss the season.

6/9/2010 5:56:03 PM

this is terrible news.

6/9/2010 5:58:47 PM

Eric Norwood better be a fucking beast

6/9/2010 6:01:08 PM

that is some NC State shit right there. Hopefully, a combination of James Anderson/Jamar Williams/ Dan Connor will be sufficient at OLB.

6/9/2010 6:10:47 PM

holy shit, that news alone almost totally killed my excitement for next yr, I guess I can focus on the offense now and how all these qbs will develop

6/9/2010 7:13:11 PM

shit happens

davis is awesome, but I can at least count on Fox to find a linebacker to plug in.

6/9/2010 7:16:19 PM

I say we offer Adalius Thomas a one year deal to shine here (and then move on when TD heals up) or sunset here (he's old by now).

Also wish we hadnt already lost the option of Will Witherspoon who just went to the Titans. He was beastly when he was here from 2003-2005.

6/9/2010 9:55:26 PM

^I think its pretty safe to say the panthers aren't bringing any big names in this off season.

LB was one of the few positions where we actually have some quality depth, so it could have been worse...Imo, he shouldn't have been practicing so soon after an acl injury anyway...7 months is a really quick return, regardless of how the healing process has went.

6/10/2010 9:27:50 AM

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5271143

6/10/2010 10:29:41 AM

Quote :

"Muhammad, a two-time Pro Bowler, finishes his 11-year career with 860 receptions, 11,438 yards and 62 touchdowns. His career reception (16th) and yardage (20th) totals put him in the top 20 all-time for NFL receivers"

Damn, i didn't realize his stats were so good...he averaged over 1,000 yards/year.

6/10/2010 10:43:45 AM

damn that sucks about Davis. I forgot about Norwood. He'll provide good depth but hopefully Fox can plug someone else in so that Norwood doesn't have to be depended on as a rookie. Break him in on special teams.

6/10/2010 10:52:57 AM

Thank you Moose for all your contributions to the Panthers! A true professional and great person.

They should honor his jersey in the stadium this Fall.

6/10/2010 12:49:31 PM

^^James Anderson will likely play a lot of minutes there...that's the pass rush spot, so I doubt Connor would slide in, especially since he has been playing MLB recently(i imagine that will change with the injury to Davis). not sure which side Norwood will play yet, but I imagine he would be good in run support in Diggs' old strongside position taking on TE's. also his coverage skills aren't NFL ready yet, so Anderson's speed and athleticism probably means Anderson/Williams in Davis' spot and Norwood/Connor on the other side?...they need some more depth to make all that work.

Congrats on a great career to Moose!

6/10/2010 2:26:44 PM

Dan Connor is awfully white to be starting at linebacker for our team

6/10/2010 2:28:05 PM

he's certainly no 4.47 40 yard dash Thomas Davis

6/10/2010 2:32:19 PM

White linebackers are the new black linebackers.

6/10/2010 2:33:32 PM

Moose retiring was the 2nd moment Ive had in the last week that made me realize DAMN i'm old. (griffey)

I always had a good feeling about him when we drafted him, partly because I just love big receivers.


Great career, wish we couldve retained him when he left for chicago but both sides realized it was a pure business decision.

Hopefully he's set himself up financially and he really did just let his house go was because it was so far underwater.

Lot of controversy for one career, I still blame him for blowing up the nigger comment that forced Kerry Collins out and left us high and dry but he was a great Panther.

He's one of the only receivers to lead the league in receptions, yards, and TD's in a single season. He's testified in Diedra Lane and Rae Carruth's murder trials. He has the super bowl record for longest TD ever. He made comments about turtle's being green and got flamed. He took responsibility in Chicago for Kyle Orton being terrible. He caught a TD pass in two separate super bowls.

His real name is Melvin.

Its impressive that he was only ever caught with soft drugs in the NFL after coming from Michigan State... he was barely before Jeff "where there's Coke there's Smoke" Smoker, Charlie "Pills" Rodgers, and TJ "Fuckit i cant read" Duckett.



[Edited on June 10, 2010 at 6:56 PM. Reason : muslim so hasheesh is in his near future]

6/10/2010 6:55:42 PM

Quote :

"Following the probable season-ending injury to starting weak-side linebacker Thomas Davis, the Panthers took to the practice field Thursday with a new alignment across the middle. Per Steve Reed of the Gaston Gazette, the Panthers are now practicing with three-year middle linebacker Jon Beason at Davis' old position on the weak side. Oft-injured former Penn State star Dan Connor is now with the first string inside. James Anderson remains the strong-side linebacker. Jamar Williams, acquired via trade from the Bears earlier this offseason, appears poised to be the Panthers' No. 4 linebacker, and top backup at all three positions. While at first glance it seems odd that the Panthers would move Beason out of a longtime role in which he's been highly productive, the weak-side linebacker in coordinator Ron Meeks' Tampa-2 system is arguably just as valuable, if not more, than the starter in the middle. Beason's physical style and athleticism make him a potentially terrific fit for the new position."

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/06/10/panthers-reshuffle-linebacker-corps/

interesting...I would hope that Beason and Anderson would play in nickel packages and Beason in dime

[Edited on June 11, 2010 at 1:34 PM. Reason : link]

6/11/2010 1:34:02 PM

WLB is nothing new to Beason. He used to play that position in college, and with the Panthers when Dan Morgan was playing MLB.

6/11/2010 1:35:57 PM

Beason will make plays wherever he is on the field...Connor is who I'm worried about, mostly because he's an unknown right now due to all of his injuries

6/11/2010 1:38:25 PM

I'm actually not that worried about Dan Connor. I thought he was a draft steal few years ago. The guy was a beast in college. The only real concern about him is his relatively lack of athleticism compare to Beason, but not a lot of LBs are more athletic than Beason anyway. The MLB position doesn't require as much athleticism as the OLB positions, so I think Connor will do fine.

6/11/2010 1:44:36 PM

I CATCH FOOTBALL

6/16/2010 10:19:35 PM

he needs a watch for each hand to catch that ball?

6/16/2010 10:37:57 PM

one watch tells him mortal time, the other watch tells him that he's on god's time.

6/17/2010 11:24:30 AM

Quote :

"Jimmy Clausen's development continues. Has he overtaken Matt Moore?"

anybody got Insider? is this a real development -or just more bullshit from ESPN?

6/18/2010 5:18:43 PM

probably just more bullshit...none of the local papers have anything about anything like that

6/18/2010 5:44:21 PM

no the insider article actually stated that Cantwell was taking 2nd team reps, but Clausen would probably slide up soon

[Edited on June 18, 2010 at 7:59 PM. Reason : i'd post it but in a rush]

[Edited on June 18, 2010 at 8:00 PM. Reason : espn rumors page = middle school journalism]

6/18/2010 7:59:32 PM

Steve Smith broke his arm. Hopefully hell be back for the regular season.

6/21/2010 12:38:13 PM

wut



broke it playing flag football as a DB? i guess it's not as bad as breaking your thumb playing pingpong [/TA WAS IN]

[Edited on June 21, 2010 at 12:40 PM. Reason : ]

6/21/2010 12:38:40 PM

He had surgery last night and a plate was inserted apparently. His agent said he would be ready by the first game, though.

Our #1 going into camp is now Dwayne Jarrett. yikes.

6/21/2010 1:02:06 PM

Panthers turning into the Wolfpack....

6/21/2010 1:04:54 PM

This was a flag football game with kids. Was he trying to lay out and pick off a pass. I wouldn't blame the Panthers if they withhold game checks if he misses any of the regular season.

Oh well now this makes TO a very attractive option for the Panthers that they can probably get semi-cheap.

6/21/2010 1:20:29 PM

Quote :

"Oh well now this makes TO a very attractive option for the Panthers "

highly doubt it, they're pretty much going with what they got at this point.

6/21/2010 1:38:52 PM