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Unless you check the stats. Bass above 80% every year. Norwood in the SIXTIES half his career. And career longs? Like over 50 yards? LOL.

He's had a terrible stretch but he's already proven he can be among the best Kickers in the league.

This isn't Madden. It's real life. Teams don't just willy nilly switch CBs to S. It pretty much never happens except when you get a VERY OLD formerly elite CB like Rod Woodson/Troy Vincent types extending their careers. And one of the biggest reasons surely is CBs DO NOT WANT TO change positions where they'll make less money and likely be less effective. Why on earth would Benford or Douglas want to risk their careers to switch positions and almost certainly lose out on millions of dollars? Dane is very far from a must re-sign. In a perfect world, sure. But not gonna be able to keep him and in the end he is replaceable. He replaced Levi Wallace, after all.

This 100%. Surely they could have acquired a rental CB but they intentionally gave up higher compensation to get Douglas who has an additional year under contract. It's very sad but Tre is just too big a long shot to ever return to previous form.

You're kidding right. On any NFL roster safety is one of the most replaceable positions. That's why we essentially let Poyer walk last season. Fortunately he couldn't find a better deal. They signed 2 safeties in 2017 because good safeties are readily available in FA. If safety was the most important position we wouldn't be paying more $ to Miller. Or White. Or Douglas. Or Floyd. Or Oliver. Or Jones. Or Milano. Etc.

It was our 3rd for Douglas and their 5th.

Here in Charlotte it seems everybody has two teams that they root for. Having a "second team" to fall back on. Must be nice. I could never do that. I always had a soft spot for Carolina due to their Polian/Buffalo roots but very quickly began actively rooting against the Panthers due to their fake, fair-weather fans.

It was obvious at Bernard's drafting that he would replace Edmunds. You don't use a third rounder on someone you intend to be a backup forever. With Edmunds a pending UFA the writing has been on the wall for awhile now. The reality of the salary cap NFL is that a few of your starters will have to be low-priced, mid-round picks who you HOPE will work out. We can't afford to sign a good LB. And I much prefer they take care of the offense early in the draft. It's probably Bernard's job to lose.

Players come and go. When you're an elite team, the lesser teams will inevitably try to pluck from your roster. It's part of the NFL and nothing to get upset over. Good for Hodgins.

More than ever before, this year has proven who our star LB is. HUGE difference in the defense when he was injured. Matt Milano. I hate to lose him but we simply cannot afford Edmunds, our 2nd best LB.. That decision was made the moment Von Miller was signed.

He always seems to come through when he's targeted. Great catches. Great after the catch. Just isn't used that much. I thought the contract was crazy high too. But I think it's just the going rate now for above-average TE's. It's always been a position of scarcity. He's probably the best TE we've had since I've been watching the Bills (30 years). So I see it as a good problem to have. Unfortunately the opportunity cost is going to be the inability to afford to keep someone else, like Poyer.

He's a 7th round pick playing #1 CB on a defense decimated by injuries.. What do you expect? Can't have a stud at every position. That's the reality for every NFL team.

They already drafted his replacement. His name is Terrel Bernard.

Considering they drafted him AFTER landing Rousseau last year, he was a luxury pick and must have been rated significantly higher than other 2nd round options. The past few years our DBs and LBs have been a strength while our DL has held the defense back. Now he have Miller in the fold, plus an upgrade at DT and Oliver another year under his belt. If only one of Basham, Rousseau or Epenesa make a jump this year (which is likely that at least one of them will) our DLine will be a big strength. Which makes our #1 ranked D SCARY.

Players usually have to be cut before going to the practice squad.