by Ray GlierFiled under: Panthers, NFC South
The Panthers are not going to tie the hands of the new coach like they tied the hands of the old coach. Ron Rivera is going to get some veteran players to work with in the 2011 season, if there is a 2011 season.If the "franchise tag" still exists when the new CBA is announced, Carolina should still have its centerpiece offensive player, DeAngelo Williams. He is their record-setting running back and if the club has to it will slap a franchise tag on him, providing that is an option when the CBA is signed.
There are plenty of key parts here in Carolina's free agent list. Linebacker Thomas Davis is a player. He didn't play all season because of another knee injury, but the Panthers are going to re-sign him to pair with Dan Connor and Jon Beason. It will be a nice group. They can't and won't let Davis leave in his free agent season.
Then there is defensive end Charles Johnson who had his breakout season. The University of Georgia product got 11.5 sacks and his production was key to helping a defense survive long stints on the field. Johnson is going to get a deal.
It will be interesting to see what Carolina does with its free agent tight ends Jeff King and Dante Rosario. Rivera wants a dominant tight end for his offense and neither of these guys was a dominant two-way threat. They are solid, not over the top.
The Panthers have some free agent business to do with their own players, but you have to wonder if they will go out and try and get a tight end to help along the second-year quarterback Jimmy Clausen.
Speaking of quarterback, it is hard to see Carolina staying with Matt Moore, who was the starter, lost his job, got it back, and then was hurt. So much went wrong at quarterback for the Panthers that they need to get some new life at the position.
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Source: http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2011/02/09/deangelo-williams-tops-list-of-panthers-potential-free-agents-l/
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