Cary Kollins
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Hawk_Nation":18xchm9k said:Cary Kollins":18xchm9k said:Hawk_Nation":18xchm9k said:Regardless if you like the move or not from a pure $$ and cap standpoint, you cant honestly say your team is better today than it was a week ago. Going into the draft and weeks past the FA frenzy you now have a HUGE hole in your secondary. Congrats!
Norman didn't sign the franchise tender and there is no way to know if he ever intended on doing so.
He totally didn't expect this move from Carolina, as he has now hired a new agent to negotiate his next deal. I wouldn't be totally shocked if he returned to Carolina for less than what was on the table.
Whats the back up plan if he doesn't? Draft a CB at 31, or try to trade up for Eli Apple?
In the pre-draft presser today, Gettleman reiterated that September is a long ways away. He also repeated what he said last year when Kelvin Benjamin went down: "sometimes the answer is on your roster".
Assuming Norman doesn't return, Carolina will probably sign a mid to low level corner at some point this summer.
Gettleman doesn't believe a team is ever "one player away". He won two Super Bowls with the Giants without Allpro corners. Those teams were built in the trenches, a strong offensive line and a ferocious defensive line. That is how Gettleman is building this Panthers team. He says it all the time: "Big men allow you to compete".
I look for Gettleman to focus on beefing up Carolina's defensive line, which will allow the secondary to mask some of its deficiencies. At least that's the idea.