Panthers Trim Roster to 53

by NSpicer on Sep 5, 2009 6:53 PM EDT

The final roster cutdown is now official. And there's a few interesting developments on it, including putting DTs Corvey Irvin on injured reserve and cutting Marlon Favorite. Jeremy Leman also failed to make the roster. The official list follows...after the cut...

Placed on injured reserve:

DT Corvey Irvin

Released as free agents:

OL Justin Geisinger

S Kevin Kaesviharn

Now hitting the waiver wire:

QB Hunter Cantwell

RB Decori Birmingham

RB Jamall Lee

TE Andrew Davie

WR Larry Beavers

WR Jason Chery

WR Kevin McMahan

WR Marcus Monk

OL Patrick Brown

OL Keith Gray

OL Jonathan Palmer

DT Marlon Favorite

DT George Hypolite

DL Casper Brinkley

LB Jeremy Leman

LB Mortty Ivy

LB Anthony Heygood

LB Kelvin Smith

S Paul Chiara

DB Joe Fields

DB DJ Clark

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WE CUT IT TO 51

by stevesmith on Sep 5, 2009 6:56 PM EDT reply actions

Dude...

…you’re like a ninja. I keep posting after you by mere minutes. :-D

by NSpicer on Sep 5, 2009 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions

HERE IS WHERE I GET MY INFO..

www.charlotte.com/sports
www.panthers.com
www.catscratchreader.com
www.kffl.com(nfl, hot off the wire)

by stevesmith on Sep 5, 2009 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Actually...

…it appears we trimmed it to 51 players. So we’ve got room to sign two more. We kept 5 DEs and 3 DTs…so we’ll certainly pick up another DT…and maybe Mark Jones as a PR? We’re also carrying just 6 LBs (which is a surprise, considering we had 9 on the roster last season)…and 4 WRs (which isn’t a surprise since Mike Goodson can fill in as a fifth).

by NSpicer on Sep 5, 2009 6:58 PM EDT reply actions

Definitely a DT...

…Possibly Jones. I expect they will be filled by Monday at the latest.

by Scrantsj on Sep 5, 2009 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions

returner

Justin Miller and Yamon Figurs were cut. They were very good return men for their teams, and Miller would serve as a back-up CB also…an injury emergency type. Also, I see it’s official we kept Moore. I’m glad about that. Now I wanna see what DTs we bring in. I’m assuming we’re within 48 hours of a couple signings. We have to be.

One more completely unrelated topic…I think we need to use the no huddle more often. I’ve been thinking about this. I mean not all the time, but at random times. Maybe we’ve gone three straight possessions with having to punt, so we come out with a no huddle that includes a direct snap to D-Will, and other such wrinkles. I think we need to take it to a new level this year, but because of the date, if it hasn’t been implemented by now, it’s not going to be.

Do you guys really think we’re going to sign a return guy or just go with what we have so we can get 2 or 3 more DL? I think Goodson can be taught to catch punts and KOs, so let’s go with that option. But if he fumbles in week 1, then all bets are off.

Anyone heard anything about beef stew’s injury? Will he play next week?

by usana_gaines on Sep 6, 2009 4:11 AM EDT up reply actions

I expect Alfonso Boone and Mark Jones to sign.. interesting fact:

Mark Jones who has been on Tennesse Titans since yesterday…

his Facebook account.. network is still Charlotte, NC.. eh?

by stevesmith on Sep 5, 2009 7:08 PM EDT reply actions

yeah well I have San Diego on my profile

and I moved from there 3 years ago. Too lazy to change it

by pieterzen on Sep 5, 2009 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Best available-any position?

I dont see the need for Mark Jones this season, we have lots of speedy guys who will eventually hang on to the ball. Using a draft approach of getting the best player available, after a DT who would you pick up?

by parkershawn2001 on Sep 5, 2009 7:58 PM EDT reply actions

Roster Moves

I saw the J Leman cut coming because we simply have too many good LBs, although you gotta love the guy for his attitude and tenacity….but I did not forsee the Marlon Favorite cut because I thought he was solid and was gonna be the fatty clogger in the middle we need, but apparently not. It is obvious that with this move the Panthers are looking for an experienced, veteran DT, and it is very likely that it could be Alfonso Boone…with what has been said at ESPN.com, I would not be surprised…

By the way, we aren’t re-signing Mark Jones (unless our PR game is terrible which is not probable) mainly because we fired him and if we REALLY wanted him we wouldn’t have fired him,ehh?? plus Capt Munnerlyn and/or K Moore will be fine returning punts…

What I want to know is who is on the Practice Squad??

by jkp1516 on Sep 6, 2009 12:04 AM EDT reply actions

We didn't so much FIRE Mark Jones...

…as let him go. He was a free agent. We brought him in because we lost our normal KR/PR in Ryne Robinson. And, we probably planned on taking a look at some younger guys out of the draft, etc. Bottom line, Jones would have been too pricey to keep. So we released him. It wasn’t because we didn’t like what he brought to the table as a return man.

by NSpicer on Sep 6, 2009 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions