Free Agents

I'll keep this to the point (hopefully..!!).
The Panthers currently have twenty-two (22..) Unrestricted Free Agents. There are three additional ERFA (Exclusive Rights..). And apparently NO RFAs (Restricted Rights..)

***NOTE:***
GREEN=Good--- Yes--- Keep
RED=Lacking or Poor Value--- No--- Gone, See Ya Later
PINK=Meh? Who knows--- Needs Improvement--- Some Value, But..??--- Could be CAP casualty.??
RED-GREEN-PINK-COMBINATION=VALUE TO TEAM COULD CHANGE/VARY--- depends on what we do; which way we go in FA; Who the new OC might be; Number of draft picks we END UP with, etc, etc....

Ameer Abdullah--We need to keep this guy.! Powerful. Dynamic.
Juston Burris--One of our Safetys. I think we need to keep him.
Jermaine Carter Jr.--We're short on quality LBs. If we let him walk, we DEFINITELY need a new Middle LB.
Sean Chandler--Safety out of Temple---I'm NOT convinced.
Lachlan Edwards--Good Punter. I think we keep him. OR--we'll have to find another one. No other Punter on the roster.
Alex Erickson--WR--I think we let him walk.
Stephon Gilmore--Top Line CB. I WANT to keep him. But we'll have to draw a line somewhere...???
Zane Gonzalez--Good Kicker. Accurate. Would prefer a Kicker with more distance..??
Marquis Haynes Sr.--Only fair DE. Small. I'm not sold. I think we let him walk.
Donte Jackson--Top Line CB. I WANT to keep him. But we'll have to draw that line again somewhere..??
J.J. Jansen--Long Snapper. We have Fletcher who is decent. This could be the year J.J leaves..??
DaQuan Jones--Good DT. Love to keep him. It all comes down to money. If he walks, we'll be looking for help..??
Frankie Luvu--All Pro LB. We NEED this guy.
Raashan Melvin--He's 32-33 y.o. We have a strong CB room. I think we let him walk.
John Miller--I'm NOT sold. We're rebuilding the O-Line. This guy is a casualty.
Cam Newton--I'm a fan--BUT I think he's past his "use by" date. Another casualty.
Matt Paradis--Depends on who we can find. We have Elflein (and Tecklenburg (Baylor.!)) Paradis is serviceable..??
Haason Reddick--Love this guy. WANT to keep him. Just don't know if we can..???
Trent Scott--Decent 'Swing' Tackle. It's rebuild time though. Maybe--Maybe not.??
Julian Stanford--Another questionable LB. Aging out (31-32 y.o.) I'm NOT convinced. Depends on who we can find/draft..??
Ian Thomas--Good blocking TE. If he'll drop some weight, maybe pick up some speed..?? Maybe--Maybe not..??
Brandon Zylstra--I like Zylstra. SHOULD keep him.

The three ERFAs are:

Giovanni Ricci--Already Resigned
P.J. Walker--Already resigned
Mike Panasiuk--Not currently on the roster. DT. A little light on weight maybe. Depends on what he would cost. Might tender him.??


NOTE: There's a LOT of PINK up there!!  Lots of work to do. lots of tough decisions.!!

The problem with lists like this is---- EVERYTHING hinges on something else.!!  There are about TEN (10) of these guys that I really want to keep (Greenies..). The rest can go hump a camel....they can be replaced. HOWEVER--We NEED backups and reserves. We have a few here and there, but as we saw this past year, "What CAN go wrong, WILL go wrong."

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What’s pink do/mean?

See my NOTES/ CHANGES up there ^^^ 

For some reason...?????  My "edit" for clarity caused a whole new post..?????  Strange..???

Basically--- Green is "GOOD" or "GO" or "KEEP"
Red is "NO" or "SAYONARA baby" or "Hit the road"
Pink is Everything else or "UNPROVEN" or "MAYBE" or "WHO THE HELL KNOWS"
Green/Pink combinations are "issues" that require attention or "Questions" that need to be answered.

***More explanations up there..^^^