Carolina Panthers Look to Win
This season the Carolina Panthers have their hopes set high. After failing to make the playoffs in back to back seasons the Panthers are working hard to make sure that this coming season also does not slip through their hands. Fans are currently embracing the return of quarterback Jake Delhomme from elbow surgery. The team the Panthers will field this weekend is much better than the one that finished 7-9 last season. This is no guarantee of course, so the Panthers will look to hone their skills on the field.
All Panthers fans should look forward to this coming season as there are many new team members added to the team. The Panthers have significantly upgraded for this season and hopes are certainly high for this football team. Tell all of your friends and football buddies and hurry to buy your own pair of Carolina Panthers tickets from Stubhub.com.
Carolina Panthers 2008
The Carolina Panthers training camp is about to begin with report dates for the rookies and veterans scheduled for the same day: July 25. They will be practicing their moves at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. A famous name that is being thrown around the locker room of the Panthers is that of Brett Favre. Favre could bring a certain amount of experience and talent to the team. If Favre is not recruited by the Panthers their fate for this season could rest in the more inexperienced hands of Brett Basanez or Matt Moore.
Make sure to keep your eyes peeled for all the things going on with the Carolina Panthers for this season. Fans are likely to be even more interested if the Panthers decide to sign Favre, a player who would, undoubtedly be a huge asset to the team. If you are a huge football fan, be sure to get your own pair of Carolina Panthers tickets from Stubhub.com.
Panthers Pick Godfrey and Schwartz
The Carolina Panthers are quickly deciding just who will be members of the team for this season, as they just signed third round draft pick Charles Godfrey and seventh round pick Geoff Schwartz. The Panthers are now just left with two unsigned draft choices. Godfrey, according to an article published by the AP, is a cornerback at Iowa and has had 193 tackles in 47 games. Schwartz started 36 of 41 games at offensive tackle for Oregon and helped the Ducks lead the Pac-10 in rushing.
The Panthers are hoping to perform well on the field this season and are carefully considering their picks for new team players. Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for this popular football team and check out all of the available Panthers tickets at stubhub.com. Gather up your friends and be sure to root on the Carolina Panthers this coming season!
Some respect for Steve Smith
As SportingNews.com points out, most football players never get to see their glorious day at the Super Bowl. Many train hard, play hard, but generally go unsung, standing in the background of the star players. That doesn’t mean they don’t deserve some recognition, and in this column, five of them receive it.
One of the players singled out for some online accolades is Steve Smith, the wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers. Here’s what they have to say: “Tough, competitive and without the diva complex of other high-profile wideouts, it’s much easier to root for Smith than Randy Moss, Terrell Owens or Chad Johnson. Smith nearly got his ring in 2003, when the Panthers went toe to toe with the Patriots in Super Bowl 38, only to lose, 32-29.”
The column predicts that Smith will do whatever he can to get the Carolina Panthers their due, and that sounds right, based on his game play. Want to see him do that? Get sports tickets to a game at Stubhub.com.
Training Camp Battle at QB is for No. 2
The Carolina Panthers have a training camp battle at quarterback. Well, that’s not exactly true. The Panthers have their man, Jake Delhomme, last year’s starter on day one, and one of the most important parts of the team. When he’s on, Jakey-baby is one of the best passers in the league, so he’s the clear favorite to start on opening day. The problem has been staying in the game. Last year he went down with an elbow injury, leading to some platoon action at QB. This year he’s back from surgery and looking good. The real training camp battle at the quarterback position is for the backup. The candidates include Matt Moore, Brett Basanez and Lester Ricard.
Matt Moore got some experience as the starter for the Panthers last year, so he seems like the favorite to get the No. 2 position on the depth chart. However, Ricard might make things interesting if he can do well in training camp. Lester Ricard is a rookie with a lot of potential. If Delhomme goes down (knock on wood that he doesn’t), it’s not inconceivable that the Panthers might try out Ricard to see if he can make plays.
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Favre to Make the Move to Team Panthers?
Now that Brett Favre is back in the game, sort of, speculation is abound that his next “suitors” would be either the Tampa Bay Buccaneers or the Carolina Panthers. The Panthers might be a likely pick because their own quarterback Jake Delhomme is recovering from elbow surgery and they might want to cover their bases with a decent pick. Of course this is all speculation and it is just about anyone’s guess where Mr. Favre might end up since his retraction of claims of retirement.
Favre meanwhile seems to be fairly picky about where he might end up and could also just claim that he is still retired if he is traded to a team that is not to his liking. According to reports in the St. Petersburg Times, Favre has admitted that he would not favor a trade to a place like Tampa because he prefers a spot with a cooler climate. Keep up with all of the juicy tidbits and keep track of the Carolina Panthers with your own pair of Panthers tickets.
Barnidge Gets Added As Well
The Carolina Panthers are working their way back on their draft picks and have signed Gary Barnidge to a contract. The fifth-round choice hails from the University of Louisville, where he was a tight end. He started 29 out of the 47 games he played at Louisville and was named first-team All-Big East Conference his senior year. He had 53 catches and 655 yards in his career. He was chosen 141st overall in the draft and is only the second panther rookie to sign for the Panthers with Nick Hayden being the first to sign.
In other Panther rookie news, the Panthers have decided to waive on fullback Breyone Evans from Massachusetts, cornerback Cortney Grixby from Nebraska and wide receiver Damon Moron from Colorado State. The players were previously signed by the Panters on May 2 as undrafted rookie free agents. It looks like the Panthers are slowly figuring out their roster and making sure that everyone is in the right position. If they are releasing these three, they must be pretty confident in their depth at those positions. Don’t wait to get tickets to see the Panthers this season and get your Carolina Panthers tickets from StubHub.com.
Hayden Signs
The Carolina Panthers marked the beginning of the rookies signing their contracts with sixth-round pick Nick Hayden signing his. He is the first out of the nine new draftees to sign and reportedly got a standard salary for a rookie in his position. Hayden, a defensive tackle, is from the University of Washington. He is 6’4” and weighs some 292 pounds. He started in almost all of the 44 games he played for the Badgers. During his time there, he had 132 tackles, 10 sacks and six fumble recoveries. His was named All-Big Ten twice.
The inking means good things for the Carolina team. With training camp fast approaching, getting players signed means undivided devotion to the team without worrying about an impending contract. He has some great players to learn behind with Gary Gibson, Maake Kemoeatu, Damione Lewis, Ian Scott, Darwin Walker and Stephen Williams. The Panthers have good depth in that position and adding Hayden will only further help deepen the defense. Don’t miss your chance to see Hayden and the rest of the defense by getting your Carolina Panthers tickets from StubHub.com.
The Top Ten Carolina Panthers Players of All Time
The Carolina Panthers are a young team by comparison. Many NFL teams have had over forty years to develop a history of great players, an all-star lineup with some of the game’s most famous stars. But that won’t stop the Panthers Blog from coming up with a list of the top ten players to ever don a Panthers uniform. We aren’t going by the players who necessarily did a lot wile they were a Panther, or even those who did a lot in their whole careers. We’re doing a combo, plus adding in a lot of opinion. Hopefully this list just stirs up some discussion and thought.
THE TOP TEN CAROLINA PANTHERS OF ALL TIME
(THE UNOFFICIAL LIST)
1. Steve Smith
2. Wesley Walls
3. Michael Bates
4. Julius Peppers
5. Kris Jenkins
6. Jake Delhomme
7. Kevin Greene
8. Eric Davis
9. Kerry Collins
10. Muhsin Muhammad
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What Teams Do the Panthers Most Own?
The Panthers might not have the extensive history in the NFL that some teams do. They’ve only been a team in this league since they started up in 1995, but they’ve already played in two divisions (the NFC West and South) and they’ve been to the playoffs a couple of times (and the Super Bowl once) so they already have a lot of games under their belt.
Some trends have already started to develop. Some teams regularly beat the Panthers, but others have traditionally been the whipping boy of the men from Carolina. We got this info from pro football reference. So here they are, the teams with the worst overall record versus the Panthers over the history of the Panthers franchise:
THE PANTHERS TRADITIONALLY
OWN THESE TEAMS
1.Cleveland Browns (3-0, 1.00)
2.Baltimore Ravens (3-0, 1.00)
3.Indianapolis Colts (3-1, .750)
4.Detroit Lions (3-1, .750)
5.Arizona Cardinals (5-2, .714)
6.Seattle Seahawks (2-1, .667)
7.San Diego Chargers (2-1, .667)
8.New York Giants (2-1, .667)
9.New England Patriots (2-1, .667)
10.Cincinnati Bengals (2-1, .667)
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