I hope they don't go after Smith. He is a slightly younger version of Ruck. He isn't worth the money he will want.

The younger Ruck was a solid DE. What's wrong with getting that back? Smith has the motor that our D-line is lacking. This would be a great move. But I don't expect Hurney to make it, seeing that it is a great move.

I would like to get the younger guys out there and see what they have. I like the energy that Stanley McClover shows when he is on the field. All the yelling he does when a good play happens helps get the team going. Pep is a great player but really quiet we need someone on the other end getting the line pumped up.

is that the ginger kid, the one that looks like the lion from OZ?

U know what? We're trying to get younger but still maintain the talent. Why the hell should be we spend sooooo much money on Justin Smith when there are about 5 good young, fresh pass rushers in the draft like: VERNON GHOLSTON, DERRICK HARVEY, PHILLIP MERLING, LAWRENCE JACKSON AND KENTWAN BALMER. We need to just go ahead RE-SIGN MIKE RUCKER to an 1 YEAR DEAL WHERE HE COULD BE A BACKUP and get one of the DE's in the draft. Also what might be good to look into is this......JULIUS PEPPERS is set to make $15.6 million this year, he's taken up 10% of your cap. I say we trade him away IF A DEAL IS NOT DONE TO RECONSTRUCT HIS CONTRACT FOR AN 1ST AND 3RD ROUND PICK AND ANOTHER 1ST ROUND PICK IN 2009 why we still have him and get VERNON GHOLSTON AND PHILLIP MERLING in the draft. so that way we are getting 2 fresh explosive DE;s in the draft. RIGHT NOW ALL 31 TEAMS WOULD BE TRYING TO GET AFTER PEPPERS FOR SURE!!!!! Plus by releasing KRIS JENKINS, CHRIS GAMBLE, NICK GOINGS, DESHAUN FOSTER, AND DAVID CARR AS WELL WE WOULD BE SAVING CLOSE TO $30 MILLION DOLLARS IN CAP!!!!!!!!!
We could go and sign an LEFT TACKLE, get ALGE CRUMPLER TO HELP OUT THE YOUNGER TE'S, GET TJ DUCKETT(CAUSE TRYING TO GET MICHAEL TURNER IS IMPOSSIBLE CAUSE HE WOULD WANT TO START AND WE ARE ALREADY RUNNING WITH DEANGELO WILLIAMS), GET LANCE BRIGGS OR CALVIN PACE TO ADD YOUNG VETERANS TO THE LB CORPS AND DRAFT AN FREE SAFETY LIKE JONATHAN HEFFNEY OUT OF TENNESSEE OR THOMAS DECLOUD OUT OF CALIFORNIA IN THE SECOND ROUND AND RE-SIGN BRAD HOOVER. THAT IS OUR CHAMPIONSHIP SQUAD RIGHT THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S SO SIMPLE AND STILL HAVE ENOUGH MONEY UNDER THE CAP!!!!!!!!

"The younger Ruck was a solid DE. What's wrong with getting that back?"

What I mean't was that Justin Smith is a younger version of the current Ruck. Which isn't exactly a QB's worst nightmare. He is a solid DE. I think we could get similiar production out of McClover that we could out of J. Smith.

I think we should go after a DE in the 1st or 2nd round of the draft. If the Panthers can draft Clady to play LT at #13 then that is who they should target. If he is gone I hope they trade back and draft Calais Campbell or Merling in the first & go OT in the 2nd round. The thing they have going for them is that there is a lot of OT & DE help in this draft. The price tag will be a lot easier to handle cap wise as well.

Trading Peppers is crazy folks. He had one off year where our team in general had an off year. I think they need to re-sign him for the long haul or they will end up regretting it. Don't let one off year where he and our D_line in general were bad cloud your judgement. Peppers has been one of the best DE's in the league and he still has 10 years left in him. Re-Sign him.

Hey Eric?? do you how much it is to land Justin Smith, everybody??????? He was FRANCHISED TAG LAST OFF-SEASON. He wants an $49 million/6 or 7 year deal. But he already has 8 years invested in the league for one and Rucker has been in for 9 seasons, so what GOOD IS THAT GOING TO DO!!!!!!! SO we are going to be back where we started!!!!

RUCKER is about to retire anyway, and beefing up some good DE's is an must. AS FAR AS OFFENSIVE LINEMEN, WE could get one in the 2nd, 3rd or 4th round. Plus they are some decent free agents on the line anyway so I wouldn't DRAFT ONE IN THE TOP DRAFT. WE NEED TO SOLIDIFY OUR DEFENSE FRONT FOUR, and this is the time to do it. WE HAVE TRAVELLE AND JORDAN COMING BACK and we could pick up some more in Free Agency.

AND BY THE WAY ERIC AND EVERYBODY.....I don't want to trade JULIUS PEPPERS but he is taking most of our cap, and for cap reasons even if we trade him that still gives us an chance to get 4 first round picks in 2 years( 2 in 2008 draft, 2 in 2009 draft) plus an additional 3rd one!! PLUS WE COULD GET SOME VERY GOOD PLAYERS LIKE THE ONES I LISTED ALONG WITH GETITNG MUHSIN MUHAMMAD BACK AND EVN SIGNING LORENZO NEAL WHO MOST LIKELY WILL GET RELEASE FROM THE CHARGERS!!!

I was making a point that I would NOT want Justin Smith because he isn't worth the price tag. Moose is washed. I don't want him either.

As far as peppers goes. If you have 4 first round picks the money you would be spending on them would probably end up being more than what you are paying peppers on a long term deal. I would rather take the guy that has shown he is a Pro Bowl caliber player over a bunch of unknowns. Besides you wouldn't get that many first round pciks out of Peppers. especially when he has so many doubts after last year. If you can't re-sign him then Franchise him next offseason. either way he will be a Panther over the next 2 seasons.

We dont have the money to go after Bengals DE Smith when in fact we already have younger guys waiting to get a chance to start! It's crazy to even think of this guy come on! Peppers is our boy at DE remember what he's done for us in the past not what he did last year when the whole team fell apart with our starting QB falling and Carr not showing up when he had his chance! I do know Moore is a keeper but now with our running back problem I'm hoping we dont pick up Jones when he's no better than Foster if anything Deshawn was better than Julius Jones come on plz dont put us back in the same shape we have been in as far as our power back! I say pick up Turner and Lorenzo! Crumpler would be nice if his knee checks out! If it does'nt why trust it when I know by having two knee surgeries your knee will never be the same! And why did we get rid of Keyshawn Johnson and now go back in the past with wanting the Moose back when there are other options out there! If we dont go after a running back in the draft I hope the Panthers scouted well enough to consider Branden Albert he'd help our OL and of course run over guys to free up our back along with Lorenzo Neal! If Mcfadden is available he'd be a good pick in the first round if not maybe Stewart at RB I do hope we get a player in the draft that can help this year!