Archive for January, 2009

Panthers Hire Meeks to Run the Defense

The Panthers have a new defensive coordinator, as the team has brought in former Colts D-coordinator Ron Meeks. Meeks spent the past seven seasons running the Indianapolis Colts’ defense. He replaces Mike Trgovac, who resigned last week despite being offered a contract extension. The move Monday leaves the Panthers with three openings on coach John [...]

Injured DT Lewis May Not Return Till Training Camp

The Gaston Gazette today spoke about the rotator cuff surgery that starting DT Damione Lewis underwent, and when we might be able to see him back on the playing field: Panthers starting defensive tackle Damione Lewis said he probably won’t be back on the football field until training camp at the earliest after recently undergoing [...]

What’s Going On?

Well, CaroPanFans, it’s been a heck of a week in Charlotte, hasn’t it? We have Julius Peppers announcing he wants a divorce, and coaches tripping over themselves in a race to the exit sign. It’s been a little disturbing here in the Queen City. The Panthers lost quarterbacks coach Mike McCoy to Denver, but this [...]

Trgovac Leaves Panthers as D-Coordinator

The Panthers are now a team without a defensive coordinator, as Mike Trgovac officially left the team Thursday, turning down a contract offer to remain on coach John Fox’s dwindling staff. Trgovac left along with secondary coach Tim Lewis, who is moving on to Seattle. Fox has lost five assistants since the Panthers’ upset playoff [...]

Haslett Under Consideration for D-Coordinator Job?

From: Charlotte Observer Among the most notable candidates the Carolina Panthers could consider for their defensive coordinator position is former Rams and Saints head coach Jim Haslett, a former Carolina divisional rival who spent one season early in his career working with current Panthers head coach John Fox. Haslett served as linebackers coach for the [...]

2009 Free Agent QB Rankings

It’s that time again to start talking about free agency, and we’ll spend some time breaking down positions, and today we are going to start with maybe the most important position on the field – quarterback. Here are our rankings of Free Agent QB’s, and what we think will be the end result for some [...]

Panthers to Add Browns QB Coach Scherer as QB Coach?

From: Charlotte Observer With speculation swriling that Panthers’ quarterbacks coach/passing game coordinator Mike McCoy is headed to Denver to become the Broncos offensive coordinator, there appears a chance that Cleveland Browns QBs coach Rip Scherer is headed to Carolina. Remember, Panthers’ offensive coordinator Jeff Davison came here from the Browns.

DE Peppers Wants to Move On

From all indications, Panthers DE Julius Peppers has played his last game in Carolina. The stud defensive player has let the Panthers know that he will look to play elsewhere in 2009, as he is about six weeks away from being a free-agent. “The front office has been informed of my desire to explore opportunities [...]

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