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TE, Jeremy ShockeyJeremy Shockey with the Panthers in 2011. Cowboys Tony Romo Jerseys Ronald Martinez/Getty ImagesIf there is any unsigned NFL free agent that Marty Hurney and the Carolina Panthers should reach out to before training camp begins, it is Jeremy Shockey.Shockey had a productive year with the Panthers in 2011, catching 37 passes for 455 yards and four touchdowns in his first season with the team.Though the four-time Pro Bowler’s production has declined in each of the past five seasons after catching 65 passes in 2005 and 66 balls in 2006, Shockey gave the Panthers a second dangerous receiving tight end along with Greg Olsen last year.Shocking as it was, Cowboys Miles Austin Jerseys Shockey was a well-behaved, positive locker room influence for the Panthers and he remains a superior receiving option at tight end than Carolina’s current No. 2 TE, Gary Barnidge.Shockey has tested out the free agency waters this offseason as an unsigned veteran and he has yet to sign a tender to report to anyone’s camp, so I would not be surprised to see him reunite with Jerry Richardson in Spartanburg.QB, Dennis DixonDennis Dixon.ZRNAHZ0724
Streeter Lecka/Getty ImagesAn NFL team is only as good as its backup quarterback if the starter goes down, and with the various spread offenses and read-option attacks the Carolina Panthers employ, Cowboys Marion Barber Jerseys they need to have a second athletic quarterback on the roster behind Cam Newton.Newton is the Panthers’ quarterback for the foreseeable future and Derek Anderson will remain Newton’s primary backup in 2012, leaving third-stringer Jimmy Clausen wearing sweatpants and a baseball cap on the sidelines again this season unless they move him and bring in a guy like Dennis Dixon to take his place.Since Clausen is unlikely to ever suit up again in a meaningful game for the Carolina Panthers, why keep him around?Dixon filled in at quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers a couple of times in 2009 and 2010 when Ben Roethlisberger and Charlie Batch were out of commission, and he moved the chains with his legs and his arm.At this point in his career, Cowboys Felix Jones Jerseys it does not look like Dixon has what it takes to be a full-time starter in the NFL, but he is a serviceable backup who can run the Panthers’ offense in a pinch.
WR, Greg CamarilloGreg Camarillo with the Minnesota Vikings.Gregory Shamus/Getty ImagesI have been pleading for the Carolina Panthers to bring in a veteran free-agent wide receiver ever since the Denver Broncos put Brandon Lloyd on the trading block last season, so it is only fitting that I plead my case once again.Only this time, Cowboys DeMarco Murray Jerseys it is not for a No. 2 receiver to replace Brandon LaFell, but for a sure-handed player who can fill the No. 3 or No. 4 receiver spot and can be relied upon to come through with a catch whenever it is needed just to move the chains or to give David Gettis and LaFell a break.That player is Greg Camarillo.Camarillo was lost into the ether in Minnesota last season playing with Vikings quarterbacks Donovan McNabb and Christian Ponder, but he is only a couple of years removed from back-to-back 50-plus catch seasons with the Miami Dolphins.Camarillo will not be a threat to take playing time away from LaFell or Gettis, Cowboys Sean Lee Jerseys but he is a more polished receiver than Kealoha Pilares and Joe Adams and he is a viable alternative at the No. 3 wide receiver position if Gettis’ knee is not right this season.He can also help put an end to the Armanti Edwards experiment in Charlotte once and for all.
NT, Igor Olshansky Igor Olshansky with the Dallas Cowboys in 2010.Ronald Martinez/Getty ImagesThe Carolina Panthers’ interior defensive line was among the NFL’s worst in 2011 and the Panthers have done nothing to address the unit this offseason in terms of bringing in new players besides getting Ron Edwards back from the IR list.Igor Olshansky, Cowboys Jason Witten Jerseys who played one season under Panthers coach Ron Rivera when he was the San Diego Chargers’ defensive coordinator in 2008, can play the nose tackle position whenever Carolina lines up in a 3-4 defense, and he would add depth to the defensive line rotation.The only knock against Olshansky, and it is a big knock when your team’s owner is Jerry Richardson, is that he was arrested on a marijuana charge for simple possession the day after being released by the Miami Dolphins last December. Cowboys Dez Bryant Jerseys I am all for giving people a second chance—and while I do not condone the use of recreational drugs—who can blame the guy for wanting to relax a little after being cut by his team late in the season?It is unlikely that the Panthers will make a run at Olshansky, but he is a guy who could step in immediately to help improve Carolina’s defense.
Streeter Lecka/Getty ImagesAn NFL team is only as good as its backup quarterback if the starter goes down, and with the various spread offenses and read-option attacks the Carolina Panthers employ, Cowboys Marion Barber Jerseys they need to have a second athletic quarterback on the roster behind Cam Newton.Newton is the Panthers’ quarterback for the foreseeable future and Derek Anderson will remain Newton’s primary backup in 2012, leaving third-stringer Jimmy Clausen wearing sweatpants and a baseball cap on the sidelines again this season unless they move him and bring in a guy like Dennis Dixon to take his place.Since Clausen is unlikely to ever suit up again in a meaningful game for the Carolina Panthers, why keep him around?Dixon filled in at quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers a couple of times in 2009 and 2010 when Ben Roethlisberger and Charlie Batch were out of commission, and he moved the chains with his legs and his arm.At this point in his career, Cowboys Felix Jones Jerseys it does not look like Dixon has what it takes to be a full-time starter in the NFL, but he is a serviceable backup who can run the Panthers’ offense in a pinch.
WR, Greg CamarilloGreg Camarillo with the Minnesota Vikings.Gregory Shamus/Getty ImagesI have been pleading for the Carolina Panthers to bring in a veteran free-agent wide receiver ever since the Denver Broncos put Brandon Lloyd on the trading block last season, so it is only fitting that I plead my case once again.Only this time, Cowboys DeMarco Murray Jerseys it is not for a No. 2 receiver to replace Brandon LaFell, but for a sure-handed player who can fill the No. 3 or No. 4 receiver spot and can be relied upon to come through with a catch whenever it is needed just to move the chains or to give David Gettis and LaFell a break.That player is Greg Camarillo.Camarillo was lost into the ether in Minnesota last season playing with Vikings quarterbacks Donovan McNabb and Christian Ponder, but he is only a couple of years removed from back-to-back 50-plus catch seasons with the Miami Dolphins.Camarillo will not be a threat to take playing time away from LaFell or Gettis, Cowboys Sean Lee Jerseys but he is a more polished receiver than Kealoha Pilares and Joe Adams and he is a viable alternative at the No. 3 wide receiver position if Gettis’ knee is not right this season.He can also help put an end to the Armanti Edwards experiment in Charlotte once and for all.
NT, Igor Olshansky Igor Olshansky with the Dallas Cowboys in 2010.Ronald Martinez/Getty ImagesThe Carolina Panthers’ interior defensive line was among the NFL’s worst in 2011 and the Panthers have done nothing to address the unit this offseason in terms of bringing in new players besides getting Ron Edwards back from the IR list.Igor Olshansky, Cowboys Jason Witten Jerseys who played one season under Panthers coach Ron Rivera when he was the San Diego Chargers’ defensive coordinator in 2008, can play the nose tackle position whenever Carolina lines up in a 3-4 defense, and he would add depth to the defensive line rotation.The only knock against Olshansky, and it is a big knock when your team’s owner is Jerry Richardson, is that he was arrested on a marijuana charge for simple possession the day after being released by the Miami Dolphins last December. Cowboys Dez Bryant Jerseys I am all for giving people a second chance—and while I do not condone the use of recreational drugs—who can blame the guy for wanting to relax a little after being cut by his team late in the season?It is unlikely that the Panthers will make a run at Olshansky, but he is a guy who could step in immediately to help improve Carolina’s defense.