Jul 28 2005
Panthers grab Gardner, add depth at receiver
I’ve said before and still believe that Steve Smith and Keary Colbert would be a good one-two punch at receiver for the Panthers this season. However, depth at the receiver spot would be a problem if one of them went down with an injury.
Of course, that really didn’t occur to me until Carolina acquired wideout Rod Gardner from the Washington Redskins. Now Carolina has three solid targets for Jake Delhomme. Gardner’s gotten knocked for his inconsistency, but hey, look where he’s been playing for the last four years…
Oddly enough, the Panthers did not reveal what they gave to the ‘Skins in the trade, though it was likely a mid-to-late round draft pick. Perhaps details were just kept quiet to prevent D.C. residents from fueling the “Dan Snyder is ruining football in Washington” meme.
RSS Feed