Great point!! It was a matter of choice between improving the team versus seeing him enter the ring of fame because he was such a good locker room guy. Sure he produced when on the field but to use the logic employed by some here, there's never a time to trade aging veteran guys for future assets. Sad!
if he signs with another team and we handle our off season like we did last season we could get a good comp pick
Jacksonville?
He looked slow to me
He did but he was never a speed rusher, he is a power rusher.
But we are so close to actually winning something worth while, why jettison him now? Why not let him be part of that as the "elder statesman" who would certainly have a role on this team. Now, if Kerrigan says I feel I have earned the right to be a starter elsewhere, well then you give the guy his wish.
First, we're not close the team finished with a 7-9 record (7-10 if you count the playoff game) and this has been where this team has been mired for decades. Trust in Ron? uhmmm ok, but what's there about him that screams better than middle of the pack!?
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | League | Team | G | W | L | T | Win% | G | W | L | Win% | ||
| 2011 | NFL | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | ||||||
| 2012 | NFL | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | ||||||
| 2013 | NFL | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||
| 2014 | NFL | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | .469 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | ||
| 2015 | NFL | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | ||
| 2016 | NFL | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | ||||||
| 2017 | NFL | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||
| 2018 | NFL | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | ||||||
| 2019 | NFL | Carolina Panthers | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | ||||||
| 2020 | NFL | Washington Football Team | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | ||||||
| Totals | 156 | 83 | 72 | 1 | .535 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 |
Second, Kerrigan is an asset that could have garnered a significant return towards the stated "rebuild." That window has nearly closed and like 100% of all NFL players, winning a championship or being part of a championship doesn't go away in favor of being an "elder statesman" on a losing or middle of the pack team. He's been a great contributor to this team, but at some point it becomes increasingly more difficult to look in the eyes of players like him and say... "forget your dreams man, we're going to deny you that and ourselves the opportunity to improve because your locker room contributions matter more to us!"
Probably true, most of us at 32 or 33 lose a step ... even Darrell Green did. He was only running a 4.28 at that age.
