This deal is so stupid. DeAngelo Williams is 28 and has never had more than 273 carries in a season and only twice gone above 144 carries in his 5 year career. This is a 5 year deal that takes him until he’s 33. If he can’t stay healthy now, how is he going to stay healthy at age 33? Given that fact, him getting 43 million over 5 years with 21 million of that guaranteed is ridiculous. Besides, running backs are fairly interchangeable and the Panthers already have two solid backs in Jonathan Stewart and Mike Goodson. This is such a stupid move. In the past 2 days, the Panthers have committed 127 million (57 million guaranteed) to a defensive end with only one year of starting experience, a 28 year old running back who can’t stay healthy, and a kicker. And people wonder why they went 2-14 last year.

I realize the Panthers went 2-14 last year and have to overspend to sign guys, but overspending because it’s the only way to sign guys is not how you build a playoff team. That’s how you build the Oakland Raiders or the Washington Redskins. The good teams, the Patriots, the Colts, the Saints, the Packers, never spend big money unless the player is worth it. In the Panthers case with Williams, he wasn’t worth it.

Grade: F