3. Carolina Panthers
Didn’t Fitzgerald just lose to these Panthers? Well, if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.
The talk heading into 2014 was that the Carolina front office did nothing to help Cam Newton out in the receiving corps except draft rookie Kelvin Benjamin. Well, Benjamin was a hit, but around him Newton relied on journeymen Jerricho Cotchery and Jason Avant, as well as youngster Philly Brown.
A young nucleus of Benjamin and Brown is promising, but as we saw in Baltimore, Steve Smith‘s presence added a new element. Fitzgerald could offer a similar impact to Carolina and help boost the team’s mediocre passing game.
Like Benjamin, Fitzgerald is a big-framed wide receiver that can mentor the young talent. Together, the Fitzgerald-Benjamin tandem would resemble that of Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery or Mike Evans and Vincent Jackson.
