Jul 29th 2008 10:45AM by David J. Warner (author feed)
Filed under: Panthers, NFC SouthRemember a few months ago when we were joking about how deep the Carolina Panthers were at receiver? It seemed silly, didn’t it? After all, this team’s wideout corps has been Steve Smith and the Droptastics for the last three years. Where are all these receivers going to come from?

Apparently, from nowhere. Reports out of camp are that Jason Carter, a former Texas A&M QB-turned-receiver who was on the Panthers’ practice squad last season, is making big noise in camp, catching everything thrown his way — including passes that third-string QB Brett Basanez is intentionally throwing several feet over Carter’s head. As Basanez told the : “I make him look good. We work on that all the time.”

Does Carter’s emergence create a dilemma for the Panthers at receiver? We can assume Smith, Muhsin Muhammad and D.J. Hackett will make the cut, but what about the guys behind them? Dwayne Jarrett is reportedly much improved this year, and Ryne Robinson is still the designated kick returner, so replacing him with Carter seems highly unlikely. John Fox isn’t the kind of team to carry six receivers on the active roster. If Carter continues to impress, would Carolina cut or trade someone else to make room for him? Or does the inevitable D.J. Hackett injury leave Carter plenty of room?