That was the general assessment shared by head coach Ron Rivera over breakfast at the NFL Annual Meeting.
“It’s taking a lot of pressure off what we need to do at the draft – we’re at the point now where we can draft the best available player,” Rivera said of the moves made to date. “But it’s still early in the offseason, so I think we can most certainly be better.”
The Panthers have added viable options at wide receiver (Torrey Smith and Jarius Wright), defensive tackle (Dontari Poe), safety (Da’Norris Searcy), cornerback (Ross Cockrell) and guard (Jeremiah Sirles), but there’s work still to be done.