Panthers Cut Dan Morgan and Mike Wahle

The first salary cap casualties of the pre-free agency period are coming in, and perhaps the biggest surprise in Charlotte is that the Carolina Panthers' first cut was not David Carr.

There's no surprise, however, that linebacker Dan Morgan and guard Mike Wahle have been released. Morgan has battled injuries for the last two seasons, while Wahle was thought to be getting too expensive for his relative age and effectiveness. These two cuts are expected to clear about $6 million $7 million in cap room -- more than enough to re-sign Jordan Gross.

I suspect both of these players will be picked up somewhere else soon. Morgan was a beast of a middle linebacker when he was healthy, and someone is bound to take a chance on him. Wahle is certain to get another shot, too, though he won't command as much cash as he did the last time he was a free agent.

Now we just need to convince Marty Hurney to do the right thing and cut Carr next. Seriously, with Jake Delhomme's rehab progressing well and Matt Moore looking solid at the end of last season, what's the point in keeping a quarterback who can't quarterback?