n home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs Blue Devin Funchess Jersey , and like shoo-ins to earn a bye week. That’s no longer the case.After the Rams’ loss to the Eagles on Sunday night, they’re now half a game behind the Saints, who own the head-to-head tiebreaker over them, for home-field advantage. And they’re only a game ahead of the Bears, who also own the head-to-head tiebreaker over them, for the No. 2 seed and a bye week.Here’s how the playoff picture looks heading into Monday night:1. Saints (11-2): Can move a full game ahead of the Rams by beating the Panthers tonight.2. Rams (11-3): Two losses in a row at the wrong time.3. Bears (10-4): Clinched the NFC North.4. Cowboys (8-6): Their NFC East lead narrowed by a game.5. Seahawks (8-6): Sunday’s loss to the 49ers kept them from clinching.6. Vikings (7-6-1): Put together their best game of the season on Sunday.7. Eagles (7-7): The defending champs are not going down without a fight.8. Washington (7-7): Still in the hunt Devin Funchess Jersey 2019 , in both the NFC East and the wild card race.9. Panthers (6-7): Need to upset the Saints tonight to have any realistic hope of making the playoffs. Our friends at Mile High Report gave us some quality intel on our newest free agent signing."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Keep Sounding PodcastPanthers 2019 NFL DraftCSR Film RoomCarolina Panthers free agency 2019Film review of new Carolina Panthers center Matt ParadisNew,11commentsOur friends at Mile High Report gave us some quality intel on our newest free agent signing.EDTShareTweetShareShareFilm review of new Carolina Panthers center Matt ParadisThe Carolina Panthers made their first big free agent signing earlier today when they signed former Denver Broncos center Matt Paradis to a three-year, $27 million contract.I reached out to our friends at Mile High Report to get some intel on Paradis and what he brings to the table for the Panthers, and below is the information I received from their film guru Jeffery Essary (you can follow him on Twitter here).Matt Paradis, CenterStrengthsTechnically sound.Smart player. Made all the line calls, and was rarely penalized or out of position (he’s only been charged with six holding penalties his whole career). When he’s beat its typically more a matter of being overpowered than being out of position.Great competitive toughness.Shows good movement skills when getting out in front of a play on a screen or when pulling. Routinely showed the athleticism to reach block a shaded nose tackle Stitched Greg Olsen Jersey , and at times even the 3-tech.Always looks for work in the passing game.WeaknessesBiggest issue is being overpowered. Isn’t going to run anyone over.Limited to best fit a zone heavy scheme due to this.Struggled at times with late blitzes and/or stunts, but some of that may be as much a function of the help around him.Has battled injuries for the last several years. Didn’t miss a lot of games over the years, but played hurt. His medicals is likely why Denver only offered a one-year deal.My takeThe only thing that concerns me about this signing is the last bullet point in the weaknesses section. I’m not a huge fan of buying players who have battled against injuries for multiple years, but again—and I feel the need to stress the importance of this here—we need to know what the details of the contract are before we overreact. There’s a chance that Hurney signed Paradis to a deal that’s easy to get out of after the first year if he can’t stay healthy. There’s also a chance that it’s a terrible contract that becomes an albatross if he gets hurt. We just don’t know yet, and until we know there’s no reason to strongly react one way or the other.However, there’s no denying that when he’s healthy Paradis is one of the top centers in the league Youth Kawann Short Jersey , and that’s something the Panthers absolutely needed after Ryan Kalil retired. The fact that Paradis made all the line calls during his time in Denver bodes well for him in Carolina as well, since Kalil was the guy in charge of doing that during his tenure. It will almost feel like nothing changed in that regard. Honestly, if Paradis is funny and likes comic books, we could probably just slap the No. 67 jersey on him and move on like nothing ever happened. I don’t know about you, but I’d be A-okay with that.