Update on Injuries: Mayo out at least two weeks, Jones Day-to-Day, Stew with a foot sprain

[Servant of Cthululelei]

5 hours ago, thefuzz said:

We have been really healthy all year....catching up to us now though.

I don't disagree that we've been mostly healthy for most of the year, but at various points we have dealt with multi-week injuries to Keuchly, Charles Johnson, Star Lotulelei, Jerricho Cotchery, Andrew Norwell, Dwan Edwards, Shaq Thompson, Mario Addison, and Corey Brown.  It's just now that some injuries are piling up at the same position at the same time.   I trust our guys though.  Next man up and we'll find ways to use the guys we have to the best of their abilities.

[TheNewStandard]

7 hours ago, Dave Gettleman's Shorts said:

Where's Colin Jones' specialist when you need him?

Colin Jones is a weaker link on our team. I hate to say this old cliche' but here it is..."you're only as good as your weakest link."

we need Tillman and Stew to help lock-up the 1-seed throughout.

we need to be playing our best ball going in to the playoffs, 'cause that's what Seattle and the Giants are doing right now.

[Carolina Cajun]

54 minutes ago, pantherphan96 said:

I still wonder how he went from possible major injury to being fine a couple days later. It sounded like he was gonna be done for half the season or something, and then all of a sudden he was active.

I know Colin wasn't the greatest player in the world, but I wonder if that injury has hindered his ability and is a reason why he's not really even serviceable at Nickel.  I mean, his biggest talent is his speed, so I'd imagine that having a speed guy lose half a step is more detrimental than a guy who is more heady because he no longer has the ability to make up ground if he's caught out of position.

[CarolinaNCSU]

If Stew sits, hopefully Fozzy/CAP ball out and Stew is able to sit until the playoffs. 

 

16-0 is obviously amazing, as is the 1 seed (and both are preferred options)....but give me a healthy team as a 2 seed (probably avoiding Seattle even) over being a banged up 1 seed. 

[KillerKat]

At this point, fug it rest all starters. We already secured a bye week. Can't risk anything else more serious.

[Dave Gettleman's Shorts]

3 hours ago, TheNewStandard said:

Colin Jones is a weaker link on our team. I hate to say this old cliche' but here it is..."you're only as good as your weakest link."

we need Tillman and Stew to help lock-up the 1-seed throughout.

we need to be playing our best ball going in to the playoffs, 'cause that's what Seattle and the Giants are doing right now.

Jones is still a great special teams player

[TheNewStandard]

59 minutes ago, Dave Gettleman's Shorts said:

Jones is still a great special teams player

Overall, our ST kinda stinks for the most part. That's the one phase of Panther football that needs to catch-up with the rest of the team. 

Colin my be a solid special teams player, but he really needs to be able to spell Bene' for the defense. 

Id feel more comfortable with using Shaq' as a free-safety and seeing how Coleman can hold up as a corner. JMO