Frank Garcia calls Bene Benwikere "a JAG"

[Mr. Scot]

On his radio show, Garcia stated he wasn't that worried about the Panthers replacing the injured Bene Benwikere because he's 'just a guy' who plays okay but is nothing special.

Valid statement or dumbassery?

[KissMyConverse]

I'm listening live... its a Valid statement. 

Bene is good but he isn't a shutdown guy. We as fans tend to value our guys more than they really are worth. Do we have a guy that can step in and there will not be a drop off? More than likely not. Can we have a guy come in and plug the hole? More than likely. 

[WolfpackRob]

AGREED....JAG

[mav1234]

Not that far off from the truth, but those behind him are still a large step down in talent from what we know.  That could prove to be incorrect, though, given that it has been nearly an entire season of practices since we last saw Lou Young.

[h0llywood]

Valid as he has been up and down this season. 

[IGSaint]

I agree and he stays dropping ints. 

[motocross_cat]

Coverage skills are average i think but he is a above average tackler.  Also moves to the ball.  He will be missed.

[jcinhere]

It's somewhat valid atm. Norm was just a guy his 2nd year in the league too though.

[thefuzz]

Disagree.  May not be a great corner, but I can tell you that I'm pretty worried about him being injured.

[mav1234]

JAG may actually be a bit harsh. I don't think he is anything exceptional but he is a solid starter, and any time you lose a solid starter, you're going to miss him.  We are thin at corner and this just made that worse.

[BountyHunter]

Very valid statement.  50% of the nfl players are average compared to each other.  25% are in tiers from very good to elite.  the other 25% are varying levels of bad from below average to bad.  

Bene falls into the 50% of average players.  Remember he's not really our starting CB.  Tillman is.  Bene was the nickle before Peanuts injury.  

Bene is good and he's doing a good job but he's a guy that DG could replace at the end of the year if he chooses to.

[TheRumGone]

He is not a JAG Jesus Christ 

[LUUUUUKE]

It's more about chemistry and communication at this point. I think it's dumb for anyone to say he's just a guy.

Do I hope his replacement plays to his level or better? Of course, and we all do. Bene will be missed regardless. 

Communication and experience are paramount in any secondary. With him gone we're likely to see some missed assignments which is unfortunate

[Wyank]

He may be a JAG but he had chemistry with this defense