Hunter Henry just blew out his ACL

[electro's horse]

where are the gettleman haters now

butler can't blow out his knee from the bench

[PantherCam213]

Hate that for any player.

[LinvilleGorge]

Damn. That sucks. :(

[TheSpecialJuan]

Excellent news 

[t96]

Damn. Maybe Gates plays his whole career there after all...

[Johnny Rockets]

That is terrible news and TheSpecialJuan, you are a dick. I usually don’t respond to sh*t like that and actually like you on here but really? 

I keep thinking it, but the Panthers need depth at key positions. Not going to be popular but this can happen to any team and I’m not sure they have it. 

[tondi]

Too bad. I liked him as a player. 

[LinvilleGorge]

42 minutes ago, Johnny Rockets said:

That is terrible news and TheSpecialJuan, you are a dick. I usually don’t respond to sh*t like that and actually like you on here but really? 

I keep thinking it, but the Panthers need depth at key positions. Not going to be popular but this can happen to any team and I’m not sure they have it. 

Every team in the league is thin at certain positions. It's a necessary evil of a salary cap and a 53 man roster. Getting lucky (or unlucky) with the injury bug is unfortunately part of the game. Every team is going to have some injuries, you just have to hope they occur at positions where you can afford to have them without a huge drop off.

[pantherphan96]

Imagine wanting a TE who has averaged barely 500 yards/season in the 1st round.

At least Butler will get a chance to replace Star.

[LinvilleGorge]

1 minute ago, pantherphan96 said:

At least Butler will get a chance to replace Star.

No he won't. That's why we signed Dontari Poe.

[pantherphan96]

6 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

No he won't. That's why we signed Dontari Poe.

"will get a chance"

Poe may be the first option but Butler will get on the field and get a chance to start or at least rotate heavily.

[MadHatter]

Just now, pantherphan96 said:

"will get a chance"

Poe may be the first option but Butler will get on the field and get a chance to start or at least rotate heavily.

Butler has ZERO chance starting over Poe...unless Poe gets injured.

[Johnny Rockets]

10 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Every team in the league is thin at certain positions. It's a necessary evil of a salary cap and a 53 man roster. Getting lucky (or unlucky) with the injury bug is unfortunately part of the game. Every team is going to have some injuries, you just have to hope they occur at positions where you can afford to have them without a huge drop off.

I agree but some teams are deeper than you think in key positions and it pays off. If I told you the Eagles would lose their starting QB, RB, multiple starters on defense and their starting all pro LT...would you think they would win the SB? I would think QB,RB,LT are key positions. 

[LinvilleGorge]

4 minutes ago, pantherphan96 said:

"will get a chance"

Poe may be the first option but Butler will get on the field and get a chance to start or at least rotate heavily.

He won't get a chance. We signed Poe to start. More specifically, we signed Poe to fill Star's role. Butler will remain a rotational guy in his 3rd NFL season. Great 1st round pick...