Week 1 final injury report: Dennis Daley ruled out

[WarPanthers89]

CHARLOTTE — Starting left guard Dennis Daley has been ruled out of Sunday's season opener with the Raiders after missing four straight practices with an ankle injury. 

Veteran offensive lineman Michael Schofieldwill start in Daley's place. Schofield has started 66 career games, including 32 over the last two seasons for the Chargers. That gives him some familiarity with the Raiders' defense.

"He's had a good camp, so we're very excited to have him go out there and play," Rhule said.

Cornerback Stantley Thomas-Oliver III(hamstring) and defensive end Stephen Weatherly (hamstring) are questionable for Sunday's contest. Weatherly was a limited participant in Friday's practice, but Rhule expects Weatherly to play though he realizes the defensive end's hamstring could tighten.

"There's always a level of concern," Rhule said. "He'll give us as many snaps as he can."

Linebacker Adarius Taylor also did not practice on Friday, but his absence was not injury-related.
 

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[BPF]

Sucks for Daley, hope he gets some good reps down the road, he looked like he might develop into an integral swiss army knife type of lineman we haven't had for a long long time. 

[Waldo]

This sucks but it's football.Hopefully he will be ready soon and get's his spot back with the starting lineup. 

[hepcat]

To the surprise of maybe everyone on this board, the offensive line is one of the most experienced groups on the team. It might be better than we think it will be.

[LinvilleGorge]

1 minute ago, hepcat said:

To the surprise of maybe everyone on this board, the offensive line is one of the most experienced groups on the team. It might be better than we think it will be.

Our DL was the most experienced unit on the roster last year. That didn't work out so well.

[Snake]

So what happened to Okung? 

[Basbear]

Only one is out after a rough camp, thats a win. Good job by the whole staff/coaches/players!. 

[Ship]

On 9/11/2020 at 3:47 PM, LinvilleGorge said:

Our DL was the most experienced unit on the roster last year. That didn't work out so well.

To be fair, they were good at what they were experienced at

[Mr. Scot]

I get the feeling Daley is one of those guys who's gonna flash a few times but be average at best long-term.

[LinvilleGorge]

Average at best is still pretty good for a 6th round pick. Average doesn't hurt you unless you're overpaying for average.

[Mr. Scot]

12 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Average at best is still pretty good for a 6th round pick. Average doesn't hurt you unless you're overpaying for average.

I'm not talking solely about quality.

The thing about lower round picks and undrafted guys is that often they look half-decent, but have only a limited shelf life.

Said it before: Predicting how good a guy is going to be is actually easier than predicting how long he's going to stay that good.

[Basbear]

You guys are selling Daley short, hes going to turn out GREAT for a 6th. He'll be looking like the 2nd rounder and be in talks with Hardy about being the best 6th rounders in Panthers history. Playing LT as a rookie that went to camp training as a OG, thats a feat with every few f-ups. 

[TheSpecialJuan]

Tremendous news 

[LinvilleGorge]

29 minutes ago, Basbear said:

You guys are selling Daley short, hes going to turn out GREAT for a 6th. He'll be looking like the 2nd rounder and be in talks with Hardy about being the best 6th rounders in Panthers history. Playing LT as a rookie that went to camp training as a OG, thats a feat with every few f-ups. 

Hey, I'd have no problem with that