Gary Barnidge needs to start

[Trusow]

http://www.panthers.com/news/article-1/Season-Review-Tight-Ends/ad144fca-1e89-4210-9854-3f0ea43d5bb9

He's by far the best tight end in my opinion. I think Rosario is a better blocker but as a receiver we need Barnidge in there! By the way Delhomme thinks he still has a fighting chance to play again. Please no lol Look at this video. at 1:08

http://www.panthers.com/media-vault/videos/Position-Review-Tight-Ends/63ab92e2-11db-4e65-b606-b8b5fb5ca96a#?id=9c78b5bc-71a5-4774-942a-75d2017749d3

[KillerKat]

I think Rosario is better and should be starting, but Fox wants his TEs to block rather than receive.

[Kakarot]

Yea, I really like Barnidge and hope he gets to start next year. I think he'll be much better with blocking next year, as he'll get some more practice during the preseason, OTA's, etc. I like both him and Rosario, and think both of them have the potential of being All-Pro TE's.

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

Well if you look at the three of them as a whole, all 3 rarely drop passes. It's just that Barnidge and Rosario get more looks than King despite being the #2 and #3 TEs. All 3 are pretty legit.

[kdrh5]

two TE sets

[panthers55]

two TE sets

I agree. It doesn't matter who starts. We have a three tight end rotation and all three play quite a bit.

On some plays we actually use all three tight ends at the same time in the red zone.

[megadeth078]

I love how the OP doesn't even mention King (probably doesn't even know who he is) even though he happens to be the starter...

[Trusow]

I know who Jeff King is? lol I just didn't mention him because I don't care for him. Yeah he starts and I don't see how? Barnidge is the biggest and fastest tight end they have and Rosario is better when it comes to blocking in my opinion.

[megadeth078]

If you don't see why King is the starter, I don't care what you have to say about our depth chart. kthx

King is not our best receiver, but we're not talking about wide receivers, we're talking about tight ends. King is easily our best and most consistent run blocker (Rosario is better than NOBODY in this category btw) and is one of the many reasons we have an elite running team. He's not going to make it to the pro bowl with his receiving ability, but he catches almost everything thrown his way and helps us move the chains on occasion, albeit not being an athletic marvel.

He has shown nothing but production in recent years, and it annoys me when people trash him because of their own ignorance. Unless you have something besides 'omgG L00k at dhat 50 yahrd reception bai Barnidge! whyy teh f**k isntt hee startIng? f**k you fockx, you d00n't know shitts", I don't see how you have a case. Especially, when you don't even have an argument against our current starter in your original post, and when you do come up with something, all you got is, "I don't see how he's starting."

[Woodcookedbbq]

I personally like the way they rotate them in and out throughout the game. I think Barnidge is best suited as a receiving tight end moreso than a blocker. If Matt Moore proves to be a quality QB, we could have a real offensive weapon in Barnidge.

[LaChance87]

Like already stated... we are a running team, we rarely throw to a tightend... King is our best blocker... and thats why he starts... I like the other two and if we were more of a passing team I think Barnidge would probably be our best bet because of his speed. King fits the best in our system and I hope we bring him back... He's young and will be around for years.

[beastson]

http://www.panthers.com/news/article-1/Season-Review-Tight-Ends/ad144fca-1e89-4210-9854-3f0ea43d5bb9

He's by far the best tight end in my opinion. I think Rosario is a better blocker but as a receiver we need Barnidge in there! By the way Delhomme thinks he still has a fighting chance to play again. Please no lol Look at this video. at 1:08

http://www.panthers.com/media-vault/videos/Position-Review-Tight-Ends/63ab92e2-11db-4e65-b606-b8b5fb5ca96a#?id=9c78b5bc-71a5-4774-942a-75d2017749d3

Uh dont get too carried away homie. He has talent, but he hasn't even scored a TD before you start going off

[PantherDude]

Like already stated... we are a running team, we rarely throw to a tightend... King is our best blocker... and thats why he starts... I like the other two and if we were more of a passing team I think Barnidge would probably be our best bet because of his speed. King fits the best in our system and I hope we bring him back... He's young and will be around for years.

Same here. I personally never see any of our TEs as starters. They both has different strength that suit them, so I like how we tend to rotate them around.

[faultlessjoint]

Barnidge should be our #3 receiving threat, regardless of where he lines up. Have him replace Moose/Moore/Jarrett in some sets, not Rosario or King.