Who do we miss most?

[Cyberjag]

Offense and defense. Who do we miss the most, and why?

Offense

- Moose

- Hoover

- Delhomme

- Vincent

Defense

- Lewis

- Kemo

- Peppers

- Diggs

- Harris

[Zod]

The only one on defense we possibly miss is Harris. Although, he did not look to hot in Chicago.

The only one we miss on offense is Moose. Throw Otah in there also.

[Cyberjag]

My thoughts...

Offense: Nobody, but if we were forced to take one back, here's the order I would put them in.

Vincent: All we need is a downgrade in our pass protection. But he does do well at run blocking.

Delhomme: If we had to take anyone back, I would take Jake solely for his leadership in the huddle. No doubt he would have gotten those guys pumped up in the huddle enough to open a hole for Stewart on the goal line. On the flip side, he may have turned it over before we got there. But the future is now, and we don't need him back to succeed.

Moose: He just got too old, couldn't get separation last year and wasn't doing a great job catching the ball. He can't leap high enough to snag an overthrown ball and doesn't have the speed to run under it.

Hoover: Fiametta's blocking isn't the problem.

Defense - Chris Harris

The most glaring problems we have on defense are in the secondary. Harris was a little slow, but he was the leader and made sure everyone had their defensive assignments. I think we miss Harris more than any other player

Peppers: Just for his talent alone he comes in second, but really the line is doing fine without him.

Lewis: Don't miss him a bit, Landri and the rotation are more effective at applying pressure

Diggs: I don't see any drop-off. In fact, for a while yesterday Anderson was leading the team in tackles. When was the last time that happened from the SLB position?

Kemo: I can't even think of a reason to want him on the roster.

[Millions]

Otah, Moose and Chris Harris.

Jake's fire but I think Clausen will be just as intense with more time.

[Cyberjag]

Otah doesn't count, he's still on the roster.

And he wouldn't fix our passing offense anyway.

[Zod]

Otah doesn't count, he's still on the roster.

And he wouldn't fix our passing offense anyway.

Not sure about that. Otah would allow Schwartz to play guard. This would improve our running game which in turn would make things much easier in passing.

[Cyberjag]

I was just listing the cut/traded players.

[iamcline]

On defense it is unmistakable, Kemo was a plug. Not fast, not quick...but he didn't need to be he sucked up blocks. On Offense I believe we're missing playcalling lol, playaction on third and long?

[Squirrel]

On defense it is unmistakable, Kemo was a plug. Not fast, not quick...but he didn't need to be he sucked up blocks. On Offense I believe we're missing playcalling lol, playaction on third and long?

We really didnt have Kemo last year. Harris on defense.

[PantherFanForLife]

I would not want him to be a starter under Fox, but looking at how fractured this team is looking, I miss Delhomme the most.

So far I have not seen that fire in any other player. And when Steve acted like an ass and punched our team-mate he handled the entire situation like a true leader. He came out there and won games for us on the road without him but at the same time maintained the relationship he always had with our best player.

That is what a leader is to me. And that's what this team needs more than anything on offense. We have SO many holes to plug on offense right now. QB, O-line, receivers, OC playcalling....etc. Leadership will not fix all of those, but it will certainly help.

It's like if you have a car that has a million problems and you know eventually you need to replace a transmission, engine, tire, etc..yeah you have to fix them sooner or later, but in the mean time I would feel much better with a mechanic for a father that can patch it up and get me to work, than I would with a stingy dad, even if he was rich.

[CLTPanther]

Miss Harris' leadership in the secondary. Miss Otah too. I expect the run game to pick up big time when he returns.

[Kurb]

Moose on offense. Jake would have been a mental patient by now.

Can't pick out a defensive player, Harris I guess, at least he put people in the right places. Godfrey thinks too much and needs to do more reacting.

[iamcline]

We really didnt have Kemo last year. Harris on defense.

I know we didn't, and the rest of the league knows it because they ran on us last year. In 2008, we had him...no one could run on us.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

Moose without an effing doubt. I realize we were going for the whole youth movement, but you don't cut a serviceable No. 2 when there is no clear heir-apparent on board. Tell me Moose couldn't have at least been a decent No. 3 this year.

Moose played very well once Moore came in last season, and is only two years removed from a near 1,000-yard season.

Not only that, but he would have been a great tutor to players like LaFell, Edwards and Gettis. Because it's clear our front office has no ability to develop a receiver on their own.