Ickey has A Ruptured Patellar Tendon. Evero will return as DC in 2026 (Panthers Press Conference)

[Jon Snow]

1 minute ago, CRA said:

If we bring back Evero, Canales remains OC and BY remains the QB….

it means we aren’t going nowhere.  And odds are the ball won’t  bounce our way so much in close games next year.   Just not how that works.

 

Everyone of them will be replaced next season. 

[GoobyPls]

That’s a brutal injury for Ickey, very few players fully recover from a torn patellar. But to be honest I didn’t notice a difference in pass protection when he was gone. His run blocking will be missed though 

[Jackie Lee]

2 minutes ago, CRA said:

If we bring back Evero, Canales remains OC and BY remains the QB….

it means we aren’t going nowhere.  And odds are the ball won’t  bounce our way so much in close games next year.   Just not how that works.

 

Also with a super tough schedule. It's the most brutal schedule I can remember lol 

[45catfan]

12 minutes ago, PantherChris said:

Ickey is done for 2026, and possibly into 2027, and its entirely possible hes never the same. 

 

LT just became a huge hole.

OT is very viable option at #19. No real elite studs, but a few very solid guys.  We may have to go offense again this year in round 1.  If only the freaking Saints could have taken care of the Falcons. People are also forgetting that Horn sustained yet another concussion too.  Top CB sustains another concussion and franchise LT lost for at least a year, possibly longer or forever.  Backdoored into the playoffs, dropping 5 draft slots where we could have gotten an edge rusher of LB. For what a moral victory because we lost a close game? 

All for moral victory because we lost a close game in the playoffs?  Our record is exactly the same as if we would have missed the playoffs.  Crazy.

 

Edited 4 hours ago by 45catfan

[Bama Panther]

Here’s the thing: the Panthers could give other teams permission to interview Evero for HC positions. Since he is under contract, if he gets one of those, the Panthers get big time comp picks.  

[uncfan888]

2 minutes ago, Bama Panther said:

Here’s the thing: the Panthers could give other teams permission to interview Evero for HC positions. Since he is under contract, if he gets one of those, the Panthers get big time comp picks.  

Who's gonna watch that game last night and think "that's who we want running our organization" 

[PantherChris]

3 minutes ago, 45catfan said:

OT is very viable option at #19. No real elite studs, but a few very solid guys.  We may have to go offense again this year in round 1.  If only the freaking Saints could have taken care of the Falcons. People are also forgetting that Horn sustained yet another concussion too.  Top CB sustains another concussion and franchise LT lost for at least a year, possibly longer or forever.  Backdoored into the playoffs, dropping 5 draft slots where we could have gotten an edge rusher of LB. For what a moral victory because we lost a close game? 

All for moral victory because we lost a close game in the playoffs?  Our record is exactly the same as if we would have missed the playoffs.  Crazy.

 

Honestly the edges on offense and defense, if someone drops it needs to be edge rusher or T, I todays nfl their are no true shutdown corners, anther mike jackson type would suffice with a pass rush.

 

[PantherChris]

1 minute ago, uncfan888 said:

Who's gonna watch that game last night and think "that's who we want running our organization" 

I mean somehow Todd Bowles is still employed there is always a sucker.

[Chief Keek]

Sheesh, I hope he can recover but that's one of the worst injuries a OL can get. I guess they better add LT to the list of needs too.

[Manna]

5 minutes ago, Bama Panther said:

Here’s the thing: the Panthers could give other teams permission to interview Evero for HC positions. Since he is under contract, if he gets one of those, the Panthers get big time comp picks.  

This is what I’m thinking too. Using that rule to their advantage. 

[dep]

11 minutes ago, CRA said:

If we bring back Evero, Canales remains OC and BY remains the QB….

it means we aren’t going nowhere.  And odds are the ball won’t  bounce our way so much in close games next year.   Just not how that works.  Everything just low ceiling by design at that point

Sucks for Icky 

The season is not looking optimistic, thats for sure 

[Moonraker]

Damn...so what do we even do with Icky now? I don't know where he sits contract wise rn. Evero back was expected. Feel however you want to about it but it really shouldn't be a shocker

[HPPantherzfan]

Sucks for Ickey, I do think whoever that was filling in for him did a decent job, but that’s a tough one for Ickey.  I am not mad at retaining Evero.  Yes I wish he didn’t run prevent on the last series but all D coordinator do it.  What he did this year with the players he was given was fantastic in my opinion.  Get him some players this year and I think he can have this D humming next year.

[outlaw4]

The question on whether we give Ickey a big contract might've just been answered for us. Boy, that really sucks all the way around. 

With Evero, at least we'll get draft picks if someone hires him away now.