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We just finished Week 2 and nearly 20% of our starters are done for the season

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Gettis

Edwards

Beason

TD

2 Pro Bowlers, our top free agent acquisition, and our #2 receiver in a pass-happy offense. And who knows what's going on with Otah. If he goes down, we're past the 20% mark and closing in on 25% of our starters.

This happens every year. Who should we blame? Jerry Richardson for causing the lockout which prevented guys from rehabbing and going through proper offseason conditioning with team docs/trainers? Long time head trainer Ryan Vermillion for being the trainer while all of these injuries happening throughout the years? Or do we blame God for punishing us with bad luck for having a black cat as a mascot?

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Welcome to the Carolina Panthers. I know all teams suffer these things, but it seems we get hit more than others. However, we just need to build good depth, which will take time. Green Bay was without a TON of starters last year and still won the Super Bowl. Give the coaches time, but right now, we're thin.

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Or do we blame God for punishing us with bad luck for having a black cat as a mascot?

This one. How many years now have we started off the season with injuries to some of our most important players? Steve Smith in 2004 on the season opener, Kris Jenkins in the first week of 2005, Travelle Wharton in 2006 when he was our starting LT, Jake in Week 3 of 2007 when he was off to his best start of his career, Kemo in training camp of 2009 (when our DT depth was already thin), Thomas Davis in mini camps last year, Otah in preseason, and that's not even counting any of Dan Morgan's injuries.

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Gettis

Edwards

Beason

TD

2 Pro Bowlers, our top free agent acquisition, and our #2 receiver in a pass-happy offense. And who knows what's going on with Otah. If he goes down, we're past the 20% mark and closing in on 25% of our starters.

This happens every year. Who should we blame? Jerry Richardson for causing the lockout which prevented guys from rehabbing and going through proper offseason conditioning with team docs/trainers? Long time head trainer Ryan Vermillion for being the trainer while all of these injuries happening throughout the years? Or do we blame God for punishing us with bad luck for having a black cat as a mascot?

1 Pro Bowler.

The Gettis and Edwards injuries are the caliber every team in the NFL works around.

Losing Beason and Davis is a big blow....especially this early.

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Everybody gets injuries- we just follow the Panthers so it seems more. Our luck has been bad this year in that a lot of the injuries have been season-ending, but there are injuries every year to every team. Some are more lucky than others, but it happens.

Packers had like what 15 guys on IR last year, and they lost Nick Collins yesterday.

In 2003, the Panthers lost Mark Fields and Kevin Dyson before the season started, and both were slated to start.

Got to be next man up. Good news is that if Newton plays well, the team has chance.

Not to minimalist the losses, but there is no pity and I don't think anything could have been to prevent of them

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Injuries happen. It is a part of the game. Like once stated, look how many people the super bowl winners list last year. If we have people hungry for a chance then we will be ok. Reality is that we are 0-2. Can we turn it around absolutely. We will be fine. Just need more time to gel. Giants went 0-2 then went on a superbowl run. Anything is possible. Everyone is still learning. Eliminate a few mistakes and we will start racking up some wins. Please enough of this Luck sweepstakes, we are ok right now. More games ate still yet to he started. We have to realize that we have a rookie head coach as well. Anyway back to the topic. Don't you all.remember 04 when we lost the most starters and was one game away from the playoffs. We just need others to step up and we will be fine

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