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Shirley Could Be The Odd Man Out In Dt Battle.

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It means what it says, what else would it mean and they haven't even made any decisions, they are 4+ months away from making that decision. Maybe they think Shirley sucks....who knows.

I don't know, but the things I have to worry about don't include decisions I don't have any control over.

That's your F'n life and your Opinion. I know Rivera knows more about football and this team then I do. I don't need you or anybody to tell me that.

Still doesn't change the fact that IMO a good player "might" be cut because a lesser player was drafted and the team wants to give him more opportunity.

And this whole worrying thing. This is a football MB nobody is making a thread about their Bills or their kids future. I know there are bigger things "in life" to worry about but what the F does that have to do with the Huddle? I come here to worry and talk about Panther football problems not my decreasing housing value.

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at this point i really don't care who is on that line as long as they get the job done. i'm on no one's bandwagon. as far as i'm concerned everyone of them have a clean slate and nothing in the way of excuses for not doing well this year. rivera will have the Dline he wants and i'm going to be on board with whoever that is. i'm really trying to keep an open mind about what the coaching staff does this year.

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at this point i really don't care who is on that line as long as they get the job done. i'm on no one's bandwagon. as far as i'm concerned everyone of them have a clean slate and nothing in the way of excuses for not doing well this year. rivera will have the Dline he wants and i'm going to be on board with whoever that is. i'm really trying to keep an open mind about what the coaching staff does this year.

I agree it's just in all the interviews I've heard it doesn't seem like it's going to be a clean slate or a fair competition. Now I could be wrong and I'll trust whatever choices Ron makes.

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I just re-watched the Houston Texans game, and Shirley was the best DT on the Panthers in that game. Kearse and Neblett started the game, but Shirley clearly was the best player.. especially against the run. Kearse is supposedly good against the run.. well I didn't see it. He was getting pushed back or out of the play consistently. It would be a shame if we did not keep Shirley.

Edit: I just realized we picked Shirley up from off the street. He hadn't played football since 2008 with the Bengals. Interesting how he kept in shape that long and came in to play at a high level. I can see why the Panthers aren't talking about him.. they scraped him off the bottom of the barrel. That being said.. I do feel he outplayed others on the team. It doesn't matter where they came from.

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I agree it's just in all the interviews I've heard it doesn't seem like it's going to be a clean slate or a fair competition. Now I could be wrong and I'll trust whatever choices Ron makes.

it's easy for me to look at a previous year and make my depth charts based on what guys did their first year of play but all too often i'm wrong. we've seen over and over guys who look like they light it up in their first year come back and we hear that they are struggling for even a bench spot while what looked to us lesser players were becoming more of a sure bet for a spot and PT.

once we see that favorite of ours the next year we see why they took a back seat...it's because they were just a flash on the pan and peaked while people who didn't do as well were actually developing.

it's just hard to know what's going to happen from one year to the next with these guys. i've just reached a point that i'm giving up dwelling on and stressing over depth charts and things like that. rivera and company did really well for this team considering the situation they walked into. this year should be more ideal conditions so i figure they will have better results.

i like the discussions about these topics...it's much better than the whining that has been going on the past couple days about fans and the huddle. too many posters having their period or something. i'd much rather read about what people think is going to be happening with the roster.

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it's easy for me to look at a previous year and make my depth charts based on what guys did their first year of play but all too often i'm wrong. we've seen over and over guys who look like they light it up in their first year come back and we hear that they are struggling for even a bench spot while what looked to us lesser players were becoming more of a sure bet for a spot and PT.

once we see that favorite of ours the next year we see why they took a back seat...it's because they were just a flash on the pan and peaked while people who didn't do as well were actually developing.

it's just hard to know what's going to happen from one year to the next with these guys. i've just reached a point that i'm giving up dwelling on and stressing over depth charts and things like that. rivera and company did really well for this team considering the situation they walked into. this year should be more ideal conditions so i figure they will have better results.

i like the discussions about these topics...it's much better than the whining that has been going on the past couple days about fans and the huddle. too many posters having their period or something. i'd much rather read about what people think is going to be happening with the roster.

Yes I rather argue and debate about what we have on the roster and what we did in the draft. Then what we don't have and what we didn't do in the draft.

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it's easy for me to look at a previous year and make my depth charts based on what guys did their first year of play but all too often i'm wrong. we've seen over and over guys who look like they light it up in their first year come back and we hear that they are struggling for even a bench spot while what looked to us lesser players were becoming more of a sure bet for a spot and PT.

once we see that favorite of ours the next year we see why they took a back seat...it's because they were just a flash on the pan and peaked while people who didn't do as well were actually developing.

it's just hard to know what's going to happen from one year to the next with these guys. i've just reached a point that i'm giving up dwelling on and stressing over depth charts and things like that. rivera and company did really well for this team considering the situation they walked into. this year should be more ideal conditions so i figure they will have better results.

i like the discussions about these topics...it's much better than the whining that has been going on the past couple days about fans and the huddle. too many posters having their period or something. i'd much rather read about what people think is going to be happening with the roster.

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I'm not worried. If he plays well, he'll make the team.

What's to worry about?

Like I said IMO they seem higher on the other DT's. I could be wrong but in all the Interview's I've heard from the FO when talking about the DT situation. They mention every other DT and Shirley is either last or never talked about.

I'm just "worried" about how much he has to outperform the other guys to make the team.

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Like I said IMO they seem higher on the other DT's. I could be wrong but in all the Interview's I've heard from the FO when talking about the DT situation. They mention every other DT and Shirley is either last or never talked about.

I'm just "worried" about how much he has to outperform the other guys to make the team.

If he outperforms them then he has nothing to worry about because it will be obvious that he is better.

I think you mean that you are worried that he will have to prove more than the other guys to make the team. Is that correct?

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