silatolu goes to IR and panthers tie a record

[rayzor]

ties last year's number of people put on IR...most in team's history.

Silatolu to IR; Stewart still hobbled

The Panthers tied a team record Wednesday when rookie guard Amini Silatolu was placed on injured reserve.

Silatolu, the second-round pick who will need surgery on his dislocated wrist, becomes the 18^th player to go on IR, tying last season's team mark. Panthers coach Ron Rivera did not announce a corresponding roster move.

With center Geoff Hangartner still sidelined with a sprained foot, the Panthers could start four undrafted free agents, with varying levels of experience, on the line Sunday against New Orleans: center Jeff Byers, guard Thomas Austin and tacklesGarry Williams and Byron Bell.

http://blogs.charlotte.com/panthers/2012/12/silatolu-to-ir-stewart-still-hobbled.html

couple things bothering me about this.

1) why bother? last game of the season and you put a guy on IR, why?

2) built in excuse? we used it all the time with fox...stacked up the injured list so we can blame a disappointing season on injuries. maybe legit, but seems awfully weird to me.

[Chaos]

Frustrating to see this trend with our team year after year.

[beastson]

This just seems to happen to us every year

Sick and tired of it

[frash.exe]

either that or there's like something in the water in north carolina that makes their bodies more prone to injury

[PhillyB]

ryan vermillion come on dowwwwnnnnnnnnnn

[PhillyB]

ps if we were in the playoff hunt half those guys would be starting

[Mr. Scot]

Reasoning is so they can sign someone else.

[jtnc]

We need to fire all of our trainers.

[Salvo]

So what is the league IR record?

[MHS831]

2011 Ron Rivera: "We led the league in players on the IR and we won 4 of our last 6 games."

2012 Ron Rivera: "We led the league in players on the IR and we won 4 of our last 6 games."

[Ivan The Awesome]

Rayzor, I've noticed something about your posts. For as long as I have been a member of the huddle it never once occurred to me that you have something against institutionalizing a capital letter when it's warranted.

No, nothing wrong with it, just dawned on me right now. It's like, if you start capitalizing now, it wouldn't be you.

[rayzor]

2011 Ron Rivera: "We led the league in players on the IR and we won 4 of our last 6 games."

2012 Ron Rivera: "We led the league in players on the IR and we won 4 of our last 6 games."

that's what we in panther land like to consider "trending up".

[rayzor]

Rayzor, I've noticed something about your posts. For as long as I have been a member of the huddle it never once occurred to me that you have something against institutionalizing a capital letter when it's warranted.

No, nothing wrong with it, just dawned on me right now. It's like, if you start capitalizing now, it wouldn't be you.

i don't have anything against it...i just don't do it, at least when i'm screwing around on a message board.

when i'm working at my freelance/ghost writing gig, i'm a lot more careful about that kind of thing and if it gets messy then my proof-readers/editors clean it up for me. in forums, on twitter (non-professional), and personal emails i rarely use caps. not sure why.

[PhillyB]

if it's not a book or a resume or something anyone i care about is gonna read i tell the shift key to STFU