Will B-Wegs break out this year?

[Jeremy Igo]

What are the chances of Brandon Wegher making the roster and making an impact this year? 

[nctarheel0619]

I think he'll make the roster, but unless J-Stew goes down.  I don't see him getting the PT to make an impact.  

[Jeremy Igo]

1 minute ago, nctarheel0619 said:

I think he'll make the roster, but unless J-Stew goes down.  I don't see him getting the PT to make an impact.  

Not even from Fozzy's snaps?

[nctarheel0619]

Just now, Jeremy Igo said:

Not even from Fozzy's snaps?

Fozzy barley made an impact from Fozzy's snaps.  

[jayflip]

With our team so focused on the running game, and with Stew's injury history, I honestly think they'll keep Stew, Fozzy, CAP and Weg again.

Where do they skimp though to accommodate this? 

His impact hopefully won't be felt until next year. 

[imminent rogaine]

I really hope he is on the roster. If we try to PS him, he is as good as gone and I think we will be kicking our selves in a year or two. He looks every bit like a starting RB in the NFL. I felt like we would have been better off in the SB if he had been available to put him in after stew got banged up. I know stew stayed in but started subbing in Tolbert who cannot be an every down back.

[KB_fan]

16 minutes ago, jayflip said:

With our team so focused on the running game, and with Stew's injury history, I honestly think they'll keep Stew, Fozzy, CAP and Weg again.

Where do they skimp though to accommodate this? 

His impact hopefully won't be felt until next year. 

In Jeremy's roster projection, if we dropped from 10 Oline to 9 Oline, there'd be room for another RB.   I could see that being a distinct possibility.  (I was also thinking that 10th Oline spot could go to another TE or Devon Johnson as a FB to groom behind Tolbert)

[CarolinaNCSU]

He's going to have to impress like hell in training camp/the preseason. And as always, HOPEFULLY gets some reps with the 1st team at some point. 

 

The staff has to always worry about Stewart, so I think it's still in the cards to keep all of the RBs like last year. Whether he gets time to make an impact, not so sure yet. 

[The Link]

I think he will, if they give him enough snaps in training camp/preseason.

[caatfan]

Player	Att	Yds	Yds/Att	Long	TD
Jonathan Stewart	242	989	4.1	44	6
Cam Newton	132	636	4.8	47	10
Mike Tolbert	62	256	4.1	29	1
Cameron Artis-Payne	45	183	4.1	31	1
Fozzy Whittaker	25	108	4.3	16	1

Looking at last year's stats, you wonder whether those 70 rushing attempts by CAP and Fozzy are all that's available for RB's not named Stewart. Cam's attempts were 28 more than the next closest QB and he's definitely a big part of the running game. How many of Tolbert's runs were because they wanted to run from the FB position and how many were just because he's dependable for short gains. No other team gives the ball to a FB to run with (2nd place goes to Zack Zenner with 17 carries for 60 yds.), so I think you'd have to consider Tolbert a RB in the Panthers' scheme. 

When you add Cam's attempts to Tolbert's, you end up with a 53 that's hard to crack if you're a RB. 

[pantherfan49]

I wish the NFL would expand the active roster by 2 spots.

[NYPantherFan]

I'm a big Wegher fan.. I'd like to see what he can do over Fozzy. The problem is Fozzy is a top option to return kicks, so I don't see him losing a roster spot unless someone else steps up in the return game.

[pantherclaw]

As much as i like Wegher, I don't see him making the roster over Cap and Fozzy.

 

 

Unless the team is ready to move on from Fozzy.

[the butch]

Too early to tell, IMO.  As it stands, no.  Coaches will want the product they know.  Wegher still has some question marks that only time and opportunity in practice and in the preseason will be answered.