Sooo... Anyone starting to think Cam could be out Week 1?

[Jeremy Igo]

Anyone starting to think Cam may not start in week 1? 

 

He has missed a week of practice due to a sore shoulder from throwing just 4 days. Not sure what that says about how he will be feeling as things get more intense from here on out. 

 

Rivera has proven many times he is willing to sit Cam against teams the Panthers should defeat, even without Cam. 

 

I am starting to feel like this may be a situation like in 2014 season opener against the Bucs. Cam hurt, Panthers chose to start Anderson. Panthers won. 

 

 

[bigjohn]

I will be fairly surprised if he plays in Week 1.  Then it's 10 days until Week 2, so that's quite a bit extra rest/rehab.

[Jangler]

I was telling somebody just last night, we won't see Cam in the preseason. He has a month. tbh I'd rather see Webb at QB, if it has to be.

[Hogmolliesmaht]

No. Cam will most definitely start week 1. End of discussion.

[LinvilleGorge]

No clue. We'll see. Maybe he's had a significant setback, but I have to think he was on track going into camp since he was throwing. I'm sure they're just being super cautious. Cam seems his usually happy self, so it doesn't seem like he's gotten any news that's got him down.

I'm still assuming he plays week one, but I'd be surprised if he plays at all in the preseason.

[Steve_Smith_Sr.]

It's going to be a bumpy season for Cam's shoulder.  I think he will start the first game, but he may not play the whole game.  From then on it's anyone's guess.

[Saca312]

Nope none at all. Thanks for reminding me to make that thread on why it would be surprising if he's not available by then:

 

[TPanther920]

Cam will be cheering from the sidelines. Nothing wrong with that if it helps with the shoulder.

[t96]

I think it's way too early to tell still. At this point I'd say it's more likely he'll start the season but it all depends what happens the next month or so.

[Saca312]

This is why he'll be ready. Organized everything into a Q&A format to answer most of the big questions on Cam's shoulder:

 

[ncfan]

Again Why the FUG!!!!!!  Did we not shut Cam down after the Chargers game.  Let him have his Surgery then and he would have had more than enough time to recover.  

[uncfan888]

27 minutes ago, bigjohn said:

I will be fairly surprised if he plays in Week 1.  Then it's 10 days until Week 2, so that's quite a bit extra rest/rehab.

Huh? Think Igo is talking about the regular season, bruh. I don't think cam will play in any of the preseason games

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[Saca312]

4 minutes ago, ncfan said:

Again Why the FUG!!!!!!  Did we not shut Cam down after the Chargers game.  Let him have his Surgery then and he would have had more than enough time to recover.  

Medical staff and trainers were keeping a close eye on him. They understood it was just a tear at that point, and Cam would have more than enough time to heal before week one if they wait until week 1.

If it's ever possible for something to heal on its own beforehand, they go for that. In this case, the Panthers hoped that Cam's shoulder would heal on its own. When it got to the deadline in March, they went right into surgery that had a timetable of being fine plenty of time before week 1.

Panthers were going for the best available option in hoping Cam's shoulder heals on its own. They went to plan B when that didn't work out.