Fullback injuries

[Hairless Cat]

With both our FB s out , anyone think there is a chance we'll put one on IR and bring in another?

[Khyber53]

Doubt it. For the time being, we'll probably use a tight end in that position for the interim while Fiametta and Hoover recover.

Hoover is possibly the physically toughest player the Panthers have ever had (I remember watching them reset a badly dislocated finger of his on the sidelines after a kick coverage and he was back on the field one play later) and he'll be back soon. I'm not sure that he won't retire at the end of the season, but both he and Fiametta need game time this year so that his successor will be prepared for that day.

Fullbacks are so underappreciated around the league and I'm so glad that Panther fans have cheered him on so much throughout his career. First rate fullback and a first rate guy overall.

[Matt Foley]

Doubt it. For the time being, we'll probably use a tight end in that position for the interim while Fiametta and Hoover recover.

Hoover is possibly the physically toughest player the Panthers have ever had (I remember watching them reset a badly dislocated finger of his on the sidelines after a kick coverage and he was back on the field one play later) and he'll be back soon. I'm not sure that he won't retire at the end of the season, but both he and Fiametta need game time this year so that his successor will be prepared for that day.

Fullbacks are so underappreciated around the league and I'm so glad that Panther fans have cheered him on so much throughout his career. First rate fullback and a first rate guy overall.

Yep, and when it comes to practical jokes, he's the master.

[Delhommey]

Both of being out make it very difficult to win. If Rosario's still out, we're toast.

[Guild]

Interesting thought: Which TE can lead block well enough to substitute for Hoov?

[Delhommey]

King.

[SCP]

Hoover is key to our running game being successful.

[Urrymonster]

I seriously doubt one of our TEs is used as a stand in when we only have two healthy on the roster as it is. What would we do in two TE sets? We would have to use a linemen to fill in there as well...

We will simply have to bring someone on, even if its just for the week.

[Niner National]

If Rosario can play Sunday, we'll probably just put King at FB as others have mentioned. If not, I hope we put Fiametta on IR and bring in someone else. Fiametta hasn't shown me much this season anyway.

[Snake]

Doubt it. For the time being, we'll probably use a tight end in that position for the interim while Fiametta and Hoover recover.

Hoover is possibly the physically toughest player the Panthers have ever had (I remember watching them reset a badly dislocated finger of his on the sidelines after a kick coverage and he was back on the field one play later) and he'll be back soon. I'm not sure that he won't retire at the end of the season, but both he and Fiametta need game time this year so that his successor will be prepared for that day.

Fullbacks are so unappreciated around the league and I'm so glad that Panther fans have cheered him on so much throughout his career. First rate fullback and a first rate guy overall.

Really his hands out of the backfield are priceless. He is a very underrated receiver.

With that say I would love to see some twin back sets. I mean Dwill ,Goodson, Goodson, Stewart, Stewart, and Dwill. Now thats a nightmare for a D coach.

[Brooklyn Bully]

You can't just "bring someone in". It takes a long time to learn the plays, learn your RBs favorite angles (and block that way for them), and to gel with said RB. It also takes a great FB to plow through the line as if they had the ball themselves and have your RB follow you.

Both being out worries me a lot.

Someone should do the research to see what our run game did in the games Hoover was out this season.

[PhillyB]

i forsee lots of single back sets versus the saints

[HSCBandit07]

Why don't we just throw in another receiver or tight end and run plays without a fullback. We did in the Arizona game after hoov and fiammeta went out and it worked well enough

[GRWatcher]

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/panthers/story/1034423.html

Fox didn't say if the Panthers would need to sign a fullback this week if Hoover and Fiametta remain injured. He said tight ends Gary Barnidge and Jeff King filled in at that spot Sunday when the two fullbacks were knocked out of the game.

Our TE's apparently filled in on Sunday.