Panthers bitten repeatedly by injury bug

[Rod Butsecks]

(By David Scott, [email protected]) span class=subheadDefense hit especially hard/spanp/Injuries have played a key role for the Panthers this season. The numbers:

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[Kevin Greene]

I feel better about retaining Fox already.

[Sloth]

Awesome, we're rolling out the injury excuse already!

[megadeth078]

Awesome, we're rolling out the injury excuse already!

When's the best time?

[Bruce]

It comes about this time every other year

[MadHatter]

We were playing like crap long before the major injuries hit (except for Kemo). The injuries to Davis, Gross, Otah, etc.. did not help, but they are not an excuse for this season's results.

[KatsAzz]

It is what it is!

[bredy087]

When we were 0-3 we had what...2 on IR Kemo and McCown. It sucks that we lost that many to injuries but hardly justifies the season.

[Phil Dees]

As of December 18:

"The Saints, who released McAlister last week and list McKenzie as a backup, have 13 players on IR. That's tied with the Detroit Lions for second-most in the league after the Buffalo Bills' 16. That they have thrived despite such a busy training room is another component of a spectacular season. New Orleans aims for its 14th victory Saturday night against the Dallas Cowboys."

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2009-12-17-nfl-injuries-cover_N.htm

The all-IR Team:

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2009-12-17-all-injured-reserve-team_N.htm

[Peppers90 NC]

We were playing like crap long before the major injuries hit (except for Kemo). The injuries to Davis, Gross, Otah, etc.. did not help, but they are not an excuse for this season's results.

this. after we handed over the game to saints first go round, season officially ended.

[frash.exe]

awesome, the "injury bug". the cure all cop out for all your ailments of dissappointment.

the classic

[Jangler]

Isn't Moore 3-1 as starter with the injuries? Against playoff teams?

[frash.exe]

i'm honestly sick of being force fed the "injury bug" excuse every other fuging year

every team deals with injuries, it's not a "Carolina problem" and the team didn't look good at all in the beginning of the season when most of our guys were healthy.

[pantherj]

I hate Jake Delhomme. Oh wait what were we talking about? Injuries? I couldn't give a sh!t, so long as Jake is done as the starter. The interception bug is why we lost to teams that we should have beaten 40 - 7.