Thomas Davis tears ACL

[Montsta]

Oh great now the part where people who don't know anything about football start talking up a player from the only team they watch every saturday.

lol

[dksmith17]

I fell sick for TD. One of my favorite Panthers.

That said, maybe there is a silver lining to this and the Beason injury. Maybe this will force the front office to consider things like value and injury risk when resigning players. I love Beason and TD and Williams but look around the league, all the top teams don't value RBs and LBs. The dropoff in production isn't enough to warrant us valuing each position like we do currently. Would anyone be surprised if Thomas Williams came in and tore it up? I for one am excited about seeing what Thomas Williams can do.

[OneBadassCat]

Thomas Davis

Dan Morgan

Dan Conner

Mark Fields

Jon Beason?

We've probably had the best pure talent at the LB position for the past decade yet so many of them succumb to tragic injury/illness. What the **** we need to catch a break with the injuries for once.

[Cat'sGrowl]

This guy was the heart of the D with Beast out. Somebody has got to step up an be emotional leader on D.

[bauss]

This thread alone makes me want to go sit into the corner and refuse to read the rest of the threads. Totally heartbreaking.

[pantherfan49]

OHHHHH NOOOOS 1.2 Million dollars!?!?!!? I reiterate.

Floppy, see post # 139.

[Sam Mills Fan]

People are arguing over whether TD took steroids now? Really? I hope each and every one of you rot in hell.

[CPF4LIFE]

This is unreal.

And I know it's not as big a deal-from a team standpoint- as it seems.

LB is the deepest position on the team and we still have a formidable LB corps in JA, Gaither, and Connor, with two very good back ups behind them, and I know we protected ourselves financially...But this blows hard. For TD, and for us. Godfrey is the lone Team Captain on D now, too.

I could very well see us using a first rounder on a LB next year.

Hell No!!! Are yall serious??!!!! It seems like every position that takes a injury hit on this team the first thing somebody says is lets use 1st rd pick next year to replace that person. Beason, Anderson, and Connor are solid starters in this league LB is still the deepest position on the team we have more important needs. Now if Beason ends up goin down for his career then yeah it would make sense. You dont need 3 absolute studs at LB to win a championship, would be nice but that's overdoing it If you are upgrading a team.

[Spaceballs83]

Cam Newton gets injured and Zod will have to shut this forum down for about 6 months.

[Montsta]

Hell No!!! Are yall serious??!!!! It seems like every position that takes a injury hit on this team the first thing somebody says is lets use 1st rd pick next year to replace that person. Beason, Anderson, and Connor are solid starters in this league LB is still the deepest position on the team we have more important needs. Now if Beason ends up goin down for his career then yeah it would make sense. You dont need 3 absolute studs at LB to win a championship, would be nice but that's overdoing it If you are upgrading a team.

Beason and Connor are stud MLB's, not OLB's. I'm not saying we need to spend a first rounder on an outside linebacker, but we sure as fug will need help at that position. Keeping Connor in the middle and moving Beason back outside is a horrible, horrible idea IMO.

[Jrock88]

No no no

You don't spend first rounders on linebackers.

yeah, what was Green Bay thinking grabbing Nick Barnett, AJ Hawk and Clay Matthews in the first round. They have no idea what they are doing... oh wait.

[CPF4LIFE]

I do feel bad for TD tho, one of my favorite players on the team. I hope he recovers and makes the best of this. Thanks to him for always playing his heart for the team.

[lavonxd1]

Wow, hate to say it but I think he's done!

[Cat'sGrowl]

Hell No!!! Are yall serious??!!!! It seems like every position that takes a injury hit on this team the first thing somebody says is lets use 1st rd pick next year to replace that person. Beason, Anderson, and Connor are solid starters in this league LB is still the deepest position on the team we have more important needs. Now if Beason ends up goin down for his career then yeah it would make sense. You dont need 3 absolute studs at LB to win a championship, would be nice but that's overdoing it If you are upgrading a team.

Connor can't play OLB, and I know you aren't dumb enough to suggest we move Beason back out there.