Strength of Panthers team returns, but lack depth on O-line

[Kevin Greene]

I think Kalil and Gross missed 2 games each.

Otah missed 1 or 2

Otah missed 4 games last year.

http://www.nfl.com/players/jeffotah/profile?id=OTA266972

[rayzor]

Otah missed 4 games last year.

http://www.nfl.com/players/jeffotah/profile?id=OTA266972

i think that there was a total of probably 5 or 6 games that we didn't have our starting 5 all together. might have been more than that.

[bleys]

“It’s the first time I’ve been a part of this where we’ve had all of our starters back,” Gross said. “You really get to pick up where you left off and work on (more advanced) things this part of the year, where as usually you’re taking baby steps.”

Seems to me I was arguing this point the other day about years we have faced injury... hard to expand every week (or also, every year) when starters miss time and you have to regroup and get back to basics...

I wish all these quotes coming out today were around a few days ago...

On a side note, I find it amazing Gross has been here as long as he has and has yet to play with 1 line back to back. And you wonder why our team has faced inconsistency? (but let's over look all of this in the future)