rivera - plan is to have everyone practicing wednesday

[nosuchthingasapanther]

Joe Person ‏@josephperson 1m
Rivera: Plan is to try to get the 3 injured starters -- Smith, Stewart, Cole -- back at practice Wednesday.
 

[nosuchthingasapanther]

Steve Reed ‏@SteveReedAP now
Ron Rivera says Smith has been running inside in the treadmill and the pool already.
 

[Snake]

Nice, need all hands on deck.

[Zod]

Cole is much more important then people give him credit for. That guy does a great job of clogging up the middle.

[Darth Biscuit]

Honestly I'd rather Cole be ready over JStew... but I hope they're all ready, and we have options.

[TheCandyMan]

Good to hear.  No one in the NFL can match Agent 89's intensity on the field, and if JStew can stay healthy he seems to bring a spark to the running game when he comes in.  The more big boys we have to gum up the line of scrimmage, especially if we play Philly, the better.

[YoungPanthers89]

Cole will be very important if Philly comes to Charlotte

[PantherWake]

Yeah us and the Jets probably have the Best group of DTs in the league 

[j2sgam]

Even if Smitty is just there to draw coverages away we need him...

 

Would like to see if we can use Stew to close the game. DWill &  Tolbert  through 3 quarters, bring in Stew late when their D should be good & tired... Of course, Tolbert can this as well, but let 28 earn some paycheck this season... 

[logic1977]

Don't know what to think about Stew.  Looked like he had some freshness in his legs until he got flipped over by the ankles.

 

I mean does he just have bad luck, or is he not tough enough

[carp24000]

http://www.panthers.com/media-vault/videos/Ron-Rivera-Injured-starters-close-to-returning/3448559c-113f-43f9-b21e-0affa3aaa76f

 

Rivera presser on the injuries.