10 Players The Panthers Can't Afford To Lose

[Metal_Sparty]

Mine would be:

Otah - Cause Schwartz is unproven

Gross - Cause Cadogan is unproven

Wharton - The best interior offensive lineman

Williams - Cause our run game is the bread and butter of the offense.

Stewart - Same as above

Smith - One of the best WRs in the league

Peppers - Our interior defensive line is already sketchy. Without him our line would be even more questionable.

Beason - One of the best LBs in the league

Harris - One of the best hitters in the league and the backups are questionable

Kalil - The backup center is unproven

You wouldn't put one of our DT's in that list?? Edit: And I agree with him in that Stewart and Dwill count as one spot, I don't think either one alone is in our top 10 of who we absolutely can't lose when the depth at RB is probably deeper than any other spot on our team.

[KillerKat]

You wouldn't put one of our DT's in that list?? Edit: And I agree with him in that Stewart and Dwill count as one spot, I don't think either one alone is in our top 10 of who we absolutely can't lose when the depth at RB is probably deeper than any other spot on our team.

Sorry, I edited. I thought about him before I posted, just forgot to mention him cause I had too many players in my mind xD

[mantal]

Well i Cant believe,(although i know why) he had D Lewis instead of Kemo. Did he not see the Giants game last year?

I think his reasoning had to do with pass rush, which we rely on heavily...

[panther4life]

I think his reasoning had to do with pass rush, which we rely on heavily...

precisely. i knew why but i still disagree.

[Fireball77]

Though the comment about whether they would slide Otah or Wharton to LT is more of a decision that we might think was interesting.

[Metal_Sparty]

Though the comment about whether they would slide Otah or Wharton to LT is more of a decision that we might think was interesting.

That was one part of the article I took note of as well.

[PhillyB]

great read, fantastic analysis! i couldn't agree more with the Jake Delhomme one, Gantt illustrated his importance pretty well. he's far from the league's best, but he's critical to our success.

[scpanther22]

its a shame to our depth when D.lewis is a cant afford to lose player.

[AKPantherFan]

1. QB Jake Delhomme

Yes, even after the Arizona game, this is the truth.

Anyone who doesn't understand his value needs only be reminded of a few truths. In the four seasons he's been healthy, the Panthers have made the playoffs three times. Since he took over as the Panthers' starter in 2003, exactly four quarterbacks have more wins. Those guys — Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Ben Roethlisberger and Donovan McNabb — never have to justify their starting jobs to reasonable people.

This one has been beaten to death, so there's not much use expounding on it.

If you need any further confirmation of Delhomme's value to the Panthers, just say the following words to yourself, out loud: David Carr.

yup.....

[Al Morgan]

As much as I love DeAngelo, we can live without him or Stewart.

1. Steve Smith

2. Jordan Gross

3. Julius Peppers

4. Jeff Otah

5. Chris Harris

6. Thomas Davis

7. Chris Gamble

8. Ryan Kalil

9. John Kasay

10. Maake Kemoatu

[pantherj]

Can't lose Smith or Jake. Losing any other 1 player wouldn't kill our season imo. Simth goes down, it's over. Jake goes down, we're toast. We can manage any other loss.

[thefuzz]

Jake

Smith

Beason

Gamble

Gross

Wharton

Peppers

Kemo

Kalil

Otah

10a...Harris

10b...Kasay

[nosuchthingasapanther]

As much as I love DeAngelo, we can live without him or Stewart.

do you mean both or one or the other?

because if it's both, that's crazy.

[beastson]

Disagree with 4.

Kemo showed after the Giants game, he should be in that position instead

And im not going to comment on number 1.