APThe Panthers have been starting two rookies at defensive tackle all year: Terrell McClain and Sione Fua. It hasn’t worked out so well.
Now things threaten to get worse because both players were placed on injured reserve Tuesday, ending their season.
Both players were third round picks. McClain, who suffered a knee injury, showed some promise during the season. Fua hurt his hamstring; he looked a little lost most of the year. The Panthers’ rush defense has struggled, ranking 27th in the league in yards allowed.
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and they are playing the Falcons this week ?
Coincidently both injuries occurred simultaneously when the defensive line coach happened to be swinging a baseball bat in the vicinity of the players, in preparation for next year’s soft pitch season.
can favre play dt? he’s willing to listen….
They took a long time to get their feet under them. The unit was actually starting to play decent the last few weeks
yeah but those two DT’s didnt really play in the Bucs game, and Neblett and Kearse stepped in and made an impact in the run DEF, but we did jump up to a 14-0 lead before the Bucs even got off the bus.
man that DT position has haunted the Panthers for years.
McClain looks like he may have a future. Fua… he better improve A LOT.
I wish I had some way of knowing if this really matters or not. I’ll just go with not, to be on the safe side.