Clawing Back to the Bowl | A Carolina Panthers Redemption Story

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After an average at best season in 2009, the Panthers are looking to somehow bring themselves back into championship contender form. The Panthers have been contenders since John Fox took over in 2002, making the playoffs 3 times with a appearance in the Super Bowl in 2003. However with the diminishing ability of Jake Delhomme last year management decided to go a different way. Toward the end of the season, now 4th year vet Matt Moore started. Although he showed promise, Jimmy Clausen was drafted in April of 2010. This quarterback battle should prove to be a very interesting race for the starting job in their season opener. It is said that if John Fox does not produce this year, he could be fired. This organization could be at the brink of becoming a rebuilding team, or this season could be the start of a dynasty. Only time will tell.

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Carolina Panthers - 2 Depth Chart - Regular Offense

	Starter	2nd	3rd	4th
WR	Steve Smith (C)	Armanti Edwards	Damoine Knox (R)
TE	Gary Barnidge	Dante Rosario	Corey Robertson (R)
LT	Jordan Gross (C)	Brandyn Dombrowski
LG	Travelle Wharton	John Greco
C	Ryan Kalil	John Greco
RG	Austin Patterson (R)	John Greco
RT	Jeff Otah	Brandyn Dombrowski
WR	Davone Bess	Demetrius Byrd
QB	Jimmy Clausen	Matt Moore
FB	Lawerence Vickers
HB	DeAngelo Williams	LenDale White

Carolina Panthers - 2 Depth Chart - Base 3-4 Defense

	Starter	2nd	3rd	4th
LDE	Charles Johnson	Greg Hardy
NT	John Henderson	Nick Shembo (R)	Ahtyba Rubin
RDE	Everette Brown	Greg Hardy
LOLB	Thomas Howard	Eric Norwood	Nate Johnson (R)
LILB	Dan Connor	Josh Mauga
RILB	Jon Beason (C)	Josh Mauga
ROLB	Thomas Davis	Eric Norwood	Nate Johnson (R)
CB	Chris Gamble	Captain Munnerlyn
SS	D'Joshua DePriest (R)	Charles Godfrey
FS	Jordan Pugh	Sherrod Martin
CB	Richard Marshall	CJ Wilson

Carolina Panthers - 2 Depth Chart - Special Teams

	Starter	2nd	3rd	4th
K	Garret Hartley
P	Jason Baker
H
PR	Daimone Knox (R)
KR	Daimone Knox (R)
LS	Jordan Gross (C)

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History

Pro Bowl Players
Michael Bates - 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Kerry Collins - 1996
Eric Davis - 1996
Kevin Greene - 1996, 1998
John Kasay - 1996
Lamar Lathon - 1996
Sam Mills - 1996
Wesley Walls - 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001
Steve Beuerlein - 1999
Muhsin Muhammad - 1999, 2004
Todd Sauerbrun - 2001, 2003
Steve Smith - 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008
Kris Jenkins - 2002, 2003, 2006
Stephen Davis - 2003
Mike Rucker - 2003
Mark Fields - 2004
Dan Morgan - 2004
Julius Peppers - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009
Jake Delhomme - 2005
Mike Wahle - 2005
Jon Beason - 2008, 2009
Jordan Gross - 2008
Ryan Kalil - 2009
DeAngelo Williams - 2009

Hall of Honor
The Panthers Ring of Honor was started in 1997.
Mike McCormack - Inducted in 1997
Sam Mills - Inducted in 1998
PSL Owners - Inducted in 2004

Retired Numbers
Sam Mills - #51 retired at the beginning of the 2005 NFL season

Pro Football Hall of Famers
Reggie White - Played for the Panthers during the 2000 NFL Season, inducted in 2006

10th anniversary team
Source: 10 Year Anniversary, Panthers.com (URL last accessed December 26, 2008)
Offense
Quarterback - Jake Delhomme
Running Back - Stephen Davis
Fullback - Brad Hoover
Wide Receiver - Muhsin Muhammad
Wide Receiver - Steve Smith
Center - Jeff Mitchell
Tackle - Jordan Gross
Tackle - Todd Steussie
Guard - Kevin Donnalley
Guard - Jeno James
Tight End - Wesley Walls
Defense
Defensive End - Julius Peppers
Defensive End - Mike Rucker
Defensive Tackle - Brentson Buckner
Defensive Tackle - Kris Jenkins
Linebacker - Kevin Greene
Linebacker - Sam Mills
Linebacker - Dan Morgan
Cornerback - Eric Davis
Cornerback - Tyrone Poole
Free Safety - Chad Cota
Strong Safety - Mike Minter
Special Teams
Placekicker - John Kasay
Punter - Todd Sauerbrun
Kick/punt Returner - Michael Bates

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Awards:


DeAngelo Williams
Offensive Player of the Week:
Week 2
Week 3
Week 9



Chris Gamble
Defensive Player of the Week:
Week 5
Week 9
Week 12

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John Fox : Conference Before Camp

"The Carolina Panthers just want everyone to know they are going to be exhibiting a new more aggressive style of ball this year. This starts with management, and ends with the players on the field. Management also would like everyone to know we are going to be going after a few select free agents that are still out there. We are going to sure up both sides of the ball before opening of the season, this is certain."

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Camp Focus : QB

Jimmy Clausen vs Matt Moore

While Matt Moore played well last season, the Panthers decided to draft Jimmy Clausen out of Notre Dame in the second round. Both of these young QB's have alot of potential. Matt will have the job unless Jimmy beats him out, however that is not out of the question. Both of these QB''s have been getting alot of rep's on the first team and either could win the job.

Predictions:
Adam Schefter : Clausen
Steve Wyche : Moore
Jason La Confora : Moore
Pat Kirwan : Clausen

Message from Fox:
"I'm challenging both Matt and Jimmy to earn the starting role. The best player will play."

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I'm definitely following this. Panthers are a popular team to 'chise with this season, it seems. Hope this goes well.

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Preseason Results:
at L 13-20
at L 16-23
at L 9-16
at W 32-22

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Clausen Wins Starting Job:

It's official, Jimmy Clausen will be starting week 1 for the Carolina Panthers. Coach John Fox came out and told the media two days after their last pre-season game. This could be the start of an era, or the beginnings of a terrible season in Carolina.

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Injury Report:

Starting ROLB Thomas Davis has suffered a broken ankle the week of practice preceding the season opener. This injury is so serious that Davis will be sidelined for an entire season. With this loss at OLB, the Panthers contact OLB Adalius Thomas. This 33 year old vet will be replacing Davis for the entire 2010 season at ROLB. He is signed for a 2 year, 6.7 million dollar deal with a 1.5 million dollar signing bonus. This injury will hurt the Panthers but with the addition of Thomas it shouldn't cripple them. To complete this signing the Panthers had to release MLB Brett Warren.

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Carolina Panthers at New York Giants
1-0-0----------0-1-0

"Clausen Shines in Rookie Opener"

With all the pressure on him, Jimmy Clausen played a great game in his rookie opener. With only one crucial mistake, he threw to an incredible 122.8 passer rating. Hooking up with speed demon Steve Smith for two touchdowns didnt hurt either. With a relatively ineffective run game, Jimmy showed that he can be that playmaker quarterback the Panthers were searching for. Jimmy was incredibly accurate and found the right holes to throw to. His pocket presence was also impressive, not taking a sack from the Giants amazing defensive line.

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276| Total Yards | 182
54 | Rushing Yards | 175
222 | Passing Yards | 107
8 | First Downs | 10
1 | Turnovers | 0
9:55 | Time Of Possession | 10:05


Passing
CAR | Jimmy Clausen | 12 of 28 | 222 Yards | 2 TD | 1 INT
NYG | Eli Manning | 12 of 24 | 122 Yards | 0 TD | 0 INT
Rushing
CAR | DeAngelo Williams | 18 Carries | 54 Yards | 1 TD
NYG | Branden Jacobs | 13 Carries | 39 Yards | 0 TD
Receiving
CAR | Steve Smith | 5 Receptions | 146 Yards | 2 TD
CAR | Brandel LaFel | 1 Receptions | 21 Yards
NYG | Mario Manningham | 6 Receptions | 46 Yards
NYG | Tye Beckum | 2 Receptions | 28 Yards
Defense
CAR | Jon Beason | 8 Tackles | 1 FF
CAR | Charles Johnson | 2 Tackles | 2 Sack
CAR | Richard Marshall | 4 Tackles
NYG | Keith Bulluck | 10 Tackles
NYG | Kenny Phillips | 5 Tackles | 1 INT
NYG | Bryan Kehl | 3 Tackles | 1 FF

Old Spice SWAGGER Player of the Game
Steve Smith
WR #89

Carolina Panthers

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Old Spice Swagger Players of the Week 1

Offense

QB #7 | Ben Roethlisberger
26 of 34 for 339 Yards, 5 TD

Defense

CB #21 | Mike Jenkins
1 INT 1 DTD

[Macken]

looks great. clauson FTW.

where do you get those mini renders?

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http://mmii.info/

love that place