Another week, another set of worries at offensive tackle for the Panthers.Starting right tackle Nate Chandler injured his toe during Monday night’s loss to the Eagles, and his status for the Falcons is in doubt. Head coach Ron Rivera described Chandler’s injury as “pretty bad,” which could set up yet another scary situation on the offensive line.If Chandler can’t play on Sunday, Chris Scott will likely start. He started eight games for the Panthers last season, but that was at guard.Scott, who has had trouble staying in shape throughout his career, was released during final cuts in late August. The Panthers brought him back last month, and he has been working at both guard and tackle since he returned.“His weight’s down. He’s controlling that very nicely. His conditioning’s up. He’s gone a great job with that,” Rivera said. “Sometimes when a guy comes back, there’s a different kind of guy, and he’s been that guy. He’s worked very hard at it. I’m very pleased with the effort that he’s given, and we’re getting to the point where we trust him enough that if we get into that situation we’d give him a shot.”If Chandler doesn’t go Sunday, the Panthers offensive line would likely look like this: left tackle – Byron Bell, left guard – Andrew Norwell, center – Ryan Kalil, right guard – Trai Turner, right tackle – Scott.Undrafted rookie David Foucault worked at both left and right tackle on Wednesday, while recent free agent pickup Mike Remmers took reps on the right side.
Nate Chandler is the Latest Offensive Line Question Mark for the Panthers
BlackBlueReview this is actually better than I thought. I was figuring maybe a D player or some retired dude.
BlackBlueReview this is actually better than I thought. I was figuring maybe a D player or some retired dude.
Norwell is an upgrade from Silatolu.
Norwell is an upgrade from Silatolu.
Since chandler can be a rt tacle then there’s hope for my dog ” mr. Biggs”! Go mr. Biggs!!
Since chandler can be a rt tacle then there’s hope for my dog ” mr. Biggs”! Go mr. Biggs!!
This man shouldn’t even have a roster spot! We’re pathetic at left tacle and right tackle. We obviously are waitin on the draft and hoping cam can stay alive til then! Goodluck with that!
This man shouldn’t even have a roster spot! We’re pathetic at left tacle and right tackle. We obviously are waitin on the draft and hoping cam can stay alive til then! Goodluck with that!