The Panthers answered some questions Saturday morning about their intentions by the way they lined up. Here's a look at the two-deep depth chart based on the morning practice:
Offense
QB Delhomme, Carr
RB Foster, Williams
FB Hoover, Jackson
TE King, Gaines
WR Smith, Carter
WR Colbert, Jarrett
LT Wharton, Butler
LG Wahle, Hangartner
C Hartwig, Kalil
RG Bridges, Batiste
RT Gross, Mathis
Defense
LDE Peppers, Johnson
LDT Kemoeatu, Lewis
RDT Jenkins, Moorehead
RDE Rucker, McClover
SLB Davis, Anderson
MLB Morgan, Seward
WLB Diggs, Melton
CB Lucas, Marshall
CB Gamble, Strait
SS Salley, Cooper
FS Minter, Wilson
Interesting to me:
*Colbert over Carter AND Jarrett?
*Mathis out to tackle? I guess he's got college experience, but do you move him after a less-than-stellar year at guard? I guess it doesn't matter as a backup, and maybe this just gives him added value as a swingman in the mold of Todd Fordham, but it's still a bit of a surprise to me.
*Steven Jackson ahead of Nick Goings and Dante Rosario. I guess these two guys have primary positions other than fullback (RB and TE, respectively), and I understand not wanting to overwhelm Rosario early in his career with learning assignments at multiple positions, but Goings has usually been listed as the #2 FB in the past. In addition, Jackson's only experience has been the practice squad and two gameday inactives.
*Derrick Strait as the dime back with only 3 weeks of in-season roster experience. The guy must have had some potential at some point, as he was rated right up there with Chris Gamble his draft year, but I heard the coaching staff liked Deloatch a lot (a favorite of Tim Lewis' from their days with the Giants), and Dion Byrum and Christian Morton have lots of gameday experience with the Panthers, including a couple of starts for Morton.