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Chris Gamble Inactive. How good has he been this year? Is this a big deal or do you think his expectations for todays game will be around the same? I can honestly say I havnt watch Carolina this year so im not sure how much of an impact this will make.

Gamble was actually benched in favor of Captain Munnerlyn a couple of weeks ago

 

Edit: the coach says he was benched for performance issues but another player said it was because he missed/or walked out of practice

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5872686

 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers coach John Fox insists he benched cornerback Chris Gamble for performance reasons. Defensive end Everette Brown indicates it came after he lost his cool last week.

Gamble isn't talking.

 

The surprise demotion of one of Carolina's highest-paid players to nickel back Sunday took a new twist when Brown indicated Wednesday Gamble was disciplined for missing practice last week. Fox and the team described his absence on the injury report only as "personal."

 

Brown said he didn't know if Gamble walked out of practice or never hit the field on Nov. 24 as the Panthers (1-10) slog through a terrible season.

 

"It was one of the things where he made an out-of-mind decision and he came back the next day and apologized. That's been the end of it since," said Brown without elaborating. "He's been out there working every day and getting better and getting ready for the Seahawks."

 

Gamble declined to speak to reporters on Wednesday and didn't talk after Sunday's loss to Cleveland, in which he played about 30 snaps as an extra defensive back on passing downs.

Captain Munnerlyn, a 2009 seventh-round pick, started in his place and returned an interception 37 yards for Carolina's first defensive touchdown of the season.

 

"It was kind of awkward being out there," Munnerlyn said. "I was like, 'Man, Gam, he's coming in on nickel.' But it's football. Sometimes it happens like that."

 

Gamble, Carolina's fourth-most tenured player behind kicker John Kasay, receiver Steve Smith and left tackle Jordan Gross, signed a six-year, $53 million contract late in the 2008 season and has long been considered one of the better cornerbacks in the league. Gamble's 24 interceptions are one shy of Eric Davis' team record.

 

But Fox said he took out Gamble briefly against Baltimore on Nov. 21 after he was beaten on T.J. Houshmandzadeh's 56-yard TD catch. Fox has insisted the decision to bench Gamble a week later the Browns was strictly performance-related. Gamble has gone 14 games without an interception.

 

"He was struggling a little bit and we made the change," he said.

 

The 27-year-old Gamble was limited in practice on Wednesday with a sore hamstring. Munnerlyn was slowed by a shoulder injury but said he'd play Sunday against Seattle.

 

Fox declined to say who will start.

 

"I don't announce starting lineups until game day," Fox said.

 

Munnerlyn said Gamble helped him during Sunday's 24-23 loss in which he had six tackles.

 

"He didn't have an attitude or nothing," Munnerlyn said. "Every time I made a play or I messed up he'd come talk to me and help me out so I really praise him for that."

 

Munnerlyn said he was getting treatment for his injured shoulder the day Gamble missed practice last week and didn't know the reason for his absence. Brown indicated Gamble is back in the good graces of his teammates.

 

"He was disciplined for his actions and that was the end of it," Brown said. "It's not anything where you hold a grudge against the guy or say, 'He's a quitter. He backed out on the team.' He was back at practice the next day working hard."

 

But it's the first sign of potential unrest as the Panthers have the NFL's worst record and Fox is working in the last year of his contract. The Panthers went 12-4 and won the NFC South just two seasons ago before cutting payroll and embarking on a youth moment that left Gamble one of the oldest remaining players.

 

"A guy got frustrated and just overreacted. It happens in life," Brown said. "One thing for sure about Gam is I know he'll learn from it. He'll bounce back and he'll continue to play well and produce for us."

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I don't see how this news or the weather is all that relevant. Most owners don't have enough stud depth on their roster to ever consider benching Roddy.

I wasnt benching him @ all...I just wanted a confidence booster that he can pick up the slack for my other wideouts...And the fact that I left Nicks in my lineup with no other options....I need a big game from Roddy.

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This Roddy White owner is NOT HAPPY right now. I could accept him not having a good week, but my playoff opponent has Matt Ryan and Michael Turner.

 

I also can't root for Carolina to put up points so Ryan goes to the air - I have Falcons D/ST!

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