The Panthers are very deep at running back, but then need someone to step up and be the main man.  DeShaun Foster was supposed to be that guy, but he’s very injury-prone.  Last season he played in 14 games and carried the ball 227 times for 897 yards (4.0 ypc) with 3 TD runs.  He also caught 32 passes for 159 yards (5.0 avg).  For his career, Foster has played in 47 games (24 starts) and he’s carried the ball 604 times for 2,460 yards (4.1 ypc) with 7 TD runs.  He also has caught 101 passes for 814 yards (8.1 avg) with 3 TD catches.

Rookie DeAngelo Williams flashed alot of skills when he was healthy.  He played in 13 games and carried the ball 121 times for 501 yards (4.1 ypc) with 1 TD run.  He also caught 33 passes for 313 yards (9.5 avg) with 1 TD catch.

Veteran fullback Brad Hoover played in every game last season and carried the ball 22 times for 73 yards (3.3 ypc) with 1 TD.  He also caught 20 passes for 122 yards (6.1 avg).  For his career, Hoover has played in 109 games (66 starts) and he’s carried the ball 243 times for 852 yards (3.5 ypc) with 2 TD runs.   He also has caught 125 passes for 926 yards (7.4 avg) with 5 TD grabs.

Nick Goings didn’t get much of a chance to do much last season.  He played in 11 games and carried the ball 11 times for 52 yards (4.7 ypc).  He also caught 10 passes for 107 yards (10.7 avg) with 1 TD catch.  For his career, Goings has played in 85 games (13 starts) and he’s carried the ball 391 times for 1,460 yards (3.7 ypc) with 6 TD runs.  He also has caught 107 passes for 879 yards (8.2 avg) with 3 TD grabs.

Eric Shelton played in 9 games and didn’t do much.  He carried the ball 8 times for 23 yards (2.9 ypc).  He also caught 1 pass for 6 yards.

The Carolina Panthers had Super Bowl expectations but they were quickly derailed by the teams play on the field.  The Panthers finished at 8-8 on the season which pushes John Fox’s career record to 44-36 (55%) during the regular season and 5-2 in the post-season.  Fox will have to do a better job in 2007 as the Panthers were one of the biggest underachieving teams in the NFL last year.

The Panthers playoff hopes went down the drain when Jake Delhomme injured himself and missed 3 crucial games down the stretch for the Panthers.  Delhomme started 13 games and completed 263 of 431 passes (61%) for 2,805 yards with 17 TD passes and only 11 interceptions (82.6 QB Rating).  He also ran the ball 18 times for 12 yards (0.7 ypc).  For his career, Delhomme has played in 67 games (62 starts) and has completed 1,151 of 1,934 passes (59.5%) for 13,965 yards with 92 TD passes and 63 interceptions (84.0 QB Rating).  He also has carried the ball 124 times for 223 yards (1.8 ypc) with 5 TD runs.

Chris Weinke was the back-up this season and he stunk up the joint.  Weinke started 3 games and completed 56 of 96 passes (58.3%) for 625 yards with 2 TD passes and 4 interceptions (67.4 QB Rating).  He also ran the ball 4 times for 16 yards (4.0 ypc).  For his career, Weinke has played in 27 games (19 starts) and has completed 373 of 687 passes (54.3%) for 3,800 yards with 14 TD passes and 26 interceptions (61.4 QB Rating).  He also has carried the ball 54 times for 148 yards (2.7 ypc) with 6 TD runs.

Undrafted rookie Brett Basanez appeared in one game for the Panthers and completed 6 of 11 passes (54.5%) for 56 yards with 1 interception (30.9 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 1 time for 2 yards.