big dog, he wouldnt be needed to rush for 1500 yards, something DUCE wont do either... what a good back does more than anything is help the team control the ball.. the simple threat of gaining yards and controlling clock is what a good back up is needed for... duce is in no way a gamebreaker, and why would anyone expect anderson to be??? they wouldnt... game breakers are the big play backs, like sanders was, james, faulk, dunn, etc... the guys who are a threat to score at any time.. duce is a control back... duce is a back that goes forward and takes what he gets... he is not a great back, he is however far above average... so is mike anderson... he would be a good back to have if something happened to duce... he is obviously expendable as well...
and my point of watching other teams games was more of mcnabb and the eagles... their team last year... they had 2 national tv games... and the 2 playoff games.
AS FOR THE PANTHERS... how/why would you want to groom a 28 year old as your future qb??? it seems now that if you are THAT good you start in your 2nd year... unless that team is so shitty they have no choice (see bengals, browns, colts)... anyway, if you "groom" weinke, that means he is starting at 29 or 30... you have him in his "prime" years at 33 (when he knows the league)... 3 or 4 good years and then he is "old"... weinke is a career back up qb in most organizations... luckily he might get a chance to play in carolina... but he wont be the long term qb... if he becomes a starter it will be for 2 or 3 years... in my opinion.