HEAD COACH TODD BOWLES
(On if LB Lavonte David, CB Jamel Dean and DL Mike Greene will miss Sunday's game)
"They will be out."
(On if linebackers Devin White and SirVocea Dennis will miss Sunday's game)
"Devin is out, SirVocea has a long way to go."
(On the depth at linebacker with K.J. Britt and J.J. Russell)
"I feel good about them stepping up. I think they've played before – they got in the game last year against Atlanta. K.J. has been here a couple of years [and] he's a natural-born leader. J.J. can tackle. I feel good about them playing."
(On if Britt will assume the role of setting alignments)
"That will be K.J."
(On his concern with Carolina's offense)
"I think you've got to stop the run game. The quarterback does a heck of a job in the pocket – he's very elusive. He's been sacked a lot, but he's gotten away from way more. I think he's been sacked 40-something times, but he's gotten away about 60-something times. That's going to be a problem within itself. When he has time to throw, he's very accurate and can throw the football. We think they're dangerous. This is a division rivalry – the records are out the window."
(On the status of WR Chris Godwin)
"It's going to be a game time decision."
(On when Godwin sustained the neck injury)
"He's been dealing with it, but it re-aggravated yesterday."
(On who would step into Godwin's role if he's out on Sunday)
"Trey [Palmer] will step in, [Deven] Thompkins will step in. Obviously, [David] Moore will play. We'll kind of go from there."
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