ESPN Camp Confidential

[Squirrel]

http://espn.go.com/blog/carolina-panthers/post/_/id/7896/camp-confidential-carolina-panthers

 

 

Two things popped out on this for me.

 

 

Benjamin has made more spectacular catches in his first few weeks of camp than arguably any receiver in Carolina history.

 

 

Smitty?

 

 

 

1. Kalil laughed when I asked him about all the questions surrounding the restructured offensive line, saying the line has been a question mark since he arrived eight years ago. The difference is Carolina had Jordan Gross at left tackle all those years. The Panthers don't now. Regardless of how the battle between Byron Bell and Nate Chandler shakes out to replace Gross, Carolina will have two undrafted players starting at the tackle positions because the other will start on the right side. No other team probably can -- or wants to -- say that.

 

 

Didnt realize Kalil has been here that long. 

 

 

Besides those article was pretty spot on. 

[Jeremy Igo]

Smitty wasn't nearly as good as Kelvin during his first camp.

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[Squirrel]

Yeah, reading comprehension would go along way for that.  lol 

[MedellinHeel]

Both our starting T's are gonna be undrafted players.....

 

This real life?

 

 

[KissMyConverse]

Both our starting T's are gonna be undrafted players.....

 

This real life?

it's actually a little worse than that...

 

One was drafted as a DEFENSIVE Tackle. 

[Jeremy Igo]

Draft position has zero relevance after a player's first season.

[Mol3m4n]

Tour De France lol

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[ItsPantone278]

it's actually a little worse than that...

One was drafted as a DEFENSIVE Tackle.

Chandler was UDFA

[CarolinaNCSU]

Still trying to temper my expectations for Kelvin...but it's becoming hard to do so.

 

The idea of a 2 TE set with Olsen/Swole Bones, with KB on the outside? Ooo wee mayne. 

[Mol3m4n]

Chandler was UDFA

An udfa defensive tackle.

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[ItsPantone278]

A bit of info on our man Nate Chandler...

Nate was a California kid. He actually projected as a TE when he was a high profile national recruit coming out of high school. A big athletic kid with good hands. He choose to stay close to home when he signed with UCLA.

People who follow college football on the west coast may know better than me but I think Jim Mora became the HC there at some point during Nates college career.

Anyway.. After a redshirt season Nate started as an OT as a frosh then moved to TE as a soph. Due to his size and athletic ability and the needs of the team Nate switched sides his JR year playing inside and outside d line.

Nate Chandler has shown a maturity and selflessness to change positions and also had the ability to have some success. He's a smart player and it was likely all of these qualities with diverse experiences and versatility that made our man Ron fall for him back when no one knew who he was or why we kept him around as a UDFA.

[ItsPantone278]

An udfa defensive tackle.

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I'm aware we brought him in to play d line. He was more successful than Fua in making the switch to oline when the team needed depth there.