Lance Taylor (Panthers.com)

[d-dave]

I will say that the amount of mentions that Lance Taylor has had this off season is telling.  The Panthers want some of that Stanford magic.  David Shaw has no desire to go to the NFL, so grabbing someone off the coaching tree...I wouldn't be surprised if Taylor ends up as a possible OC candidate down the road.

[shaqattaq]

5 hours ago, Promethean Forerunner said:

Lance was mentioned a lot in these draft articles. I tend to wonder if Shula fails to evolve the offense, will Taylor be our next OC? Hell, I'd argue that Lance is likely the guy we're listening moreso than Shula already.

I'll agree that he was definitely brought in to "evolve" our offense, and that he had a lot more influence in the off season/draft than you'd expect from a rookie WR coach. I doubt that he will take over OC anytime soon though, he doesn't have enough of a resume. I am absolutely stoked to see what we have up our sleeve offensively though.

[pantherclaw]

Love the conspiracy thoery ground work y'all are laying.

[pantherclaw]

The articles are fine reading. I'm sure Lance will prove to be a great addition to the TEAM. They don't even begin the spell out what several are already suggesting in this thread. 

 

[the_philosopher]

On 4/30/2017 at 8:25 AM, coralreefer_1 said:

I used to get annoyed with John Fox sipping water every 30 seconds during a conference, and I love me some GMan but damn that constant pounding on the desk like a gorilla~

I liked the one from last week when it looked like he was constantly applying hand sanitizer.

[saX man]

On 5/1/2017 at 9:14 AM, pantherclaw said:

The articles are fine reading. I'm sure Lance will prove to be a great addition to the TEAM. They don't even begin the spell out what several are already suggesting in this thread. 

 

Get with it felinehook.  He will be OC next week.  

[panthers55]

I don't think so. The amount of information and analysis that Gettleman got from Lance tells me that he may be brought in to be something more than just a position coach.

ESPN and The Charlotte Observer listed interesting quotes (especially on draft night) about Lance's involvement in the pre-draft process all the way through to the War Room. McCaffery was drafted because he listened to his pitch after all. Shula's name wasn't even mentioned. In addition, adding a versatile slot guy like Samuel was also Taylor's idea.

I think you are overblowing his influence. Lance said he tried very hard to be neutral and not oversell McCaffrey because he had a prior relationship with him. Sure he was wanting him but said Gettleman watched his video for the past 2 years and was sold on him as was the rest of the staff. This is Taylor's second time on our staff and he was brought in on Proehl recommendation. It wasn't because he came here to be more creative than Shula or take over and specifically develop him. He is here to develop all the wide receivers and this is his normal area of expertise. He noted when he came back here that coaching running backs was actually more of a stretch for him not wide receivers. He was a wide receiver in college and was the assistant wide receiver coach when he was here before

 

 

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[rico6]

How Lance isnt OC by '18 should be what we're discussing. With how the draft played out and not going after any available TE targets O.J, Njoku, Barnidge etc might be the most telling sign the Gettleman is preparing to move on from Shula and his philosophy.

 

[panthers55]

How Lance isnt OC by '18 should be what we're discussing. With how the draft played out and not going after any available TE targets O.J, Njoku, Barnidge etc might be the most telling sign the Gettleman is preparing to move on from Shula and his philosophy.  

 

Ridiculous. We didn't draft any tight ends because we wanted McCaffrey and Curtis more and there were other guys with better value at other positions when we picked. The fact we went offense the first 3 picks suggests Gettleman is finally focusing on the offense and giving Cam and Shula some of the weapons we need. Obviously Gettleman thinks Shula can use who he brought in and isn't worried they were utility guys instead of tight ends. You guys spinning everything you can to cast Shula in a negative light are funny and pathetic at the same time. I can only imagine how unhappy you will all be when we again have a top 10 offense and Rivera and Shula get an extension.

 

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[the butch]

Coaching staff took some hits this offseason.  Rivera tapping this guy just makes sense.  Is he NFL-quality outside of his special relationship with these two picks?  Possibly.  He seems to be laser-focused and is rising fast.

[rico6]

3 hours ago, panthers55 said:

Ridiculous. We didn't draft any tight ends because we wanted McCaffrey and Curtis more and there were other guys with better value at other positions when we picked. The fact we went offense the first 3 picks suggests Gettleman is finally focusing on the offense and giving Cam and Shula some of the weapons we need. Obviously Gettleman thinks Shula can use who he brought in and isn't worried they were utility guys instead of tight ends. You guys spinning everything you can to cast Shula in a negative light are funny and pathetic at the same time. I can only imagine how unhappy you will all be when we again have a top 10 offense and Rivera and Shula get an extension.

 

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Shula's been asking for a #2 TE for at least 2+ seasons now. Gettleman literally upgraded every offensive position EXCEPT the one Shula's publicly made known that needs an upgrade. Yet here comes Lance and we draft 2 offensive players to HIS liking. I call BS here my manz.

 

[The Huddler]

On 5/1/2017 at 2:45 AM, bandu said:

Huddler here is the premise...

Taylors forte is evolving RB who posses an unorthodox skill set such as McCafferys and Samuel into high octane scoring machines!

Lol. i have to look back at my drunk posts and just smdh

[panthers55]

47 minutes ago, rico6 said:

Shula's been asking for a #2 TE for at least 2+ seasons now. Gettleman literally upgraded every offensive position EXCEPT the one Shula's publicly made known that needs an upgrade. Yet here comes Lance and we draft 2 offensive players to HIS liking. I call BS here my manz.

 

Any thought to the idea that Shula hired Lance who was on our staff as an assistant wide receiver coach years ago. He went to the college ranks to hone his skills. Then we bring him back to help evolve the offense working with the wide receivers  after working with running backs in college. You make it sound like a competition between them without considering Shula hired him to help not compete. When we hired him I am sure the plan to go to a speedy utility back like we did twice in McCaffrey and Curtis was already in formation. It was Shulas idea not Taylor's. Don't be surprised if we attempt to upgrade at tight end since our plans in the draft were largely thwarted. Gettleman wanted a TE but goes BPA and the best tight end went off the board right before our pick in the middle to,later rounds. Wasn't Howard right behind Christian in the Panthers second tier?

[Panthers8969]

On 5/1/2017 at 2:45 AM, bandu said:

Huddler here is the premise...

Taylors forte is evolving RB who posses an unorthodox skill set such as McCafferys and Samuel into high octane scoring machines!

Sounds like a good rb coach