Coach Taylor, McCaffrey overjoyed. Panthers-CMC marriage cannot fail

[top dawg]

Every once in awhile, you get a tiny glimpse behind the curtain. Lance Taylor gives a little insight into how happy Christian McCaffrey was when he was picked, something fans weren't able to see, being that CMC wasn't in Philly.

"After watching the Panthers select running back Christian McCaffreywith the eighth overall pick, the former Stanford running backs coach - now Panthers wide receivers coach - heard tears of joy on the other end of the phone.

He had to fight back tears himself.

"'I tell you, it's an emotional moment,' Taylor said moments after speaking with McCaffrey on draft night. 'There is so much hard work that goes into this. To hear that a guy you've coached and have a relationship with is going to be that eighth overall pick is pretty special.'

"'It was special talking to him on the phone and hearing how emotional he was.'"

http://m.panthers.com/s/30848/322?itemUri=92171866/1005107831341161141440202

It's really a rare if not unique situation. I fully expect the expectations that Taylor, Rivera and even Gettleman are expressing about CMC---expectations being passed along to fans---to come true. I'm not one to set myself up for a fall, or to write about what I'd usually consider unfair and/or undue expectations for a rookie, but I have gotten caught up in the great expectations.

There are simply too many things that should make this work, the least of which is the fact that Gettleman and company had intimate knowledge of CMC as a player (being that they hired his college coach). Gettleman already fancies himself a super scout, so with his regular knowledge reinforced with Taylor's knowledge kinda means that the plans for McCaffrey and how he will successfully fit into this offense should be fail safe. Add in the fact that top 10 picks are expected to make an impact from day one, and that Rivera and company have virtually proclaimed from the get-go that CMC will be an institution in this offense early on and often, there really shouldn't be any excuse (save for that one word which imperfectly rhymes with misery, that I refuse to say) for Christian not to come in and contribute in a huge way. We have the knowledge, and he has the skillset and true, meaningful pedigree. I mean, the hype has got to be real. It just has to be. Destiny has been set and laid out so perfectly. Failure is not an option. Failure is not in the cards with this one.

 

 

[carpanfan96]

I like this comment that he made. 

 

 

"He is a Swiss army knife. He can do everything," Taylor said. "He's a running back and he's going to be in Skip's room. But we also see him catching some balls from the slot and working with (assistant wide receivers coach) Jerricho (Cotchery) and me running routes. He can absolutely step in and do that for us.

"It'll be good to keep coaching him a little bit," Taylor added with a smile. "I knew he could help my room as well."

 

 

Maybe the two rookies come in and light a fire under KB and Funchess. 

[Swagitude]

Awesome pairing


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[TheRed]

Man I'm ready for some football.

[Hoenheim]

I wonder if he'll ever end up adding some power to his game to make him a more complete RB. Some of the best ever at the position were around his height but about 10-15 lbs heavier (Ex. Landanian Tomlinson, Marshall Faulk) 

[Lumps]

18 minutes ago, carpanfan96 said:

I like this comment that he made. 

 

 

"He is a Swiss army knife. He can do everything," Taylor said. "He's a running back and he's going to be in Skip's room. But we also see him catching some balls from the slot and working with (assistant wide receivers coach) Jerricho (Cotchery) and me running routes. He can absolutely step in and do that for us.

"It'll be good to keep coaching him a little bit," Taylor added with a smile. "I knew he could help my room as well."

 

 

Maybe the two rookies come in and light a fire under KB and Funchess. 

 

only thing lighting a fire under KB is Chipotle

[dpm0409]

3 minutes ago, Hoenheim said:

I wonder if he'll ever end up adding some power to his game to make him a more complete RB. Some of the best ever at the position were around his height but about 10-15 lbs heavier (Ex. Landanian Tomlinson, Marshall Faulk) 

It certainly sounds like he takes care of himself already, but get him on an NFL workout plan / diet and I bet he can gain at least 10 lbs. or more, IF it's necessary and will benefit him.

[dpm0409]

2 minutes ago, Lumps said:

 

only thing lighting a fire under KB is Chipotle

lol, well played

[carpanfan96]

He's about 7-8 pounds lighter then Falk was. 

[Hoenheim]

4 minutes ago, dpm0409 said:

It certainly sounds like he takes care of himself already, but get him on an NFL workout plan / diet and I bet he can gain at least 10 lbs. or more, IF it's necessary and will benefit him.

Its not absolutely nessesary if he wants to make himself into a LeSean McCoy type player . If He doesn't care about breaking tackles and wants to completely rely on his vision and elusiveness/speed then no he doesn't really NEED to. 

I think it could help in the long run though, depending on what happens particularly after Stewart's contract is up we may not have a dedicated power back.

[dpm0409]

2 minutes ago, Hoenheim said:

Its not absolutely nessesary if he wants to make himself into a LeSean McCoy type player . If He doesn't care about breaking tackles and wants to completely rely on his vision and elusiveness/speed then no he doesn't really NEED to. 

Right, and you said it, just depends on what kind of style runner he wants to be

[Ace_Aladdin]

10 minutes ago, Hoenheim said:

I wonder if he'll ever end up adding some power to his game to make him a more complete RB. Some of the best ever at the position were around his height but about 10-15 lbs heavier (Ex. Landanian Tomlinson, Marshall Faulk) 

He is defiantly going to add more power and stamina working under NFL conditioning program 

Look how Skinny Cam looked during Auburn compared to now. 

[zacka77ack]

5 minutes ago, sanjay_rajput said:

He is defiantly going to add more power and stamina working under NFL conditioning program 

Look how Skinny Cam looked during Auburn compared to now. 

Hopefully without sacrificing speed or agility.

[Ace_Aladdin]

Just now, zacka77ack said:

Hopefully without sacrificing speed or agility.

IMO he can probably add 7-12 lbs of muscle without any hinderance .