OTAs May 28

[07579394]

11 minutes ago, Captain Morgan said:

Jourdan Rodrigue‏Verified account @JourdanRodrigue 3m3 minutes ago

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Notable from OTAS - Luke Kuechly had a pick to open, and a pick near the end of the workout. Curtis Samuel stretched out for a highlight reel deep ball from Allen; landed hard and was really slow to get up/trainers attended (maybe got the wind knocked out of him).

 

Max Henson‏Verified account @PanthersMax 2m2 minutes ago

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Curtis Samuel with the play of the day, getting by the secondary and diving for a deep ball from Kyle Allen. Was a little slow to get up. Teammates applauded the effort.

Hope him is OK.

[Pantha-kun]

absolute last thing I want is for Samuel to get injured!

[Captain Morgan]

eta: the video I posted here is no longer available...I made a new thread for another video of the crack cancer challenge.

 

Jourdan Rodrigue‏Verified account @JourdanRodrigue 1m1 minute ago

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Ron Rivera does the #CrackedCancerChallenge - Sean McDermott, John Harbaugh and Pat Shurmur, you’re up!

 

 

[mc52beast]

Sure would suck if Samuel was lost in OTA’s, dude will play a huge part in the success of our offense. 

Nice to see Luke getting comfy with the new D scheme. 

[Captain Morgan]

video of Samuel stretching out for the catch

https://www.panthers.com/video/can-t-miss-play-curtis-samuel-lays-out-for-deep-ball

[rayzor]

3 hours ago, Captain Morgan said:

Josh Klein‏ @joshkleinrules 6m6 minutes ago

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David Tepper is out at OTAs today - first thing he does is check out progress on his new bubble.

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every time I see progress being made on this I keep asking the question, "why did it have to take so long for this to happen?" it was a need. the money was there. obviously the space was there. so why?

i'm just glad tepper is getting poo done.

[rayzor]

20 minutes ago, Captain Morgan said:

video of Samuel stretching out for the catch

https://www.panthers.com/video/can-t-miss-play-curtis-samuel-lays-out-for-deep-ball

ouch. great catch, but man having the wind knocked out of you is a horrible feeling.

[Captain Morgan]

thoughts from Max Henson...much more at the link

https://www.panthers.com/news/ota-observations-splash-plays-from-kuechly-and-samuel

-Tuesday’s practice was a hot one. Charlotte has been experiencing a serious heat wave over the last week or so, and even a morning session with an 8:30 start time felt steamy. “This feels like something I don’t want to say,” linebacker Luke Kuechly remarked. “Starts with ‘S’ and ends with ‘Burg.’”

 

-Kuechly started the team period with a bang. The All-Pro linebacker picked off a pass from Kyle Allen over the middle and took it to the house. Kuechly later nabbed a second interception, this time corralling a screen pass that wide receiver DJ Moore bobbled.

First-round pick Brian Burns was all over a reverse to Samuel, stopping the play behind the line. Good to see the young edge rusher hold his ground and not get fooled. Burns later showed great pursuit chasing down Moore after the wide receiver caught a short pass and was weaving his way into the secondary.

 

 

 

 

[rayzor]

2 hours ago, 07579394 said:

Hope him is OK.

he was probably ok within a minute or two of hitting the ground. getting the wind knocked out is no fun and hurts, but it doesn't take long at all to get back up and moving like nothing happened. last time it happened to me i fell off a roof of a house I was working on (the ladder was sitting on kind of slick concrete and I forgot to be careful getting on it) and got the wind knocked out of me. I was lucky I didn't get hurt worse than what it was. the lady who lived in the house saw it happen and she was freaking out, but as soon as I got the wind back in me I was laughing. I was shocked and relieved and just a little sore, but still laughing and a lot of it had to do with the lady's reaction. point is, it feels painful when it happens and it sure looks like something is really wrong, but it's not that big of a deal.

[rayzor]

7 minutes ago, Captain Morgan said:

First-round pick Brian Burns was all over a reverse to Samuel, stopping the play behind the line. Good to see the young edge rusher hold his ground and not get fooled. Burns later showed great pursuit chasing down Moore after the wide receiver caught a short pass and was weaving his way into the secondary.

this is exactly the kind of thing I want to and was expecting to see from Burns in his first few practices. Samuel and Dj aren't easy guys to chase down or keep contained.

[Captain Morgan]

5 minutes ago, rayzor said:

this is exactly the kind of thing I want to and was expecting to see from Burns in his first few practices. Samuel and Dj aren't easy guys to chase down or keep contained.

 

exactly...this is about as good news as you could hope for from OTAs.

[Captain Morgan]

Jourdan's observations...more at the link

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article230892244.html

 

Cornerback Donte Jackson stretched out for an acrobatic one-handed interception in the first hour of drills. Jackson, one of the Panthers’ most exciting rookies last season, is entering his second year in the NFL with confidence — though Rivera was quick to keep him grounded after the workout.

“His swagger is getting a little bit more,” Rivera said. “So we’ve got to try to keep that curbed until he gets past his fourth game. Then he’ll be a second-year player. He’s still a rookie.”

 

 

Linebacker Andre Smith recovered a fumble for what would have been a touchdown in regular play.

▪ Receiver Curtis Samuel had the catch of the day after fully outstretching to reel in a deep ball from Allen, but he landed hard and was slow to get up. Rivera confirmed that Samuel just got the wind knocked out of him.

“You love seeing that, but at the same time you want to be careful,” Rivera said.

 

[steven8989]

46 minutes ago, stbugs said:

JFC people. He got up slowly after diving for a catch and now your worried that we might lose him for the season?

U do know that they can land on their shoulder and mess something up right?

[ncfan]