Captain Munnerlyn ready to prove to the Panthers he can still play.

[WarPanthers89]

The man is disappointed he was cut (shocker). He has been an NFL success for being a 7th round pick but surely he realizes we didn’t get the production planned after we re signed him to that second contract. 

[Dex]

I wish he was ready to prove he could play all of last year.

[WarPanthers89]

True. I don’t believe Rivera planned on using Shaq more in the slot than he did Captain when he signed his last contract. 

[Carl Spackler]

Is he gonna cover an X or Y receiver? Because if so, lol

[Cuttinedge]

Can’t wait to see the videos of him trying to cover Samuel. 

[mc52beast]

Anybody keeping a running count of how many former Panther players/staff/ management have made their way to Buffalo? 

Really excited to see the joint sessions, will probably be at least 2-3 dust-ups 

[Captain Morgan]

saw this on the Bills board

"Yikes...in 2018, he placed as the No. 83 cornerback in the NFL out of 112 qualified players, per Pro Football Focus."

 

[Peppers90 NC]

He had a 36 game audition, only one interception and many pieces of toast to show for it

[hepcat]

Munnerlyn was fire in 2013. Go watch his highlights from that season. Never looked the same after that season. 

[Devil Doc]

So which receiver is going to toast him again this year?

 

[CarolinaNCSU]

I'm just hoping the little man syndrome doesn't come out after he gets burnt a couple of times.  

 

But give me a 2015-esque picture of Cam throwing him to the ground ala Norman and ohhhh boy that'd be fun. 

[Captain Morgan]

2 hours ago, mc52beast said:

Anybody keeping a running count of how many former Panther players/staff/ management have made their way to Buffalo? 

Really excited to see the joint sessions, will probably be at least 2-3 dust-ups 

https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-bills-connections-joint-practices

--Bills general manager Brandon Beane served a 19-year stint with the Panthers, including his final two seasons as the team’s assistant general manager (2015-16). His assistant GM, Joe Schoen, got his start in the NFL with the Panthers in the early 2000s.

--Bills head coach Sean McDermott served as Carolina’s defensive coordinator from 2011-16.

--Bills DT Star Lotulelei was drafted 14th overall by the Panthers in 2013 and played for Carolina from 2013-17.

--Bills S Kurt Coleman played three seasons (2015-17) for the Panthers.

--Bills S Dean Marlowe also spent time with the Panthers from 2015-17.

--Bills special teams coordinator Heath Farwell served as the Panthers assistant special teams coach during the 2018 season.

--Bills quarterbacks coach Ken Dorsey coached with the Panthers from 2013-17 in the same position.

--Bills director of player personnel and former LB Dan Morgan played seven seasons in Carolina.

--Bills area scout Mike Szabo spent 17 years on Carolina’s scouting staff.

--Bills safeties coach Bobby Babich was a defensive assistant with Carolina from 2011-12.

--Bills assistant to the head coach Matt Worswick was part of Carolina's equipment and football operations staffs from 2014-17.

--WR Kelvin Benjamin was drafted in the first round by the Panthers in 2014 and played for Buffalo from 2017-18.

--FB Mike Tolbert spent five years with the Panthers before finishing his career with the Bills in 2017.

--QB Derek Anderson was with the Bills in 2018 after seven seasons in Carolina. QB Joe Webb was with the Bills in 2017 after three seasons in Carolina.

 

 

 

 

 

[LinvilleGorge]

Unfortunately for Captain, the QBs will be wearing red jerseys and pretty much his only value on the football field these days is as a blitzer. He really is a solid blitzer from that nickel spot. But ask him to cover? Oh wee mayne. Might as well just play the buffalo nickel package and have an even better blitzer there and not really lose anything in the coverage department.

[Seltzer]

Watching him and Corn Elder get abused by Russell Wilson last year was perhaps the worst secondary play I've ever seen in person.  And unfortunately we have had a lot to pick from the last few years...

Munnerlyn had some quality years from 2009-2012.  He was always a much better slot corner than outside corner (which he never should have been forced to do but was b/c of the overall lack of talent and depth).  To his credit, he did his best.

He was an underrated punt returner, which in turn helped him on interception returns, where he absolutely excelled.  Of his 12 career INT's, he returned 5 of them to the house for Pick 6's.  That truly is impressive, and is what I will remember most.

Munnerlyn had a career year in 2013 (which priced him out for what Gettleman wanted to spend), was solid for the Vikings from 2014-2106, was serviceable back here in 2017, and showed obvious signs of decline last year.

Munnerlyn has had an incredible career for a 7th round pick.  He is in my book one of the 25 most underrated players in Panthers history.  He unfortunately spend his best years on some bad Panthers teams (prior to 2013), but he always gave 100%.

I will always remember how tenacious he was, but Hurney 2.0 knows his playing days are behind him (as does anyone with functioning eyeballs).