Thursday joint practice news and tweets

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Joe Person
@josephperson
Good news: I did not see any Panthers’ injuries.
5:59 PM · Aug 12, 2021·Twitter for iPhone

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14 hours ago, kungfoodude said:

I don't think it was that disappointing. I could not understand the hype. We are expecting a rookie to turn into Jalen Ramsey. That's absurd. Outside of DJack, it is literally a bunch of relatively unknown quantities. 

It may take them a while to gel and figure it out. We don't need to be better than 2020 today. We need to be better than 2020 by the end of the season.

Good point. I have every confidence that horn will become a stud, hopefully sooner than later, and DJ will continue to be solid. Other than that, we have 2 vets that we're trying to milk the last few drops of talent out of and a bunch of youngsters that were late round picks. Granted, we're improved over last season, but we still have a ways to go.

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14 hours ago, kungfoodude said:

I don't see a way this guy doesn't make the active roster. For all the Huddle UDFA/low round love, we all missed the boat on this kid.

It's a great story, but for him to make the 53, players like Zylstra, Bayless, and Cannon have to be cut. The odds are definitely against him. I DO see him getting a PS spot though.

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15 hours ago, kungfoodude said:

Yeah, I wasn't super high on that pick(OL fever) but this may end up being the pick of our 2021 draft.

 

I will also say that the guys that were hyping him as our new #2 WR...... might be on to something.

Jeez @kungfoodude, I'm picking up what you're putting down today. You're just making too much sense. I was pissed when we traded out of 52 with Radunz still on the board, and honestly, when we DID finally get around to drafting I was thinking Humphries. I never gave much thought to drafting a WR early. Looks like I was happily wrong.

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15 hours ago, Captain Morgan said:

saw this on the Colts board

"Matt Rhule (listening to his presser right now) says they definitely wanted to come to Indy because we're an 11-5 playoff team. He is impressed by our defense, called it physical and says that's where their defense wants to get too (funny because i think they have a good defense).

I get the sense we'll see a better Panthers team in tomorrow's practice, and in the game. "

 

Rhule believes!!

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15 hours ago, frankw said:

I get the frustration but at what point does some level of resentment seep in if we keep throwing our receivers under the bus? If the offense isn't looking good as a whole then pull them together if one part is failing the whole unit is failing let Sam be the glue and the leader and elevate the group. This is a young roster in need of leadership.

Like all of us, Rhule knows he has an o-line that is striving for mediocre and a reclamation QB. No reason to to bust their balls for playing the way they're expected. WR, on the other hand, is somewhere where we should be top 5, or better. he's just trying to light a fire under their asses. Plus, we have a lot of young guys fighting for those last 1 - 2 roster spots and the coaches are trying to separate someone from the pack.

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15 hours ago, kungfoodude said:

That was why when they kept talking up "versatility" it was hard not to roll my eyes. I don't disagree with that idea but the most important thing is ABILITY. We literally signed guys that have very little 

Versatility is awesome for the backups. Scott, Elflein, and Erving can each back up multiple positions on the line, which is great. The problem is, none should be starting. If Moton can make the move to LT without much drop off, I'm all for it, but it's time to poo or get off the pot.

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8 minutes ago, shaqattaq said:

Like all of us, Rhule knows he has an o-line that is striving for mediocre and a reclamation QB. No reason to to bust their balls for playing the way they're expected. WR, on the other hand, is somewhere where we should be top 5, or better. he's just trying to light a fire under their asses. Plus, we have a lot of young guys fighting for those last 1 - 2 roster spots and the coaches are trying to separate someone from the pack.

If Carolina can't elevate the oline to at least average we could be looking at another 3rd or 4th place finish in the division. This is a very young team and in search of their identity. Back in May we were tied with the Vikings for the second youngest roster in the league.

https://pantherswire.usatoday.com/2021/05/15/panthers-nfl-second-youngest-roster-after-draft/

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13 hours ago, Captain Morgan said:

Center Matt Paradis made the trip with the intention of practicing Thursday, but felt some more tightness in his back and didn't go.

Left tackle Cameron Erving was back after missing the last two days of practice in Spartanburg with a shoulder issue, but he wasn't taking the normal load of reps.

Dennis Daley, who could compete for a tackle or a starting guard spot, didn't make the trip, as he was excused for a family matter.

That left an odd lot of players being used in new combinations, as they were also using Taylor Moton some at left tackle instead of right. They were rolling new guys through drills every few plays, so it wasn't necessarily conducive to a cohesive performance.

Sam Tecklenburg worked with the ones at center rather than moving left guard Pat Elflein inside as has been the case most of camp when Paradis wasn't in.

With that much mixing and matching, you can expect it to have rough spots.

To all those guys (myself included) bitching about the all the O-line movement - THIS. 

While I still wish we had a pretty solid idea of who our starters were, yesterday was not the day to judge. 

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13 hours ago, Captain Morgan said:

— Cornerback Jaycee Horn mixed it up with Colts receiver Michael Pittman, and ended up taking a swing before they were separated.

Horn has a reputation as a physical player, and you can sense that opposing receivers may try to goad him into things. Steve Smith Sr. used to do that to cornerbacks all the time, particularly the young and confident ones. Horn has to be ready for that kind of treatment.

They should let Smitty run routes against him and just talk poo for a few hours. Smitty is undoubtedly a first ballot HOF poo-talker!

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1 hour ago, shaqattaq said:

They should let Smitty run routes against him and just talk poo for a few hours. Smitty is undoubtedly a first ballot HOF poo-talker!

 

Jaycee just made himself a target for poo from wide receivers.  

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17 hours ago, panthers55 said:

I thought folks here would at least have better perspective.

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If CMC makes it to 2nd level untouched this season.....