Armanti Edwards making transition smoothly

[woody]

Ha ha ha ha! He's whining because he got neg repped. What a wuss!

How old are you man? You sound like a little kid

[panthers55]

For how small he is especially in the lower body, he is as tough as nails. I remember some hits he took at LSU that knocked his helmet off...he just picked his helmet up and was ready to go again. He rarely went out of bounds without lowering the shoulder or fighting for that extra yard. A lot like Steve Smith.

I was thinking the same thing. As a quarterback he has taken some big hits from linemen and linebackers where most receivers are concerend about the safeties. Still the guys in 1-AA were not as big or as punishing as the guys in the NFL. Still I am very hopeful we have our Smith lite.

[PantherBob]

If he can catch in practice, he can catch in a game. I'm more worried about whether he can take a big hit or not. If Armanti can pass that test, he should be just fine.

Wow he can catch a pass in practice with no pads on and without defensive backs trying to take his head off? That settles it....Armanti Edwards is Jerry rice!!!!!

[panthers55]

I very much remember that, I also know that no player is going to walk away from 14 million $'s.

When we got into the top of the 1st round, Hurney had made his bed, and was going to have to sleep in it....i.e, keeping Pep, paying him a ton, and then getting nothing for him in return.

He was going to play for us this past year, and play well, that much I was sure of.

He knew he was going to lose him at some point so he needed to pull the trigger then or now. He figured getting a fallen first rounder last year and giving him a year experience was better than getting a rookie this year. Hurney is a gambler no doubt, but has been right a lot more then he has been wrong,

I expect with another year in college Brown would have gotten better and bigger likely would have been a first rounder. (3 of the 5 DEs taken in the first round this year were about his size). Instead he got a year of NFL conditioning and experience which is worth much more than he would have gotten if he stayed at Florida State. Some folks at OTAs said he looks stronger and bigger this year.

Everyone is high on Johnson now. Remember that he was a third rounder and considered a project given he was a bit undersized much like Brown. But Johnson has been a big contributer and is expected to start this year. If Brown assumes Johnson's role this year and gets 5 or 6 sacks and in a year or two becomes the starter, I don't find much fault with that. I doubt that anyone we would have drafted this year at 17 would be able to start right away and beat Johnson or Brayton. It takes a year for even the best to figure it out and contribute. I know everyone is excited that this rookie or that is the next best thing, but honestly in a Meeks defense Brown is exactly what they want. When we play primarily passing teams I would expect Brown to possibly start or at least play long stretches. I would take that over another Vernon Gholston.

[PantherBob]

How old are you man? You sound like a little kid

I know you are but what am I?

[panthers55]

Wow he can catch a pass in practice with no pads on and without defensive backs trying to take his head off? That settles it....Armanti Edwards is Jerry rice!!!!!

Much too quick for Jerry Rice.

[woody]

Wow he can catch a pass in practice with no pads on and without defensive backs trying to take his head off? That settles it....Armanti Edwards is Jerry rice!!!!!

Chill out bob...your not really helping yourself out

[woody]

Much too quick for Jerry Rice.

Nice haha

[SorthNarolina]

Wow he can catch a pass in practice with no pads on and without defensive backs trying to take his head off? That settles it....Armanti Edwards is Jerry rice!!!!!

He didn't say anything that over the top at all. Putting words in somebody's mouth and then mocking those words that he didn't even say is just asinine.

[PantherBob]

And saying he can catch a pass in practice so he can catch a pass in a live NFL game isnt asinine? Well guess what? I can catch a pass in practice too. I guess Im ready for the pros!

[Ricky Spanish]

[SorthNarolina]

And saying he can catch a pass in practice so he can catch a pass in a live NFL game isnt asinine? Well guess what? I can catch a pass in practice too. I guess Im ready for the pros!

All he was saying was that if you show good hands in practice then you most likely have good hands period. It might be a little off I guess but I don't see why you think it's such a huge deal.

The fact that he mentioned wanting to see how he would hold up to the punishment of the regular season shows he doesn't think that he's going to be Jerry Rice just because he catches passes well in practice. He's aware that live NFL games are different from summer mini-camp.

[woody]

And saying he can catch a pass in practice so he can catch a pass in a live NFL game isnt asinine? Well guess what? I can catch a pass in practice too. I guess Im ready for the pros!

Why are so sure you could catch a pass in an NFL practice?

[B-52-Bomber]

And saying he can catch a pass in practice so he can catch a pass in a live NFL game isnt asinine? Well guess what? I can catch a pass in practice too. I guess Im ready for the pros!

I somehow doubt that you run a 4.4 40, have great football instincts and amazing lateral agility. So no your not!

The kid is a football player his desire and willingness to learn are there...

Personally i think he is going to show up enough that we actually begin to use a slot receiver again.