James Dator
First team backers are Davis, Beason and Kuechly
TV Is Great
Josh Norman looking solid early in everything he's doing.
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First injury so far is Chris Gamble. Doesn't appear serious, but he's taken himself out.
Darrin Kiser
Thought Murphy was hurt but he is going through drills. Gettis is not
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AE dropping passes in drills.
Joe Person
Darvin Adams making a couple of nice catches in warm-ups, both one-handed.
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Stewart impresses the crowd with a cutback run. Double trouble will cause problems for opposing defenses this year.
Joe Person
Sherrod Martin makes a nice break on a Cam Newton pass, steps in front of Pilares and intercepts it.
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Joe Person
Also, Luke Kuechly started at weak side linebacker, Jon Beason was in the middle.
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Really liking Tolbert. Low runner like a wider Warrick Dunn
Joe Person
This guy Cam, pretty good. Just made a nice move on a counter run. Big ovation from the crowd.
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DeAngelo truck stocked Beason to the ground.
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Newton executes an action play and cruises past cheering fans giving him a standing ovation.
Steve Reed
OFFENSE: QB Newton, RB Williams, LT Gross, LG Silatolu, C Kalil, RG Hangartner, RT Bell, TE Olsen and Hatsock, WRs Smith and LaFell.
Joe Person
Cornerback Chris Gamble took himself out. Appears to be heat related or cramps.
Some more good tweets from today:
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Ron Rivera says LB Luke Kuechly's attitude is tremendous & he just wants to come out and play football and do things the way coaches ask.
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Tolbert says the good thing for him is the Panthers offense is similar to the one Chud ran with Chargers.
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Tolbert also said that the challenge is learning the personalities of his teammates - who he can & can't joke with.
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On the topic of Triple Trouble, Tolbert says he has to prove himself on the field before a nickname is created.
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Tolbert will aim to be a strong leader in the locker room and is already working towards building relationships.
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Tolbert has known rookie CB Josh Norman and his older brother for a while. Is impressed with the young corner.
Joe Person
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Charles Johnson is very excited to have key defensive players back. Says goal is to cause turnovers and pressure offense.
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Charles Johnson says his knee is getting better every day. He's running more and can stop on a dime.
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Johnson also says DE Greg Hardy has come to camp focused, knowing he has to step up. Says they are developing a good relationship.
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LaFell says it took some time to get used to the offense last season. As the no.3 WR , he had to know every spot.
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LaFell thinks the offense will be much better this season. Says it's totally different now that he & Cam have a year together in the books.
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Beason says that shifting between the 3-4 and 4-3 makes the
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Beason said it was refreshing to have DT Ron Edwards - a nice big body - back in the defense.
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Beason is very impressed with rookie LB Luke Kuechly - says he has learned quick & shown serious talent. They've spent a lot of time talking
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Jon Beason: "We're not treating Luke (Kuechly) like a rookie and we don't expect him to play like one either."
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Beason said Thomas Davis looked "Thomas Davis-like" yesterday. Referenced a nice tackle on deeper coverage during practice.
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Beason joked that he'd play on offense if team would let him. Also said they probably don't need him there.
Joe Person
Panthers LB Jon Beason says LB Thomas Davis had play Sat nite: Beat blocker on blitz, tagged (no contact) QB, ran downfield, made tackle.
Joe Person
Beason said whenever Davis does something "freakish" like that, you know he's feeling good despite 3 ACL surgeries.
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Thomas Davis says the
