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The pinstripes might attract some New York Yankee baseball fans and help convert them to becoming Panther fans.

With the possibility of the Panthers wearing alternate helments, should they go ahead change the uniforms as well? I would like to see a new uniform. We’ve pretty much had the same/similar looking uniform from our inception.

Thanks Dex for the heads up.

Please explain the new wipe.

Great post. Thank you.

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/.../article252613908.html Charlotte FC has a new coach and they’re calling it a perfect match. Here’s why BY ALEX ANDREJEV Miguel Ángel Ramírez joins Charlotte FC as the team’s first head coach. He spent most of his career coaching academy teams internationally and most recently was with top-tier Brazilian club Internacional. Miguel Ángel Ramírez joins Charlotte FC as the team’s first head coach. He spent most of his career coaching academy teams internationally and most recently was with top-tier Brazilian club Internacional. Charlotte FC has hired Miguel Ángel Ramírez as the expansion club’s first head coach. Although the name of the 36-year-old Spanish manager doesn’t carry the same clout in the States as, for example, Bruce Arena or Peter Vermes — who combined have more than 20 years of Major League Soccer coaching experience — team leadership is convinced fans will relish the type of soccer Ramírez brings to the city. “He has his recognizable style,” Charlotte FC sporting director Zoran Krneta told The Observer. “He has a possession-based (approach). It’s very attacking. It’s very entertaining, very dynamic.” “I think the bottom line: Our fans would love it. Absolutely love it,” he said. Ramírez joins Charlotte after a short stint coaching top-tier Brazilian club Internacional. He was let go in June after three months on the job with the team producing middling results in a cutthroat league, and Charlotte FC, deep in its coaching search, jumped at the opportunity to reconnect. Krneta said that Ramírez was on the club’s radar for almost two years — since the team was first announced in December 2019. At the time, Ramírez was coming off an impressive season in Ecuador coaching Independiente del Valle to its first Copa Sudamericana championship. He had garnered interest from prominent clubs in South America, such as Flamengo and Palmeiras, according to Spanish news outlet Diario AS. Krneta also mentioned São Paulo FC. “We didn’t think it would be possible for us, a startup essentially, to get a coach so highly (regarded) in the rest of the world,” he said. “Practically the entire Brazilian soccer elite wanted him.” Krneta added that European clubs were tracking Ramírez. “We actually battled some pretty interesting names,” he said, declining to elaborate. Charlotte FC’s technical staff found crossover with Ramírez’s background coaching academy teams. The club has been vocal about its goal to develop young talent in the Carolinas, with much of its early hiring focusing on supporting its U17 and U14 academy teams. Charlotte FC president Nick Kelly also recently said that the club will aim to launch a lower-division side as part of the new MLS pro league by 2023. Everything you need to know about the day's news in Charlotte, direct to your inbox Monday-Friday. Kelly said that he considered Ramírez’s experience developing young players a selling point. Ramírez spent a majority of his career coaching Las Palmas’ youth teams in the Canary Islands, his home, and teams at Aspire Academy in Qatar. He also worked for multiple clubs in Greece in 2011 coaching the youth side. “We want to develop talent, and we also want to play an exciting style of soccer,” Kelly said. “And his whole possession, attacking (style), that’s fun to watch, so I think that we need to bring that type of exciting soccer to the market.” Ramírez met virtually with team owner David Tepper, as well as Tepper Sports & Entertainment president Tom Glick, and other technical staff last week, and leadership felt like their visions for the club matched. “The moment he finished that meeting, it was clear to all of us that this is our guy, but also we are his club,” Krneta said. Tepper said in a statement that after reviewing many candidates, it was obvious that Ramírez was the right person for the job. “He is a process-oriented coach with a unique style of play and a proven ability to develop young talent,” Tepper said in a statement. “Those attributes set him apart from others. He will bring a winning culture to Charlotte FC and I can’t wait for him to get started and for this club to take the pitch in 2022.” Once Ramírez receives his work visa, he will officially begin the role in August. The next step will be filling other coaching positions that Ramírez will have a hand in. The head coach will bring in some of “his own trusted lieutenants,” according to Krneta, although it is unclear which clubs those individuals will come from based on Ramírez’s extensive list of previous stops. Charlotte FC is expected to announce additional staff in the coming days and weeks. Will any players join the team’s current six-man roster in tandem with Ramírez? That’s a separate conversation. “This is not the club where we have a manager who brings a group of players,” Krneta said. “... Everything is process-based, so I’m sure Miguel has a player he likes. He’ll flag those players to us. Those players will go into a process, and then if we think they’re very good, it will be up to Miguel who he chooses out of, let’s say, five players for a certain position.” It seems there will be much collaboration among the technical staff and new coach, especially as he navigates MLS in his first year. Krneta said he feels Ramírez can bring a deep knowledge of Latin American and some European markets to mix with the staff’s current global reach through Krneta, special adviser Steve Walsh and scouting director Thomas Schaling. Major League Soccer ties come through the team’s director of player personnel Bobby Belair (formerly Atlanta United) and technical director Marc Nicholls. For now, Ramírez remains back home in Las Palmas, where Charlotte’s first signed player Sergio Ruiz is competing on loan, but he is set to arrive in the Queen City within the next two to three weeks. A formal press conference will be held at that time. “I am honored to have the opportunity to work with Charlotte FC, its ownership group and senior management,” Ramírez said in a statement. “Next year will be historic for the team and for all new and existing fans as we prepare toward a remarkable inaugural campaign. I am committed to create an entertaining, competitive club with talented young players and a unique style of play, as we build a stronger soccer culture from North to South Carolina.” Krneta said that Ramírez has never been to Charlotte but he expects him to be “like a fish in water” given his adaptable nature. “This is a guy that’s traveled the world,” Krneta said. “This is a guy that spent a year in Athens (Greece). This is a guy who lived in Qatar in Asia. This is a guy who lived in Ecuador, lived in Brazil, lived in Las Palmas, a small island off the coast of Northern Spain.” “He’s a truly international, cosmopolitan coach,” he continued. “He won’t have a problem. He’ll love Charlotte.” The sporting director said he believed there was mutual excitement about the match despite all the competition with international clubs over Ramírez. “This is not only, ‘We found him,’ ” he said. “I think he found us somehow. It was the perfect opportunity, perfect timing, perfect moment for us, and we’re both very excited and can’t wait to get started.”

Miguel Ángel Ramírez @MARamirezMedina I join @CharlotteFC with the enthusiasm and responsibility of building a new project that goes beyond the pitch. It will be an honor to lead the team's debut in a competition like @MLS Looking forward to seeing you at the Bank of America Stadium!!

I like our coaching staff and the offensive pieces, which means Darnold won’t have to do it all by himself. If that defense can step up, we have a shot at a decent record this year.

If i was a NFL head coach and wanted someone to talk to my linebackers, Luke Kuechly would be my first choice.

In my opinion, WR Brandon Zylstra will make the team but he could be placed on the practice squad.

Thanks citfcfantv for the heads up.

Does anyone have feed back on the discussion?

Exactly! His leadership is so important to the team,no way do i want him gone.

This

Training camp should determine who plays the different OL positions,until then all we can do is have an educated speculation on how it will play out.

Scouts have said, as a pass protector, "Christensen does do a lot of things well, showing good hand location and arm extension, with good footwork and largely good pad level". " However, his ultimate foot speed covering rushers around the edge might make it hard for him to stay at tackle at the NFL level, but if he does move inside then his technical proficiency as a pass rusher should translate well and allow him to see the field early."

Urban Meyer is certainly not getting off to a roaring start. He is learning fast that NFL and College Football are a whole different world apart.

Jaycee has great workout habits that were further instilled in him by his father former NFL player, Joe Horn. After Jaycee was drafted his father Joe said to him, "It's time to get to work".

In todays "Women Libs" movement world, i wonder how many other NFL teams could be fined if there was a severe crack down on every teams workplace environment, generally and particularly for women?

I am glad we are not on Hard Knocks A lot of players say “It absolutely destroys teams,” “Some guys don’t understand how to embrace having these things and not making it a distraction. All of a sudden, the cameras are there and you’re trying to look at the cameras. Nobody is paying attention like they should.” I think there probably needs to be a better job of how they control the cameras themselves where players are able to do their work and kind of make it organic where guys aren’t playing to it. But still not being so intrusive where they are taking away from players being focused on what they need to do.

https://247sports.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/Article/Taylor-Moton-left-tackle-permanent-121087176/ Could Taylor Moton become the Panthers' left tackle permanently? { STEVEN TARANTO Aug 27, 2018 } Ever since the retirement of longtime offensive tackle Jordan Gross, the Carolina Panthers have spent the past several seasons searching for a truly dominant force at left tackle. They have been aggressive in this pursuit to the point where they paid free agent left tackle Matt Kalil $55 million to don black and blue in 2017. Friday night against the New England Patriots, it looked as though they may have finally found a left tackle worth that price tag, and maybe more. After Kalil underwent a surgical procedure on his knee following a poor performance against the Miami Dolphins where he gave up two sacks, second year player Taylor Moton earned the nod to play left tackle for the Panthers, moving over from the right side where he had played the first two games of the preseason at a high level. The results were outstanding: Moton's play at left tackle was the highlight of a Panthers offensive line performance that allowed zero sacks, allowed only a single pressure on Cam Newton, and helped the running backs run for 99 total yards. Pro Football Focus gave Moton a grade of 74.5 for his performance, the fourth highest on the team in Friday night's preseason victory. On his very best snaps, Taylor Moton almost looked like Jonathan Ogden - So I'd say, if that weren't a hyperbole. The point is, he was damn good. Based on his excellent preseason, Moton almost certainly gives the Panthers a certain level of confidence that things are going to be okay with their offensive line, a unit that has seen four of its players banged up one month into the preseason. Though Friday night's half of football is a small sample size, the Panthers may end up being faced with a tough question should Moton continue to play at left tackle and perform at the level that he did: Could Moton take over the starting left tackle job permanently, even when Matt Kalil is ready to play again? Speaking Monday on WFNZ, Panthers play-by-play announcer Mick Mixon didn't rule out the possibility. "I think (the Panthers) are beyond impressed with Taylor Moton," said Mixon in conversation with Nick Wilson and Josh Parcell. "He may not give up that left tackle position. ... I mean, he turns to the left, blocks somebody. Turns to the right, blocks somebody. Go straight ahead, block somebody. He's incredible!" Granted, Kalil is still bound to return, and the Panthers could end up needing Moton to hold the right side of the line down again if Blaine Clausell does not prove to be able to perform adequately at right tackle (Though his first action with the first team Friday night in relief of Sirles was encouraging). However, there are a couple of things playing into the favor of Moton potentially being able to hold onto the left tackle job down the road. For one, last year's right tackle, Daryl Williams, will eventually return to the team once he recovers from a torn MCL suffered early in training camp - most likely at or just past the midseason point. Williams is no slouch at right tackle: He was a Second-Team All-Pro last year at the position, but there's no foreseeable way that the Panthers simply put Moton back on the bench or back into their "extra" offensive lineman role if he continues to perform like he has throughout the preseason. Compare that to Kalil's circumstances: Not only has Kalil not performed to the Pro Bowl level the billing of his rookie season suggests, but Panthers general manager Marty Hurney was not the one responsible for bringing him to Carolina. That honor goes to former general manager Dave Gettleman, who grossly overpaid for Kalil in free agency prior to the 2017 season. The circumstances of the Panthers' offensive line late in the preseason carry with them several truths that are self-evident. We know that Matt Kalil has not performed at the level that his pay grade would suggest, we know that Taylor Moton has been excellent no matter where on the offensive line he has played, and we know that the Panthers will get Daryl Williams back at some point. Naturally, the Panthers' run to NFC South glory and beyond in 2018 will depend on the play of the offensive line, and so far, the unit as a whole has appeared to be firing on all cylinders. Even if the Panthers have proven that they have a deep offensive line with multiple players capable of starting when and if needed, the team will still roll with its five best players upfront week-in and week-out. And so far, Moton has performed well enough to suggest that he could be "that" guy instead of Kalil. Plus the fact that the idea of having Moton and Williams occupy both tackle positions is just an enticing prospect in general. Can you imagine how satisfying it would be to see Moton go up against Cameron Jordan and completely shut him down after Jordan spent all of last year frontrunning and trash-talking about how Kalil couldn't block him? In the span of a single month, Taylor Moton has gone from "next man up" on the Panthers' offensive line to being "the man". There is still a lot that can happen this season for the Carolina Panthers, and there hasn't been any reason yet to suggest that the upheaval on their offensive line has reached its end. But based on what has happened in three preseason games to date, Moton has made a strong case for himself to earn a full-time opportunity to protect Cam Newton's blindside and make the Panthers' O-Line exactly the sort of unit that coaches and fans alike have been seeking. 247SPORTS.COM Could Taylor Moton become the Panthers' left tackle permanently? Panthers' second

The writer said about our OL > "As a group, however, there are just simply too many question marks considering the inexperience of its younger players and the proven ineffectiveness of its veterans." The coaches are geting paid big bucks to quicky turn the inexperienced players into a molded unit, so the veterans have to start earning their paycheck by taking it on themselves to become more effective if our OL is to become as good we desire and expect.