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Teams usually deal with the backup quarterback position in one of two ways: Invest in young talent to push the incumbent starter to a higher level of play and potentially usurp the starter down the road or hire a veteran to effectively be another coach with a clipboard, providing mentorship and game-management advice. It also might be the best job in the NFL. The backup QB is the player who sees the least amount of time on the field and has an infinitesimal chance of injury while still cashing a hefty paycheck.

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A full offseason will help Brown better prepare for his second season, while the addition of edge defender Haason Reddick should give him more one-on-one blocking situations.

Considering the main problem people had with Brown was that they were unconvinced in his potential to generate pressure, it was somewhat surprising to see this area of his game thrive the most. He recorded two sacks, eight tackles for loss, 12 quarterback hits, and 34 pressures during the season. This was especially pleasing and a great foundation from which to build.

https://www.yahoo.com/.../panthers-dt-derrick-brown-named... Panthers defensive tackle Derrick Brown finished his rookie season on a strong note after dealing with some penalty issues early on. Brown still has a lot of room to grow as a player, but he’s demonstrated enough power and potential to prove he’s good enough to stick around. It should come as no big surprise that Pro Football Focus has named Brown among their 2021 second-year breakout candidates. “Derrick Brown put together a sneakily impressive rookie resume, grading out as the second-best rookie pass rusher (72.5) — behind only Chase Young. Brown actually led all rookies in total pressures (34) through 15 games before Young passed him in Week 17. The biggest problem for him was an inability to turn those pressures into sacks, which he also struggled with in college.” Brown only posted two sacks in 2020, but tehy can be tough to come by. However, the addition of OLB Haason Reddick should free up more opportunities for Brown, Brian Burns and Carolina’s other pass rushers.

I often wonder if sports writers sneak a look at other writers article and base their own articles on them. I suppose that would be a form of plagiarism when you are using someone else's words or ideas without properly crediting the original author.

I have always liked Gardner Minshew and would be a happy camper if we could afford to sign him as a backup to Sam Darnold.

And your opinion is???

How many Huddlers are willing to keep both PJ Walker and Will Grier as backup quarters and how many would like to see another quarterback brought in to backup Sam Darnold?

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/panthers-p-j-walker-ranked-184508601.html Panthers’ P.J. Walker ranked No. 25 among NFL’s backup The Panthers gave up three draft picks to the Jets for Sam Darnold, who projects to be their starter in the 2021 season. Darnold comes to town with plenty of questions about his game after a rough three-year run in New York, even though he has a lot more help here. Worse, if Darnold continues to struggle or gets injured, it’s not like Carolina has a ready-made backup plan at the sport’s most important position. P.J. Walker started one game for the Panthers last season while Teddy Bridgewater was out. While he technically earned a win, Walker had little to do with the victory – which featured a shutout for an invigorated defensive unit against a Lions offense playing an injured Matt Stafford. Walker didn’t do much to impress in that one start or his other random reps. At the end of the year, he had five interceptions to go with just one touchdown. Heading into 2021, it’s only fair to rank him near the bottom of the league’s backup QBs. CBS Sports has him at No. 25: Walker has athleticism, but his biggest issue appeared to be a relatively slow processing speed – a fatal flaw for many young quarterbacks who star either in college or in lesser professional leagues. As it happens, it’s the same problem that’s plagued QB3 Will Grier during the limited action he’s seen since getting drafted in 2019. If these two don’t show significant improvement during the preseason, the Panthers should consider replacing one of them with a veteran who can also help Darnold along in his development. Josh McCown should be at the top of that list.

I think i have gained five pounds just by reading this thread.

I can think of no one o would like better to learn from than Luke Kuechly if i were an upcoming NFL Linebacer.

I need my wife to watch this because she spends a Kings fortune on shoes.

Yes,i agree it is sad indeed.

Bingo. is the only way to go.

Love me some on a bacon,lettuce,tomato sandwich.

I will come hungry and bring an empty stomach.

Man that looks mouth watering good!

Nailed It.

Lean,mean,tackling machine. That is what we want linebacker Jermaine Carter to be.

Q: Having performed well last year, what’s your goals this year? I want to be the starting linebacker, but most importantly I want to make the playoffs. We haven’t been to the playoffs since I’ve been here ... I just want to make the playoffs and I want to help the team. I want to win the job. I want to be out there and play and be out there and contribute. I want to make plays for the team.

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/.../article252345808.html Why Carolina Panthers linebacker Jermaine Carter feels he has something to prove BY JONATHAN M. ALEXANDER JUNE 25, 2021 12:05 PM Carolina Panthers linebacker Jermaine Carter (56) says he grew up watching the Washington Football Team because of one player: Sean Taylor, a former standout at the University of Miami who was fatally shot during a home invasion during the 2007 NFL season. DANIEL KUCIN JR. AP It was the Panthers’ Week 14 game against the Denver Broncos, when Jermaine Carter delivered a hit so vicious to Melvin Gordon, you could clearly hear the pop come through the speakers from the television. Carter got up, stood over Gordon, yelled and flexed his muscles. Though the celebration drew a costly penalty, the moment showed that Carter plays like he has something to prove. That’s because he does. Carter says he’s always been doubted — from the Upper Marlboro Mustangs Boys & Girls Club football team to the NFL. And Carter is set on proving everyone wrong. After starting the season on the bench, the Panthers linebacker became a starter midway through the 2020 season. Coach Matt Rhule said Carter improved tremendously throughout the course of the season, and admitted that the two butted heads early on.But by the end of the season, they were on the same page. Carter played in all 16 games and started the final seven. He finished with 46 tackles, two tackles for loss and a fumble recovery. As Carter enters his fourth season in the NFL, he’s expected to play a key role on the Panthers’ defense “Very happy with Jermaine,” Rhule said earlier this month. “From this time last year to here, he knows what to expect. He’s an excellent communicator, gets the guys lined up.” He added that having three linebackers like Carter, Shaq Thompson and Denzel Perryman will give the Panthers a chance to not overextend their players this season as opposed to last year. Carter’s competitiveness derives from growing up with four brothers and seven cousins. They grew up in Washington, D.C., and competed in everything. His father also pushed him. The Observer spoke with Carter in a one-on-one interview about his journey and why he plays with a chip on his shoulder: Q: Did your dad have any experience playing football? Carter: No, my dad was a drum major in a band. He’s always like a leader. He’s always preached to me being a leader, and it kind of came natural to me. Q: So he’s like Devon Miles (played by Nick Cannon) in “Drumline”? Carter: He loves “Drumline.” That was one of his favorite movies when it came out. Q: What made you fall in love with football? Carter: I started playing when I was 7 years old. It was something about — I was able to release my energy and anger. I don’t want to call it anger, because I’m not always angry, but I was able to release some energy and stress on the football field that I couldn’t release anywhere else. And I just fell in love with it. I just love competing. Q: You say you’ve always had a chip on your shoulder. What type of moments in your life motivated you to prove people wrong. Carter: Growing up I played for the Upper Marlboro Mustangs. And one season in particular where we kind of went to a different league, and you can bring kids in from all over. So my coach, he brought some kids in from Virginia, and they were playing positions I should have been playing. They had me playing cornerback, which at the time, I was fine with it, but my dad was like, ‘Man, you’re not a corner, you’re a linebacker.’ My dad just drives me. He’s like the little angel on my shoulder telling me, ‘Man, you can’t let them outdo you.’ It kind of stuck with me. I always tell everybody, my dad had a saying growing up. He said “Carters don’t quit. Carters have pride.” So I always take pride in everything I do. Q: So your dad knows what buttons to push? Carter: Yeah, he knows how to get me going. Q: You post a lot of videos on Twitter of you at Maryland laying some hits. Why? Carter: I always got a chip on my shoulder. I didn’t get recruited very highly in high school. I didn’t even make All-Met in Washington, D.C., which is still crazy to me. I don’t understand. I still hold a grudge for that. And I don’t understand how I wasn’t All-Met because I was a good player. So I went to college with that same chip. There were years when I was up for the (Dick) Butkus Award watch list, but I was not making All-Big Ten. I always felt I was one of the best linebackers in the Big Ten. I felt like I was one of the best linebackers in the draft and I never got the recognition. That kind of what drives me to go so hard. I want to show everybody that I belong. Q: Was there a team you were hoping offered you, but didn’t? Carter: My dream school was Miami. I was a huge, huge Sean Taylor fan. Even to this day. So I grew up watching (Washington Football Team). I saw how hard he played every week, and I wanted to model myself after that. Q: What in particular about his game did you love? Carter: I just love competing. I feel like football is like a big puzzle. If you do your job, all 11 guys on the defense, if they do your job, it just fits perfect. I just love the game. Love competing. I’m a problem solver. In school I was never the best at writing essays, but I was definitely good at math. Anything that I could take my time to figure out, and solve a problem, I was good at, and that’s how I look at football. When an offense presents play, as a defense we have to solve that problem. Q: Both you and Matt Rhule mentioned that you sort of butted heads early on, but it got better. Where did that disagreement happen? Carter: I’m the type of person that if I don’t know too much about you, I’m not the most communicative person. I’m not the most social person. And they probably looked at that as I didn’t want to be around, or I was being distant. But that’s not the person I am. I just think it was a big miscommunication. I don’t think it was anything major. Honestly, I think we butted heads, even with my coach, I love football so much and I’m passionate about it, some times I may come off the wrong way ... We didn’t have anything major that happened. Q: What was it like to prove yourself and win that job at the end of the year? Carter: It definitely meant everything to me. I don’t want to say I thought anything would be handed to me, but when Luke (Kuechly) retired, I was like, it was go time. It was time for me to show what I could do. And then the new coaching staff came in and they brought guys in. And that’s no slight on the coaching staff, that’s just how it works in the NFL. Everybody has their guys. And I had to earn their trust and I’m OK with that. I’ve been grinding my whole life, so I had no problem doing it that way. Q: So did that put a chip on your shoulder? It put me in a perspective that man, I’ve just got to keep working no matter what. Nothing is ever going to be given to me. Nothing at all in life. It’s just how I am as a person. I’ve got to go hard no matter what. It just drove me to go harder in practice and show them that I should be out there playing. And that’s just how I did it ... I learned so much from Luke and I would put that into my own little bucket and try to grow as a player. Q: Having performed well last year, what’s your goals this year? I want to be the starting linebacker, but most importantly I want to make the playoffs. We haven’t been to the playoffs since I’ve been here ... I just want to make the playoffs and I want to help the team. I want to win the job. I want to be out there and play and be out there and contribute. I want to make plays for the team.

This workout learned Winston how to stop having interceptions,just don't throw the football.