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Hunter Renfrow is making this team.

Internet here sucks so hard I can't upload images so am stuck with embedding tweets. -_-

I think there's only a cpl of videos left. Going to try and compile/screenshot tweets without vids

More incoming. Still in Orlando working with awful reception and had to do the obligatory timeshare meeting -_- But we back!!

Bobby Brown III + Sam Martin activated from NFI per the team Dabo is at practice today. Panthers were/are livestreaming as well

Might not be able to get all of camp today but wanted to give @Captain Morgan a small break before we put him back to work. Lots of vids today it looks for the first padded practice!

From Brugler's scouting report... Tavareon “Bam” Martin-Scott picked up his nickname because of the fireworks celebration he typically receives to celebrate his birthday. He grew up playing pee wee football in Fort Wayne, Ind., but developed late and was mostly a part-time player until his senior year at Snider High (alma mater of Jessie Bates). He posted 87 tackles and 6.0 sacks as a senior in 2018, but it wasn’t enough to put him on the recruiting radar. A no-star recruit, he played two seasons with Dodge City (Kan.) Community College and then received several SEC offers. His playing time and production gradually increased each season for the Gamecocks, and he put intriguing flashes on film. Martin-Scott is a good-sized athlete, with pursuit speed to match races to the perimeter. He competes with a banger mentality to pinball off blocks and stay determined on his path to the ball. Overall, Martin-Scott freelances a tad too much with inconsistent steps in coverage, but he is a classic run-and-hit linebacker who likes to play loose and chase plays — necessary ingredients for NFL special teams. grade: Free Agent

Looks like similar to other NFL teams and sports media that the Panthers are leaning in to PFF. Like basic statistics, their grades might not be the end all be all but there is a LOT more information available through them then just their grades. I once doubted their "arbitrary grading" (my own words here on the Huddle yeeeaaars ago) but looking at all of the data (AND watching film to try and see what they were seeing) they have it became obvious I was missing out by not considering them. At the very least, PFF metrics and grades hold a lot more weight in Panthers-related debate going forward as the team continues to hire former PFF guys.

Ladd fans punching air rn

Everything hurts and/or is sunburned, but lil dude had a good time and that's all that matters. Also, confirmed the Gemini summary of Icky's PFF grades

Which grades were incorrect? Not defending LLMs in case I'm giving the impression. I'm just more interested in reviewing the data to make sure it's correct before debating it. I'd check PFF myself (got a sub) but am fn dying at Legoland in Florida while my 9yr old runs rampant.

Which stats were wrong?

Something tells me that all of the hand wringing and pearl clutching over halting the practice earlier possibly destroying his confidence was... well... stupid

DAWG

Barno out JJ Weaver on I really liked Weaver his last two years at Kentucky. Don't expect him to make the roster, but a decent camp body nonetheless.

Yup!

Brett getting his content on the official NFL YouTube channel now, good for him! The first team he covers is Carolina. Summary The defense was the biggest problem by far last season. 31st in EPA against the pass and the run 32nd in DL pass-rush win rate and 32nd in DL pressure rate so they never won early nor late in the rep Major theme for being so bad was that they missed a lot of tackle Most missed tackles in the league at 40 Lot of missed tackles from guys rotating and taking bad angles Had a lot of missed TFLs that Evero drew up only for players to whiff Blitzed a lot because they did not have the talent to get their with four due to the loss of Derrick Brown Evero blitzed more than he likes to, blitzing at 47.2% on third down (2nd highest in the NFL) Entire goal of the offseason was to give Derrick Brown some help and make it so that somebody else on the DL can make plays for this team. Played more light boxes than all but three other teams in the league because they'd start in two-high shells and rotate into single-high post snap Most snaps in the league running cover 3 from a two-high shell Also aided in disguising 3-3 fire zone blitzes Team didn't have the talent to do much about the run. Would have to commit pre-snap, but Evero opted to try and keep opponent's guessing... just didn't have the dudes. Thinks people don't realize how good Bryce Young was last season One of the calmest QBs under pressure last season, huge turn around from his rookie season 11th-highest rated QB under pressure at 84.1 ahead of Allen and Daniels 4th in BTT under pressure, only behind Darnold, Allen, and Burrow Pocket positioning and movement was night and day, back to "Bama Bryce" All of the things he did well seemed to come back Attacked the middle of the field The team punched above their weight last year with Bryce looking so much better, almost ripping off wins vs. top tier teams. Thinks TMac is a misunderstood receiver that is commonly classified in the Mike Evans mold ("Go outside and win jump balls!") but his super power is reading coverages post-snap, finding space against those zone coverages, and YAC Was deadly over the middle his last year in college because he was so good at finding spots to settle in Feels that Bryce finds and attacks space over the middle than a lot of QBs despite his size Talked to a buddy of his that's a coach who was in Carolina watching the defense practice and said that they were night and day and that they're going to be way better this year. Offense should be better. QB should be better. Everything should be better. Will they make the playoffs? idk, but they should be fun and at this point Panthers' fans would at least like some fun