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Curtis Samuel is the real deal.


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He can do it all. His ball carrier vision is insane and he’s the fastest guy on the field. He might not be a guy who’s going to get you 1,000 yards every year, but he’s a threat to score every time he touches the ball. He’s exactly the sort of weapon we lacked under Shula and Norv knows how to use him and DJ Moore in creative ways. 

Players like him are why the future is limitless for this team - he’s breaking out.

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I really hope that we're seeing that our offese is best suited featuring CMC, Olsen, Moore, and Samuel with Funchess and Wright serving as possession options. I really hope we don't upset this balance when Torrey Smith is healthy. It's not a coincidence that our offense suddenly became a lot more explosive when our featured receivers shifted away from Smith and Funchess.

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11 minutes ago, GOOGLE JIM BOB COOTER said:

not if rivera and co keep finding excuses to keep him off the field. he gets open at will. he could absolutely be a 1000 yard receiver.

x100000000000000000

not only that, he could be our best receiver and a #1 option.

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22 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I really hope that we're seeing that our offese is best suited featuring CMC, Olsen, Moore, and Samuel with Funchess and Wright serving as possession options. I really hope we don't upset this balance when Torrey Smith is healthy. It's not a coincidence that our offense suddenly became a lot more explosive when our featured receivers shifted away from Smith and Funchess.

It’s strange how fans can see and asses this while the professionals making millions to do exactly that, don’t.

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30 minutes ago, TN05 said:

He can do it all. His ball carrier vision is insane and he’s the fastest guy on the field. He might not be a guy who’s going to get you 1,000 yards every year, but he’s a threat to score every time he touches the ball. He’s exactly the sort of weapon we lacked under Shula and Norv knows how to use him and DJ Moore in creative ways. 

Players like him are why the future is limitless for this team - he’s breaking out.

yes..but a little jekyl and hyde...

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6 minutes ago, Lumps said:

It’s strange how fans can see and asses this while the professionals making millions to do exactly that, don’t.

I was crying about Captain Munnerlyn by halftime today and then Fitz just zeroed in on him and damn near brought the Bucs back pretty much solely by targeting Captian Munnerlyn.

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6 minutes ago, Lumps said:

It’s strange how fans can see and asses this while the professionals making millions to do exactly that, don’t.

Risk reward is different for a fan. Rivera has shown that he prefers vets over younger players to a fault. That's who he thinks we give him a better chance of winning.

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7 minutes ago, Panthro said:

Risk reward is different for a fan. Rivera has shown that he prefers vets over younger players to a fault. That's who he thinks we give him a better chance of winning.

If he puts Torrey Smith back in as a starter, he deserves whatever derision comes his way.

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15 minutes ago, Lumps said:

It’s strange how fans can see and asses this while the professionals making millions to do exactly that, don’t.

it's not strange. the only difference is that the professionals had the opportunity. not everybody making millions to do something is the best at the job. usually quite the opposite. you think somebody like @KB_fan wouldn't blow away 90% of the panthers staff at analytics?

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