What's the confidence level in Samuel right now?

[Joe the Show]

I have heard nothing but rave reviews of his camp performance so far.  We know he has moves.  We know he has speed.  We also know he has had some injury problems in the past.  I really want to believe he can take a huge step this season and become an elite weapon.  But right now I'm at about a 50% confidence level that this camp performance will translate to regular season success.  So what are your thoughts?  Buying or selling the hype?

[Shocker]

Lots of attention and hype...starting to worry he gets injured.  He should play very sparingly in the ps.

[ellis]

I’ve kept a close eye on him at camp. He’s doing things better than he’s done in the past. Intermediate route running, getting off the jam. He looks like a more complete receiver right now. But I agree, I want to see it translate. It’s OK to jump on the hype train, but it’s also ok to exercise caution in August.

[steven8989]

Probably one of those training camp MVPs that doesn't show up during the season as always. I've hearing that about Shaq for 3 years now.

[Black&BlueBubba]

[Seltzer]

If he stays healthy, he can be a Pro-Bowl caliber player.  He has already proven that.  He had 5 TD's last year in a limited role, and I distinctly remember 2 plays where he got a couple yards behind the defense and Cam couldn't connect b/c of his shoulder.  Similar to the play Allen did hit him on in Week 17.  You add those 2 TD's and that's 7 on the year.

And both his injuries were somewhat freakish.  He got rolled up in 2017 on a deep ball after he was really showing flashes and then he lost basically the 1st half of last year (at least meaningful snaps) b/c of his heart issue.

I'm not worried.  Smitty showed flashes of what he could be in his 2nd year in 2002, but it wasn't until his 3rd year in 2003 that he was a true starting WR and became dominant.

[ellis]

All things considered, I guess you can call me optimistic:

 

 

[La Pantera]

I mean he played very well last season, after missing several games early on. This being his third season i expect an even larger jump in production. My confidence in him and the WR corps in general is high.

 

[KB_fan]

I'm buying the hype. He doesn't look like the same player. So much more confidence. He's having fun out there. Just looks like a natural.

[KSpan]

27 minutes ago, steven8989 said:

Probably one of those training camp MVPs that doesn't show up during the season as always. I've hearing that about Shaq for 3 years now.

Difference is that Curtis isn't parked behind a vet.

[Eric4280]

If he really did fix his short to medium route running and is a deep threat... also stays healthy... The sky is the limit.

[Basbear]

[OneBadCat]

I know we’re Panther fans but it’s okay to be optimistic sometimes. I think he’s gonna turn out great.

[heel31ok]

Always liked Samuel...looking for him and Moore to be a one two punch to Cmac's knockout blow