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Three Questions Series

Mr. Scot

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Panthers.com is running a series asking the assistant coaches three questions regarding the upcoming year.

It's not complete yet, but here are the links so far (with a few quotes added)

 

Quarterbacks Coach Jake Peetz

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What have you gotten to know so far about Joe Brady's offensive style and philosophy?

"Joe is an innovative guy. He's a think-big guy. It's very impressive, his football knowledge, but also just his ability to adapt and adjust what he believes to give us the best opportunity to be successful. It'll be fun. Obviously, at LSU they were dynamic. He was a part of a couple other dynamic programs, be it at New Orleans, Penn State before that. He's had a very unique upbringing through a lot of good coaches that have helped shape his vision. He's been able to really put it into his own vision and it's exciting to meld a lot of those ideas together."

 

Runningbacks Coach Jeff Nixon

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How would you define your coaching style?

"I coach with a lot of energy. I like to have fun. I believe that we can work extremely hard and we can reach our goals and help the organization win, but we can also have fun. I think I'm very detailed when it comes to our meetings. The guys are going to know exactly what we expect of them and they're going to know their assignments. We'll be able to go out and play great fundamental football and we're going to have fun doing it."

 

Wide Receivers Coach Frisman Jackson

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What does it take to thrive as a receiver in this league?

"You have to have toughness – mental and physical. Playing football, everyone sees Sunday but no one sees Monday through Saturday. You have to be able to handle that. And physical toughness, when it's third-and-6 and you go across the middle knowing you are going to get hit. You have to show up and make plays in critical situations. To me, that's a true playmaker. Anyone can make plays in the first quarter. When the game is on the line, does this guy show up? You have to be smart and know situational football. Obviously, you have to get open and catch the football. I have some guys here that can do that."

 

Tight Ends Coach Brian Angelichio

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How much has the tight end position evolved since you started coaching it?

"With the different degrees of offenses, the requirements of the position have certainly increased. Many of them are heavily involved in the passing game with third-down value versus a linebacker or safety. Those are traits that people are looking for, to have that target over the middle of the field, controlling inside the numbers. With that being said, you are also expected to block like a lineman. You can't hide the tight end in the run game. It's a critical factor. And then they're going to be used in protections to block some of those edge rushers."

 

Offensive Line Coach Pat Meyer

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What do the best offensive lines you've coached have in common?

"They played together as a unit. Good offensive lines help each other. The veteran needs to help the rookie, even knowing that rookie might take his job in a couple years. But if a line wants to be great, that's what they do, they help each other. You always have that alpha up front who runs the ship. They have to be smart, tough and competitive. When they do all that together, that makes for good chemistry. After that it's about being good technicians. At this level, the people we line up against are much better athletes than we are. We have to out-technique people."

 

Defensive Run Game Coordinator Al Holcomb

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How does it feel to be back in Carolina with this new staff?

"I'm super excited to come back, just because I spent five years here during a time where we had a lot of success. Seeing some familiar faces in the building, but also a lot of new faces in the building has kind of reenergized me, so to speak, from a standpoint of feeling refreshed. There's a newness to it.

"You're trying to lay a foundation, and Matt's trying to lay that foundation the correct way when you build that house, so that when you face times that are going to be up and down, you can go back and rely on the things that you've built on. There is an element of Xs and Os, but there's also just an element of running, blocking, tackling, doing those basic things that sound so cliché or so fundamental, but it is about fundamentals. I do believe that."

 

Defensive Line Coach Mike Phair

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What are the traits you'll be looking for in defensive linemen?

"You are going to hear us talk about this a lot, the toughness. A guy that has that gritty mentality. You'll see quick and athletic guys who can get off the ball and play multiple positions. They'll be all different shapes and sizes, but we want all of them to have that toughness."

 

Linebackers Coach Mike Siravo

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What separates a great linebacker from a good linebacker?

"Instincts. Instincts and I would just say mindset. A great linebacker wants to be in on every play. They want a piece of the ballcarrier on every play. There are some guys with instincts, speed and hustle, but they don't have that hunt mentality. There have been some guys here (in Carolina) who have definitely had that 'hunt' mentality. That's the biggest thing to me. You want to get to the ballcarrier at all costs every play -- that's what the great ones do."

 

Defensive Pass Game Coordinator Jason Simmons

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What do you want people to say about the Carolina secondary you're now overseeing?

"In one word I would say competitive. I think that takes care of everything. We are always going to compete for 60 minutes. And for me, the little things are so important. Making sure you're on time. Attention to detail. Stance, leverage and eyes. The players are going to hear that from me a lot. I'm about standards over emotions. That's something we'll prioritize. The discrepancy between talent is so small in this league. So what can you do to set yourself apart?"

 

Cornerbacks Coach Evan Cooper

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What's the biggest difference or change you've seen in your relationship with Matt Rhule from being one of his players to now being one of his coaches?

"I would say our relationship has grown stronger. He's a mentor, somebody I look up to. He's very smart, very thoughtful, very particular, very detailed. I try to take some of that stuff and add it to me. I want to add it to my game. He looks at me as somebody he can trust so he tells me a lot of beneficial things to help make me better at my craft. We have a pretty strong relationship, because we've been together for a long time. He gave me my first job. He actually told me he would never hire me because I was a terrible graduate assistant, then the rest is history. I've been with him ever since. He's a developer of people, whether it's players or staff, just people in general. He's going to be tough on you, but when he's tough on you, you know it's because he believes in you."

 

 

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16 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Thank you, Kevin :)

I'm trying to imagine what a half-time pep talk from Walken would sound like.

Get a blender.

Dump in Pacino’s “inches” speech from Any given Sunday,

the immortal “You ain’t gotta prove nuthin to nobody” speech from Rudy,

Patton’s speech to the troops about making “making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country”

 Bluto’s “Did we give up when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?” from Animal House

Brad Pitts incomprehensible Pikey gibberish monologue from Snatch

Blend on high for five minutes

Garnish with Oscar nomination. Serve chilled with Lombardi trophy.

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What's the No. 1 attribute your cornerbacks have to have and why?

"Speed. I believe you've got to have speed to play the position. You want to not give up big plays, and how do you do that? You have guys who can cover up some of the lapses with speed. I would also like guys with ball skills. Got to get the ball back for the offense."

https://www.panthers.com/news/three-questions-with-cornerbacks-coach-evan-cooper

Yea, if he has any say so... I don't believe Bradberry would check any of these boxes lol. Although he did his job in the division, I strongly suspect we'll look elsewhere for a starter. 

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5 minutes ago, ColumbusCounty said:

What's the No. 1 attribute your cornerbacks have to have and why?

"Speed. I believe you've got to have speed to play the position. You want to not give up big plays, and how do you do that? You have guys who can cover up some of the lapses with speed. I would also like guys with ball skills. Got to get the ball back for the offense."

https://www.panthers.com/news/three-questions-with-cornerbacks-coach-evan-cooper

Yea, if he has any say so... I don't believe Bradberry would check any of these boxes lol. Although he did his job in the division, I strongly suspect we'll look elsewhere for a starter. 

He wants to get paid big tine anyway. 

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13 minutes ago, ColumbusCounty said:

What's the No. 1 attribute your cornerbacks have to have and why?

"Speed. I believe you've got to have speed to play the position. You want to not give up big plays, and how do you do that? You have guys who can cover up some of the lapses with speed. I would also like guys with ball skills. Got to get the ball back for the offense."

https://www.panthers.com/news/three-questions-with-cornerbacks-coach-evan-cooper

Yea, if he has any say so... I don't believe Bradberry would check any of these boxes lol. Although he did his job in the division, I strongly suspect we'll look elsewhere for a starter. 

yep doubt Bradberry is part of this team's plans

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