What to expect this week from the Panthers

[Zod]

Carolina Panthers training camp starts this week. Here is a little of what you can expect.

 

Players check in on Tuesday. Media will be there to conduct interviews and get the obligatory shots of the guys moving into the Wofford dorms. Expect a big amount of fluff but some fun stuff as well. 

 

The first practice is Wednesday morning. It will look and feel a lot like the OTA practices as pads are not allowed to be worn until the 4th day per the CBA. So that would mean the earliest pads go on would be Saturday, which happens to also be the Panthers kickoff party. So you may want to plan on attending that. 

[Zod]

[Captain Morgan]

our long national nightmare is almost over.  There is a light at the end of the tunnel, and it looks suspiciously like Derrick Brown coming through the B gap.

[45catfan]

Here's to a camp with no serious injuries, all work and no drama.  I am going to try to make it to Sparkle City on Monday.  Last year broke my streak of attending training camp going back almost 20 years.

[trueblade]

It probably won't be until closer to the end of camp, but I'll be nervous every day we're practicing on the far fields. It seems like we lose someone to an ACL every year on that practice field.

[Little Goody Two Shoes]

Here's  to no injuries.

[45catfan]

4 minutes ago, trueblade said:

It probably won't be until closer to the end of camp, but I'll be nervous every day we're practicing on the far fields. It seems like we lose someone to an ACL every year on that practice field.

I was there the day a safety broke his hip bone in TC.  You could literally hear it snap.  The screaming was heart-wrenching. It was Charles Godfrey or Dion Grant, I can't remember...

[Harbingers]

Defensive and OL gel are my biggest questions. Can’t even begin to get into whether Darnold will have success if our OL isn’t solid. 

[Zod]

59 minutes ago, trueblade said:

It probably won't be until closer to the end of camp, but I'll be nervous every day we're practicing on the far fields. It seems like we lose someone to an ACL every year on that practice field.

I'm not 100% certain they will be practicing anywhere but Gibbs stadium this year. Not sure. 

[rippadonn]

Having a guy like CMC makes an OLs job easier. There's going to be a lot of CMC/Hubbard I hope. Moton is back.

Sam? It's put up or shut up time, same for Brady. I hope they love the challenge and take advantage.

[45catfan]

1 hour ago, stbugs said:

I was there in the 2016 training camp when TD and Ryan were going at it in a drill and Kalil hurt his shoulder. Outside of my posting about it, I don’t remember much news on it. That was the start of the end for him. He missed 18 games in 2016/2017 and gutted out 2018 before finishing missing 9 games in his last year. That was the start of the OL injury fest of 2016. I knew it was bad because Kalil was off by himself with the trainer on the far field and TD ran over to check on him again after a bit. I think he missed the rest of the pre-season and started week 1, but only made it 6 full weeks and then played 1 more partial game.

I looked it up; it was Grant back in rookie season in 2000.  They thought he would never play another down in football. Luckily he made it a back and had a decent career playing for several different teams. 

Yeah, training camp injuries suck and we are due for one or more every camp; one of which is usually a starter.  KK was last year.  Ryan had a pretty clean injury history until then and was never the same afterwards.

[DaveThePanther2008]

I am glad it is almost here.  We will be able to back up the trash talking about whether Darnold is going to be good or bad.  

Then again every pass picked off gives the haters more hate and the TDs give the Darnold fans proof I told you he was the man. 

[exactlyzack]

Anyone going to fan fest? I’m getting married this Saturday and me and the wife are going to fan fest to wrap up the honeymoon. Super stoked

[bababoey]

Just praying for no massive electric scooter related injuries.