Carolina Panthers Training Camp - Tuesday Thread

[AU-panther]

15 minutes ago, SBBlue said:

LOL

Scott and Erving swing too.  Really  BC  played left in college and is practicing RT now, so he swings too.   So all 4 tackles can play either side in a pinch.   

I don't think that is an accident.
 

Everyone keeps over thinking this  versatility deal.

On game day you usually only have 8 OL active, you don’t have a backup for each spot, because of this every team has a multitude of players that can play multiple positions on the line.

All that matters is if LT1 gets hurt who fills in? Who fills in if RT2  gets hurt?  More times than not it is some combination of three guys, not 4 like some fans think.

 

 

[SBBlue]

7 minutes ago, AU-panther said:

Everyone keeps over thinking this  versatility deal.

On game day you usually only have 8 OL active, you don’t have a backup for each spot, because of this every team has a multitude of players that can play multiple positions on the line.

All that matters is if LT1 gets hurt who fills in? Who fills in if RT2  gets hurt?  More times than not it is some combination of three guys, not 4 like some fans think.

 

 

Yes.  I also think the question becomes, if LT1 doesn't dress, we have to start with LT2 and he gets hurt, what do we do?   Its seems unlikely to have 2 go down in a game, but not as unlikely to have to start LT2 and he goes down.  If LT3 has never taken reps there, oops.

We spent half the season starting various LT2's last year and it looks like we're headed in that direction again.

Pat Meyer knows what he is going.  He did more with less last year that I thought possible.

 

[pantherclaw]

4 hours ago, Proudiddy said:

I'm not gonna lie...  I'm not as down on our OL as many are.  I don't think they'll be worldbeaters by any means, but I think the talent level is as high as it's been in years.  That being said, I'm growing concerned with how it is being handled.  The non-committal approach to LT, and having had Moton taken snaps over there throughout camp, even when everyone was healthy, then having him at RT, then back at LT, then shuffling other guys around like Elflein and Tecklenberg...  it's kind of like the old cliche about QBs - if you have two, then you have none.

It seems like they're trying to come up with contingency plans if someone gets hurt or what have you, when our biggest issue is having an actual solidified starting 5.

Hard to do that when players get dinged up. In training camp and preseason,  ya want them to stay healthy, versus during the season,  there will be some playing through injuries. 

That's not what holds back solidifying a starting line. That is due to lack of padded practices.  Thank you CBA. 

[Paa Langfart]

Thank you Icege from all us non tweeters.

[kungfoodude]

Are we finally going to get good TC coverage now that we are doing joint practices with Indy?

I assume the Colts control the access there.

[iamhubby1]

2 hours ago, pantherclaw said:

Hard to do that when players get dinged up. In training camp and preseason,  ya want them to stay healthy, versus during the season,  there will be some playing through injuries. 

That's not what holds back solidifying a starting line. That is due to lack of padded practices.  Thank you CBA. 

 

That makes a lot of sense. If you dig a little deeper, you could say the only players who actually need padded practices, are the two lines. They absolutely need padded practices.

Of course there are exceptions. Tackling drills, which I'm not even sure they do those anymore. So very little need for other positions to wear them.

[bythenbrs]

6 hours ago, SBBlue said:

Scott and Erving swing too.  Really  BC  played left in college and is practicing RT now, so he swings too. 

Edited August 11, 2021 by bythenbrs