Friday Camp Updates 7/29

[trueblade]

 

[mrcompletely11]

corral throws a laser

[Sgt Schultz]

34 minutes ago, Panthers Rhule said:

Maybe I'm crazy but seems to me like we should want Sam getting reps in practice and in pre-season games hoping that he looks good enough and that he is legitimately competing closely with Baker so that maybe a QB desperate team will take Sam off of our hands. If you want to sell a car you don't park it in the garage. 

You park it in the garage if you know it will die if you try to move it into the driveway or onto the street, and then, while it is sitting there, leak oil and coolant like a sieve.

Right now, even if Sam suddenly looked like he knew what he was doing out there, given his four-year history in games, the best anyone would offer up for him is probably a conditional 6th or 7th, provided we eat all but maybe a token amount of his contract.  To use the car analogy, we are trying to sell Sam for parts.

We worry about being nice and singing Kumbuya in the parking lot in what is a rather cut-and-dried business based on performance.  Most other teams make roster moves as soon as they determine somebody is not part of their future.  In this case, it is not like we are dealing with somebody that may have fetched a first to fourth round pick in return, but his status is in doubt due to an injury or sudden down year.  Showcasing that person may get some of their lost value back.  Darnold is not that person, and trying to prove he is takes reps away from others whose value or potential is much higher.

[shaqattaq]

3 minutes ago, trueblade said:

 

They all missed! Start PJ!

[Riverboat Ron]

14 minutes ago, TLGPanthersFan said:

Read yeasterdah that PJ and Corral are splitting reps at 3 apiece. 
Why is PJ still on this team? Corral could have 6 reps instead of 3 if Rhule would get over his obsession with Walker. 
 

Have you seen PJ’s knees? He’s definitely putting in the extra work to earn the position.

[frankw]

Will we get a positive Robbie Anderson sighting today? Heard some of our young corners were cutting up after forcing an incompletion.

[joemac]

51 minutes ago, trueblade said:

 

It would be funny as hell if the team was like in a big meeting or something before practice, and Corral just all of a sudden gets up and leaves so he can be the first guy out to the field. 

[shaqattaq]

 

CJ Saunders running with the 1's again...

[poundaway]

3 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

so why bother with the theatrics.

Its the NFL, there's a lot of theatrics.  With Baker "winning" the competition he will have "walked on" yet again to win another position on a team.  There's probably some truth to it as well.  It was possible that his injuries, combined with his "tweaked" throwing motion may have impaired his play.  The NFL has a lot of theater and story telling.

[Jackie Lee]

Sam looks so clunky compared to the other two.

 

[Mr. Scot]

12 minutes ago, trueblade said:

Damn, that football snaps off Corral's hand in a blink...

[ForJimmy]

17 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

corral throws a laser

He didn't even need to set his feet like Baker did.  Looks solid throwing off the run.

[Wolfcop]

Excited about MCs future. 

[Luciu5]

24 minutes ago, trueblade said:

 

I'm not sure what Baker was doing there? That looked intentional to me.

Interestingly, the Darnold and Corral misses were almost identical, except that Corral was a laser, but location-wise they were almost in the same spot, and both were very close to the target, off by the thickness of the football about.