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Per ESPN Insider... "Wildcat Sightings in Charlotte?"

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copy and paste from ESPN Insider... Don't shoot the messenger!

Wildcat Sightings in Charlotte

In 2006, before anybody in the NFL had heard of the Wildcat offense, the Carolina Panthers beat the Atlanta Falcons 10-6 in a game where DeAngelo Williams ran several times as after taking the ball as a shotgun quarterback. Now, new Panthers coach Ron Rivera wants to see more of the Wildcat in Carolina, and he wants Armanti Edwards to be the man taking snaps.

Edwards is most famous for being the quarterback who led Appalachian State to a win over Michigan in 2007, but the Panthers drafted him in the third round in 2010 with plans of converting him to wide receiver. He played in only three games his rookie season, and while he saw time as a passer, runner, and punt returner, he netted only seven all-purpose yards.

However, when Rivera looks at Edwards, he sees flashes of Josh Cribbs, the wide receiver/special teams star of the Cleveland Browns who also has run the Wildcat from time to time.

"Rod Chudzinski (Carolina's new offensive coordinator) was in Cleveland when they had (Joshua) Cribbs," Rivera told Tom Sorensen of the Rock Hill (S.C.) Herald. "I'd like to see similar things with Armanti."

Given the failures of Jimmy Clausen, Matt Moore and company in 2010, Edwards may be the best quarterback on the Panthers' roster. Rivera gave no vote of confidence in his passers, telling Sorensen "We need to find if we have that franchise quarterback."

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LOL, so ESPN charges people for "insider" access so they can read stories based on newspaper articles that can be accessed online for free?

I am glad that a national sports media outlet FINALLY acknowledged that the wildcat was re-introduced to the NFL by the Panthers.

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You had me at first, but lost me when you called him the best QB on the roster. That is not what the article was about. No basis for that assumption.

Secondly, I hate the wildcat. Just my opinion.

What I like is the idea that Armanti could become something of a third down back. a slot WR/back who could break open screens and maybe find daylight on draw plays. motion out to a slot.

This is how you use Edwards. He is no NFL QB, so you Boone goons get that out of your heads. The NFL is not for you to relive small college glory. Just because ASU beat one of the worst defenses in Big 10 history does not mean we owe him a thing. Got quiet about Dexter Jackson pretty quicky, I noticed. Best players from the Mountains of NC: Brad Hoover, FB, Carolina Panthers. Dean Biasucci, all time leading scorer, Indy Colts; Clyde Simmons, All Pro Defensive End, Philadelphia Eagles. All from WCU.

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