Dan Connor

[panthersphan]

Though I know Chucky is an offensive minded coach, but during James Laurinaitis' 40 run, he was talking up Dan Connor...saying he and James Laurinaitis remind him of each other and that "Dan Connor is going to be a real good player for John Fox up in Carolina" The rest of the crew seemed to agree...

But w/ Beason, where the hell is this kid going to play?

Could we possibly have:

Davis-Beason-Connor?

Or does it scream 3-4? Just kidding.

Kind of surprised he didn't say "North Carolina"

[Captroop]

Considering the 40 Laurinaitis just ran, comparing him to Connor is an insult to Connor.

[CatMan72]

At 6'3" 233 it would seem to me that he is the heir apparent to an aging Diggs over on the strong side.

[CatMan72]

Considering the 40 Laurinaitis just ran, comparing him to Connor is an insult to Connor.

LOL, combine is overrated - Laurinaitis is gonna be a beast - but Connor did run a 4.67 at his pro day.

Speaking of "Connors" I still think it's funny that Connor Barwin at DE outran most of the top LB prospects!

[Darth Biscuit]

Connor may not be an impact player this year or even next, but I think he's going to be a big asset to the Panthers. Whether he plays ST only, moves to OLB, or is just Beason's backup, he'll do well. Like I've said in another thread, we did really good with injuries this year, but you never know what will happen and having good backups is key to being good in the NFL.

[mountainpantherfan]

The one big weakness for Conner is his coverage skills. I think that would limit him in starting at SLB. Of course Beason is not going to lose his spot. For Conner, playing WLB makes the most since but with how great Davis played this year at WLB I doubt you see him move back to SLB. IMO Conner, Beason and Davis are our best three talents at LBer and I think that by 2010 you will see all three starting. As for this year I think Diggs will remain the starter and should as he has proven to be worthy of it. It's just in the long run I think you have to get the your young talent on the field and for that to happen the elder Diggs will have to take a back seat.

[SorthNarolina]

The one big weakness for Conner is his coverage skills. I think that would limit him in starting at SLB. Of course Beason is not going to lose his spot. For Conner, playing WLB makes the most since but with how great Davis played this year at WLB I doubt you see him move back to SLB. IMO Conner, Beason and Davis are our best three talents at LBer and I think that by 2010 you will see all three starting. As for this year I think Diggs will remain the starter and should as he has proven to be worthy of it. It's just in the long run I think you have to get the your young talent on the field and for that to happen the elder Diggs will have to take a back seat.

I don't mean to be a grammar hammer, but since he is on the team, it's "connor"

[OneBadassCat]

If he becomes a good enough player that we can't keep him off the field then Fox will find a way to work him in.

[HSCBandit07]

It will be fun watching him in preseason at least

[TerriblePizza]

Connor played ROLB three years at Penn State. I think he'll replace Diggs sooner or later. I'm just worried about how well he comes back from his injury.

[Urrymonster]

Anyone think the likely position for Connor will be replacing Davis as we likely will not be able to afford keeping him?

[jasonluckydog]

Connor seems like a tiny person who is very fragile.... It's so hard to tell cause all white people look the same.

[Darth Biscuit]

It's so hard to tell cause all white people look the same.

:eek:

[CatMan72]

The one big weakness for Conner is his coverage skills. I think that would limit him in starting at SLB. Of course Beason is not going to lose his spot. For Conner, playing WLB makes the most since but with how great Davis played this year at WLB I doubt you see him move back to SLB. IMO Conner, Beason and Davis are our best three talents at LBer and I think that by 2010 you will see all three starting. As for this year I think Diggs will remain the starter and should as he has proven to be worthy of it. It's just in the long run I think you have to get the your young talent on the field and for that to happen the elder Diggs will have to take a back seat.

The WILL needs to have stronger coverage skills than the SAM. The SAM may be called upon to cover the TE, but in most cases the WILL is the faster of the two and will drop off into coverage. The SAM needs to be bigger to shed blocks on the strong side and get to the RB/QB...