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Cool story- I ran into a former Panthers employee at the gym

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I was working out today at the Y and ran into a guy and we started talkin and he has just been layed off by the Panthers. He was the strength and conditioning coach and has been since Fox came to town. I asked him a few questions that were pretty interesting:

I asked him who the strongest player on the team was...His answer was Charles Johnson. That was a shocker for me. I asked him if he thought he would ever be a solid starter and he said that Charles definitely has all of the physical tools to be a great DE but he lacks a little bit mentally. Said that he wasnt the sharpest tool in the shed.

Also asked about Peppers work Ethic? He said Pep works really hard in the weight room. Pep doesnt workout with the team in the offseason but TC and during season he works hard so thats good to hear.

He said that signing Gross was the best move we have ever made. Said he trains hard, studies, is obviously very durable and just an all around great guy to be around.

I could have asked him questions all day but i thought i would let the guy workout...thought i would share the info :cheers2:

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Also asked about Peppers work Ethic? He said Pep works really hard in the weight room. Pep doesnt workout with the team in the offseason but TC and during season he works hard so thats good to hear.

I've never really had too many doubts about Pep's conditioning or weight training. He's always been in great condition as far as I know.

He said that signing Gross was the best move we have ever made. Said he trains hard, studies, is obviously very durable and just an all around great guy to be around.

I don't even mind that he may be considered a bit pricey...sometimes you need to overpay just a tad because the guy's value to your team pushes the $ up a bit.

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It probably was a lower level assistant type guy but he got layed off about 4 weeks ago...he said that because of the economy the position coaches are gonna be taking on more responsibilities to replace people with his position

Yeah go figure cutting staff and paying players more than ever, corporate America just plain out sucks.

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