Beason's thoughts on Nakamura

[panthers90]

kind of reminds me of [former Panther safety] Chris Harris but with a lot more ability.

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also nice to see Beason is feeling great.

[PhillyB]

if he can be a chris harris with pass covering ability we will look pretty damn good this year in the secondary.

[Montie_0123]

This is the type of news I want to hear, hopefully he picked up a lot while backing up Ed Reed.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

Hits like Chris Harris but can actually cover the pass?

Yes please

[Frizzy350]

This is the type of news I want to hear, hopefully he picked up a lot while backing up Ed Reed.

this is also what i'd like to hear. for all we know nakamura is a pro bowl caliber safety (although probably not that good). it doesnt matter how good u are, ur not going to unseat reed from his starter position.

[Kuech the Sneak]

Id love a chris Harris with better cover skills, maybe he reminds him of chris Harris because he's wearing the same number he did when he was in Carolina lol

[Hairless Cat]

Hits like Chris Harris but can actually cover the pass?

Yes please

I dont think they are doing any hitting yet.

[Iamnotanewb]

I do not want to cause a stir. But, if these practices are non contact. How can you tell what ability he truly does possess? I can see on his coverage skills, and how quickly he reads plays and such. But we still do not know if he can do the physical stuff.

I do hope he can bring some talent and attitude to the position. Would be nice not to have to worry about our Safety position.

[Jesse]

I dunno if Beason meant hitting-wise because we don't illegally hit here in Carolina. I hope he can though, that would help our secondary 100%

[Frizzy350]

They still have tackling drills of sorts, hitting sleds and body bag-like cones. i'm sure from just things like that u can tell a guy is able to make big hits.

i been listening to bucky brooks' podcast lately and he was talking about how when you get a guy into OTA's you can immediately tell if the player is going to be able to contribute in some way or is a total bust (he was referring to rookies in particular, but i'm sure any new comers to a franchise apply here). could be a particular aspect of his tackling form that beason likes. nakamura is a special teams stud so it wouldnt surprise me if he actually wraps guys up consistently rather than those awful shoulder tackles alot of NFL players in the secondary dish out.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

I dont think they are doing any hitting yet.

True

[Catweisers]

Sure hope he works out for us. In reading about him he is the type of guy that you love to cheer for!!! Beat a bunch of odds just to be in NFL and sure hope he can help our secondary don't think he can hurt it much.

- Linebacker Jon Beason looked strong in his limited work and told me afterward, jokingly, he feels "150 percent, maybe 149."

-- I will be writing about Haruki Nakamura, who is competing for a starting safety job against Sherrod Martin and others, for Friday's newspaper and online. Beason told me that Nakamura "kind of reminds me of [former Panther safety] Chris Harris but with a lot more ability."

Fun fact about Nakamura: he was a national judo champ in the junior division as a kid.

Read more here: http://scottfowlerobs.blogspot.com/2012/06/panthers-to-hold-free-and-open-practice.html#storylink=cpy#storylink=cpy

[top dawg]

If Beason is saying it, I believe it.

[Montsta]

So Nakamura likes to bitch and whine on Twitter?