Bradberry Injury Scare Reminds Panthers Secondary is Still Thin

Bradberry Injury Scare Reminds Panthers Secondary is Still Thin

While Carolina made a few moves to bolster the Panthers secondary by signing nickel corner Captain Munnerlyn and veteran safety Mike Adams, it’s clear they are hedging their bets on young outside corners James Bradberry and Daryl Worley. Bradberry’s injury scare only highlights the weight of this wager.  
 

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Byrd Watching 2: OTA Wrap Up

Byrd Watching 2: OTA Wrap Up

The second installment of Byrd Watching picks up where we left off after the first week of organized team activities. Since then, there has been several intriguing story lines and promising sample sizes from young players. For the most part, OTAs are closed to the media, and most of what takes place is never heard of. When reporters are allowed on the practice field, their write ups are usually short, and only contain the most noteworthy plays.

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Byrd Watching: OTAs Round One

Byrd Watching: OTAs Round One

The new series covering backyard baller Damiere Byrd kicks off here with some observations from the first round of Organized Team Activities. The first two days of OTAs were closed to the media, so the happenings are somewhat unknown. However, the third and final day was open to reporters, and several of the lineups and performances were interesting to say the least. There are many unknown players that peak my interest during these practices, but probably none more so than the aforementioned UDFA pickup Damiere Byrd.

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Panthers OTAs....A Hill of Beans? The Social Media Roundup

Panthers OTAs....A Hill of Beans? The Social Media Roundup

It was exciting to see Twitter abuzz with Panthers in action, even if the access was somewhat limited and without the pads.  Can we please get one of the news outlets to Meerkat the drills for us.  I can't see how that's against NFL media policies, since it wouldn't be archived.  It has to be less invasive than recorded footage.  Anyway, special thanks to the Panthers media department for the snapshots we got into today's practice.

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