It might not matter.
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“When I did well it showed things that I can do well”, said Turner, who previous year did not allow a sack.
After practice ended Thursday, both coaches gathered their team for a post-practice message before walking off the practice fields and walking up the hill at Wofford College. He also caught six touchdowns.
Best wishes to Kelvin Benjamin for a speedy and successful recovery.
He posted on social media several hours later that he had torn his ACL and would miss the entire season. Losing their primary target will impact the team drastically. The 6-3, 211-pound Brenton Bersin may be tasked with replicating Benjamin’s presence in the red zone.
With quarterback Cam Newton signed up to a five-year, $103million deal, Benjamin was expected to lead the offense following his stellar rookie season. He logged 1,008 yards on 73 receptions, and scored nine touchdowns.
What are the Panthers’ options?
“You can plan not to be in one of those altercations, but you never know”.
This is a huge blow for the Panthers because he was there no-doubt No. 1 receiving threat.
Rivera also clarified Benjamin’s injury won’t change the complexion and tactics of his team’s offense. “It would be a great thing to have that taken care of, then we can go on to the next guy”. “But for our group in Miami, it just gives us a measuring stick of where we are right now in training camp. Funchess is coming into his own, and he’s learning from veteran guys”.
The injury leaves Carolina without a true number one receiver, and they will need a big season from rookie Devin Funchess, selected in the first round of the 2015 draft. Now, the Panthers will have to look to key players on their roster and beyond to respond.
“He and Kelvin are different type players”, Rivera said of the 6-foot-4, 228-pound Funchess.
Panthers general manager Dave Gettleman offered his comments on the injury. “He’ll have to step it up and learn that style and technique of play”. While Miami still has to wait on the official results of an MRI, team doctors believe that is indeed the injury and head coach Joe Philbin has already addressed the media on the subject.
One of the hard departures following the 2013 season was speedster Ted Ginn, Jr.
“I made mention of it to the players and we talked about the opportunity created”. Corey “Philly” Brown was listed as the starter opposite Benjamin on the latest depth chart. But he went undrafted out of Ohio State for a reason.
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Ginn went onto say the Panthers are “pretty loaded all around”. But all of them have seen better days and are clearly on their last legs. I really only see the Falcons as being able to contend with the Carolina Panthers in the NFC South this season. And they’ve ridden a strong defense and ball control-style of play to success before. The passing game just has to be good enough to take pressure off the run.
