May 15, 2025 • 24 mins
Get a front-row seat to Carolina Panthers football with Sideline Pass! This week Kristen and Sharon react to the Panthers 2025 schedule, recap rookie minicamp and so much more!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Wow Years.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
Kristen Balboni and Sharon Thorst loved it with your Sideline Pass.
Speaker 1 (00:10):
It is a special schedule release and Rookie Mini Camp
edition of Sideline Past. Sharon, it's only been about, I
want to say, a month or so, but I feel
like it's been forever. So what have you been up
to this offseason?
Speaker 2 (00:24):
Man?
Speaker 3 (00:24):
I have been in the throes of high school and
middle school athletics for the most part, in addition to
my usual workover at WBT, headed out to the golf
course actually here again at the PGA Championship. But my
two oldest, my seniors, just wrapped up the high school
soccer and high school baseball season, and my youngest is
finished middle school baseball. So and the school's over for everybody.
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So and my two olders are graduating.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
I can't believe it.
Speaker 3 (00:50):
They're going to be graduating in about a week here
and then off to college.
Speaker 2 (00:54):
So we're That's what I've been doing. How about you?
Speaker 1 (00:57):
Busy? Busy? Speaking of graduation, and my three year old
had his little you know, like now that every grade
is a graduation, maybe he had his little performance yesterday.
And Sharon, let me tell you what he definitely takes
after his mom. They did a little song and dance
and he was in the center and moved himself forward
out of the line, and he was he was full
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performance mode, which is I mean, I guess that's why
I have this career because that was what I used
to do as a kid. I mean, he was, you know,
he was showing off his moves. He was on the
ground at one point.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
I don't know, that's hysterical.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
He was front and center of everyone. So we've been
in that and then Babyland, my daughter is about to
turn one. I know you're just talking about time flying.
So I know I'll blame consume. They'll be your age,
the kids. You know, your kid's age. So it's been
you know, it's it's been great. Now we're starting to
ramp back up to football, and I can't believe it.
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I can't believe that we're already here in terms of
you know, it always feels like as soon as you
switch over to mini camp and you see those guys
out on the field, it's like football's back.
Speaker 3 (02:03):
Absolutely, walking into the stadium this morning and I passed
the guys walking out to the field, you know, get
ready for the workout, and yeah, it's like here we
are again.
Speaker 2 (02:11):
We're ready to go.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
It seems like we just finished the season, like you said,
but now we've had the draft, We've got the Riocky
mini camp under our belts, getting into the OTAs and
mini camps all coming up here.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
So we're ready to go.
Speaker 1 (02:23):
Yes. So I want to start with schedule because schedule
release was just last night, and that's always something that we,
you know, no pun intended, circle on our calendar so
that we can then circle our calendars as we get
this schedule. But shared, what were your first impressions when
you looked at what the Panther schedule will ultimately be
for this twenty twenty five season.
Speaker 3 (02:44):
I think it looks really favorable. I think it looks
really favorable. There's some very winnable games, particularly early on
in the season, which is great. They start out at
the Jaguars and at the Cardinals, Falcons at home at
the Patriots, all four of those very winnable games for
Bryce Young and company. And I think it would be
just so so great to get off to a good
start after the rough start we got off to last season.
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So I feel like there's a lot of winnable games
on that schedule, and the fun one, of course, it
really sticks out is the trip to San Francisco the
Monday night football game against Christian McCaffrey, which I think
is going to be great fun. And then it's always tough,
I think when you have to have the division games
so close together. We've got a pair of Bucks games
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at Tampa and at home against Tampa, you know, two
out of the last three games, which sort of crazy
to have those down at the end of the season
like that. But overall, I think it looks like a
really favorable schedule for this team after a really difficult
one last year.
Speaker 1 (03:38):
Yeah, it's such a great point about those division games late.
It was similar with the Saints last year. It's already
gone out of my head, right, but as similar with
the Saints last year where there were two very close
And you're right, it's tough, especially with the Bucks being
as good as they are. You know, you'd like to
measure against them a little bit earlier in the season.
But how do you feel about three or four As
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you said, I think those are very favorable games to
the Panthers to start the season. Also, three or four
on the road.
Speaker 3 (04:04):
Though, yeah, like, okay, let's get it, get it started
here in September. Well, Jacksonville's not too far, the Patriots
not too far. It's just that Arizona Shripp. I'm like, oh,
I hate flying cross country, but that's okay. So no,
I think that's it's good to have it, you know,
when you're on the road early on, because then that
a little more favorable towards the end of the season
with some more home games throughout the rest of the season.
Speaker 2 (04:26):
So go ahead and get three out of the way.
Speaker 3 (04:28):
Yeah, get three out of the way on the road
early on and hopefully come away with wins and all
or at least a couple of those. And I think
then that sets you up really well coming into you know,
when you get back to Bank of America State and
start a good home stretch.
Speaker 1 (04:40):
I completely agree, And I think it will be so
important on a personal level for Bryce Young to you know,
he wants to come out hot, you know, and that's
that's been tough for him to do, tough for this
team to do the last two years. Although of course
the season ended very well for the Panthers, a lot
of hope going into the seasonal odd positive moment and
then you look at the pieces that they add on
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free agency and the draft. But Sharon, knowing the competitor
that Bryce Young is, something is telling me that he
is ready to come out of the gates firing. Oh.
Speaker 3 (05:10):
I absolutely agree with you, especially because at the rough
start he had a year ago. He'd certainly, I'm sure
would like to atone for that, but also just pick
up where he left off. I mean, he was playing
excellent football when this season ended back in January, and
I think that he would like to pick up right
there again. He's got, like you mentioned, some new weapons
on offense, and he's I think he's I mean, he
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never says that he's got something to prove, but I
would venture to say he's got a little something to
prove out there, that he would like to come out
and get off to a strong start, and you know,
put any of those naysayers to rest. Who have you
been negative about him in the past and the start
that he's had in the past, So I'm sure that
he would like to come out and get off to
a really good start.
Speaker 2 (05:46):
And I get this offense rolling.
Speaker 1 (05:49):
I saw that JJ Jansen, who's his Twitter account is great,
you know, longest tenured Caanther of all time. Are a
long stamper and really the heart and soul of this team,
he wrote, which I think is so true. Before the
schedule came out, he said something like what we're looking for.
We're looking for green Bay in September, Tampa in January,
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and a big primetime game. So you know, he got
two of the three. We have the Monday night football game,
we have January. But Sharon, November second. You know you
do the road games. November second at green Bay. That's
right on the line. I'm thinking it's going to be chilly.
Speaker 3 (06:28):
Oh you know, I hope so, because I'm a football
purist and I love the cold games. I took my
two sons up to a green Bay game in December
two years ago is December twenty first, to be exact,
and it was, you know, negative one at kickoff and
snow on the ground, and it was like the perfect
green Bay experience, Lambeaux experience. So I always hoping for
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a December game at Lampo. So I'm not like JJ,
but I don't have to play in it, so but
it's fun. So November, I think that's perfect because you're
going to have it cold, maybe a little snow, It's
not going to be like sub zero frostbite kind of weather,
so it should be it should be a good time
to go to Lambeau.
Speaker 1 (07:05):
As a purist for football. Sideline reporter to sideline reporter,
what are we doing? Are you going footwarmers and hand warmers?
Are you wrapping up everything? Scarf across the face? And
then the real question I have is how many times
do you try to walk in front of the heaters?
Speaker 2 (07:22):
You know, we typically.
Speaker 1 (07:22):
Stand behind, We stand typically behind the team, and all
the heaters are always blowing forward as they should onto
the team. But Sharon, I tell you what I have.
I have tried to mosey along in front of them before.
I typically don't go into the team section. But I
tell you what, when it's cold, I've I've made a
little trip or two right around the heater.
Speaker 3 (07:41):
You got to pull out all the stops, no doubt. Well,
I learned in Germany when we went last year to Germany.
David Langton, of course, our producer, his wife Tracy, had
this phenomenal heated vest. It's like just like the handwarmers
and footwarmers, but it's a vest that you can put
out under your jacket, and she actually gave me one
for an early Christmas present before we went to Fillladelphia,
and I didn't end up you'd end up there because
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it was not that cold. So I've learned that not
only now you can have the footwarmers down the handworms,
which you can have the heated vest, which is apparently
like the game changer to keep you warm. So I
will be pulling that out for sure if it's if
it's going to be cold up there. And yes, I've
figured out if you stand strategically behind the bench where
the where the blowers are going into the bench, if
you angle yourself just right, if they have the door
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open a little bit on the bench, then the heat
comes right back out at you. Or you can put
your hands up over where they put their helmets on
the little helmet holders on the bench because the heat
blows out of those two.
Speaker 1 (08:32):
So I've never done that. Yeah, thank you for I
did not know that that that's a game changer right there. Yes, well,
and and okay, and then I'll get off the sideline stuff.
But just well, I guess this is sideline pass the
you know you want to wear the gloves and people
always walk past me and they'll say, how are you
not wearing gloves when it's when it's really cold, certainly
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not Green Bay temperatures, but I like to take notes.
Oh yeah, and you've got to flip your microphone on
and off, so there's this little button you have to
flip on and off. And sometimes when my hands get
so cold, I can't move it. So I've always got
at least my right hand, you know, that needs to
be defrosted after I come in from a game.
Speaker 3 (09:10):
Yep, I'm this exact same way, because you can't. Impossibly,
I take notes like I don't even know how I
actually read my notes. When it's all at the end
of the game, I look at my notebook and I'm like,
what did I write?
Speaker 2 (09:19):
I can't even read it? And yes, what player was that?
Speaker 3 (09:25):
Exactly exactly. So that's why the little helmet warmer thing
is key. To stick your hand up there from it,
it's warm it up. So try that next time.
Speaker 1 (09:32):
So smart. And then the last thing I want to
talk about with the schedule you mentioned it is that
primetime game not only a Monday night football game, but
also against Christian McCaffrey. So the Christian McCaffrey part of it.
Of course, he wants to beat the Panthers. Of course
the Panthers want to beat him. And I believe we
talked about this a little bit last season. You know,
they always build these as revenge games or and there
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are great drama especially you know, you want a great
storyline coming into Monday Night football and hopefully when the
storylines will be like wow, look at the Panthers season
so far. But also it is really cool for the
players and for the staff. You know, I'd love to
see Christian. He was very very kind to me and
very giving in terms of interviews and segments and fun
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things that we got to do. People got to see
a different side of him. It's fun for the staffs,
for the former players, for the former teammates to get
to see each other, and that is meaningful.
Speaker 2 (10:27):
Oh absolutely.
Speaker 3 (10:28):
And it's always fun to have those games where you
go back and see the guy who is here, especially
a guy like Christian McCaffery, who is really a face
of the franchise, and to be able to go see him.
You see all the guys before the game when they're
out there warming up, the players, the coaches, the staff,
I mean, everybody is down there, you know, exchange in
the high fives and the fist bumps and the hugs,
and then it's all, you know, down to business in
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the game, because I'm sure Christian would like to you know,
like you said, he's going to want to pick up
a win and prove that you know, you shouldn't have
parted ways.
Speaker 2 (10:55):
With me kind of thing.
Speaker 3 (10:56):
But then after the game, it's all the hugs and
jersey exchanges and stuff like that. Again, so it'll be
a lot of fun to see Christian out there. He would,
like you said, he was a great guy on the
field and off the field and just so wonderful what
the media and helping us out and all everything that
we needed to do.
Speaker 2 (11:08):
So it's going to be a lot of fun to
see him.
Speaker 1 (11:11):
And then the last thing in terms of that is
Monday night football such a big deal, you know, not
only a primetime game, but Monday night football and no,
you know, no primetime games for the Panthers last year.
So this is a vote of confidence. But also, you know,
professional football players, I don't think there's much that that
sways them or their prep and they are professionals for
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a reason. But getting to play under the lights in
this big game is a big deal.
Speaker 3 (11:40):
Oh it's a huge deal, and it's just a whole
different level of football. Guys get so juiced up for
those kind of games. Even you know, a Sunday night
game is better than a you know, the one o'clock
kickoff every time, but a Thursday night, but the Monday
night that's just like the Marquee matchup every week. That's
when all eyes are on the one game that there is,
and that's the that the guys just you know, they
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wait for it all day long and they get so
psyched up and so ready and have so much fun
being out there and being on the big stage.
Speaker 2 (12:07):
So I think that this is something that is just
a reward for these guys.
Speaker 3 (12:11):
I mean, it's been a tough couple of years around here,
and like you said, didn't have any primetime games last year.
So to be able to come out on Monday night,
on the Monday night stage late in the season against
a really good team with a you know, some Marque
players like Christian McCaffrey, is going to be really fun.
Speaker 1 (12:26):
And then the last thing that I want to say
for taking people behind the scenes, there is nothing like
doing a primetime game. But Sharon, let's be honest. When
you have all those cameras, so you know, for anyone
who doesn't know there's a certain amount of cameras. For
let's say a one o'clock Sunday game, there are more cameras.
Naturally when you get to primetime, right you have you
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have an entity like ESPN. They have one game a week,
sometimes a few more, and they want to pull out
all the stops. They've got your pilon cams, they've got
extra angles, they're really covered a lot more and you
can see that if you're watching TV, although we hope
you're listening to the radio broadcast. But Sharon, when there
are a lot of extra cameras on the sideline, it
gets hard to maneuver around.
Speaker 3 (13:09):
Yeah, you got to watch your step because with all
the cables there, and then with the guys running back
and forth, it's really easy to get mowed down by
a camera operator or one of the guys carrying the
cables behind him. So it takes a little more maneuvering
to be able to get in. And then they're trying
to get in there too. When you're trying to listen
in and see what the coaches aretaining, what the players
will saying. Then these camera guys start button in and
then the players they don't like to say as much
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sometimes when they know there's a camera in their face
like that, so they get a little more, you know,
a little quieter or turn the other direction, that kind
of thing. So it's like, go ah, all you camera men.
So it's definitely exciting to watch and have the big
game like that, but it definitely is a little irritating
from a work standpoint.
Speaker 1 (13:45):
You got to get your elbows out sometimes.
Speaker 2 (13:47):
Exactly out of my way, guys.
Speaker 1 (13:50):
So those are all of our little I thought that'd
be fun to not only talk about schedule, but those
are all some of the sideline things that you think of,
you know, at least when you're looking at the schedule.
So talk about Ricky Mini Caamp, which concluded last week
started and concluded, so you know, the big thing of course,
and let's I mean we haven't talked about the draft
as well. So what sticks out to you about the
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guys who were a drafted and then also what you
saw at Ricky Mini Caamp.
Speaker 3 (14:16):
I tell you, the thing that really stands out is
to me is how many of these guys that it
looks like can make an immediate impact. I mean, these
are guys who are so polished, a lot of them.
I'm Ttero and McMillan in particular. Obviously at the eighth
overall pick. You expect him to come in and make
an impact. But then you've got these other guys, you know,
Nick Gordon on the edge. I mean, especially now with
you Davian Clowney getting released. I mean, he's got a
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chance to come in there and you know, potentially earn
a starting position or get a lot of a lot
of reps. I'm Trevor Atien also at running back. And
the guy who was really amazing at camp, Jimmy Horne,
the little receiver out of Colorado who was sort of
an afterthought, you know, coming in the sixth round, but
he really turned some heads at mini camp because of
his just amazing just his agility and his moves and
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his speed, and he's some Then also, it seems like
a lot of these guys are going to be able
to come in and give some meaningful minutes to this
team on both sides of the football.
Speaker 1 (15:07):
That's so interesting that you talk about Jimmy Hornon, like
you said, he was kind of the breakout star, if
you will, in terms of people wanting to know more
about him and certainly his performance on the field. And
when you watch him, it's kind of like you're watching
on a different speed. You know. How you can say
you're watching a YouTube video or something, or listening to
an audiobook, you can speed it up to one point five,
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you know, in terms of it kind of felt like
he was at one point five while everyone else was
at one. And then he said, well, I haven't even
really turned on the jets yet, so maybe he goes
up to a two times playback speed, but he you know,
Thomas Davis and I were talking as we filmed The
Panthers Huddle, our TV show, and during the media portion,
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Jimmy Horn Junior was asked if he's watched film on
Steve Smith. You know, they have the size wise for
any Panthers fans who haven't seen him, they compare. You know,
Steve was known for kind of that explosiveness and that's
especially coming out of college. And he said, yes, you know,
and he went through the accolades and I said, well, TD,
what do you think about that? And he said, look,
you know he's got potential. Steve Smith was doubted. He
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was considered only a returner when he came out of Utah,
which is wild to think about now, and so it's
been neat to see, Like you said, a guy I
believe he was in the sixth round, come in and
just show what he's capable of. And in something that
TD said which I thought was great, he said, you know,
Steve Smith is here in Charlotte and is available to
him in terms of working with him. And that's something
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that you know, having only ever worked for the Panthers,
I don't know how it is with other teams, but Sharon,
you know these alums will will be available to these
young guys, and I've seen it, you know. Thomas Davis
told me that he and he was actually talking about
it with Dan Morgan off camera, that he is working
with Jonathan Brooks. You know Jonathan Brook's two ACL tears.
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Thomas Davis famously three and was able to come back
and play at a high level, first guy to ever
do that. He's got Jonathon Brooks on a workout plan
and they've really collaborated on what worked so well for TD.
Gave him some advice on surgery, and so we know
Steve Smith is such a mentor to guys. I've seen
it firsthand. So what a great resource to have here
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in Charlotte. And I think that is so cool because
these guys off the books, not in front of the cameras,
will reach out to these players and say, hey, I'm available,
do you want to get together? What can I do
to help? And I think that is something that's really
special to the Carolina Panthers and to some of these
legends that they want to give back and it's not
in front of the cameras, it's not so that anyone
else will know about it. It is just to help
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make these young guys better. Oh.
Speaker 3 (17:39):
I think that's absolutely incredible. And like you said, I'm
not sure how it is around other organizations as well,
but to think about the Panthers, I mean, look at
the guys who are their alums. I mean you talk
about Thomas Davis working with Jonathan Brooks and just to
have that kind of resource.
Speaker 2 (17:54):
Knowing as a mom of.
Speaker 3 (17:55):
A daughter who's coming off two dorn acls, I know
how horrible that injury is for Jonathan to be able
to have a guy who not only suffered those injuries,
but them, like you said, came back to play at
an incredibly high level after three of them. And that's
just an invaluable resource. And then you've got Luke Keighley,
I mean, Luke Keigley comes in and watches film with
these guys and breaks down film with the linebackers, which
is unreal. And then you've got one of the best
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to ever do it in Steve Smith at that receiver position.
I know that last year he was working with Jonathan Mingo,
and he's worked with guys in the past, and he's
happy to do it, and he doesn't.
Speaker 2 (18:25):
Like to talk about it.
Speaker 3 (18:26):
He won't really, he won't tell you what he's doing
or what anything. He doesn't want it, you know, for
the publicity of the accolades. He wants to make these
guys better. And you know, if Steve Smith is working
with you, he truly thinks you have potential that you have.
You know, you have what it takes to be an
incredibly good receiver in this league. So I'm sure that
if Jimmy Horn picks up the picks up the phone
and gives Steve Smith a call, he'll be working with
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him in a heartbeat. So that's incredibly special and what
an invaluable resource for these guys to be able to
have that kind of tutoring from guys that are going
to be you know, Hall of famers.
Speaker 1 (18:58):
Yes, yes, absolutely. And then as you said, you know
I went straight to Jimmy Horton Junior. But going back
to Tetero McMillan, when you see him in person, you
know that he's six four six five, and you see
that two different places. Some say six fours, some say
six five. What an impressive, you know guy when you
see him, and he's so fluid in his movements. And
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Dave Canellis talked about his route craft and his ability
to come in as you said, really looks like he
might be able to make an impact very soon. And
then add to that receiver and Sharon, what about that
receiver room. It's almost an embarrassment of riches after that
being one of the areas last year that they really
wanted to bulk up right, And you know, you've also
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got Hunter Renfro in there now. And as you said,
these young guys, there's also some undrafteds that have come
in and really tried to prove themselves. So the thing
is that there's going to be a couple of good
guys that will be playing for another team, not the
Carolina Panthers.
Speaker 3 (19:58):
Yeah, they are just loaded load at the receiver position.
On Tetero, we got to speak with him on the
first day of Mini caamp and you said, he's very
smooth and flew out there in the field.
Speaker 2 (20:08):
He's also he's just really.
Speaker 3 (20:08):
Polished talking with the media and just really carries himself well,
speaks well to the media, and he was talking about
how the transition to the NFL, and it's been pretty
smooth for him so far. I mean, granted it's only
roocymunting camp, it's not you know, training camp and the
actual games yet, but he feels like playing in that
pro style offense that he had out at Arizona, he
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feels like he's pretty well prepared to come in and
just slide into this Panther's offense. And of course, he
also worked out with Bryce Young in the off season
to get ready for the draft and everything, so he's
sort of got a little bit of a leg up
working with Bryce already, and he's coming out of that
pro style offense, so he should be able to slide
in and definitely get some playing time quickly, and then
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you throw him in there with Adam Thielen, Jalen Coker
exavierly get I mean, like I said, Hunter renfro, we
still got David Moore there and then one guy who
would really just I was just like, oh my gosh,
blown away. We spoke to him Musin Muhamma Junior or Moose,
Moose's son. I was like, oh my god, it's your twin.
I mean, he's a little bit shorter than Moose and
a little stock here, but he talks. If you if
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you had him, if you listened to him and didn't
see him, you'd think you were talking to Moose like.
Speaker 2 (21:15):
The old number eighty seven. I mean, it was amazed.
I was like, oh my god. I was like stirring
in the whole time because I'm like, am I talking
to Moose? I'm the new movie. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (21:23):
So it's it's That's what's sort of funny is that
I covered his dad and now I'm covering him. But
it's it's it's crazy how much talent is in that
receiver room eying now, and they're gonna have a tough decision,
you know, deciding who who to keep and who to
part ways with because they've just got so much. And
you throw Jimmy Horning and he'll probably be a lot
of a return guy as well. But they they've got
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so many guys in that receiver room who can make
such an impact, and Brace has got to be just
grinned from ear to ear and knowing when he's got
to work with.
Speaker 1 (21:51):
Yeah, and last thing, you're talking about making an impact.
With the release of Jadevon Clowney, it feels like it
feels like these two guys well, and I'm not just
saying these two guys, but you have Princely Umamiellen and
Nick s Gorton, the two guys drafted by the Panthers
after Tedt Road McMillan. It feels like they're going to
need to come in and make an impact. And something
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that Thomas said to me when we were doing this show,
he said, well, that tells me that Dan Morgan has
confidence that they can come in and make an immediate impact.
But that's a big stage for them.
Speaker 3 (22:23):
Oh absolutely, And you get rid of Jadavian Clowney, who
was a great guy last year, made a great impact
on this team. But you know, getting getting up there
in age, and if you if you feel like you
can bring in these two rookies and make up for
that production. Like Thomas said, that does speak very highly
these guys. Dan Morgan must have a lot of faith
in them that they can that they can do that,
and they don't have to start right away. But that's
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the one good thing about it too. You still got
dj Wanam and you've got Patchens the second. Now, of course,
you came in a free agency, so you've got guys
they are ahead of them who they can learn from
and be able to come in. But these are both
big guys. They're big, fast, strong, sort of two different dials.
One's a little more tough, you know, up the gut
kind of guy, and the other one's a little more
fluid around the edges kind of thing down princely. So
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these are two guys that they feel are very very
very capable of coming in and making some noise right away,
and they have a lot of confidence in them, and
it's gonna be fun to watch them and see how
they do.
Speaker 2 (23:17):
Nick scored in particular of it.
Speaker 3 (23:19):
He's he's young, he's only twenty years old, and he
was a big time basketball player too, So a lot
of athletic ability with these guys, and it's gonna be
fun to see how they fit into that outside linebacker group.
Speaker 1 (23:30):
Oh twenty years old, Sharon, I can't. I can't. You
know those when you look at you know their ages
and those data births they keep getting, you know, higher
and higher. We're in the mid two thousands. It feels
like soon. So but this was great. It was so
great to catch up and exchange information and break down
where we are. And then, as you said, we got
OTA's coming up, so I know we'll be back soon
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with even more info for everyone listening.
Speaker 3 (23:55):
Yes, it's gonna be fun to get back out there
and see that the whole team on the field and
not just the rookies. It was fun to get sort
of a little glimpse of guys. But now when we
get everybody out there and see how these these new
guys mish with the returning guys, it's it's going to
be fun to get a taste of what this season
could look like.
Speaker 1 (24:09):
Yes, all right, thank you so much everyone for listening.
We'll be back soon with more guideline paths.
Wow Years.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
Kristen Balboni and Sharon Thorst loved it with your Sideline Pass.
Speaker 1 (00:10):
It is a special schedule release and Rookie Mini Camp
edition of Sideline Past. Sharon, it's only been about, I
want to say, a month or so, but I feel
like it's been forever. So what have you been up
to this offseason?
Speaker 2 (00:24):
Man?
Speaker 3 (00:24):
I have been in the throes of high school and
middle school athletics for the most part, in addition to
my usual workover at WBT, headed out to the golf
course actually here again at the PGA Championship. But my
two oldest, my seniors, just wrapped up the high school
soccer and high school baseball season, and my youngest is
finished middle school baseball. So and the school's over for everybody.
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So and my two olders are graduating.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
I can't believe it.
Speaker 3 (00:50):
They're going to be graduating in about a week here
and then off to college.
Speaker 2 (00:54):
So we're That's what I've been doing. How about you?
Speaker 1 (00:57):
Busy? Busy? Speaking of graduation, and my three year old
had his little you know, like now that every grade
is a graduation, maybe he had his little performance yesterday.
And Sharon, let me tell you what he definitely takes
after his mom. They did a little song and dance
and he was in the center and moved himself forward
out of the line, and he was he was full
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performance mode, which is I mean, I guess that's why
I have this career because that was what I used
to do as a kid. I mean, he was, you know,
he was showing off his moves. He was on the
ground at one point.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
I don't know, that's hysterical.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
He was front and center of everyone. So we've been
in that and then Babyland, my daughter is about to
turn one. I know you're just talking about time flying.
So I know I'll blame consume. They'll be your age,
the kids. You know, your kid's age. So it's been
you know, it's it's been great. Now we're starting to
ramp back up to football, and I can't believe it.
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I can't believe that we're already here in terms of
you know, it always feels like as soon as you
switch over to mini camp and you see those guys
out on the field, it's like football's back.
Speaker 3 (02:03):
Absolutely, walking into the stadium this morning and I passed
the guys walking out to the field, you know, get
ready for the workout, and yeah, it's like here we
are again.
Speaker 2 (02:11):
We're ready to go.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
It seems like we just finished the season, like you said,
but now we've had the draft, We've got the Riocky
mini camp under our belts, getting into the OTAs and
mini camps all coming up here.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
So we're ready to go.
Speaker 1 (02:23):
Yes. So I want to start with schedule because schedule
release was just last night, and that's always something that we,
you know, no pun intended, circle on our calendar so
that we can then circle our calendars as we get
this schedule. But shared, what were your first impressions when
you looked at what the Panther schedule will ultimately be
for this twenty twenty five season.
Speaker 3 (02:44):
I think it looks really favorable. I think it looks
really favorable. There's some very winnable games, particularly early on
in the season, which is great. They start out at
the Jaguars and at the Cardinals, Falcons at home at
the Patriots, all four of those very winnable games for
Bryce Young and company. And I think it would be
just so so great to get off to a good
start after the rough start we got off to last season.
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So I feel like there's a lot of winnable games
on that schedule, and the fun one, of course, it
really sticks out is the trip to San Francisco the
Monday night football game against Christian McCaffrey, which I think
is going to be great fun. And then it's always tough,
I think when you have to have the division games
so close together. We've got a pair of Bucks games
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at Tampa and at home against Tampa, you know, two
out of the last three games, which sort of crazy
to have those down at the end of the season
like that. But overall, I think it looks like a
really favorable schedule for this team after a really difficult
one last year.
Speaker 1 (03:38):
Yeah, it's such a great point about those division games late.
It was similar with the Saints last year. It's already
gone out of my head, right, but as similar with
the Saints last year where there were two very close
And you're right, it's tough, especially with the Bucks being
as good as they are. You know, you'd like to
measure against them a little bit earlier in the season.
But how do you feel about three or four As
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you said, I think those are very favorable games to
the Panthers to start the season. Also, three or four
on the road.
Speaker 3 (04:04):
Though, yeah, like, okay, let's get it, get it started
here in September. Well, Jacksonville's not too far, the Patriots
not too far. It's just that Arizona Shripp. I'm like, oh,
I hate flying cross country, but that's okay. So no,
I think that's it's good to have it, you know,
when you're on the road early on, because then that
a little more favorable towards the end of the season
with some more home games throughout the rest of the season.
Speaker 2 (04:26):
So go ahead and get three out of the way.
Speaker 3 (04:28):
Yeah, get three out of the way on the road
early on and hopefully come away with wins and all
or at least a couple of those. And I think
then that sets you up really well coming into you know,
when you get back to Bank of America State and
start a good home stretch.
Speaker 1 (04:40):
I completely agree, And I think it will be so
important on a personal level for Bryce Young to you know,
he wants to come out hot, you know, and that's
that's been tough for him to do, tough for this
team to do the last two years. Although of course
the season ended very well for the Panthers, a lot
of hope going into the seasonal odd positive moment and
then you look at the pieces that they add on
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free agency and the draft. But Sharon, knowing the competitor
that Bryce Young is, something is telling me that he
is ready to come out of the gates firing. Oh.
Speaker 3 (05:10):
I absolutely agree with you, especially because at the rough
start he had a year ago. He'd certainly, I'm sure
would like to atone for that, but also just pick
up where he left off. I mean, he was playing
excellent football when this season ended back in January, and
I think that he would like to pick up right
there again. He's got, like you mentioned, some new weapons
on offense, and he's I think he's I mean, he
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never says that he's got something to prove, but I
would venture to say he's got a little something to
prove out there, that he would like to come out
and get off to a strong start, and you know,
put any of those naysayers to rest. Who have you
been negative about him in the past and the start
that he's had in the past, So I'm sure that
he would like to come out and get off to
a really good start.
Speaker 2 (05:46):
And I get this offense rolling.
Speaker 1 (05:49):
I saw that JJ Jansen, who's his Twitter account is great,
you know, longest tenured Caanther of all time. Are a
long stamper and really the heart and soul of this team,
he wrote, which I think is so true. Before the
schedule came out, he said something like what we're looking for.
We're looking for green Bay in September, Tampa in January,
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and a big primetime game. So you know, he got
two of the three. We have the Monday night football game,
we have January. But Sharon, November second. You know you
do the road games. November second at green Bay. That's
right on the line. I'm thinking it's going to be chilly.
Speaker 3 (06:28):
Oh you know, I hope so, because I'm a football
purist and I love the cold games. I took my
two sons up to a green Bay game in December
two years ago is December twenty first, to be exact,
and it was, you know, negative one at kickoff and
snow on the ground, and it was like the perfect
green Bay experience, Lambeaux experience. So I always hoping for
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a December game at Lampo. So I'm not like JJ,
but I don't have to play in it, so but
it's fun. So November, I think that's perfect because you're
going to have it cold, maybe a little snow, It's
not going to be like sub zero frostbite kind of weather,
so it should be it should be a good time
to go to Lambeau.
Speaker 1 (07:05):
As a purist for football. Sideline reporter to sideline reporter,
what are we doing? Are you going footwarmers and hand warmers?
Are you wrapping up everything? Scarf across the face? And
then the real question I have is how many times
do you try to walk in front of the heaters?
Speaker 2 (07:22):
You know, we typically.
Speaker 1 (07:22):
Stand behind, We stand typically behind the team, and all
the heaters are always blowing forward as they should onto
the team. But Sharon, I tell you what I have.
I have tried to mosey along in front of them before.
I typically don't go into the team section. But I
tell you what, when it's cold, I've I've made a
little trip or two right around the heater.
Speaker 3 (07:41):
You got to pull out all the stops, no doubt. Well,
I learned in Germany when we went last year to Germany.
David Langton, of course, our producer, his wife Tracy, had
this phenomenal heated vest. It's like just like the handwarmers
and footwarmers, but it's a vest that you can put
out under your jacket, and she actually gave me one
for an early Christmas present before we went to Fillladelphia,
and I didn't end up you'd end up there because
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it was not that cold. So I've learned that not
only now you can have the footwarmers down the handworms,
which you can have the heated vest, which is apparently
like the game changer to keep you warm. So I
will be pulling that out for sure if it's if
it's going to be cold up there. And yes, I've
figured out if you stand strategically behind the bench where
the where the blowers are going into the bench, if
you angle yourself just right, if they have the door
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open a little bit on the bench, then the heat
comes right back out at you. Or you can put
your hands up over where they put their helmets on
the little helmet holders on the bench because the heat
blows out of those two.
Speaker 1 (08:32):
So I've never done that. Yeah, thank you for I
did not know that that that's a game changer right there. Yes, well,
and and okay, and then I'll get off the sideline stuff.
But just well, I guess this is sideline pass the
you know you want to wear the gloves and people
always walk past me and they'll say, how are you
not wearing gloves when it's when it's really cold, certainly
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not Green Bay temperatures, but I like to take notes.
Oh yeah, and you've got to flip your microphone on
and off, so there's this little button you have to
flip on and off. And sometimes when my hands get
so cold, I can't move it. So I've always got
at least my right hand, you know, that needs to
be defrosted after I come in from a game.
Speaker 3 (09:10):
Yep, I'm this exact same way, because you can't. Impossibly,
I take notes like I don't even know how I
actually read my notes. When it's all at the end
of the game, I look at my notebook and I'm like,
what did I write?
Speaker 2 (09:19):
I can't even read it? And yes, what player was that?
Speaker 3 (09:25):
Exactly exactly. So that's why the little helmet warmer thing
is key. To stick your hand up there from it,
it's warm it up. So try that next time.
Speaker 1 (09:32):
So smart. And then the last thing I want to
talk about with the schedule you mentioned it is that
primetime game not only a Monday night football game, but
also against Christian McCaffrey. So the Christian McCaffrey part of it.
Of course, he wants to beat the Panthers. Of course
the Panthers want to beat him. And I believe we
talked about this a little bit last season. You know,
they always build these as revenge games or and there
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are great drama especially you know, you want a great
storyline coming into Monday Night football and hopefully when the
storylines will be like wow, look at the Panthers season
so far. But also it is really cool for the
players and for the staff. You know, I'd love to
see Christian. He was very very kind to me and
very giving in terms of interviews and segments and fun
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things that we got to do. People got to see
a different side of him. It's fun for the staffs,
for the former players, for the former teammates to get
to see each other, and that is meaningful.
Speaker 2 (10:27):
Oh absolutely.
Speaker 3 (10:28):
And it's always fun to have those games where you
go back and see the guy who is here, especially
a guy like Christian McCaffery, who is really a face
of the franchise, and to be able to go see him.
You see all the guys before the game when they're
out there warming up, the players, the coaches, the staff,
I mean, everybody is down there, you know, exchange in
the high fives and the fist bumps and the hugs,
and then it's all, you know, down to business in
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the game, because I'm sure Christian would like to you know,
like you said, he's going to want to pick up
a win and prove that you know, you shouldn't have
parted ways.
Speaker 2 (10:55):
With me kind of thing.
Speaker 3 (10:56):
But then after the game, it's all the hugs and
jersey exchanges and stuff like that. Again, so it'll be
a lot of fun to see Christian out there. He would,
like you said, he was a great guy on the
field and off the field and just so wonderful what
the media and helping us out and all everything that
we needed to do.
Speaker 2 (11:08):
So it's going to be a lot of fun to
see him.
Speaker 1 (11:11):
And then the last thing in terms of that is
Monday night football such a big deal, you know, not
only a primetime game, but Monday night football and no,
you know, no primetime games for the Panthers last year.
So this is a vote of confidence. But also, you know,
professional football players, I don't think there's much that that
sways them or their prep and they are professionals for
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a reason. But getting to play under the lights in
this big game is a big deal.
Speaker 3 (11:40):
Oh it's a huge deal, and it's just a whole
different level of football. Guys get so juiced up for
those kind of games. Even you know, a Sunday night
game is better than a you know, the one o'clock
kickoff every time, but a Thursday night, but the Monday
night that's just like the Marquee matchup every week. That's
when all eyes are on the one game that there is,
and that's the that the guys just you know, they
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wait for it all day long and they get so
psyched up and so ready and have so much fun
being out there and being on the big stage.
Speaker 2 (12:07):
So I think that this is something that is just
a reward for these guys.
Speaker 3 (12:11):
I mean, it's been a tough couple of years around here,
and like you said, didn't have any primetime games last year.
So to be able to come out on Monday night,
on the Monday night stage late in the season against
a really good team with a you know, some Marque
players like Christian McCaffrey, is going to be really fun.
Speaker 1 (12:26):
And then the last thing that I want to say
for taking people behind the scenes, there is nothing like
doing a primetime game. But Sharon, let's be honest. When
you have all those cameras, so you know, for anyone
who doesn't know there's a certain amount of cameras. For
let's say a one o'clock Sunday game, there are more cameras.
Naturally when you get to primetime, right you have you
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have an entity like ESPN. They have one game a week,
sometimes a few more, and they want to pull out
all the stops. They've got your pilon cams, they've got
extra angles, they're really covered a lot more and you
can see that if you're watching TV, although we hope
you're listening to the radio broadcast. But Sharon, when there
are a lot of extra cameras on the sideline, it
gets hard to maneuver around.
Speaker 3 (13:09):
Yeah, you got to watch your step because with all
the cables there, and then with the guys running back
and forth, it's really easy to get mowed down by
a camera operator or one of the guys carrying the
cables behind him. So it takes a little more maneuvering
to be able to get in. And then they're trying
to get in there too. When you're trying to listen
in and see what the coaches aretaining, what the players
will saying. Then these camera guys start button in and
then the players they don't like to say as much
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sometimes when they know there's a camera in their face
like that, so they get a little more, you know,
a little quieter or turn the other direction, that kind
of thing. So it's like, go ah, all you camera men.
So it's definitely exciting to watch and have the big
game like that, but it definitely is a little irritating
from a work standpoint.
Speaker 1 (13:45):
You got to get your elbows out sometimes.
Speaker 2 (13:47):
Exactly out of my way, guys.
Speaker 1 (13:50):
So those are all of our little I thought that'd
be fun to not only talk about schedule, but those
are all some of the sideline things that you think of,
you know, at least when you're looking at the schedule.
So talk about Ricky Mini Caamp, which concluded last week
started and concluded, so you know, the big thing of course,
and let's I mean we haven't talked about the draft
as well. So what sticks out to you about the
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guys who were a drafted and then also what you
saw at Ricky Mini Caamp.
Speaker 3 (14:16):
I tell you, the thing that really stands out is
to me is how many of these guys that it
looks like can make an immediate impact. I mean, these
are guys who are so polished, a lot of them.
I'm Ttero and McMillan in particular. Obviously at the eighth
overall pick. You expect him to come in and make
an impact. But then you've got these other guys, you know,
Nick Gordon on the edge. I mean, especially now with
you Davian Clowney getting released. I mean, he's got a
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chance to come in there and you know, potentially earn
a starting position or get a lot of a lot
of reps. I'm Trevor Atien also at running back. And
the guy who was really amazing at camp, Jimmy Horne,
the little receiver out of Colorado who was sort of
an afterthought, you know, coming in the sixth round, but
he really turned some heads at mini camp because of
his just amazing just his agility and his moves and
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his speed, and he's some Then also, it seems like
a lot of these guys are going to be able
to come in and give some meaningful minutes to this
team on both sides of the football.
Speaker 1 (15:07):
That's so interesting that you talk about Jimmy Hornon, like
you said, he was kind of the breakout star, if
you will, in terms of people wanting to know more
about him and certainly his performance on the field. And
when you watch him, it's kind of like you're watching
on a different speed. You know. How you can say
you're watching a YouTube video or something, or listening to
an audiobook, you can speed it up to one point five,
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you know, in terms of it kind of felt like
he was at one point five while everyone else was
at one. And then he said, well, I haven't even
really turned on the jets yet, so maybe he goes
up to a two times playback speed, but he you know,
Thomas Davis and I were talking as we filmed The
Panthers Huddle, our TV show, and during the media portion,
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Jimmy Horn Junior was asked if he's watched film on
Steve Smith. You know, they have the size wise for
any Panthers fans who haven't seen him, they compare. You know,
Steve was known for kind of that explosiveness and that's
especially coming out of college. And he said, yes, you know,
and he went through the accolades and I said, well, TD,
what do you think about that? And he said, look,
you know he's got potential. Steve Smith was doubted. He
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was considered only a returner when he came out of Utah,
which is wild to think about now, and so it's
been neat to see, Like you said, a guy I
believe he was in the sixth round, come in and
just show what he's capable of. And in something that
TD said which I thought was great, he said, you know,
Steve Smith is here in Charlotte and is available to
him in terms of working with him. And that's something
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that you know, having only ever worked for the Panthers,
I don't know how it is with other teams, but Sharon,
you know these alums will will be available to these
young guys, and I've seen it, you know. Thomas Davis
told me that he and he was actually talking about
it with Dan Morgan off camera, that he is working
with Jonathan Brooks. You know Jonathan Brook's two ACL tears.
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Thomas Davis famously three and was able to come back
and play at a high level, first guy to ever
do that. He's got Jonathon Brooks on a workout plan
and they've really collaborated on what worked so well for TD.
Gave him some advice on surgery, and so we know
Steve Smith is such a mentor to guys. I've seen
it firsthand. So what a great resource to have here
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in Charlotte. And I think that is so cool because
these guys off the books, not in front of the cameras,
will reach out to these players and say, hey, I'm available,
do you want to get together? What can I do
to help? And I think that is something that's really
special to the Carolina Panthers and to some of these
legends that they want to give back and it's not
in front of the cameras, it's not so that anyone
else will know about it. It is just to help
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make these young guys better. Oh.
Speaker 3 (17:39):
I think that's absolutely incredible. And like you said, I'm
not sure how it is around other organizations as well,
but to think about the Panthers, I mean, look at
the guys who are their alums. I mean you talk
about Thomas Davis working with Jonathan Brooks and just to
have that kind of resource.
Speaker 2 (17:54):
Knowing as a mom of.
Speaker 3 (17:55):
A daughter who's coming off two dorn acls, I know
how horrible that injury is for Jonathan to be able
to have a guy who not only suffered those injuries,
but them, like you said, came back to play at
an incredibly high level after three of them. And that's
just an invaluable resource. And then you've got Luke Keighley,
I mean, Luke Keigley comes in and watches film with
these guys and breaks down film with the linebackers, which
is unreal. And then you've got one of the best
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to ever do it in Steve Smith at that receiver position.
I know that last year he was working with Jonathan Mingo,
and he's worked with guys in the past, and he's
happy to do it, and he doesn't.
Speaker 2 (18:25):
Like to talk about it.
Speaker 3 (18:26):
He won't really, he won't tell you what he's doing
or what anything. He doesn't want it, you know, for
the publicity of the accolades. He wants to make these
guys better. And you know, if Steve Smith is working
with you, he truly thinks you have potential that you have.
You know, you have what it takes to be an
incredibly good receiver in this league. So I'm sure that
if Jimmy Horn picks up the picks up the phone
and gives Steve Smith a call, he'll be working with
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him in a heartbeat. So that's incredibly special and what
an invaluable resource for these guys to be able to
have that kind of tutoring from guys that are going
to be you know, Hall of famers.
Speaker 1 (18:58):
Yes, yes, absolutely. And then as you said, you know
I went straight to Jimmy Horton Junior. But going back
to Tetero McMillan, when you see him in person, you
know that he's six four six five, and you see
that two different places. Some say six fours, some say
six five. What an impressive, you know guy when you
see him, and he's so fluid in his movements. And
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Dave Canellis talked about his route craft and his ability
to come in as you said, really looks like he
might be able to make an impact very soon. And
then add to that receiver and Sharon, what about that
receiver room. It's almost an embarrassment of riches after that
being one of the areas last year that they really
wanted to bulk up right, And you know, you've also
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got Hunter Renfro in there now. And as you said,
these young guys, there's also some undrafteds that have come
in and really tried to prove themselves. So the thing
is that there's going to be a couple of good
guys that will be playing for another team, not the
Carolina Panthers.
Speaker 3 (19:58):
Yeah, they are just loaded load at the receiver position.
On Tetero, we got to speak with him on the
first day of Mini caamp and you said, he's very
smooth and flew out there in the field.
Speaker 2 (20:08):
He's also he's just really.
Speaker 3 (20:08):
Polished talking with the media and just really carries himself well,
speaks well to the media, and he was talking about
how the transition to the NFL, and it's been pretty
smooth for him so far. I mean, granted it's only
roocymunting camp, it's not you know, training camp and the
actual games yet, but he feels like playing in that
pro style offense that he had out at Arizona, he
(20:29):
feels like he's pretty well prepared to come in and
just slide into this Panther's offense. And of course, he
also worked out with Bryce Young in the off season
to get ready for the draft and everything, so he's
sort of got a little bit of a leg up
working with Bryce already, and he's coming out of that
pro style offense, so he should be able to slide
in and definitely get some playing time quickly, and then
(20:50):
you throw him in there with Adam Thielen, Jalen Coker
exavierly get I mean, like I said, Hunter renfro, we
still got David Moore there and then one guy who
would really just I was just like, oh my gosh,
blown away. We spoke to him Musin Muhamma Junior or Moose,
Moose's son. I was like, oh my god, it's your twin.
I mean, he's a little bit shorter than Moose and
a little stock here, but he talks. If you if
(21:11):
you had him, if you listened to him and didn't
see him, you'd think you were talking to Moose like.
Speaker 2 (21:15):
The old number eighty seven. I mean, it was amazed.
I was like, oh my god. I was like stirring
in the whole time because I'm like, am I talking
to Moose? I'm the new movie. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (21:23):
So it's it's That's what's sort of funny is that
I covered his dad and now I'm covering him. But
it's it's it's crazy how much talent is in that
receiver room eying now, and they're gonna have a tough decision,
you know, deciding who who to keep and who to
part ways with because they've just got so much. And
you throw Jimmy Horning and he'll probably be a lot
of a return guy as well. But they they've got
(21:43):
so many guys in that receiver room who can make
such an impact, and Brace has got to be just
grinned from ear to ear and knowing when he's got
to work with.
Speaker 1 (21:51):
Yeah, and last thing, you're talking about making an impact.
With the release of Jadevon Clowney, it feels like it
feels like these two guys well, and I'm not just
saying these two guys, but you have Princely Umamiellen and
Nick s Gorton, the two guys drafted by the Panthers
after Tedt Road McMillan. It feels like they're going to
need to come in and make an impact. And something
(22:13):
that Thomas said to me when we were doing this show,
he said, well, that tells me that Dan Morgan has
confidence that they can come in and make an immediate impact.
But that's a big stage for them.
Speaker 3 (22:23):
Oh absolutely, And you get rid of Jadavian Clowney, who
was a great guy last year, made a great impact
on this team. But you know, getting getting up there
in age, and if you if you feel like you
can bring in these two rookies and make up for
that production. Like Thomas said, that does speak very highly
these guys. Dan Morgan must have a lot of faith
in them that they can that they can do that,
and they don't have to start right away. But that's
(22:45):
the one good thing about it too. You still got
dj Wanam and you've got Patchens the second. Now, of course,
you came in a free agency, so you've got guys
they are ahead of them who they can learn from
and be able to come in. But these are both
big guys. They're big, fast, strong, sort of two different dials.
One's a little more tough, you know, up the gut
kind of guy, and the other one's a little more
fluid around the edges kind of thing down princely. So
(23:06):
these are two guys that they feel are very very
very capable of coming in and making some noise right away,
and they have a lot of confidence in them, and
it's gonna be fun to watch them and see how
they do.
Speaker 2 (23:17):
Nick scored in particular of it.
Speaker 3 (23:19):
He's he's young, he's only twenty years old, and he
was a big time basketball player too, So a lot
of athletic ability with these guys, and it's gonna be
fun to see how they fit into that outside linebacker group.
Speaker 1 (23:30):
Oh twenty years old, Sharon, I can't. I can't. You
know those when you look at you know their ages
and those data births they keep getting, you know, higher
and higher. We're in the mid two thousands. It feels
like soon. So but this was great. It was so
great to catch up and exchange information and break down
where we are. And then, as you said, we got
OTA's coming up, so I know we'll be back soon
(23:53):
with even more info for everyone listening.
Speaker 3 (23:55):
Yes, it's gonna be fun to get back out there
and see that the whole team on the field and
not just the rookies. It was fun to get sort
of a little glimpse of guys. But now when we
get everybody out there and see how these these new
guys mish with the returning guys, it's it's going to
be fun to get a taste of what this season
could look like.
Speaker 1 (24:09):
Yes, all right, thank you so much everyone for listening.
We'll be back soon with more guideline paths.
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