We knew Christian McCaffrey was going to be special when he was putting the moves on Luke Kuechly and Thomas Davis in his first training camp. The Panthers linebacker corps has undergone some dramatic changes in the last few years. McCaffrey continues to roast them at practice one-on-one.
Watch No. 22 beat Adarius Taylor with some very clean route running.
Still not much a defender can do about this. pic.twitter.com/GNCXrXB2K1
— Bill Voth (@PanthersBill) August 16, 2020
Vicious stuff.
Even if he makes the team Taylor probably won’t get much playing time, though. It’s far more important that Carolina’s projected starters get up to speed and improve their coverage.
McCaffrey is trying to help. Apparently, he put in some extra work one-on-one with Tahir Whitehead and Shaq Thompson.
Another cool thing from practice today. CMC spent some time working one-on-one with Tahir Whitehead and Shaq Thompson. Going through the smaller movements. pic.twitter.com/7SlhrtRjzX
— Alaina Getzenberg (@agetzenberg) August 16, 2020
Whitehead will be taking over for Kuechly (now a pro scout for the Panthers) at the middle linebacker spot. He won’t keep it long though if he continues to struggle in coverage the way he has over the last two seasons. Last year alone, Whitehead was targeted 66 times, allowing 688 yards, six touchdowns and a passer rating over 140.
[lawrence-related id=627583]
[vertical-gallery id=626625]