3 things I was thinking while watching Monday morning's practice in Spartanburg under threatening skies that would later produce a light drizzle but not much more:
1. If I'm John Fox, no way I play Steve Smith in the preseason at all, even though No.89 got off the "physically unable to perform" list this morning and returned to practice. Really, what's the point? Smith is always in great shape, he hasn't forgotten how to catch the ball and there's no telling how long that twice-broken arm is going to hold up. No need to take the risk. (And no flag football either).
2. Practice is a little more fun to watch from a spectator's standpoint this season. They hit each other more, they're in full pads more and there are more jobs at stake. With that, there seems to be more of a sense of urgency.
3. Do you know anything about Josh Vaughan, who led the Panthers with 11 rushes and 48 yards in Thursday night's Baltimore game? Vaughan is waaaay down on the depth chart and was out of football most of last season, but the former Richmond Spider has turned a few heads in the preseason. If he doesn't make this team, at least he may catch on somewhere else now. Vaughan is a versatile back who's pretty good catching the ball out of the backfield, too. I'm writing my column about him for Tuesday's newspaper and online -- check back for that.
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Vaughn could beat out Goodson.
Light drizzle? I was there from 8:45 on and didn't feel any precipitation . . .
Pretty good at catching the football?? I watched the entire game against Baltimore and I recall seeing him drop decent passes from both Cantwell and Clausen, at least, like 2 little check-down passes when he was completely alone underneath coverage, under absolutely no pressure at all, and another one on a swing route and all I could think was this guy probably wasn't going to be on the practice squad, much less the 53 man roster. There isn't any room on this Panther's roster for a guy who can't catch the rock out of the backfield. I don't know, maybe I mistook Savage for Vaughn, but I'm pretty sure it was Vaughn. He did OK rushing the ball though. BTW that Sutton fumble was so fluky I can't stand it for him.
Man, if only we had this many decent runningbacks in 2005, might not have lost so badly to Seatle.
D. Jarrett will be in the Pro Bowl this year with 893 yrds. 9 TD's
Jarrett in the Pro Bowl?!?! Is that a joke? Even if he did go for 893 and 9, he would not be chosen for the Pro Bowl.
And now we read where the ever mouthy little man Steve "cheap shot" Smith is "ready for them chumps" ???????? Real funny.
Will this midget ever grow up and mature? Dont answer. Could you imagine a Lynn Swann or Jerry Rice or Fred Blit. etc yapping like a small house dog in such idiocy to the media? You can take the thug out of the hood but you cant take the hood out of the thug. CLASSLESS.
Evenso you dont put a bulls eyes on your back in advance plus hes fat as one of those short Vietnamese pot bellied pigs. Jeesh.
He must live at Bojangles in the off season. He will be lost though without his boy team leader Jake anyway so he better run on up to Cleveland. Jakes missed him plus they may open some Bojangles there.
And all these whiny crybaby fan idiots wanted Jake gone? Cant blame Jake anymore can you? The real truth gonna come out. Jake was THE MAN and still had 2 good yrs left.
My juvenile brother in middle school uses "chump" a lot.
Jake was THE MAN? HAHAHAHA, thanks I needed a good laugh.
Yea we eat at BoJs off 51 and thought we saw him in down there a couple times wearing that hat and shades disguise chumpin down on a big box of spicy neck bones and legs. Hey man its good. Cant blame him ... throw down tasty... almost lunch time too ...
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