Just watched The Dynasty. Bill was the greatest coach I’ve ever been around. Don’t let that fool you. I’ll never forget we were a predominantly man team during the 2018 season all the way up to the Super Bowl. When we played the Rams we switched to Zone.

The Panthers should have a number of talented wide receivers to choose from with the 33rd pick ... and the 39th. A look at who Dan Morgan could target to give Bryce Young another playmaker.
Lunchtime read:
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Panthers' big board: 20 possible NFL draft targets, including a bunch who could help Bryce Young. And more!
Happy Friday.
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Panthers DC Ejiro Evero says Jadeveon Clowney has a great track record, but 'the play style is what I'm excited about.'
Mentions Clowney's physicality and toughness, and indicates he's been a part of the offseason workouts.

Panthers DL Derrick Brown played for four position coaches his first four years and saw the team’s three 1st-round picks who preceded him get traded.
This is a franchise in need of stability. Brown’s contract extension is a start. theathletic.com/5406473/2024/0…

Locking up Derrick Brown is a good start for Panthers’ new front-office regime.
The Pro Bowl DT eyes big things ahead, including a pool. theathletic.com/5406473/2024/0…

Asked how good the Panthers can be this season, Derrick Brown said: 'I guess we'll just have to wait until February to find out, to be honest.'

Derrick Brown’s first splurge purchase after new contract: A pool in the backyard.

It is the NFL Draft guide like no other. It is The Beast. And so is its author ⁦Dane Brugler⁩.
Soak it up, all 300 pages. theathletic.com/5399690/2024/0…

Ja’Tavion Sanders is visiting the Panthers and Browns this week, per Mike Garafolo.
The Texas TE was an important piece in my second Panthers’ 7-round mock.
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If the eclipse sees its shadow, does that mean it’s winter again?

Panthers’ 7-round mock 2.0, in which Dan Morgan finds a fast, big-bodied WR who can both help Bryce Young and take advantage of the NFL’s new kickoff rules.
Lunchtime, pre-eclipse read: theathletic.com/5398310/2024/0…

Augusta National handed out Masters eclipse glasses this morning. They are the coolest eclipse glasses on earth.

Carolina Panthers’ 7-round mock draft, 2.0: A trade, a new top pick and a WR with a familiar last name.
Happy Eclipse Day. theathletic.com/5398310/2024/0…

Panthers’ offseason program begins tomorrow.

These refs refuse to call walks on either team.

When Panthers & Bears began talking about trade of No. 1 pick, CHI asked about 3 players. Panthers were insistent on holding on to 2 of them: Brian Burns & Derrick Brown.
Burns' situation made it imperative that CAR get a deal done w/ Brown.
Happy weekend.
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Derrick Brown has only eight career sacks. But last season he looked exactly like the disruptive force he was at Auburn.
As he said in December, 'If you don’t see I’m a game-wrecker, then I don’t know what to tell you.”
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