General manager Dave Gettleman loves the instincts and aggressiveness of cornerback Zack Sanchez, the Panthers' fifth-round draft pick, but Gettleman doesn't mind admitting that Sanchez's approach can be risky.
Gettleman, like Sanchez's position coach at Oklahoma, thinks it's well worth the tradeoff.
"What can I tell ya?" Gettleman said. "Sometimes I drink a milkshake."
Oklahoma defensive backs coach Kerry Cooks chuckled at Gettleman's joke about using poor judgement at times. Gettleman clearly believes the positives that Sanchez brings outweigh any negatives, and Cooks can vouch for that firsthand.
"When you have a guy like that who's not afraid to take those chances, the repercussion is that he might get beat on a double move, he might give up some big plays," Cooks said in a phone interview.