CHARLOTTE – The Panthers secondary has grown considerably over the course of the season, and veteran safety Kurt Coleman has been at the center of it.
“The air traffic controller – the guy that’s out there directing everybody – Kurt has done a tremendous job,” head coach Ron Rivera said.
As usual, Rivera’s analogy is a well thought-out one. The similarities obviously begin with the secondary being the main defense against the opposition’s aerial attack.
That’s a given. But it goes deeper than that.
One thing that air traffic controllers must do is coordinate many different pilots with different levels of experience, and in that regard, Coleman has helped several of his teammates learn to spread their wings.