When Carolina Panthers training camp begins as Wofford (for at least one more year) tomorrow, its legitimate to utilize an analogy about the merits of specific horseflesh at Saratoga Race Track (where I’m vacationing today) relative to almost half the 93 men who will gather in Spartanburg, SC with hopes of gaining a professional football job.
On parade, all the horsies look fine, but most will run out of the money. At training camp, teams might take six linebackers, but not eight, so 7th best is first loser. If you can stand up to a good bull rush but your first step against a speed rusher like Marquis Haynes is way late and he wraps up the QB, that’s a hmmm moment offensive linemen won’t want coaches to have.