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He’s healthy and the dude is looking like the Panthers want him to be a weapon. Finally.
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THRIVING OUTSIDE. I remember quite vividly when Curtis Samuel was most of Ohio State's effective offense in 2016. I'm still not all the way sure if those are fond memories or haunting memories, but I am sure that he was extremely good and could do damn near everything.
His position quickly became "however we can get him the ball in space as quickly as possible," which meant plenty of snaps at running back and the slot, and not many outside. But at the next level, the Panthers wanted him to play out wide. And you'll be shocked to learn he was pretty good at that as well.
From Austin Gayle of Pro Football Focus:
Samuel, a former four-star athlete turned gadget player for the Buckeyes, played just 66 of his 1,118 career offensive snaps from an outside wide receiver alignment at the collegiate level. The Panthers’ coaching staff, however, had different plans for their second-round pick and have since played the 5-foot-11, 195-pound Samuel at outside wide receiver on 476 of his 692 offensive snaps in the NFL.
And the results have been encouraging.
After earning just a 54.9 receiving grade at outside receiver in his debut NFL season (2017), Samuel caught 34-of-51 targets for 403 yards, 15 first downs and five touchdowns at his new position this past season, improving his receiving grade at outside receiver to from 54.9 in 2017 to 74.8 in 2018.
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After catching passes on just four different route concepts in 2017, Samuel split out his receiving production to 10 different route concepts in 2018. Most notably, his receiving production ballooned while running hitches, post routes and crossing routes.
It's almost like he's just an incredible and versatile football player. Who would have ever guessed that?
https://www.elevenwarriors.com/skul...lasXosswfZAXMrgX_SYTOVH5irowIg_Yz_uJbjnyyfFnE
His position quickly became "however we can get him the ball in space as quickly as possible," which meant plenty of snaps at running back and the slot, and not many outside. But at the next level, the Panthers wanted him to play out wide. And you'll be shocked to learn he was pretty good at that as well.
From Austin Gayle of Pro Football Focus:
Samuel, a former four-star athlete turned gadget player for the Buckeyes, played just 66 of his 1,118 career offensive snaps from an outside wide receiver alignment at the collegiate level. The Panthers’ coaching staff, however, had different plans for their second-round pick and have since played the 5-foot-11, 195-pound Samuel at outside wide receiver on 476 of his 692 offensive snaps in the NFL.
And the results have been encouraging.
After earning just a 54.9 receiving grade at outside receiver in his debut NFL season (2017), Samuel caught 34-of-51 targets for 403 yards, 15 first downs and five touchdowns at his new position this past season, improving his receiving grade at outside receiver to from 54.9 in 2017 to 74.8 in 2018.
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After catching passes on just four different route concepts in 2017, Samuel split out his receiving production to 10 different route concepts in 2018. Most notably, his receiving production ballooned while running hitches, post routes and crossing routes.
It's almost like he's just an incredible and versatile football player. Who would have ever guessed that?
https://www.elevenwarriors.com/skul...lasXosswfZAXMrgX_SYTOVH5irowIg_Yz_uJbjnyyfFnE
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Curtis Samuel turning heads at Panthers camp
ByBRAD CRAWFORD Jul 28, 10:17 AM
Former second-round pick Curtis Samuel is coming into his own as a play-making target in the passing game ahead of his third NFL season.
Samuel, who starred on the outside at Ohio State as a dynamic offensive threat, showcased his speed during Carolina Panthers minicamp this week, burning one of the league's fastest corners for a long touchdown reception down the sideline.
Samuel enjoyed a breakout season last fall for the Panthers after collecting 39 catches for 494 yards and five scores.
To put Samuel's impressive touchdown reception into perspective, Jackson is one of the NFL's fastest players. A former blazing fast defensive back at LSU, Jackson finished runner-up earlier this summer in the league's '40 Yards of Gold', a million-dollar tournament to determine the fastest player in pro football.
"I had no idea Donte Jackson could run like that," wrote former NFL wideout Chad Johnson on Twitter. "That [expletive] was amazing to see in person, what makes it even crazier is his lateral movement, hips & ability to transition as a corner is extremely fluid to be that fast."
Jackson will play a vital role within Carolina's secondary and going up against in Samuel every practice will only make him better.
"It's not just about trying to bait a guy into throwing the ball, but making sure you're in position that when you do have to hit it, you can go get it. You see that a little bit more," said Panthers coach Ron Rivera of Jackson during Panthers minicamp. "Earlier you'd see him (slow off the receiver) a little bit and he'd try and burst in and make that play, and that puts yourself in peril.
"But if you put yourself in the right position and you give yourself that strategic opportunity to make the play, you see a little bit more of that right now. So I'm kind of happy about that."
Panthers offensive coordinator Norv Turner said this week he hasn't decided where he'll put Samuel and D.J. Moore this season for the Panthers, who routinely line up in four-wide sets with Cam Newton at quarterback and Christian McCaffrey in a singleback look.
"They’re always going to move around," Turner said. "I see all these different stats about this guy in this spot or that spot – there is not a large enough sample size to make judgements."
Samuel is likely better-suited on the outside with Moore in the slot, per advanced analytics. When Samuel lined up on the perimeter last season, Panthers quarterbacks had a QBR of 125.2 compared to 29.2 from the slot.
https://247sports.com/college/ohio-...l1fX8QdvI4Xbd-y-YlaSoC7U30AayWqRoPgLDkFgZ0llY
ByBRAD CRAWFORD Jul 28, 10:17 AM
Former second-round pick Curtis Samuel is coming into his own as a play-making target in the passing game ahead of his third NFL season.
Samuel, who starred on the outside at Ohio State as a dynamic offensive threat, showcased his speed during Carolina Panthers minicamp this week, burning one of the league's fastest corners for a long touchdown reception down the sideline.
Samuel enjoyed a breakout season last fall for the Panthers after collecting 39 catches for 494 yards and five scores.
To put Samuel's impressive touchdown reception into perspective, Jackson is one of the NFL's fastest players. A former blazing fast defensive back at LSU, Jackson finished runner-up earlier this summer in the league's '40 Yards of Gold', a million-dollar tournament to determine the fastest player in pro football.
"I had no idea Donte Jackson could run like that," wrote former NFL wideout Chad Johnson on Twitter. "That [expletive] was amazing to see in person, what makes it even crazier is his lateral movement, hips & ability to transition as a corner is extremely fluid to be that fast."
Jackson will play a vital role within Carolina's secondary and going up against in Samuel every practice will only make him better.
"It's not just about trying to bait a guy into throwing the ball, but making sure you're in position that when you do have to hit it, you can go get it. You see that a little bit more," said Panthers coach Ron Rivera of Jackson during Panthers minicamp. "Earlier you'd see him (slow off the receiver) a little bit and he'd try and burst in and make that play, and that puts yourself in peril.
"But if you put yourself in the right position and you give yourself that strategic opportunity to make the play, you see a little bit more of that right now. So I'm kind of happy about that."
Panthers offensive coordinator Norv Turner said this week he hasn't decided where he'll put Samuel and D.J. Moore this season for the Panthers, who routinely line up in four-wide sets with Cam Newton at quarterback and Christian McCaffrey in a singleback look.
"They’re always going to move around," Turner said. "I see all these different stats about this guy in this spot or that spot – there is not a large enough sample size to make judgements."
Samuel is likely better-suited on the outside with Moore in the slot, per advanced analytics. When Samuel lined up on the perimeter last season, Panthers quarterbacks had a QBR of 125.2 compared to 29.2 from the slot.
https://247sports.com/college/ohio-...l1fX8QdvI4Xbd-y-YlaSoC7U30AayWqRoPgLDkFgZ0llY
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MARVYMARV14
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That boy good, hopefully his body is back up to code and he can have a full season to show what he can do
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