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6-Pack, ft. Bad Memories in the Bay; Third Person Turner; Olsen’s ‘Exception’

2.) 70 on 70

 

From Allen Iverson’s classic quote to this from former Panthers wideout Steve Smith:

89 is a rare player who can talk in the third person using just his jersey number, but Trai Turner tried it Wednesday.

“They asked 70 to do it and 70 stepped up,” he said when asked about sliding from right guard to tackle during Sunday’s loss in Oakland.

With Daryl Williams now nursing his sprained ankle in a walking boot, Turner is expected to stay at tackle against the Seahawks. At 6-foot-3, 310 pounds, he has neither the height nor the arm length most teams prefer at the position, but in the Panthers’ current “catastrophe,” he’s their best option heading into a matchup with one of the NFL’s elite defensive lines.

“Some guys think tackles are 6-6, 6-7. I think 6-3’s cool,” Turner said with a smile.

“It doesn’t matter what team (you’re facing). You’re going to be able to call out a guy that can run the edge. You’re going to be able to call out a three-technique. You can call out a nose. It’s the NFL, so just come out here, practice real hard and get ready to ball out on Sunday.”

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