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Ted Ginn sprints past the Fins
With practice winding down, Cam Newton opened up the final team drill by firing down the left sideline. He hit a wide open Ted Ginn in full stride, and after the former Dolphin had run into the end zone, he launched the ball into an adjacent field.
Benjamin: When asked, Rivera declined to name a camp MVP because the last two haven’t worked out so well (2013 — Armanti Edwards, 2014 — Frank Alexander). Unfortunately for Rivera and the Panthers, this year’s obvious MVP was in Charlotte during the final practice. Before he tore his ACL Wednesday, Benjamin had a dominant camp. It’s impossible not to wonder what could have been in his second season.
S Kurt Coleman: The free agent pickup is the only guy who wrestled a starting spot away from someone else. Not many saw the possibility that the Panthers would line up Coleman at SS with Roman Harper at FS, but that’s the current setup, with Tre Boston coming off the bench.
“I thought Daryl Williams really stepped up,” Rivera said. “He realized and recognized he has the ability to play against top line players and he did a nice job.”
“It was very productive and I’m very pleased with it. We had the good tempo that we were looking for and the intensity level was up. That’s what happens when you bring in another team to scrimmage,” Rivera said.
“One of the things I truly appreciate was the way Coach Philbin, his coaching staff and players handled it. We talked to our players about making sure we took advantage of the opportunity. We didn’t come here to be disruptive and fight; we came here to improve and get better as football teams. I think both teams accomplished that and I think this will go a long way for all of us.”
“I love the way they play defense — they play fast and hard. I love (Luke) Kuechly. Part of the reason why we came down here is to see if we could get a hat on Kuechly, see if we could block him in space. I think we’ve had mixed results (laughing). But I think it’s just a well-run football team — their general manager (Dave Gettleman) is a class guy, Ron (Rivera’s) obviously done a great job, they’ve been to the playoffs two years in a row. So I thought it was real positive.”
“When you watch it on tape, the one I noticed with Kelvin is that he shifted his weight and that’s when that happened. The [injury to Dolphins S Louis Delmas], he was in a back-peddle and when he went to turn and went through his transition is when that happened. I don’t think it had anything to do with the turf, though. I really don’t.”
“To have this kind of support show up on a daily basis tells the players that you’re doing things and becoming relevant and people appreciate that,” Rivera said.
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