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With Ryne Robinson still recovering from a leg injury and no apparent replacement in sight as the Carolina Panthers' kick returner, coach John Fox might be thinking about giving rookie Jonathan Stewart a try.
Fox wouldn't say whether that might come in the Panthers' final exhibition Thursday against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
“I can't put a time frame on it,” said Fox. “(Stewart) was healthy enough to do it (Saturday against the Washington Redskins), but we just didn't feel it, so we'll wait and see.”
Ricardo Colclough was solid, if not spectacular, against the Redskins, returning two kickoffs for a 30.5 average, with a long return of 37 yards.
“We're a little nicked there,” said Fox. “I think eventually we'll take a look at Stewart.”
Stewart, a No.1 draft pick, returned kicks in college at Oregon.
Jason Carter has been returning punts in Robinson's average. He returned seven for a 13.3 average Saturday, including a 30-yarder.
“We've got a couple of question marks as returners both in the punt game and the kickoff,” said Fox.
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Former Redskins quarterback
Joe Theismann was especially impressed by a sack by Panthers defensive end
Julius Peppers. He pushed Washington tackle
Chris Samuels into quarterback
Jason Campbell, who fumbled (Peppers also recovered the fumble).
“You cannot give Julius Peppers a running head start,” said Theismann, now a Redskins broadcaster. “He just walked Samuels back there like he wasn't even there. I don't care who it is, if it's (former Jacksonville All-Pro) Tony Boselli or Chris Samuels, you're not going to stop Julius Peppers if he gets a running head start.”
Peppers' sack was one of five on Redskins quarterbacks (the others were by linebacker
Adam Seward, tackle
Damione Lewis, end
Tyler Brayton and end
Charles Johnson). That, in one game, represented almost a quarter of the Panthers' total of 23 sacks last season, lowest in franchise history.
“We really stressed that,” said Johnson. “That the middle and the defensive tackles really get a push on the defensive line so our defensive ends could get pressure. We did a pretty good job.”
The Panthers took Sunday off and will have normal practices the remainder of the week before leaving Wednesday afternoon for Thursday's exhibition against the Steelers. Expect the starters to play one or two series, then take the rest of the game off.
With Ryne Robinson still recovering from a leg injury and no apparent replacement in sight as the Carolina Panthers' kick returner, coach John Fox might be thinking about giving rookie Jonathan Stewart a try.
Fox wouldn't say whether that might come in the Panthers' final exhibition Thursday against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
“I can't put a time frame on it,” said Fox. “(Stewart) was healthy enough to do it (Saturday against the Washington Redskins), but we just didn't feel it, so we'll wait and see.”
Ricardo Colclough was solid, if not spectacular, against the Redskins, returning two kickoffs for a 30.5 average, with a long return of 37 yards.
“We're a little nicked there,” said Fox. “I think eventually we'll take a look at Stewart.”
Stewart, a No.1 draft pick, returned kicks in college at Oregon.
Jason Carter has been returning punts in Robinson's average. He returned seven for a 13.3 average Saturday, including a 30-yarder.
“We've got a couple of question marks as returners both in the punt game and the kickoff,” said Fox.
Briefly
Former Redskins quarterback
Joe Theismann was especially impressed by a sack by Panthers defensive end
Julius Peppers. He pushed Washington tackle
Chris Samuels into quarterback
Jason Campbell, who fumbled (Peppers also recovered the fumble).
“You cannot give Julius Peppers a running head start,” said Theismann, now a Redskins broadcaster. “He just walked Samuels back there like he wasn't even there. I don't care who it is, if it's (former Jacksonville All-Pro) Tony Boselli or Chris Samuels, you're not going to stop Julius Peppers if he gets a running head start.”
Peppers' sack was one of five on Redskins quarterbacks (the others were by linebacker
Adam Seward, tackle
Damione Lewis, end
Tyler Brayton and end
Charles Johnson). That, in one game, represented almost a quarter of the Panthers' total of 23 sacks last season, lowest in franchise history.
“We really stressed that,” said Johnson. “That the middle and the defensive tackles really get a push on the defensive line so our defensive ends could get pressure. We did a pretty good job.”
The Panthers took Sunday off and will have normal practices the remainder of the week before leaving Wednesday afternoon for Thursday's exhibition against the Steelers. Expect the starters to play one or two series, then take the rest of the game off.
