Carolina Panthers greats Jordan Gross and Jake Delhomme had both been apart of a few special teams in their day. So when they see something brewing, they might know what they’re talking about.
On this week’s episode of their podcast Jordan and Jake, the duo brings up a few intriguing positives they’ve both observed about the team. For Gross, he notes a tighter focus for left tackle Cameron Erving could do wonders for him and the rest of the offensive line.
“He very well said how excited he is that he’s getting, for the first time in his career and it’s his seventh season, the first time he’s getting to play one position,” Gross said of Erving’s talk with the media on Wednesday. “He’s being asked to play one position and how enjoyable it’s been to be able to work on the little details, just being a left tackle.”
Through his stops with the Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys, Erving had indeed been assigned multiple positions along the line. In fact, he’s played at every spot. But Gross, who shifted around a bit during his career before settling in on the blindside himself, knows how important this move can be.
“Being an offensive lineman and being asked to play center, guard and tackle, you never get really good, you never really have the opportunity to be excellent at any of ’em because every position is just a little bit different. So he’s so excited to be here.”
Fortunately for Erving, he’s been playing left tackle more exclusively in recent years between his time in Kansas City and Dallas. So, whether or not he ultimately pans out for Carolina, the focused transition already has some legs behind it.
