"It's going to be something else," Rivera said. "What we've got in terms of tools and weapons is great. It's going to be interesting because it is different. The thing our guys will have to understand is that you have to do your job to the best of your ability and you may not get the ball."

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The NFL draft answered some questions for the Carolina Panthers, while raising plenty of others.
Carolina used its first two picks on a couple of the draft's most versatile players in Stanford's Christian McCaffrey and Ohio State's Curtis Samuel. Both played running back, wide receiver and returned kicks in college putting up mind-boggling all-purpose yardage numbers.
Coach Ron Rivera said the increased "position flexibility" will allow the Panthers to run more diverse packages,Wholesale Football Jerseys, thus keeping defenses guessing at times. Rivera expects McCaffrey and Samuel will line up at multiple positions and be used in a variety of ways.