Authentic Odell Beckham Jr Jersey , answers about Carolina With the New York Giants facing the Carolina Panthers this Sunday, we turned to SB Nation’s Cat Scratch Reader for this week’s “5 questions” segment. Walker Clement of CSR answers our questions.Ed: Mike Shula is now in New York and Norv Turner is Carolina’s offensive coordinator. I see Cam Newton completing a career-high percentage of passes and Christian McCaffrey playing well. How has the Carolina offense changed?Walker: Norv Turner was brought in to run the same offense Shula ran. Cam has basically been in the same system with different coordinators since Rivera got here and that is a system that Rivera stole from Turner when he left San Diego to become Carolina’s head coach. Expect to see a run-first offense with a lot of zone read and options plays. They’ll start there, mix in some short passes to McCaffrey, and then try to hit you deep when your safeties eyes are glued to the offensive backfield.Ed: You’re game-planning FOR THE GIANTS against the Panthers. How do you attack them on offense and defense?Walker: The Panthers are going to be confident that James Bradberry can hold his own in coverage against Odell Beckham, Jr. That’s not to say he won’t get safety help from time to time, but he will have his one on one match-ups and he will probably follow Beckham around the field. Bradberry is a quieter player than Josh Norman, however, so don’t expect a repeat of that 2015 game. With Luke Kuechly keeping everybody up front focused on Saquon Barkley, the edge of the game might fall to Sterling Shepard vs Donte Jackson. He’s a rookie, but he is lightning fast and has great hands. If I were the Panthers, I’d be trying to set up situations where he can lure Manning into some bad decisions and try to force a few turn overs.Ed: Who are some under-the-radar players Giants fans should watch for on Sunday?Walker: The Panthers defense is all well known at this point. Donte Jackson has three picks so far as a rookie. Julius Peppers is timeless until he proves otherwise. Eric Reid is a big question mark for a known player, but definitely not under the radar. Look to our number one corner, James Bradberry, who has a strong record of keeping himself and number one receivers out of the headlines.Their offense is a different story. The names to watch for on third down are Jarius Wright, a free agent acquisition from the Vikings, and Ian Thomas Color Rush Jon Halapio Jersey , a fourth-round draft pick. They’ll be the guys the Giants defense will forget about until they convert a third-and-6.Ed: If you could take any player off the Giants roster other than Saquon Barkley or Odell Beckham Jr. and put him in the Panthers lineup who would it be?Walker: Chad Wheeler. The Panthers have played or intended to play Matt Kalil, Daryl Williams, Corey Robinson, Taylor Moton, Chris Clark, Amini Silatolu, and Jeremiah Sirles at one or both tackle positions since training camp. Currently, Moton, Clark, Silatolu, and a newly traded for Marshall Newhouse are left standing. A talented, young, and healthy athlete at either end of the offensive line could mean everything for Cam’s already well-paced year.Ed: How has the Carolina fan base reacted to the signing of Eric Reid? What are your personal thoughts?Walker: We actually ran a twitter poll - I know, very scientific - two days before they signed him. Eighty-eight percent of respondents were in favor of signing him. The reactions we have had since have roughly matched those results. A few idiots have threatened to burn their tickets or their first born or whatever, but most people seem to recognize that he represents a major step forward for the Panthers on many levels.Giants practice report, 8/15: A Detroit writer’s takeaways from Wednesday’s workout Despite yesterday’s cheap shot at Eli Manning Color Rush Curtis Riley Jersey , Ed has graciously invited me back to share my observations from Detroit Lions/New York Giants joint practice on Wednesday. And in case you missed it, my name’s Jeremy Reisman and I manage the Detroit Lions blog Pride of Detroit. I’m here to bring a new, fresh perspective on Giants practice and potentially annoy a passionate Giants fan or two. I promise to focus more on the former today.Odell vs. Slay: Round 2Unfortunately, the billing of Odell Beckham Jr. vs. Darius Slay didn’t live up to the hype on Wednesday. Slay got an early pass breakup during 7-on-7s, but the two didn’t really face off much more after that. That being said, Beckham still looks extremely explosive and Lions Pro Bowl safety Glover Quin lost him by a good three steps on an easy touchdown for the Giants.Webb commands betterIt continues to look like JDavis Webb is the bonafide backup in New York. Webb bounced back after an iffy practice on Tuesday. In fact, while the first-team offense struggled to move the ball very well, Webb was leading the second team up and down the field against the Lions’ backups. In one of the final drills of the day, both teams ran one-minute drills using their backup quarterbacks with the first-team offense. Webb was able to easily get the team into field position with enough time for a field goal. Though the kick missed the Lions’ extra-skinny goalposts, it would’ve been good with regular uprights. Kyle Lauletta got his own crack at the drill with the second team offense and looked considerably more flummoxed. He threw two straight incompletions to start the drive — one a pretty bad overthrow. On third down, he held the ball for quite some time before finding a lane to scramble for 16 yards 鈥?but he failed to get out of bounds. He finally found his first completion late in the session, connecting with Russel Shepard for a big gain. Although the Giants players thought Shepard broke free for a touchdown, officials ruled him down around the 20-yard line (there was no live tackling), and time ran out before the Giants could get a field goal off. I thought Webb was clearly the better quarterback on Wednesday.Eli Apple puts an end to the DB strugglesFor most of both practices, the Lions receivers have gotten the better of the Giants defensive backs. It’s not necessarily that the Giants secondary is in a bad position, but the likes of Kenny Golladay and Marvin Jones Jr. have used their height and athleticism to outjump and outmuscle guys like Eli Apple and Curtis Riley for balls. The only time in camp I saw the Giants defensive backs thoroughly beaten was on a single rep Wednesday when Marvin Jones slipped by both Apple and William Gay for a deep ball. Matthew Stafford overthrew everyone Youth Odell Beckham Jr Jersey , unfortunately (well, fortunately for y’all). But Apple got the last laugh. During the aforementioned one-minute drills, Apple jumped in front of a pass from Lions backup Jake Rudock and would have taken it to the house. Flashbacks for Ereck FlowersChances are you haven’t forgotten about Ereck Flowers’ performance against the Lions last year. I know I haven’t, but in case you need a reminder, Ezekiel Ansah racked up three sacks against him lined up at left tackle.Today must have felt like d茅j脿 vu for him, as it was former Giant Devon Kennard who gave him fits on the right side. Kennard slipped by Flowers with an outside move, then did it again with an inside move just a few snaps later during 11-on-11s.In fact, it was a rough overall day for the Giants’ offensive front, especially in the run game. After having their way with Lions defenders on Tuesday, there was nowhere to go for Jonathan Stewart, who spent most of his day running into the backs of his own offensive linemen. Random notes:Kalif Raymond stuck out during kick return drills. He had one rep that may have gone for a touchdown had there been live tackling.Cody Latimer had a heck of a catch over Lions No. 1 corner Darius Slay in 7-on-7s but came down just out of bounds.For the second straight day, the Giants’ defensive line gave the Lions hell. Though the Lions were mixing around combinations because of an injury to starting center Graham Glasgow, the Giants were plugging running lanes and getting some pressure on the quarterback. Olivier Vernon: Still good. Rhett Ellison popped up a few times in my notes as a guy the Lions had trouble covering. He had a long TD catch on a perfect throw from Webb in the corner of the end zone. If you want to read my observations from the Lions’ point of view, head over to Pride of Detroit. Thanks to Ed for the opportunity to write for you this week. Good luck in Friday’s game, and I hope both teams can escape without any injuries!