Top 5 in Carolina
Written by Jon Beason, Tuesday May 12 2009
There’s more down time before training camp starts so I thought I would give you my top 5 places to hang out in Carolina.
1) Bank of America Stadium. It really is my home away from home.
2) The house that I just bought. I gave up city life.
3) Suite at EpiCenter. It’s a nightclub/dance club with all the bells and whistles.
4) Del Frisco’s. I’m a big surf & turf guy and this is my favorite place to eat on the town.
5) Villla Francesca. An Italian restaurant uptown at North Caldwell and 7th street.
It’s been 13 weeks since my shoulder surgery and I’m coming back fast. I feel good right now, I’m just starting to do a lot of the strength stuff and the shoulder feels great. It won’t be 100 percent for a while but the fact that I can lift now and start getting my strength back is a key. Until now all I could do was legs and abs, but now I can start to get aggressive in the weight room.
Our new defensive coordinator is Ron Meeks. I really like his system, its a fast aggressive system. He wants guys who will chase the football and that’s my style, so we’re on the same page. We had an immediate connection.
We also brought in some help from the draft, guys who will hit, extremely athletic and fast guys.
So I feel good about what I’ve seen so far.
Everybody is still asking about JP, and at this point I’m pretty sure he’ll be a Carolina Panther this year. I don’t know more than anybody else does but free agency has pretty much run its course this season.
He said if he’s back he’ll be ready to go and that’s definitely good news for us and from a fan standpoint. Some fans have been rough on him but hopefully he can just push through it and stay focused.
Its tough for fans to understand the business part of football and how things work. You have to play long enough to earn the luxury of free agency and he should have the opportunity to move on if he wants to. He’s a hometown guy who went to North Carolina and was drafted by the Panthers and he’s had a good run here.
I think with 99.5% of the players it would be about money, but JP is a special guy, very genuine, and I truly believe that for him its not about the money.
I look forward to having him back. We were right there last year close to the Super Bowl, and there’s no reason we shouldn’t be right there this season too.
Check back for some workout videos that I’m going to post here soon.
All-Pro linebacker Jon Beason of the Carolina Panthers writes a blog for www.playerpress.com at www.jonbeason.com. Follow him on Twitter as jonbeason.
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Great write-up, Jon. Thanks. Two questions - 1) How is Meeks' style and system different from the previous one? 2) Regarding Peppers, do you think a change in the defensive approach will prompt him to have a change of heart about sticking around? Thanks again. It's great to have a player of your caliber representing the Panthers!
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nice article, Jon...how about you're top 5 places in Miami? GO CANES!!