The effort and motor are a big reason why the Panthers drafted Scourton, the Purdue and Texas A&M product, in the second round of April's draft. But the edge rusher knows that only goes so far in the league. And while Friday was one preseason game, the first for the rookie, it was enough to give him an idea of the learning curve he's going to have to tackle.
"I mean, just how they mess with us in the NFL is ridiculous," admitted Scourton. "Like lining guys up in our splits, you know, messing with our eyes; especially in this defense, we're asked to do a lot. It's just different, honestly, but I mean it's good."
The biggest takeaway for Scourton, walking off the field Friday night, was to hit the tape even harder.
"I think just formations for me, you know, I try to, like I said, I try to watch a lot of tapes, so you know, calling out formations and actually knowing what's happening, I think that was one of the biggest things where I was like, I did the same thing in college and it's going to work in the NFL."