“That’s the most important thing; I want to bring that juice. I want to show them that juice, but also know that I need to be calm and settled when it’s time to go out there and play.”
Walker completed 24 of 34 passes for 258 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions in his lone start for the Panthers last year. The effort was enough for a victory in a 20-0 defeat of the Detroit Lions. He also got 22 snaps in the season finale against the New Orleans Saints. That performance did not go as well as Walker completed just five passes in 14 attempts and was intercepted three times.
With a better understanding of the Panthers offense with a year under his belt, Walker is looking to play within himself. It will be a tough task with the league leading Arizona Cardinals ahead this weekend.
“Just doing my job, not doing too much,” Walker said. “As a quarterback, when you feel like you can make a lot of plays, you tend to do a lot more than you need to or are asked to do, and things start to go bad. So take what’s there, play the game smart, and go out and lead the guys and have fun and play great football.”
