Darin Gantt and Shaq Thompson talk about former teammates, the importance of dental health and answer fan questions.
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It is a great smile Shaq don't don't Sell yourself short on that who else in This locker room would qualify who's the Best smile in this locker room Me All right all right they let us back yes They did this is the second ever Edition Number two maybe the last I hope so of The ask the old guy video mailbag and as You can see my special guest here today Is one Shaq Thompson Hey thanks for having me it's good for You to be here we do call this thing ask The old guy and since you're approaching Old guy's status I think yeah what is Considered old well I I think you like We talking about football what are we Talking about like You played with Julius Peppers I think That kind of moves you into that Category you were a teammate of Thomas Davis so I I think at this point you are Building up some old guys well pep and TD he just called y'all And they're retired so and you're so What you're trying to say I'm next no You're definitely next it you've got a Lot of tread on the tires Shaq so Everything's good but I did want to ask You I mean having been around you are Kind of a bridge for this organization Because there are a lot of new guys Around here a lot of new parts a lot of Excitement about Bryce young but you've
Been around and seen this place when it Was a playoff team you've played with Luke Kuechly Thomas Davis Julius Peppers What's it like being kind of that Transitional figure I mean do guys Around here does Bryce know about That team does he know about Julius I'm Pretty sure Bryce knows you know what I Mean coming to Carolina you got to know The legends and um he's definitely one Of those Legends you know what I mean And um It definitely is crazy I always think Back and look back I always think and Look back at like hey You're nine I remember when I was in a Year year one you know what I mean and Uh just being called like OG or head Honcho or you know I mean something like That JCB calling me is Kind of sits in like I'm old But age I ain't too far away from them No you are not you are not you this is Crazy you you are a real OG though and We've considered calling this ogtv I Just might be the oh I think once you Get to 10 you get the G part I'm just oh You know what I mean I'm original we we Can work with that but do you feel like In that locker room I mean do you tell The stories of those times to the young Guys ah I mean if it gets brought up I'm Not just gonna be like hey hey back in 15 man you've seen Julius Peppers you
Should say I'm not going to do all that But if we talk about like history and or Like how's it how was it back in 15 yeah I'll bring it up and talk about it yeah I bring up Luke I bring up TD playing With guys like that I usually bring up The defense more than the team Um just because I'm a defensive guy but It's still a team sport but just defense Is just we always just so close Regardless of how long you've been here And if you just came you know what I Mean it's just something about defense We just The glue just glues together real quick You know what I mean no doubt no doubt Also wanted to ask you I know one of the Things you've been involved with over The years is is your work with Team Smile and the events you guys have put On I remember being with you the other Year out at Hidden Valley Elementary and You know I know this is something you're Passionate about and you know let me Tell y'all a secret Shaq likes to play Tough guy but I've seen him down on one Knee holding the hand of a young girl Who was scared while getting some dental Work so there's a softer side to this Man oh for sure do not let him fool you I got kids but I know that's something That's important to you I mean how did That come to be and why is that so Important to you I just found my purpose
Like man I want to help these kids Um I want to help them with a smile I Want to help him build confidence yeah I Mean a lot of kids are self-esteemers Low confidence is low you know what I Mean when they don't have a nice teeth Nice smile you know I mean so I just was Trying to help kids get a knife get get That self-esteem back get that Confidence back tell them that you Matter to this world regardless of what You look like regardless if your teeth Messed up or regardless are they perfect It doesn't matter you know what I mean So just trying to bring that back into These kids and trying to give them Something well other it is a great smile Shack don't don't sell yourself short on That who else in this locker room would Qualify who's the best smile in this Locker room me Me of course I got the best chin I think Bows are nice Mall D Jack okay CJ when he smiled when he Smiled yeah X everybody oh I'm not Everybody on my team got a good smile You're like the most interesting man in The world I wouldn't say in the world or At least in this locker room your top Five I think and that's why people have Sent in question and not five we've got We've got actual questions from actual Readers here who have things to know Nate from Grand Prairie Texas which is a
Real place Nate's an OG uh Nate says Shaq you're the captain of a four-player Trivia team on a week night which four Defensive teammates are you taking with You it depends on what type of trivia Questions I'm getting if I don't know I'm taking Burns I'm taking djac Probably my whole corner I'm thinking JC And I'll take a chin like that they got A whole solid Corner that just you say Something something pops off you know What I mean so I think in trivia you Need something like especially if it's Time quick things we're doing like Family Feud yeah you definitely got to Have somebody that quick thinking and Those four right there you say something They got something already answered Right back makes sense makes sense Here's another history question for you Rich from Mount Olive North Carolina Another one of the long time readers Pickle guy uh rich wants to know who is The greatest Panthers linebacker from Each decade the 90s the 2010s you went too far for me too far We'll start wherever you feel Comfortable I'm gonna start with the People I think Kevin Greene Sam Mills couple Hall of Famers that Makes Dan Morgan Chase Blackburn Um That I seen honestly AJ Klein
Luke Kuechly Thomas Davis Um I feel like I'm missing something did AJ Klein take it personally when he Would make a play and people would go Nah he just thought it was kind of funny A lot a lot of good names here's another One and it this is good for you I think You're a good one to talk about this John and Matthews North Carolina Matthews North Carolina homegrown Mecklenburg County John wants to know What's more important when you're Putting a team together the skill with The players or team culture I think it's A little bit of both you definitely have A little bit you definitely have to have A little bit of both because you need That talent to be on that field but you Also need that culture if you don't have That culture it's It's just like with your family if you Don't got if you don't got your family Rules your family morals your family Like what is your family same thing with Football it's like you need that culture You got to have that culture whatever That culture is nothing you can have all The talent in the world but they're all Selfish then you don't got no Kosher Feel like a little bit of that coming Around now people getting used to a new Coaching staff Today when they came in they kind of
Just jumped off like culture yeah I mean Guys just kind of just bought in you Know what I mean like I'm not just Saying to just say it but like I felt it like guys just bought in day One you know I mean when Frank kind of Got up there and talked when Deuce got Up there and talked you know what I mean Guys just bought in You know who else is a big part of the Culture around here this guy right here Shaq Thompson Shaquille Thompson shock You the real Shaquille shaku and because You're so important to the culture of This you're now important to the culture Of the mailbag you are now Shaq Thompson An official friend of the mailbag Second player on this roster to third Jansen may have gotten one a while back But Corbett I think has framed his and hung It on the wall that's what he said That's dope so you are now Shaq Thompson A friend what's that uh what's that uh Little thing Anybody know And he wonders why we invited anybody Know to the second edition Of ask the old guy video mailman [Music]
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