Pat McPherson learned to coach from one of the best his father

Darin Gantt

CHARLOTTE - There are days when Pat McPherson feels like he's channeling his dad.

They're coming more often now, like the morning near the end of OTAs, when the 55-year-old Panthers tight end coach had to reach for his new prescription sunglasses to read a practice script without holding it an arm's length away.

"It's so weird; it was funny because today was my first day I got these," McP