Greg Bailey NewsChannel 36 Sports Director

If you saw our Tuesday sportscast at 6 p.m. you'll remember linebacker Jon Beason putting teammate DeAngelo Williams in the cross hairs. Basically, DeAngelo loves his Memphis Tigers and he wears that affection on his sleeve. Memphis football is an easy target in the always ready to feast, no holds barred world of an NFL locker room. Beason basically told the cameras that once Memphis lost to Rice that they were such an easy target that it wasn't fun to needle his buddy anymore. Ouch.

Today, it's DeAngelo's turn to fire back. He has a great thing going with Julius Peppers, and last year's Final 4 is the main topic. Heels fans will recall that Memphis played in the national title game after Carolina lost in the semifinals. Williams mentions it to Peppers a lot. And the beat goes on.

This is how it's supposed to work in the NFL. You spend more time with your teammates than your family during the season. Maybe you don't have to get along, but it is a huge help. Right now, the Panthers are having a great time showing up to work every day. It's the same thing everybody else knows -- when you like showing up to work, chances are you work well. The Panthers are doing that and more in their 3-1 start.

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