CHARLOTTE — One of the few universal truths in life is that you have to protect the baby. It's also a universal truth in the Panthers' wide receiver room, as offensive coordinator Brad Idzik shared Thursday.

While talking about the development of receiver Tetairoa McMillan and how the rookie is learning to play in the NFL, Idzik said, "For him, it's just continuing to develop the complementary routes to protect some of his babies."

Every now and then, football coaches speak in a different language, but that's a new one. What could "babies" possibly entail for a receiver on a field?

Essentially, it's understanding what he does well and ensuring those routes are protected in the sense that defenses can't take them away.

"Some of his key routes, really, you look at him and some of his i

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