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Starting to feel like the stench of panther bad luck is wearing off. Right time right place with walker. Everything aligned perfectly

I'm thinking corner now at 19

the draft is stacked with OL this year, teams may have decided to draft rather than dump a bunch a money into a FA

which franchise?

I saw something a couple of pages back I really had to restrain myself from replying to, on that front. I typed paragraphs of rebuttal stuff and did not hit send.

Complete nonsense.

So was Murray. So was tua

It certainly gives you options. Walker is by reputation pretty good against speed rushers, something Icky sometimes struggled with.

Wow he actually pretends to consider week 1 for Icky as realistic? That is highly questionable judgement right there.

the people preaching wait and see are not arguing in good faith but i guess we shouldn't be talking about that player in this thread so i apologize for that

I personally would like to have a security blanket (Sadiq) over another potential #1 receiver in Makai Lemon. Makai is a more complete receiver/prospect than Tet was coming into the draft according to his NFL.com Draft grade so there might be some butting of heads if they played on the same team. I would like to keep the offense in Tet's hands.

that's a marketing a choice. I wouldn't argue that. He's undoubtedly the most replaceable player on the offense. That's the opposite of "franchise." unless franchise just means to you the guy they trot out for fluff interviews

There is the Norfolk Canyon bottom, and then there is the Mariana Trench. But whatever, I just wanted them to remove the big excuses of a bad OL like we saw happen after 2023. They have given this kid or tried to give him everything you could ask for. We don’t need to be feeling like we need yet another year of wait and see after 2026. We need to see, now.

This is insane. How is Dan doing it

Good signing by the Panthers to take advantage of the market dropping out on Packers LT Rasheed Walker. Gives them a very high-end insurance policy for Ickey Ekwonu, who's not a sure thing to be back for Week 1, as he rehabs a torn patellar tendon. https://x.com/albertbreer/status/2032574477658149033?s=46&t=xeIgh_-Vr2aKxBkBJdfnKA

IMO the @Panthers have had one of the best first weeks of FA. https://x.com/tonypauline/status/2032561225024844183?s=46&t=xeIgh_-Vr2aKxBkBJdfnKA

Claude was knocking dicks in the dirt for us in spot duty. Glad he’s back. Claude>Wallace. Sorry, not sorry.

He is the face of this franchise whether you care to admit it or not.

I have been listening to analysts, and receiver is surely in the mix (as well as it should be). X appears to be a bust, and people outside of the Huddle aren't looking at Coker as a sure-fire WR2. I think we're going BPA (and that's exactly what we should be doing).

how does something sink when it's already on the bottom of the ocean

Maybe. I am hoping they will get ahead of it with a rookie to develop this year. Money in that OL, just too much to add to it. I thought we’d get stuck for more years and more money too. And don’t think he is on par with Icky. We had Nothing though, so I am just really relieved today.

I think he did a one year deal cause he knows he will start. If he plays well he can get a big contract.

Seth Walder, ESPN https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47911726/2026-nfl-free-agency-grades-signings-trades-latest-best-worst-deals-draft-outlook

Panthers sign OT Rasheed Walker Terms: One year, up to $10 million Grade: A The price of this deal might be the most shocking of free agency thus far. Walker was widely considered the best free agent tackle this year and was expected to receive a large contract. But his market developed very slowly, so he has signed a one-year deal with a maximum value of $10 million -- meaning the base value is below that -- per NFL Network. For context, my free agency contract model projected a deal averaging $21.8 million for Walker. Instead, it's a short-term commitment for less than half that. And the Panthers are the beneficiaries. Carolina entered this offseason with a possible need at left tackle after Ikem Ekwonu suffered a patellar tendon rupture in the playoffs that put his 2026 season in question. It's also the last year of his contract. The Panthers signed Stone Forsythe as an insurance plan already in free agency, but once Walker's market fell it seemed like they felt adding him was well worth it, too. Our win rate metrics consider Walker to be a solid player. Last season in Green Bay, he was in the 85th percentile among tackles in pass block win rate, though only 22nd percentile in run block win rate. He was in the 69th percentile and 48th percentile in those two metrics in 2024, respectively. Given that Dan Moore Jr. received $20.5 million per year from the Titans last year most -- myself included -- thought Walker would walk away with more than that. Perhaps the struggles of Moore (who wasn't great last season) contributed to Walker's market being cooler than expected, a theory that ESPN's Jeremy Fowler suggested. Walker was also arrested two months ago at LaGuardia Airport in New York for allegedly trying to check-in with a firearm that he had a license for in Wisconsin but not New York. Either way, teams felt differently about Walker than most on the outside thought. But he's a heck of an add for the Panthers at this price. While his run-game contributions might be far from perfect, a weak pass protector at tackle can sink a passing game. Even if this is only a one-year arrangement, Walker should be able to help keep Bryce Young upright

Fantastic signing. If he is good, this will make next offseason really interesting. I would imagine that Morgan would try to extend Walker and convince Ikey to move to the right side to replace Moton. This also opens up options at 19 at lot instead of forcing a tackle. I'm not a fan, but I'm definitely more open to Morgen drafting Sadiq now, but there is also Peter Woods, and even some like Dillon Thieneman is now in the mix. Hell, I'm still for another off ball LB.