TheSpecialJuan

not a peep

Fitterer clearing cap space for Trai Turner reunion at 1 year $9.5 million

Waiving WR Amara Darboh https://nfltraderumors.co/panthers-waive-wr-amara-darboh/

too pricey I see why we did not tender him now

risky

Pats being extremely aggressive this year

It's been all negative

dumb

Good

G PAT ELFLEIN: THREE YEARS, $13.5 MILLION ($6 MILLION GUARANTEED) Grade: Poor Things started out well enough for Elflein as a rookie with the Minnesota Vikings back in 2017, but it’s been downhill since then. The former Ohio State Buckeye has been a revolving door in pass protection, failing to clear a 50.0 pass-blocking grade in any of the past three seasons. He is one of just three guards in the league allowing a pressure rate above 8.0% on at least 500 pass-blocking snaps since 2018. It’s difficult to project a major turnaround in 2021. The Vikings were comfortable waiving Elflein during the 2020 season despite their guards combining for the worst pass-blocking grade in the NFL — a dreadful 37.2 mark across the roster. Carolina apparently values his ability to play multiple positions on the interior, but it’s fair to wonder if Minnesota kept moving him around just to see if he could play anywhere, not because he was solid at several spots. Carolina is probably still working on a long-term deal for right tackle Taylor Moton and is set to lose left tackle Russell Okung to free agency, making this deal even more of a head-scratcher. https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-2021-nfl-free-agency-live-deal-grader-grading-tracking-every-free-agent-signing

I think we've overpaid for both but we've improved over what we had last year: Chris Reed, Tyler Larsen, Michael Schofield

Seth WalderESPN Analytics Cameron Erving recorded an 83% pass block win rate at tackle since the start of 2019, which would have ranked 61st out of 75 players had he qualified. He would have ranked 43rd out of 75 in run block win rate in same span. (ESPN / Next Gen Stats)

David NewtonESPN Staff Writer Both linemen -- OG Pat Elflein and OT Cam Erving -- that agreed to deals with the Panthers today have been with multiple teams. Both also have played multiple positions on the offensive line, so they can compete at different spots. Both are mid-level players who haven't excelled in the NFL, so it remains to be seen how much Carolina has upgraded the O-line at this point.