Anybody besides me nervous about offensive tackle?

[TheRumGone]

It would have been awesome to have been able to grab Anthony Collins. We need players to step up majority in that oline.

[Swaggasaurus]

I think Fleming could come in and start at RT...Turner could be a day one starter somewhere on the line.

[TheRumGone]

Hurst maybe? Would he be ready for training camp with his injury? I'm guessing not

[LinvilleGorge]

No one single player can cost you a game. Well, maybe teh jimmey. But...I would like to see at least one viable LT added to the line.

 

Put me in the game coach, I got this.

[CarolinaNCSU]

There are a couple guys available in the 2nd I'd like to have, but if all else fails we may have to explore other avenues like cuts or even a trade as the offseason progresses. 

[Rules&Regulations]

Everybody should be nervous about OT. One guy who I'm hoping we can get is James Hurst. His stock is low bc of an injury, but it's an injury with a much higher chance of full recovery. He could be a steal.

[car5nc]

Titans have 3 tackles after drafting Lewan...Someone has to go..Michael Roos not a bad stopgap .. if relased, not at 6 miilon/yr.

[BigBoss]

Gross said Bell could play LT

Rivera said Bell could play LT

Gettleman said Bell could play LT

Kalil said Bell could play LT

 

Huddle says bell can't play LT

 

I am in the wait and see category myself.   I am sure there will be some OL drafted and then it's a best man up type of mentality. 

 

Lol anybody can play LT. Playing it and being good is a different thing.

[pantherclaw]

Is it Augest?

[d-dave]

The whole Bell issue is probably the most contentious issue here on the board.  Everyone's on pins and needles about who'se going to replace Bell.

 

While you have to acknowledge that teammates are going to support each other, we hope that some more competition gets brought in because we want to keep Cam standing so he can stay healthy, make plays, and look good in a clean uniform =P  Bell is a great story, and I hope he does live up to it.  I'm also all for bringing in some competition for msot of the OL.  As we've seen, depth there is never wasted!

[MedellinHeel]

Near 10 OTs left that are an upgrade over Bell.

[hepcat]

Bitonio, Moses, Kouanjio all still on the board - one could definitely fall to the Panthers in the 2nd.  Wait and see...I have a feeling they're going to get one of those guys.

[Udogg]

Anyone can play any position. The question is will be be good. 

 

Bell sucks and unfortunately is our only T on the roster with any experience. What you expect Gross and the coaches to say? 

 

How do you know?  Because he was bad at RT that makes him automatically unequivocally without any doubt whatsoever bad at LT?  Wouldn't that be the same as saying if a guy was bad at WLB then he is going to be horrible at MLB?  We don't know.  Some of us suspect he will not be good, but to automatically say Bell sucks at LT is chicken little ish at this point.  You don't know, I don't know, however the people who should know these things seem to think he can play.  Quite a few players have been vocal about us needing WR help.  But it doesn't seem to be the same uproar about LT.  

 

I am not saying Bell is good.  I am saying that we should wait and see.  With our DL it will be apparent pretty early we need to look for a replacement.  There are always cuts etc..that happen in training camp and we can use that maybe not to find an all pro LT but a serviceable one if the need becomes prevalent.

[gmonjimbo]

I want an OT too. But I think the biggest problem with the o-line is the guard play. I don't have statistics to show you. I just watch the games. I look at stats but to me never will never supplant watching the games. Our guards just look weak physically, no power, no nastiness, nothing. As soon as the ball gets snapped they are pushed back. I really am rooting for Edmund Kugbila and Amini to not miss any time, whether OTA, Training Camp, preseason, regular season, etc. Most of cam's escapes where outside because someone was getting blown off the line. If they can get that fixed I believe the panthers will have consecutive winning seasons for a long time. When looking at future schedules, most of the time when I mark down a loss it has to do with the interior line not being able to block or run the football. I never count our RBs to play well because of the o-line and just hope that Cam makes miracle plays that will turn the tide of the game. I want to get that mentality out of my head.