What happened to Ryan Kalil?

[panthersphan]

He is only a couple of seasons removed from being considered the top Center in the NFL.

His play has slipped over the last year or so, what happened to the All-Pro Center?

 

 

 

 

Sorry, this silly article got me thinking...

 

http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/12179331/how-many-players-away-super-bowl-was-team

 

I was reading it, and saw Kalil was in the "Average" category. So I looked at some film from this season, and yes there were moments he got burned on double teams, but also just pure slip ups that I haven't seen from him in years past.

 

I still think he should've been listed as "Good".

 

Carry on...

[Harris Aballah]

Good luck making friends in here today

[CarolinaNCSU]

He's still above average...but the lack of continuity made everyone on offense look bad for much of the year. When the OL play improved and was more consistent at the end of the year, Kalil was back to being Kalil. Not a coincidence. 

[TheRumGone]

Wut

:-(

[ThPantherFan]

He is only a couple of seasons removed from being considered the top Center in the NFL.

Over the last 2-3 seasons he turned into a liability.

What happened to #67, our (former) All-Pro Center?

 

I don't understand.  Please explain.

[scarface]

[TN05]

The rest of his line was sh*t for half the year.

[CarolinaSock]

He was first team all pro just last season, not 2-3 years ago.

[1989]

huh?

[PhillyB]

playing between silatolu and velasco or whatever AARP reject we had starting will make anyone look awful. it's no mistake he looked substantially better once turner and norwell were starting.

 

i'd love to see that interior lineup come back and start for us this year. i imagine a couple months of offseason workouts and training camp will do wonders for building chemistry.

[fieryprophet]

Ignorance spouting ignorance.

[Mr. Scot]

playing between silatolu and velasco or whatever AARP reject we had starting will make anyone look awful. it's no mistake he looked substantially better once turner and norwell were starting.

 

i'd love to see that interior lineup come back and start for us this year. i imagine a couple months of offseason workouts and training camp will do wonders for building chemistry.

 

Pretty much.

 

[TheRed]

Kalil is a liability? I must have been watching a completely different player. At the absolute very least he has been solid.

 

As the players around him improved, the OL as a whole improved to finish the season. Is this really that difficult to understand?

[L-TownCat]

I know right?

What's the deal with this bum?

Center should be at the top of list of draft needs.

We need someone who can call protections, remember plays and snap counts, and have 7 feet long arms and able to squat a metric ton.

This way he can block everyone at the same time. It's so simple.

Lol at you Kalil fan boys.

Pathetic really.