Panthers Sign Michael Oher

[Khaki Lackey]

Can he play LT? ... Oh wait he can.

Barely

[CRA]

this is like the tackle version of the ted ginn signing last year.  let's hope for similar results.

 

I'd go the Cotchery direction...

[Moorgan]

Call me skeptical on the 'overpaid' factor, though some will say that even vet min is overpaying.

Vet min is like a montra around here. Makes no sense. I'm sure it's a good deal and allows another component of BPA.

[CRA]

Barely

 

compared to who?

 

He is much better than Bell at LT

 

[Dex]

He'll be decent at RT. Still need a LT.

[O-Ther]

I bet Remmers has the inside track on LT now

[Mr. Scot]

Excerpts from the article...
 

The Panthers have signed free agent Michael Oher, a veteran offensive tackle with a Super Bowl ring and familiarity with the way Carolina likes to do things up front.

The 6-4, 315-pound Oher, a staple along the Baltimore Ravens offensive line for five seasons, signed a two-year contract. He spent 2014 with the Tennessee Titans and was released/failed physical last month.

 

Selected with the 23rd overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft by the Ravens, Oher played his first two seasons under the tutelage John Matkso, who left Baltimore following the 2010 season to become Carolina's offensive line coach.

"He's a great coach," Oher said. "I learned a lot from him my first two years when he was in Baltimore, and the assistant that was with him in Baltimore carried his techniques on for a couple of more years.

"I'm excited to be back with him, working with him again. He knows how to teach football."

 

Oher joined the Titans as an unrestricted free agent last March. He started the first 11 games at right tackle before a toe injury ended his streak of 91 consecutive starts. After Oher sat out one game and was inactive for one, the Titans placed him on injured reserve.

 

And here's a quote that illustrates just how completely far off some folks are regarding the perception of the organization by free agents and draft picks...

 

"I'm excited to be joining an organization that knows how to win. They've won the past two division championships, and I'm excited to be a part of it," Oher said. "When I came here on a visit, the culture was great. They're very into winning and doing everything possible to win."

 

Edited March 6, 2015 by Mr. Scot

[gettlemanjack]

Rotoworld:

"The Panthers are one of the most tackle-needy teams in the league, but even swinging gate Oher wouldn't solve their problems. Oher has the name but no game. He's on the fast track to falling out of the league. ... Oher is still only 29 (in May), but has been ineffective his entire career. He'll search for work as someone's No. 4 tackle. ... The "Blind Side" has been a major liability in both the run and pass game for nearly five years now. ... Oher never got better during his five-year stint in Baltimore, struggling mightily in spot duty at left tackle and performing at a well-below-average clip on the right side.

...

Oher can't play left tackle and even struggles mightily on the right side. He's also a penalty machine. The Titans would be better off with Byron Stingily at right tackle. ... The Titans paid Oher $6M for this season and proceeded to watch him get tossed around like a rag doll [at RT opposite Roos then rookie Lewan]. ... He graded out negatively in both the run and pass game, finishing as a bottom-five tackle by Pro Football Focus. ... "I think right tackle is my best position," Oher said. "I think I'm better over there and the team is better." He's right about that last part. But no matter which side he's played, Oher has given up far too many pressures and taken too many penalties."

http://www.rotoworld.com/recent/nfl/5182/michael-oher

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

I'd go the Cotchery direction...

 

let's not even mention that i was off by a year

 

[Mr. Scot]

Can he play LT? ... Oh wait he can.

 

That question finally applies

 

 

I didn't see this coming.  Came out of nowhere.  

 

Five dollars would have changed that.

 

[gettlemanjack]

CBS Sports Pete Prisco @ PriscoCBS

2m

If Michael Oher is an upgrade, you know you have line issues.

[tiger7_88]

An injured Michael Oher is likely not to be much better than a healthy Byron Bell (as exemplified last year).

 

I just don't see how a HEALTHY Michael Oher, under a coach he admires and *understands*, can be anything BUT an improvement over Byron Bell.

[Mol3m4n]

Rotoworld:

"The Panthers are one of the most tackle-needy teams in the league, but even swinging gate Oher wouldn't solve their problems. Oher has the name but no game. He's on the fast track to falling out of the league. ... Oher is still only 29 (in May), but has been ineffective his entire career. He'll search for work as someone's No. 4 tackle. ... The "Blind Side" has been a major liability in both the run and pass game for nearly five years now. ... Oher never got better during his five-year stint in Baltimore, struggling mightily in spot duty at left tackle and performing at a well-below-average clip on the right side.

...

Oher can't play left tackle and even struggles mightily on the right side. He's also a penalty machine. The Titans would be better off with Byron Stingily at right tackle. ... The Titans paid Oher $6M for this season and proceeded to watch him get tossed around like a rag doll [at RT opposite Roos then rookie Lewan]. ... He graded out negatively in both the run and pass game, finishing as a bottom-five tackle by Pro Football Focus. ... "I think right tackle is my best position," Oher said. "I think I'm better over there and the team is better." He's right about that last part. But no matter which side he's played, Oher has given up far too many pressures and taken too many penalties."

http://www.rotoworld.com/recent/nfl/5182/michael-oher

That's not how I remember it. Even before the movie I thought he was beasting it up. Then he just cliffed.

[MCC]

He's one of those Hog Mollies, that's for sure.