Oher Struggling Early in Camp

[uncfan888]

who would you like DG to have drafted/signed? Seems like Hurst is the only one who got away. we could have grabbed him with a 7th. otherwise, there hasn't been anyone we could have gotten who we passed on.

Exactly. People have selective memory when it comes to this. Like Gettleman was supposed to make an LT appear out of thin air 

[bandu]

Oher struggles to bend his knees once he becomes engaged with the DE.then you watch his backpedal, and walk away thinking how could this possibly be the answer at LT?

[Matthias]

So both Oher and Martin are busts, and we haven't even entered our first preseason game.

[Khaki Lackey]

Exactly. People have selective memory when it comes to this. Like Gettleman was supposed to make an LT appear out of thin air 

Yep. Like we'd be in better shape if we would have drafted Morgan Moses last year.

[panthers55]

So does Oher suck or have Addison and Alexander picked up their game and are playing very well early in camp.  I am hoping for the latter and and not the former.  I suppose the preseaason games will tell the tale.

[beastson]

So does Oher suck or have Addison and Alexander picked up their game and are playing very well early in camp.  I am hoping for the latter and and not the former.  I suppose the preseaason games will tell the tale.

Most liekly both. So take the good with the bad.

Edited August 2, 2015 by beastson

[jarhead]

I panicked having Oher at LT some time ago so this does not surprise me. This is one area I disagree with G-man

[Kurb]

Bryant McKinny aint walking through that door. 

He's played "average" before, not great, but average.

 

(No I have no looked up game film, going off memory)

[TylerDurden]

Is Cherilus and Collins still out there? 

 

I believe in Oher, and I think he'll find his rhythm in due time, but I just prefer to have security and options at the position and Chandler is neither of those.  If we add a vet with starting experience and some natural talent for the position, I would just feel a lot better about it.  That way if Oher can't get it together, we have valid insurance behind him and as has happened in the past, so often, the answer ends up being a guy that was already on the roster and waited his turn. 

[Ruff]

This is a tad concerning, but again, this is the first day with pads on. 

[thennek]

The good news is that 3 of the 5 o-line positions should be better than last year at this time, and Kalil should be equal to last year at Center.

Remmers and Williams (RT) were not even on the team last year at this time, and Chandler was the starting RT.  Amini was the starting LG , and Norwell was not starting yet.  And Turner was a rookie and not the starting RG yet.

I'm not surprised that Oher does not look like an all-pro LT because he never was.  He is a stop-gap until the Panthers can draft a legitimate LT.  I think he will be better than Bell just from the fact that the rest of the o-line is better than 1 year ago.

 

[MN Pantherfan]

There could be a real reason both his previous NFL teams had him on the right side. 

It's because he's right handed, isn't it?

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

Having a badass left guard next to him allowed bell to have a borderline decent game or two late in the season.  So long as amini silatolu isn't out there I imagine the left side will be at least a little better.  Oher doesn't even have to be good to improve our LT position.

Edited August 2, 2015 by The NFL Shield At Midfield

[CarolinaSamurai]

I'm not worried we have plenty of time to see him get better and two cuts to 75 and again to 53 to see what other teams are dropping