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Carolina has Worst Pass Blocking Offensive Line


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Matt Paradis' success in Denver has not translated to success in Carolina, as he has put up a PBWR of just 80%, well below the average for centers of 91%. But the biggest disappointment on this Carolina line has been Daryl Williams, who is back after missing most of last season with a knee injury. He was rocked by Barrett when the Panthers faced the Buccaneers, but really, he has been bad overall, with a PBWR of 76%.

Even Trai Turner and Taylor Moton -- both PBWR stars in 2018 -- haven't been excellent. Overall, no team has been worse in PBWR than Carolina (32.5%)

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27690951/trench-trends-barrett-breakout-no-sack-denver-porous-carolina-line

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This is not at all surprising. It makes Allen's performance against Arizona even more impressive but at the same time, it gives me even more concern that we won't be able to replicate that against a much better defense in the Texans. We might watch two QBs get absolutely beat to poo on Sunday because the Texans' OL isn't much better.

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54 minutes ago, PanthersBigD said:

A line in which none of the five have played next to each other in a previous season is taking time to gel?! You don’t say! 

Moton, Turner and Van Roten are all manning the same spots they did before. Only Williams and Paradis are new from last year, replacing Chris Clark and Ryan Kalil.

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