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Russell Okung is the highest rated LT we have had since Gross

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When was the last time this team had a decent tackle?  Michael Oher I would say is the only decent one we have had since Jordan left.  If Okung is just as good as Oher, I will take this trade all day long.  It's much easier to find solid guards than solid LT.  But it does make Hurney look stupid for the Little trade up last year.

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25 minutes ago, ncstatekwi said:

This board drives me nuts because there are so many negative Nancy’s!!!  It was a great move by the Panthers!! #Keep Pounding

If we can finally get stable play at LT this has to be considered a success, esp if we were getting rid of Turner anyway. If it does not work out, at least we are free and clear after next year. This could be a prove it year and if Cam lights it up next season, it could be a shorter rebuild than anticipated if we draft well On defense.

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Just now, WarPanthers89 said:

If we can finally get stable play at LT this has to be considered a success, esp if we were getting rid of Turner anyway. If it does not work out, at least we are free and clear after next year. This could be a prove it year and if Cam lights it up next season, it could be a shorter rebuild than anticipated if we draft well On defense.

I can’t see this as a negative honestly.  When I saw Turner made the Pro Bowl last year I remember laughing out loud.  He was extra lazy most of last season.  Glad he and that big cap # are gone.

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Look at the cap hit too.  Okung is a proven LT on the final year of his contract at $15m.  With Trai, we had two more years at $12 and $15 million.  This sets the stage for more work to come in 2021.  It also allows Little and Daley a year to work their way into better game shape.

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2 hours ago, d-dave said:

Look at the cap hit too.  Okung is a proven LT on the final year of his contract at $15m.  With Trai, we had two more years at $12 and $15 million.  This sets the stage for more work to come in 2021.  It also allows Little and Daley a year to work their way into better game shape.

Yeah it’s much easier to find a Guard than LT as we all know. I don’t see many disadvantages especially if Turner was wanting a new contract now, we save me t year and if Okung does not work out we are free next year. If he does you extend him and everyone is happy that we have solid LT for a few years 

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14 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

I don't really give a damn how full somebody thinks my glass is. It's completely full if you count the air anyway (so I've been told).

What annoys me is watching the Panthers repeatedly do things that are iffy. One of those is going after older, recently injured players that used to be good in the hope that they'll suddenly be good again. Matt Paradis was the most recent move of that sort, but not the only one.

There's also the habit of copycatting what worked for someone else, but not doing it quite as well. We tried making Shaq Thompson a "buffalo nickel" expecting to copy what Seattle had done, but it didn't pan out. In the same way, I feel like in this case we could be trying this in part because it worked for the Rams with Andrew Whitworth.

Could it work out? Maybe, but given our track record I'm not expecting much.

All of that super matters if you look at it through the lens of "What we're doing only matters for a big run next season." , and there's nothing to indicate that we're doing that. You can't compare that to the Rams who literally loaded up for a playoff push that season. 

Even if you look at the lens of "We need to keep Cam upright and healthy and see what we have with him going into 2021" Okung could help with that more than Trai, and G is infinitely easier to get serviceable play than tackle. 

It is entirely realistic for Cam to have a solid season and be a part of our big picture and us miss the playoffs next year.  

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