Could signing Okung mean that both Daley and Moton are sliding inside?

[Snake]

Could be a crazy move but one that would solidify our line. Draft a LT early and play him at RT. He would get experience while Okung could hold the LT spot down. Crazy to think but would be a great move. 

[Soul Rebel]

Daley - Yes

Moton - No

Okung is a bridge LT for us in 2020 and should not be counted on for anything beyond 2020. Moton has the potential to be our franchise RT and should be given the keys to the car this year. 

[45catfan]

Moton is better suited as a OG.  When he was coming out, some projected him as a guard.  Moton is a road grater whose attributes are best suited inside.

[Shocker]

Seriously doubted Hurney would pick LT in round 1 but now its pretty certain.

[panthers55]

The whole line looked terrible last year. I don't know whether it was execution or coaching or both. But I hope they are better if we keep several around. Moton was the bright spot on a really bad line.

[TheSpecialJuan]

Right now - have Greg Little compete with Chris Reed, Dennis Daley, Tyler Larsen at LG (Steve Smith said last week Little was a better OG prospect than LT)   

Don't be surprised if we now re-sign Daryl Williams and put him at RG permanently.  We could also go after a guy like Kelechi Osemele on a 1-year deal.

[panthers55]

5 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Right now - have Greg Little compete with Chris Reed, Dennis Daley, Tyler Larsen at LG (Steve Smith said last week Little was a better OG prospect than LT)   

Don't be surprised if we now re-sign Daryl Williams and put him at RG permanently.  We could also go after a guy like Kelechi Osemele on a 1-year deal.

Too early to decide if Little is a guard or tackle. He played 4 games all year. But you are right in thinking he won't be starting at LT this year unless injuries hit again. I think Williams is gone and likely replaced by another free agent who will be picked up this spring. I doubt we draft any offensive positions high. 

[unicar15]

6 hours ago, 45catfan said:

Moton is better suited as a OG.  When he was coming out, some projected him as a guard.  Moton is a road grater whose attributes are best suited inside.

I agree with this. But Okung is at the end of his career. He’s been injured a lot and I doubt he plays much past 33. This was a strange trade to me but Steve Smith did say that the Panthers OL is a big problem for Rhule bc his system is based on quick twitch OL. We basically had a bunch of road graters at every position...so maybe RO is the first step to solidify and show younger guys coming up how to play in this system. 

[Carolina Cajun]

20 minutes ago, unicar15 said:

I agree with this. But Okung is at the end of his career. He’s been injured a lot and I doubt he plays much past 33. This was a strange trade to me but Steve Smith did say that the Panthers OL is a big problem for Rhule bc his system is based on quick twitch OL. We basically had a bunch of road graters at every position...so maybe RO is the first step to solidify and show younger guys coming up how to play in this system. 

My first thoughts on the trade were that maybe Turner isnt exactly built for the style were gonna try to run under brady.  Remember, Norwell was an all pro, left the system, and then jaguar fans wanted him cut because he didnt exactly fit what they were trying to do.

[Waldo]

Anything is possible at this point, for good or bad. Just have to see how it all settles. The 'vision' is unknown and after that trade very much suspect.

[mcsmoak]

Daley will, I don’t think they intended for him to play outside to begin with, but they eventually didn’t have a choice last year.  He’ll be a solid LG

[Ricky Spanish]

9 hours ago, 45catfan said:

Moton is better suited as a OG.  When he was coming out, some projected him as a guard.  Moton is a road grater whose attributes are best suited inside.

I don't understand the logic.

Who would play RT in this scenario?

Moton and Daley are the only players on our team with RT experience. Little only ever played on the left side and he's coming off severe injuries and looked downright bad when he was actually on the field. Daley too. 

[Snake]

3 minutes ago, Ricky Spanish said:

I don't understand the logic.

Who would play RT in this scenario?

Moton and Daley are the only players on our team with RT experience. Little only ever played on the left side and he's coming off severe injuries and looked downright bad when he was actually on the field. Daley too. 

We would draft a future LT to play RT year one. Then move him over after this year. 

[Ricky Spanish]

2 minutes ago, Snake said:

We would draft a future LT to play RT year one. Then move him over after this year. 

Why do that when we already have a perfectly capable RT in Moton available right now?

It just seems counterproductive and adding an extra step/variable into the O-line equation. 

Moton is a known commodity at RT, and he's good at it. Why make RT weaker just to make RG just as strong as it was last year if it's easier to replace RG than RT?

Add into that, playing LT and RT are like shooting free throws or wiping your ass with the opposite hand. Sure you can kind of do it, but if you haven't been practicing then you'll be at a distinct disadvantage and look worse than you might actually be due to inexperience. 

It just doesn't make sense to me.