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Round 1 - The Carolina Panthers select Ikem Ekwonu

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1 hour ago, CPantherKing said:

He is pretty bad against average college edge rushers. Panthers drafted an NFL guard. No shot he goes toe to toe on 3rd down with NFL edge rushers week in and week out.

He had a QB who got away and threw the ball away when Ekwonu consistently got beat against the pass. Couple that with the rest of the OL being worse against the pass rush and not having to face top edge rushers makes it easy to see why Ekwonu's sack total was not as bad as his pass blocking at LT.

He will be moved to guard eventually. Christensen and Erving are better pass blockers unfortunately. 

We're still going back after Deshaun Watson at some point, right? 😐

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2 hours ago, *FreeFua* said:

There’s a lot of guys doing YouTube things these days but when it comes to offensive linemen this guy has a history of knowing his poo. As soon as we drafted Ekwonu, I went and looked for this dudes take. Fwiw he was a big Slater fan last year.

"if you're going to go against one the Bosa kids, which is going to be a tough fight, you want to have your technical side down because they're bringing technical stuff to you, but if you're against defensive end that relies more on his athleticism, he [Ekwonu] will be fine. He'll be able to win because he has the movement and NFL strength and size already."

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5 hours ago, chknwing said:

Only 19 pages for a 1st round pick?  Site didn't go down?  #bringbackthefans

I know I don't come on here as much due to the constant moderator-led "I hate Fatt Rhule" crybaby circle jerk. I'm probably not the only one. If we consolidated all the whining to a high estrogen sub forum, it would probably help. I'm not sold om the guy, but dayum, it's been 2 seasons. I used to look at the Jets forum when I needed a laugh. This one is currently more embarassing.

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16 minutes ago, Khaki Lackey said:

I know I don't come on here as much due to the constant moderator-led "I hate Fatt Rhule" crybaby circle jerk. I'm probably not the only one. If we consolidated all the whining to a high estrogen sub forum, it would probably help. I'm not sold om the guy, but dayum, it's been 2 seasons. I used to look at the Jets forum when I needed a laugh. This one is currently more embarassing.

 

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5 hours ago, MHS831 said:

FYI

  • Bradley Bozeman  6th round
  • Austin Corbett 2nd round (33rd pick overall)
  • Pat Elflein  3rd Round
  • Taylor Moton 2nd Round (last pick in round 2)
  • Brady Christensen 3rd Round
  • Ickey Ikwonu  1st Round (6th overall pick)

 

Don't forget about Tremble in 3rd round too.  We should be able to run a little.

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