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We have our Franchise LT with Ickey


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On 11/1/2022 at 8:48 AM, Sgt Schultz said:

Not too shabby for a guy that a bunch of people wanted moved to guard back in August and early September.

His ability was so obvious even Rhule eventually saw it after he exhausted all other possibilities.

Bc this fanbase as a whole has no idea what they're talking about. Ill give Fiterrer this one as long as it doesnt end up being a jeff otah repeat. 

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14 hours ago, OldhamA said:

Funny you make that post with an avatar mocking Darnold - dude wasn't given a hope in hell behind our OLine last year.

Nah, not mocking him. It was actually supporting him. I wanted to see him get another chance behind a better line before we got Baker. The joke was the fanbase would never accept him after last season, so he would show up in a Groucho Marx mask so he could have a fresh start with the fans.

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22 hours ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

6. CAROLINA PANTHERS: OT IKEM EKWONU, NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Overall Rookie Grade: 65.7 (Rank: 3/14)

https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-grades-all-32-first-round-nfl-rookies-week-8-2022

then why is he rated so low 

That's on the season the stat in the OP is just since week 6.

Anybody got PFF+?  I'm tryna see sumn 👀

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