REPORT: Panthers prioritizing OG in free agency

[TheSpecialJuan]

https://x.com/ustadium/status/1764288298514546982?s=46&t=xeIgh_-Vr2aKxBkBJdfnKA
 

[Jay Roosevelt]

Thank God. I've been saying we need to sign the best OG we can and move Brady Christensen to the bench. He'd be great depth as a solid player who can play guard or tackle on either side of the OL.

LT: Ickey, Christensen
LG: FA, Christensen
OC: Bozeman (Jackson Powers-Johnson would be GREAT here...)
RG: Corbett, Christensen
RT: Moton, Christensen

[Martin]

1 hour ago, Jay Roosevelt said:

Thank God. I've been saying we need to sign the best OG we can and move Brady Christensen to the bench. He'd be great depth as a solid player who can play guard or tackle on either side of the OL.

LT: Ickey, Christensen
LG: FA, Christensen
OC: Bozeman (Jackson Powers-Johnson would be GREAT here...)
RG: Corbett, Christensen
RT: Moton, Christensen

Adding Onwenu at LG and drafting JPJ as center is my dream scenario. I think JPJ will be long gone by our pick, but after that WR showing maybe, just maybe there is a chance…

[kungfoodude]

2 hours ago, OldhamA said:

You'd seriously have to offer me 20% more than the competition for me to sign a contract with the Panthers as an in-demand FA.

This franchise is a dumpster fire until proven otherwise. 

We are definitely going to run into many players that are just simply not interested in playing here.

[rayzor]

Good. Beef that OL up.

[Soul Rebel]

3 hours ago, Bear Hands said:

Kevin Dotson makes a lot of sense and would fit well if we’re carrying over some of the Carrol/Waldron system.

Would love Dotson here. Another guy Canales/Idzik have familiarity with and would be cheaper is Damien Lewis. Not advocating for pinching pennies for protecting our franchise QB1, but Lewis is still a solid G with position flexibility.

Draft Frazier/Van Pran/Bortolini/Nourzad for C and we are cooking.

[MHS831]

we need to draft 2 WRs and 2 OL in this year's draft.  The talent is overwhelming.  BC to swing T--he is perfect for that.  I changed my tune based on watching the combine this morning.  Wow--the Center group is strong, the G group is very strong.  OT?  not as strong.  60 something combine invitees.

Edited March 3, 2024 by MHS831

[pantherclaw]

Moton could be extended now. His veteran leadership on the oline is pretty heavy.   Might be able to get a break doing so. 

Definitely think Christensen should be extended now. He is the primary backup at every position across the line except center. 

[DJ feed me moore]

draft zak zinter 33 overall...profit

[Panthero]

16 hours ago, OldhamA said:

You'd seriously have to offer me 20% more than the competition for me to sign a contract with the Panthers as an in-demand FA.

This franchise is a dumpster fire until proven otherwise. 

Why do you have to be hurtful, fam?

[kungfoodude]

15 hours ago, MHS831 said:

we need to draft 2 WRs and 2 OL in this year's draft.  The talent is overwhelming.  BC to swing T--he is perfect for that.  I changed my tune based on watching the combine this morning.  Wow--the Center group is strong, the G group is very strong.  OT?  not as strong.  60 something combine invitees.

I get what you are saying due to the depth but we have an insane amount of roster needs and are are in a full rebuild. It should be BPA all the way. We need talent, plain and simple. If it lines up with our immediate needs, even better.

That's too often how we have historically done so poorly, pressed for a need when those positions had been picked over already. 

BPA all the way.

[MHS831]

37 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

I get what you are saying due to the depth but we have an insane amount of roster needs and are are in a full rebuild. It should be BPA all the way. We need talent, plain and simple. If it lines up with our immediate needs, even better.

That's too often how we have historically done so poorly, pressed for a need when those positions had been picked over already. 

BPA all the way.

My mouth does not always follow my mocking.  I find myself going BPA when I mock.  Man, the OL, WR, and CB groups look strong.

[kungfoodude]

4 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

My mouth does not always follow my mocking.  I find myself going BPA when I mock.  Man, the OL, WR, and CB groups look strong.

We need to be doing that, plain and simple. There is no position on this team that isn't a season or so away from a new starter due to age or potential free agency. 

We have some talent here but a lot of it was gathered in free agency on deals that were not long. The roster needs a concerted 5-7 year effort of doing better than average in the NFL Draft to start moving in a positive direction for a stable future. 

I don’t think most people completely understand how badly our roster has been mismanaged over the past decade. We have the smallest pool of team drafted talent in the entire NFL. 

[rayzor]

10 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

My mouth does not always follow my mocking.  I find myself going BPA when I mock.  Man, the OL, WR, and CB groups look strong.

there's this part of me that isn't really loving the CBs, mainly because the WRs have been so great. Is it partly because the CBs in college haven't been that good? 

i find myself just avoiding CBs unless it's late in the draft. 

OL looks good in this class, but i really don't want to miss out on offensive play makers. we need them badly. if anything i want to overload in that direction.