REPORT: Panthers prioritizing OG in free agency

[TheSpecialJuan]

https://x.com/panthersanalyst/status/1764294645679575201?s=46&t=xeIgh_-Vr2aKxBkBJdfnKA
 

[TheSpecialJuan]

https://x.com/panthersontap/status/1764294801199923705?s=46&t=xeIgh_-Vr2aKxBkBJdfnKA
 

[TheSpecialJuan]

https://x.com/josephperson/status/1764289774645661785?s=46&t=xeIgh_-Vr2aKxBkBJdfnKA
 

[kungfoodude]

Yeah, our IOL is a fuging mess. It's somehow worse than our OT's. 

It would be a little shocking to see us spend that kind of coin on an OG but I would understand if they are perhaps going all in on Ekwonu one last time at LT. Perhaps having an elite LG would be a big help.

Either way, we have to upgrade that OL. That one of the biggest of the offseason.

[45catfan]

Christensen is likely to move to RT after Moton, assuming we re-sign him and we can for cheap. As of now, he's the swing tackle.  We probably cut Moton after this season.  Cap savings are too great and good RTs aren't too hard to find at a much cheaper price tag.  I'd rather go ahead and extend BC now and get out ahead of this.

All that being said, addressing guard...LG in particular, should be paramount because no matter what happens to BC, he's not the LG of the future.

[Wolfcop]

Similar to the Saints investing in interior OL to help Brees. 

[TheSpecialJuan]

https://x.com/panthersontap/status/1764305644461359379?s=46&t=xeIgh_-Vr2aKxBkBJdfnKA
 

[Captain Morgan]

it's a good draft for RT.  we might pick one up and let him learn for a year behind Moton.

[45catfan]

Free agent LGs:

Ford and Risner are former 2nd round picks.  Anyone have the low down on these two? Good pick ups assuming they don't re-sign with their current team?

[45catfan]

12 minutes ago, Captain Morgan said:

it's a good draft for RT.  we might pick one up and let him learn for a year behind Moton.

I'd rather draft a RG to learn behind Corbett for a season.  Assuming he's healthy, his cap figure is too great to cut this season.  Corbett is gone when the season is over.  Moton theoretically could play for us in 2025 if we want him at that cap figure.  If that's the case, we just drafted a guy that won't see the field much until 2026.

Edited March 3 by 45catfan

[Martin]

Putting Mike Onwenu next to Ickey would be something else. Would be very expensive, but also fantastic.

[kungfoodude]

40 minutes ago, 45catfan said:

Christensen is likely to move to RT after Moton, assuming we re-sign him and we can for cheap. As of now, he's the swing tackle.  We probably cut Moton after this season.  Cap savings are too great and good RTs aren't too hard to find at a much cheaper price tag.  I'd rather go ahead and extend BC now and get out ahead of this.

All that being said, addressing guard...LG in particular, should be paramount because no matter what happens to BC, he's not the LG of the future.

I am not sure really where BC fits. Honestly, probably as a starter in a zone blocking scheme, which doesn't fit with what we have built the rest of the OL for here.

Ideally, he's a top tier backup if we had built our line properly.

[Bear Hands]

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

[OldhamA]

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.