Offensive Line

[raleigh-panther]

D Lewis now out for Sunday

cant make it up

[GoobyPls]

Our pass blocking has been mediocre since last season, go watch the pats film they got destroyed by the pats interior pass rush. They are lucky Bryce isn’t a statue back there cause we would be leading the league in sacks given up. 
 

Our run blocking is elite though. Icky and Moton are both way better run blockers than pass blockers 

[SetfreexX]

On 10/16/2025 at 12:29 PM, NAS said:

We all agree they’re great at run blocking and data shows 3rd in NFL in run block win rate.  But I would really like more balance with pass protection. Only 27th in pass block win rate is disappointing and needs fixing if we want a more balanced attack.

We're playing backs at key spots s ross half games so far....inconsistent pass pro is gonna be hard to overcome.

[Khyber53]

Pass blocking is a really hard stat to correlate into real world. There are some parts of it that are incredibly dependent on things well beyond the linemen. 

Play calling can affect it, receivers route running, chipping from backs, QB awareness and mobility, strength of play action, adjustment calls at the line. And those are all things we're still working on here.

I also think we are getting closer to the right recipe for our O-line. I think Cade Mays at Center is the right move. BC at guard seems to be working out. And I really need to see Moton back in this line up to see if we are showing overall improvement.

We aren't there yet, obviously, but something is beginning to gel. 

[WhoKnows]

22 hours ago, bythenbrs said:

Could we splurge on a center in the second round?  Cade Mays at center looks serviceable as a later round pick but, I’m not sure that you can count on that too often…

We’ve had opportunities to take 2 of the top 5 Cs in the game and instead we took TMJ and Johnathan Brooks. Our drafts since 2017 have been 1 player per draft and then huge misses on lots of really good NFL players (who the huddle have talk about in the draft threads).

It’s been mentioned here so many times to draft more OL once you get to the 2nd and beyond since C/G talent is top tier in day 2 and lots of surprise day 3 guys.

Taking Brooks over Frazier just looks worse and worse as our OL helps Chuba and Rico look great and Frazier would be a large improvement over Mays.

[SmokinwithWilly]

20 minutes ago, WhoKnows said:

We’ve had opportunities to take 2 of the top 5 Cs in the game and instead we took TMJ and Johnathan Brooks. Our drafts since 2017 have been 1 player per draft and then huge misses on lots of really good NFL players (who the huddle have talk about in the draft threads).

It’s been mentioned here so many times to draft more OL once you get to the 2nd and beyond since C/G talent is top tier in day 2 and lots of surprise day 3 guys.

Taking Brooks over Frazier just looks worse and worse as our OL helps Chuba and Rico look great and Frazier would be a large improvement over Mays.

You have to invest in the middle via the draft. Its cheap and easy and rounds 2 and 3 are gold for interior linemen. I've been banging this drum since Kalil's neck injury. Draft your anchor in the middle and keep him. The chemistry between center and QB is the most important on the field. Paradis, Bozeman, Corbitt. Good lawd. 

[LinvilleGorge]

10 hours ago, GoobyPls said:

Our pass blocking has been mediocre since last season, go watch the pats film they got destroyed by the pats interior pass rush. They are lucky Bryce isn’t a statue back there cause we would be leading the league in sacks given up. 
 

Our run blocking is elite though. Icky and Moton are both way better run blockers than pass blockers 

The people complaining about our pass protection aren't watching other games. At worse our OL is at least an average pass protecting OL. NFL pass rushers are good. This ain't Alabama where you can hang out behind an OL of future pros protecting against future Amazon warehouse workers.

[Jackie Lee]