ESPN’s Benjamin Solak on Panthers LT

[TheSpecialJuan]

19 hours ago, Clicheking said:

The highest paid offensive line in league is about to get more expensive.

Absolutely. But now the decision is a no brainer 

[LinvilleGorge]

If you draft and develop good players you're gonna have to eventually pay them. Not a bad "problem" to have.

[Mr. Scot]

You'll find Ekwonu in the upper right quadrant. 

[PNW_PantherMan]

22 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

If you draft and develop good players you're gonna have to eventually pay them. Not a bad "problem" to have.

You do end up having to choose between those guys though.  It's a great problem to have, but you gotta pick the right guys.  Look at the Bengals.

[LinvilleGorge]

1 hour ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

You do end up having to choose between those guys though.  It's a great problem to have, but you gotta pick the right guys.  Look at the Bengals.

Paying Higgins was so dumb. Said well before they signed him that given the state of their OL and their D they were basically in a situation where they had to either trade him, let him walk, or tag and trade him. They have tons of cap invested in offensive skill positions but the rest of their roster is a disaster.

[kungfoodude]

3 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

You'll find Ekwonu in the upper right quadrant. 

Shades of the Super Bowl in 2015. Boy we like to leave our tackles on an island....

[ForJimmy]

3 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

You'll find Ekwonu in the upper right quadrant. 

With his teammate Moton!

[PNW_PantherMan]

23 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Paying Higgins was so dumb. Said well before they signed him that given the state of their OL and their D they were basically in a situation where they had to either trade him, let him walk, or tag and trade him. They have tons of cap invested in offensive skill positions but the rest of their roster is a disaster.

Feels on brand for Mike Brown.  He's very anti trade.

[DJ feed me moore]

On 11/20/2025 at 10:31 AM, DaveThePanther2008 said:

Very much so, IMO it's going to be a must for Morgan to hit it big in the next 2 drafts.  I think if he can fill the roster with good offensive linemen, we can afford to lose Lewis and Hunt down the line.  Icky will be a cornerstone, we need to keep Mays and Christensen and find a new RT in the draft to replace Moton when his contract is up. 

eh Christensen blew out his Achilles, he might be washed.

[LinvilleGorge]

11 minutes ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

Feels on brand for Mike Brown.  He's very anti trade.

Then just take it in the shorts and take your 3rd round comp pick. Either way you can't have two guys on elite WR contracts when you have no OL and no D and your franchise QB is taking an absolute beating every week.