Round 1: The Carolina Panthers select OT Monroe Freeling (Georgia)

[csx]

One point he made in an interview about his relative low number of starts is who he practiced against everyday at Georgia.

[strato]

Well, for the people who rationalized that building up the WR room would help the next QB if Bryce is gone, I will say the same thing about a LT. Or a RT. 

[TheSpecialJuan]

Monroe Freeling was my favorite pass protecting LT. Just trying to figure out how this makes sense for the current Panthers
https://x.com/csimmsqb/status/2047495668118216899?s=46&t=xeIgh_-Vr2aKxBkBJdfnKA

[TheSpecialJuan]

Freeling was my OT1 and this is maybe my favorite pick of the first round so far.
 

https://x.com/nate_tice/status/2047502145725816934?s=46&t=xeIgh_-Vr2aKxBkBJdfnKA

[Soul Rebel]

This is what winning franchises do. Redshirt him a year and sprinkle him in to get some live action but no need to rush him along.

If he comes out of camp and abuses Walker, play him at LT. If Moton (god forbid) goes down….plug him in. Otherwise, no need to rush him along. He will find his footing in 2027. 

Freeling was tops on their board and I’m venturing a guess that he was ahead of Thieneman on most other teams boards too.
 

You win in the trenches and I like the Lane Johnson comp on him if he hits his ceiling. 
 

Now, go out and get Rodriguez or Hill on Friday.

[WestPanthers]

Really like this picked with great value. Kid has huge upside. I bet we are finally not going to see huddle saying "can he plays LT" in this forum for the next decade.

Edited April 24 by WestPanthers

[TheSpecialJuan]

Mature pick by the front office. The type of long-view pick a team like Ravens and Eagles would make 

[OldhamA]

When you watch his tape, you really have to overlook how raw he is to fall in love with him.

I guess they thought that we have a good OLine coach and they're handing him a lump of clay. Crazy athlete, but man his tape isn't the prettiest. Has a lot to learn, technique wise. 

[h0llywood]

I'm seeing a lot of posts saying he's raw and he needs time however he's the 2nd graded LT by ESPN and the 14th overall prospect. I think he plugs in right away and plays on day 1.

[Soul Rebel]

I also saw that he played basketball in HS and his mom is a yoga instructor. I get the athleticism now. Bball players usually translate well to the NFL. 

[ProcessBlue2]

OL guru Mike Tice’s son

 

[Swaggasaurus]

14 minutes ago, OldhamA said:

When you watch his tape, you really have to overlook how raw he is to fall in love with him.

I guess they thought that we have a good OLine coach and they're handing him a lump of clay. Crazy athlete, but man his tape isn't the prettiest. Has a lot to learn, technique wise. 

You’ve also got some reps in there that are perfect. Some of his 2nd level combo blocks can’t look any better. When he stonewalls a rusher, it can’t look any better. He’s got to make those reps more common tho. I think it’ll happen with time. He’s started so little.

[Jon Snow]

Canales said in his interview that Freeling is going to play. He said he was too good of a player not to be on the field somewhere. So take that how you want. 

[Jackie Lee]

3 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

Canales said in his interview that Freeling is going to play. He said he was too good of a player not to be on the field somewhere. So take that how you want. 

I will take it as Canales Morgan and Bryce all gone if this somehow doesn't all click together even though it's mostly Teppers fault we're in this mess lol.