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

[pantherclaw]

5 hours ago, wesley17 said:

 

That was awesome! Brought tears to my eyes. 

[MechaZain]

19 minutes ago, csx said:

And I have to assume we arent getting accurate prospect meetings info. Morgan specifically mentioned the interactions with him and how his love for the game and being the best as an influence in their decision.

You can hear his passion in the phone call. That drive to be great is what's been missing in the team culture. We have talent on the roster but I think Dan's finally finding dogs with guys like Freeling and Phillips.  

[DeAngelo Beason]

I don't love the pick, but I don't hate it either.  It's a position that's going to start collapsing for the Panthers in the next few seasons, so not a bad idea to start investing now.

That said, this was NOT the season we needed a tackle.  It was going to be the following.  We are still rebuilding.  Taking a tackle when you don't need one is something teams at the top do.  The pick should have been Lemon or Thieneman, both players who can fill positions of need right now.

Edited April 24 by DeAngelo Beason

[pantherclaw]

You dont pass up LT's. 

[KillerKat]

Im seeing posts here say he can play LT but from what Im reading, he is a raw RT. What is the assumption he would be good at LT coming from?

[pantherclaw]

Open your eyes. 

[Tbe]

3 minutes ago, KillerKat said:

Im seeing posts here say he can play LT but from what Im reading, he is a raw RT. What is the assumption he would be good at LT coming from?

Because he played LT at Georgia. He played 28 games for Georgia. All were at LT.
 

[pantherclaw]

Georgia LT Monroe Freeling: 1.8% Pressure Rate Allowed in 2025

 

Best Among All Left Tackles in College Football

[KillerKat]

12 minutes ago, Tbe said:

Because he played LT at Georgia. He played 28 games for Georgia. All were at LT.
 

Yeah, obviously, but not all college LTs pan out at LT in the NFL. Again, where is it coming from other than just the huddle making assumptions?

[Shotgun]

Hard to tell if someone will work out or not but he sure put a lot of folks on their backs last year. Also his arms are a mile long.

[csx]

12 minutes ago, KillerKat said:

Yeah, obviously, but not all college LTs pan out at LT in the NFL. Again, where is it coming from other than just the huddle making assumptions?

Watching other teams social media most call him the only true LT prosoect. Im not saying they are any more or less correct but it only seems to be a Panthers fan angle that he is only a RT.

Joe Thomas said for the Browns to take him at 6 for LT.  Thomas might know something about the position.

 

Nothing about his strengths and weaknesses really suggests hes a better RT.

 

 

Edited April 24 by csx

[Tbe]

11 minutes ago, KillerKat said:

Yeah, obviously, but not all college LTs pan out at LT in the NFL. Again, where is it coming from other than just the huddle making assumptions?

I’m confused. You’re asking why a guy who played his entire college career as a LT would be a good nfl LT? A guy who started for one of the best SEC programs? A guy that allowed a 1.8% pressure rate in 2025, which was the lowest among all left tackles in college football?

That’s just an assumption?

[OldhamA]

1 hour ago, DeAngelo Beason said:

I don't love the pick, but I don't hate it either.  It's a position that's going to start collapsing for the Panthers in the next few seasons, so not a bad idea to start investing now.

That said, this was NOT the season we needed a tackle.  It was going to be the following.  We are still rebuilding.  Taking a tackle when you don't need one is something teams at the top do.  The pick should have been Lemon or Thieneman, both players who can fill positions of need right now.

Getting a year ahead of the problem is how the Ravens / Steelers et al remain perennially good.

Some sources are saying he was the top OT available, or OT2 at worst. We just have to be patient because he needs a lot of coaching.

[Panthera onca]

Great pick. The front office is anticipating future needs and getting ahead of them. High level left tackles don’t grow on trees. His basketball playing days have helped his footwork immensely.