Rasheed Walker for Kris Jenkins Jr.

[GOAT]

[PleaseCutStewart]

Highly doubt Freeling will be ready to start week 1 for us. Guy still has a lot of technical stuff to develop. And like somebody else said - if Cinci wanted him, they would have signed him for more than we did.

[PleaseCutStewart]

On 5/19/2026 at 11:00 AM, strato said:

We didn’t really have much of a choice, and were lucky to get Walker. And lucky to get Freeling too for that matter.  
 

People say Walker s a better pass than run blocker but I am not sure that means he upgrades Icky’s pass pro  

And my fairly critical view of what it will take to compete relies heavily on the run game being improved over last year. We weren’t that good after we got past the bad defenses.  (And a lot of that was due to the QB not posing a big enough threat if they sold out foe the run. But it is what it is, we just have to be better)
 

I think we need a Plus run game to compensate for other stuff.  So I am rooting for Walker
 

 

We weren't good once BC got hurt and we put Corbett at RG. We also refused to run to the left behind Lewis & Icky for some reason after BC got hurt. 

If big Rob can stay healthy, the run game should be better this year. Fortner should be an upgrade with run and pass blocking compared to Mays also.

[strato]

14 minutes ago, PleaseCutStewart said:

We weren't good once BC got hurt and we put Corbett at RG. We also refused to run to the left behind Lewis & Icky for some reason after BC got hurt. 

If big Rob can stay healthy, the run game should be better this year. Fortner should be an upgrade with run and pass blocking compared to Mays also.

I was frustrated with the unwillingness to run behind Icky and Lewis myself. Icky can run block a little. 

[bandu]

38 minutes ago, PleaseCutStewart said:

Highly doubt Freeling will be ready to start week 1 for us. Guy still has a lot of technical stuff to develop. And like somebody else said - if Cinci wanted him, they would have signed him for more than we did.

so Monroe Freeling started only 17 games at LT in college . he was drafted because  primarily of his physical traits  size & raw athletism.

  most all scouting reports on Monroe Freeling said basically the same thing that he had alot of potential  but  more than likely would  require time & coachiing to refine issues related to his technique prior to starting at LT in the NFL ...just saying 

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[Basbear]

I do not know if Freeling is ready, I know he also spent day after day against Georgia's best edge/DE factory. 

 

* I do know Walker will not stay long as a backup, this is his best chance to get a bag that somehow missed him this year. 

 

Panthers could use a top level DLman in the rotation and LT are rare to have, even 3 year decent play ones...

 

Icky is trying to make it back and its a 6-12 months deal.

 

Again feels like DL is the best solution.

 

Bungals signed Allen in FA and have 2 other starter DTs. Kris was a monster at michigan and just hasn't broke out. 

 

Walker should be the best trade piece to improve this years team and a young former son of a panther great flop in the trade idea.... 

[rebelrouser]

16 minutes ago, bandu said:

so Monroe Freeling started only 17 games at LT in college . he was drafted because  primarily of his physical traits  size & raw athletism.

  most all scouting reports on Monroe Freeling said basically the same thing that he had alot of potential  but  more than likely would  require time & coachiing to refine issues related to his technique prior to starting at LT in the NFL ...just saying 

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  • 2023: Played in 8 games as a reserve.
  • 2024: Played in all 14 games with 5 starts at LT.
  • 2025: Second-team All-SEC. Played in all 14 games with 13 starts at LT.

   

  He is certainly trending in the right direction and finished the season as their starting LT playing against some of the best college players.  

[strato]

All that being the case or maybe being the case, we do not know Wharton’s timetable n the first place. They are being coy about it. Or maybe not. They say week to week the board says he is terminal lol and must be replaced. Who knows? It may or may not warrant a fairly drastic solution. 

Walker is a bargain and we are not well stocked at OL despite recent investments. Freeling has yet to have a single padded practice. Too much speculation driving this plan IMO. 

[bandu]

1 hour ago, rebelrouser said:

• He is certainly trending in the right direction and finished the season as their starting LT playing against some of the best college players.  

well i could go on & on but i will just highlight it by saying big difference trust me from the SEC & NFL.it's honestly like comparing apples & oranges especially when you are talking about a  LT.

in the NFL you are going up against the most athletic freaks of nature the world has to offer . .the NFL also has much more exotic & complicated defensive schemes than what they are used to seeing at Georgis

&  finally but most importantly you have to learn how to master complex bio mechanics where the body kick steps instantly as a reaction to these world class athletes rush without really making a conscious effort it's more of a learned muscle memory  & it can take thousands upon thousands of reps to master rproper technique for a LT in the NFL especially if you are still very raw like Monroe Freeling is    ...just saying 

[bandu]

 you would honestly probably do Monroe Freeling more of a disservice by putting him in a position where is not yet ready to succeed. .we all knew Monroe Freeling struggled at the NFL combine in drills because of technique related issues & would need time to develop 

& now all of a sudden before they even put the pads on Monroe Freeling is somehow a starting LT in the NFL ? if he struggled at the NFL scouting combine what do you actually think is going to happen in a live NFL game at LT ?

.even our best LT of all time was not ready to start at LT when he was a rookie & he turned out to be a pretty good darn LT by the name of Jordan Gross ...just saying be patient Young Jedis

[Swaggasaurus]

No poo tho you might could Jenkins for Legette. They got nothing at WR after the big 2 in Cincy. I don’t think you trade away OL depth. Could get a quality player in cuts. Really that 3-4 end spot what you should be looking for is someone who is stout with long arms and can push back the OL in both the run and pass game for others to make plays…. But we signed Wharton, sometimes I think Evero is a fraud ass nerd who should be an analyst at best.