Offensive tackle - Great minds think alike?

[NavyPF4L]

KK Man... Go home you're drunk bro.

[Mother Grabber]

Well Newsome also signed Hurst...

 

but he didn't draft him, did he.

[lightsout]

I'm gonna laugh so unbelievably hard when everything G-man has done the past 2 offseasons shows itself in the form of production and wins and Cam being ecstatic about his situation here in Charlotte.

Some of you need to calm down, quit being negative Nancy, and believe, dammit!!!

[rodeo]

Let's also forget how many times he avoids what would've been quick, easy sacks by avoiding the pressure.

 

He does that like 5-10 times per game.

[TANTRIC-NINJA]

I'm sure glad we tagged Hardy 13 mil for 1 season instead of going after someone like Branden Albert or Collins or all the other FA tackles in the beginning of free agency.

Hardy was the top 3 free agent this season.. #1 defensive guy... He stays a Panther. How bad of an offseason would this be if we lost Hardy but drafted Billy Turner and signed Will Smith at DE.

I am glad we used the tools to retain our stars.

[R0CKnR0LLA]

I 100% agree. The only spot where I see OT being even reasonable value was Moses in the 2nd and even then Ealy was clearly a higher rated prospect.

[IGSaint]

Here is the reality of the situation. 

 

We had a terrible spot to draft an OT this year. Sometimes you get lucky and sometimes you dont. We got lucky last year not this year

 

We are capped strapped and we can not pay for a mid tier LT in free agency. 

 

Now you have to find someone cheap who can do the job. 

 

 

It really came down to if Hardy was worth his contract and I still say he was worth paying. The team is special because of the DL, TD, and Luke. We have a defense that keeps team at an average of 15 points a game. The front 7 are the main reason the panthers went 12-4. I want to say they had a super long streak of not giving up a TD in the first half. 

 

Cam is good but he wasn't the person carrying the team. As long as the Defense remains the same then we have a chance to win every game this upcoming season. 

 

Not that I don't agree with your point that the defense was carrying the team but there was a couple games where cam was carrying the team though. Patriots and Saints games comes to mind. 

[DaveThePanther2008]

If DG doesn't start taking protecting Cam seriously, I really don't blame Cam for starting to think about what it would be like behind a good oline somewhere else.

 

I was a little miffed that we passed on a OT too.   I also have to believe that Gettleman believes the OT is better than most believe it is.   That old "already on the roster" bit keeps me believing.

 

I think if it were really that bad we would have addressed in through free agency before the draft or moved up to get one of the elite Tackles.   But, had we done that then we wouldn't have Benjamin.   Choose your poison.

 

I think in the end WR was more glaring need that OT.

 

Cam isn't going anywhere.  He knows this is his team. 

[ChinaPanther]

No poo getting sacked is part of the game. But when you are constantly being pressured and sacked and your GM does little to protect you, that would make you think about your other options.

 

Hey KK, Do you think Morgan Moses would be better at LT this year than Byron Bell?

[RoaringRiot]

Our offensive line is one of the worst, if not the worst in the nfl and we have done as little as possible to protect our QB entering his 5th year option. He's constantly pressured and hit as a result. Cam doesn't have to be vocal about it. He can just choose to "exercise his options".

Why do you keep using Cam entering his 5th year option as the basis for your argument? This is not a contract year for him and it's his fourth year.

Am I missing something here?

[panther4life]

This is a good point...Granted the Ravens Have a top 5 left tackle.

The steelers also passed until the 5th Round and their tackles may be as bad as ours

[TN05]

I'm sure glad we tagged Hardy 13 mil for 1 season instead of going after someone like Branden Albert or Collins or all the other FA tackles in the beginning of free agency.

I know, right? Drafting DE Kony Ealy makes me even more confident that the tag was an amazing decision.

[Paa Langfart]

Entering the 5th year option of his contract. Has been knocked around and pressured a lot since drafted. At the prime of his career. Could draw tremendous interest. Which equals a huge pay day.

 

 

Cam still needs to learn how to get rid of the ball when a play goes to poo.  He thinks he is superman sometimes and thats why he takes a lot of the hits he shouldnt be taking.

[Paa Langfart]

According to this a good percentage of Cams sacks are from him holding the ball too long.

http://www.footballoutsiders.com/under-pressure/2013/under-pressure-sack-breakdowns

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