Panthers checking out more OL Depth

[firefox1234]

I like the approach, it takes a lot of pressure of any rookie OL man we bring in and let them develop, cause there would be no guarantee draft i g one would solve our OL problems

[Jimmy]

As I said in another thread...with all the FA signings and the mass of draft picks it is shaping up to be a very competitive training camp. 

 

 

 

I just hope camp isn't Club Med like it has been the last 2 years.  Let 'em battle within reason.

[TheRumGone]

The only thing we should fear is rivera not putting the best players on the field like he has shown time and time again.

[top dawg]

Competition is being stepped up, and that's a great thing.  I don't have any problem with it whatsoever, and I welcome it. In theory, it's a long time coming. I say in theory to leave that error for judgment that Rum is talking about.

 

 

 

 

I am getting a little excited---though very low key---that this means that the receivers in this draft are looking like they are the better value, especially at the top of the draft.

[chknwing]

I would be worrired about having too many lineman and not allowing a group to build chemistry.

[UpstatePanther]

I would be worrired about having too many lineman and not allowing a group to build chemistry.

I agree but I would rather be worried about too much competition than not enough. Last year taught us that...

[AU-panther]

I would be worrired about having too many lineman and not allowing a group to build chemistry.

I think offseason rosters are 90. In season it is 53.

It is normal and expected to have too many.

If we carry 4 tackles during the season you would think there would be 7-9 during the summer. I'm sure others might know exact numbers from last year

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[Dex]

Another mild rainy summer in Spartanburg = 7-8-1

[jdpanther5]

Eh, we kept 10 lineman going into last season, we'll cut down to about that amount again.

[Mr. Scot]

Eh, we kept 10 lineman going into last season, we'll cut down to about that much again.

I'd agree.

One difference: I think the competition to stick around is going to be stiffer.

[x djdrew x]

I think we will draft a project OL with one of those 5th rounders we have and add another body or two to give us a lot of choices and an across the board improvement over what we started last year with. Even if Oher is terrible, no way he's as bad as Bell, right guys? Right?

[gettlemanjack]

Edgar Salmingo, Jr.@ PanthersAnalyst

5h

Good read on potential #Panthers signee Ben Ijalana . If he’s

healthy, watch out:

5h

I was reading this write up on him, and he sounds like a stud:

Ben Ijalana, OT, Villanova

http://thedctimes.com/2011/02/dallas-cowboys-potential-draft-pick-in-2011-ben-ijalana-otog-villanova/

"On my current Big Board, I have Ijalana as a top-15 prospect. He’s my second-rated offensive lineman behind Tyron Smith.

.... . If Ijalana went to, say, USC, he’d be a top-15 pick.

As it stands now, I think Ijalana will still get selected in the first-round. He’s too talented and versatile to slip much further, so I don’t envision the Cowboys being able to grab him in round two. ... I would be thrilled if the Cowboys could move back even a few spots in the first round and select Ijalana. Even though I have Tryon Smith rated slightly higher, I’d prefer Ijalana and an extra mid-round selection over Smith alone."

[rmoneyg35]

Don't forget we signed Guard Tyrone Greene who had 28 starts with the Chargers and was with the Cowboys last season before he went to IR. Looks to me like Gettleman is looking anywhere to find a cheap quality player. Which to me is better than overpaying for a back up.

[RockyTopVol]

Not that all of these guys will fix the problem, but it does at least make me feel like taking a tackle in round one isn't the only way to go.