Panthers Are Trading OL Trai Turner To LAC For LT Russell Okung

[Chosen Newton]

The people claiming Okung is old are the same ones wanting 25yr old Kalil over 36yr old whitworth. How’d it turn out for you guys huh? Smh yall never learn. Just cuz he’s old dsnt mean they can’t play at a high level 

[panthers55]

1 minute ago, bull123 said:

paradis sucks...he is beyond awful

He sucked in Rivera's scheme but maybe not Rhule's. They are different systems. Also, Paradis got no off-season conditioning program and was still rehabbing during training camp. I don't think you can judge his potential based on 2019. Now if he sucks this year you might have a point.  I said before the season that anything we got out of Paradis in 2019 would be a bonus and he wouldn't be expected to shine until 2020 given the severity of his injury and long rehab.

[Castavar]

15 minutes ago, Jared Patterson said:

Why not get a pick??? Thats what there is no excuse for. The Jags got a fourth for a worse player. We could have got a third for Trai

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[davos]

Old injury prone over the hill FA at $16 mil. 

Should've just traded Trai for a late rounder.  This one is hard to grasp even if he's off the books in 2021. 

[bobsfoodbasics]

18 minutes ago, pantherj said:

Maybe we did get a pick?

 

[Smithers]

1 hour ago, Jeremy Igo said:

Reminder that Hurney just traded up in the second round to select Little, the future franchise LT.

Little is going to be one hell of a LG.  Even Smitty said last week that we should move Little to LG and find a LT to solid that side of the line.  
 

 

[pantherj]

33 minutes ago, Jared Patterson said:

My god. Ive never been this embarrassed as a Panthers fan

I've been 10x more embarrassed.

[pantherj]

2 minutes ago, bobsfoodbasics said:

 

[RJK]

[LinvilleGorge]

8 minutes ago, panthers55 said:

He sucked in Rivera's scheme but maybe not Rhule's. They are different systems. Also, Paradis got no off-season conditioning program and was still rehabbing during training camp. I don't think you can judge his potential based on 2019. Now if he sucks this year you might have a point.  I said before the season that anything we got out of Paradis in 2019 would be a bonus and he wouldn't be expected to shine until 2020 given the severity of his injury and long rehab.

I'm really hoping that he needed a year to bounce back from that injury and get his strength back.

[Eazy-E]

4 minutes ago, Castavar said:

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I am sure they tried but Turner has been poo since signing his mega deal and teams know that. Turner will be one of the highest paid guards next season and hasn't played like one since 2015. 

You guys act like other teams don't watch tape and do their research on players.

[TheRed]

Could be a great move, could blow up in our faces. Such is the life of a Panthers fan.

So much for all the tanking talk.

[davos]

The more I'm looking at this, the more I hate it:

• Trading Trai saves $3 million in 2020 but costs us $9 mil in dead cashola

• Okung missed 10 games last year, Turner missed 9 games over the last 5 seasons.

• We now have 4 OTs and 0 Guards. Sure, people can move inside...but I mean, wtf...

• Trai was a 5 time pro bowler, Okung has 2.  Sure Turner dropped off with a worse supporting cast, but he was 26! Get a GD pick for him.

• Okung is soon to be 32 with injury and health issues throughout his career. 

 

[SmokinwithWilly]

2019 draft full of quality interior linemen and suspect OTs so naturally we trade up to the beginning of the 2nd round to draft Little who might be ready year 3 and ignore the glaring need at guard.

2020 We trade away our only halfway decent guard in a weak IOL class for a LT with injury history and a heart condition with 1 year left on his contract. Best tackle class in years and we're "set" for the future now. 

I get our oline coach wanted this guy but I swear our moves make zero fugging sense when you look at the big picture. Yay, we free up money to sign CMC but have no line for him to run behind. 

The ignorance is staggering.