Panthers close to deal with G Austin Corbett

[Panthercougar68]

5 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

Size isn't going to make him better. Skill, technique and drive will.

That's your inner Matt Rhule talking with the 1 inch and 15 lbs stuff.

This is not an arm length convo. He has the smarts but there are times where he can’t handle the bull rush.

[CPantherKing]

6 minutes ago, OldhamA said:

It's the other way round I'm afraid.

You can win with him at C. He's horrible at G - he's just too small. 

Too small?

Do you know how big Corbett is?

Panthers won with him at guard. Panthers got destroyed with him at center. He is an unathletic waist bender who gets bull rushed into the QB at center.

[kungfoodude]

4 hours ago, Panthercougar68 said:

This is not an arm length convo. He has the smarts but there are times where he can’t handle the bull rush.

Again, 1 inch and 15 lbs aren't gonna do that. Technique will.

[ncstatekwi]

This is a very very good pickup for the Panthers!!  I like it!

[ForJimmy]

6 hours ago, OldhamA said:

It's the other way round I'm afraid.

You can win with him at C. He's horrible at G - he's just too small. 

Yeah he was our best center last year which is an incredibly low bar. I think we roll with him there one more year and replace the center position next year. 

[MHS831]

9 hours ago, Swaggasaurus said:

Brady is a tackle. I don’t give a poo about arm length and Rhule shouldn’t either

While your argument is compelling, if we find a better LT in free agency (and I doubt it) BC becomes the LG.  That is what I meant when I said, "Brady is a LG--hopefully" It means we have upgraded 2 positions.

 

[Swaggasaurus]

46 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

While your argument is compelling, if we find a better LT in free agency (and I doubt it) BC becomes the LG.  That is what I meant when I said, "Brady is a LG--hopefully" It means we have upgraded 2 positions.

 

Ideally we would upgrade that spot and Brady would be the first tackle off the bench. I don’t believe he will ever make guard. He does not possess the lower body to handle 315 DTs every snap.

His problem at guard last year was getting sit down. At tackle, mental errors and lunging, feel much better about fixing those.

Edited March 15, 2022 by Swaggasaurus

[MHS831]

3 minutes ago, Swaggasaurus said:

Ideally we would upgrade that spot and Brady would be the first tackle off the bench. I don’t believe he will ever make guard. He does not possess the lower body to handle 315 DTs every snap.

FWIW, I wanted him at LT all season--too good an athlete.  However, they seem determined to make him a LG--and I think, if we move the pocket and pull him in the run game, he could be decent there--with experience.  The fact that he played no real position in 2021 is an outrage.  We saw him vs. 2 teams at LT play well--and there are so many different kinds of DEs/OLBs in the NFL, it takes several games to get a good feel.  If I were playing vs. BC, I would get a 280 lb DE and bull rush him.  Not sure he saw that in the last few games.

[shaqattaq]

14 hours ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

 

He and Moton should have the right side locked down. 

[shaqattaq]

14 hours ago, Jackie Lee said:

A bit higher than hoped but we are the Panthers

He was the starter on the reigning SB champs; he was going to get paid. I'm happy we're the ones that landed him. Right side looking strong.

[Jackie Lee]

4 minutes ago, shaqattaq said:

He was the starter on the reigning SB champs; he was going to get paid. I'm happy we're the ones that landed him. Right side looking strong.

Yeah was him/Norwell, then Trai Turner, then a bunch of jags. Slim pickings

[XClown1986]

9 hours ago, CPantherKing said:

Too small?

Do you know how big Corbett is?

Panthers won with him at guard. Panthers got destroyed with him at center. He is an unathletic waist bender who gets bull rushed into the QB at center.

I don't think you watched the same games as the rest of us. Elflein was constantly bullied at guard. He actually looked serviceable at center. 

[TheSpecialJuan]

Per Aaron Wilson, 3years $26.25 million 

[ForJimmy]

Just now, TheSpecialJuan said:

Per Aaron Wilson, 3years $26.25 million 

Even better!