Round 1 - The Carolina Panthers select Ikem Ekwonu

[Mr. Scot]

47 minutes ago, electro's horse said:

Ickey is fine. 

you take the physical monster who’s improved every year. 

And you hand him over to one of the best line coaches in the game...

[Mike in Raleigh]

[OldhamA]

1 hour ago, TheRumGone said:

Ickey is fine but again this is now a passing league, qb driven. Let’s hope he becomes as dominant in pass pro as he is in the run game.

He's a Sewell clone - they loved Sewell last year.

The OLine Coach will want to get his hands on him immediately 'cos he has a lot of technical flaws. He's probably a better athlete than Cross (who would have been my pick).

[Tbe]

1 hour ago, TheRumGone said:

yeah people don’t wanna talk about this but cross was the pass pro technician and this is a passing league so if we had to go LT then I would’ve preferred the better pass pro prospect for the next decade. Icky is super talented and it doesn’t mean he can’t get better at pass pro but the panthers continue to build this team like it’s still the 80s.

I remember the last time we drafted a ‘pass pro technician’.

[therealmjl]

1 minute ago, Tbe said:

I remember the last time we drafted a ‘pass pro technician’.

I don’t

[MillionDollarCam]

Ekwonu has made significant improvements starting all the way back in HS and his trajectory has been one line up not a line that consists of peaks and valley’s. You take that type of kid all day long because 1) he’s already elite in one area (run blocking), 2) you have one of the best OL coaches in the NFL.

Ickey also isn’t as bad of a pass protector as he’s made out to be.

Through the first 5 games of last year he didn’t give up a single sack. There’s obviously work to be done but his trajectory is only going up.

Edited April 29, 2022 by MillionDollarCam

[jayboogieman]

He can work on any flaws in his play. I'm just glad the Panthers finally put first round talent at tackle again.

[chknwing]

Only 19 pages for a 1st round pick?  Site didn't go down?  #bringbackthefans

[Mr. Scot]

The social media team is having some fun with this...

Wouldn't mind some IHOP right now.

Edited April 29, 2022 by Mr. Scot

[*FreeFua*]

There’s a lot of guys doing YouTube things these days but when it comes to offensive linemen this guy has a history of knowing his poo. As soon as we drafted Ekwonu, I went and looked for this dudes take. Fwiw he was a big Slater fan last year.

Edited April 29, 2022 by *FreeFua*

[glenwo2]

10 hours ago, TLGPanthersFan said:

So if Darnold starts both him and his fans are out of excuses. 

Does he still have fans at this point?

All of them left the board.

[MHS831]

12 hours ago, 45catfan said:

I've been pimping this guy all offseason.  I honestly didn't think he'd last to #6.

You were the first to have him #1 on your board.  I thought Neal and Ikwonu would be gone.

[Mr. Scot]

[MHS831]

12 hours ago, ForJimmy said:

Icky, BC/Brown, Bozeman, Corbett, Moton has a ton of potential! 

And we have depth now as well--BC can backup both T spots while Elf can backup C/G.  Brown (a mystery to me right now) can backup G.  We can cut Erving--