Do You Agree With The Neglect of the Offensive Line from This Draft???

[ChuckWag78]

3 hours ago, Captain Morgan said:

free agency isn't over

This 1000%. We have the #1 waiver claim as well. Lots to still happen before preseason games start. 

[SmokinwithWilly]

Still think we should have gone center over RB. The weakest position on the line is the shortest route to the QB. We could survive without a new RB. We wont survive if we still dont know if BY is a franchise QB. All offseason was excuse after excuse about the oline not giving enough time and now we’re banking on a guy with 2 major lower body injuries in 2 years, a guy that’s never played center coming off injury, and a c/g that made Michael Jordan look competent. Add in the back up plan is 4 FA centers or a cast off that couldn’t make a roster. What could possibly go wrong? Being certain BY is our franchise QB is more important than a 1 contract RB?. 

Edited April 30, 2024 by SmokinwithWilly

[WUnderhill]

4 hours ago, Hoenheim said:

A lot of us were calling for offensive line help this draft this off-season after seeing it collapse last year due to injuries. 

I personally found it bizzare that they would spend so much addressing RG and LG. And then just do a patch job at C relying on two guys that have been injured two years in a row and have minimal experience playing the position in the NFL. 

What were your thoughts on this? This is probably the main thing the made me not love this draft.  If wed drafted JPJ or Frazier in R2 and gotten a decent RB later it woudlve been perfect to me.

I feel like all that money they spent will be pissed into to the wind if Corbett/Christensen/Mays suck and/are injured.

I wanted to see a center with one of the second round picks. I choose to believe JPJ was on their radar they just got an offer they couldn’t refuse when the Rams dangled that 2025 2nd. I think we already know Mays sucks since Morgan only mentioned Corbett and Christensen when he was asked about the position post draft. I always thought Christensen might be a good center going back to when we drafted him. Hope one of those 2 works out or we’re screwed.

[GoobyPls]

I’m pretty sure we have one of the most expensive lines in the league.

[Panthers8969]

Very fair criticism imo. Team opted for nickle corners, 8th string DTs and special teams players over OL and WR. We sign a DT to a 20+ million contract every free agency then still draft one over Jerry rices kid. Unbelievable 

[PNW_PantherMan]

A lot of linemen were taken early.  I don’t mind them picking the best running back instead of the 15th best tackle/guard 

[hepcat]

They continue to pass on the top centers in the draft in favor of project WRs and I already made a thread about it. This team is dumb and continues to be dumb. 

[mountainpantherfan2]

7 hours ago, WUnderhill said:

I wanted to see a center with one of the second round picks. I choose to believe JPJ was on their radar they just got an offer they couldn’t refuse when the Rams dangled that 2025 2nd. I think we already know Mays sucks since Morgan only mentioned Corbett and Christensen when he was asked about the position post draft. I always thought Christensen might be a good center going back to when we drafted him. Hope one of those 2 works out or we’re screwed.

I have wondered the same thing. Seems possible that they had JPJ, Cooper and Brooks all rated about the same and then got the call from the Rams with the trade offer. They took it hoping that one of those 3 would be available at 52. 
 

Then JPJ got drafted at 44. Cooper at 45. So they traded back up to 46 to ensure they got one of the three they had pegged for 39. And I assume they just had Brooks rated higher than Frazier. At least that’s the way the board ended up looking to me. 

[NYPantherFan]

I would have like one of the top centers in round 2, but other than that I'm fine with passing on oline this draft after the FA signings we made. I'm hoping a new OL coach might be able to get more out of the guys we have here. 

[rayzor]

i don't see it as an overt neglect of the OL. They had several priorities they felt they had a bigger need to address and available options to take care of them.

i would have liked to see us draft an OC, but not sure i'd want that rookie starting, esp. day 1. of course it depends on who it was.

agree with it or not, their biggest priority has been on getting BY playmakers, and they got those. 

those that have pointed out that FA period isn't over and cuts are likely coming are correct, the roster as is right now won't be what we see day 1. lots of time to pick one up...if they plan to.

one thing to consider, they may actually like the idea of Corbett playing there. and, as hard as it might be to consider, that might actually be the right call. and having BC as the backup might just be enough. i don't know. i'm just going to sit back and watch it all unfold and be excited that we have those big OGs on either side of whoever we have starting at OC and we'll be a lot better for it. another thing to consider, BY might just be comfortable with Corbett already there. it's important that the QB feel confident in and have a bit of a connection with the OC. 

either way, despite my being all in on Corbett as center, wishing that we had drafted someone, and hoping that we get someone in FA...i'm not upset or bothered by it. the team is in a lot better shape overall than last year going into the season and i feel good about the moves they have made so far. looking forward to what they do the rest of this offseason and what they do going into next year.

[d-dave]

They saw something they liked with Austin Corbett.  I'm not sure if that's the answer, but we'll see.

I was hoping they would grab a center, especially the kid out of WVA.  He seemed like a real dawg.

So long as the Panthers are better than last year, I'll be satisfied.  I mean, we had the shortest time in the lead in the league and won two games.  Let's see that improvement!

[rayzor]

i know that Corbett can block and it makes sense him talking about being a guard on both sides he knows what guards need from their center.

it's been a while, but he's done it before so it shouldn't be hard to get back into the motions and it won't take long for it to be second nature to him. calling protections might be an issue, but he's played the game long enough that it shouldn't be a problem. getting that chemistry with BY and gelling with the guys on either side of him will be the biggest thing to accomplish but i think they can get that through the offseason. 

the thing that is the most worrisome to me is the threat of injury to a guy who really struggled with them last year. it sucks that the best FA option out there at the moment is a guy who is coming off a big injury himself (Connor Williams - ACL in December).

[CRA]

8 hours ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

A lot of linemen were taken early.  I don’t mind them picking the best running back instead of the 15th best tackle/guard 

what about the 3rd best C for a RB

[L-TownCat]

Each season the FO has to set budgets for each position group.  Allotting resources based on priority and availability.  After spending the already mentioned $100 mil in FA, they maxed the budget on the oline for this year.  Remaining resources had to be used elsewhere even if the line remains unfinished.  The roster was far too depleted to fix in one go.