Beason, Gross make A.P. All Pro

[JakeFlake]

http://blogs.charlotte.com/panthers/2009/01/beason-gross-ma.html

[doubletrouble3428]

signing gross keeps getting tougher an tougher

[Scrumtrilescent]

This part is what really made me happy:

Kemoeatu, Lewis and Otah are expected to play and have practiced fully all week

[Sam Mills Fan]

I'd like to see the full list.

[pantherclaw]

I really don't see how it's any tougher to re-sign gross. He wanted good money before, and he's gone out and proved that he deserves it. Pay the man.

[Kurb]

Good stuff.

[Carolina Husker]

Gross has been very solid this season. I guess I just can't see how he's one of the two best tackles in the league.

[User Name]

Gross has been very solid this season. I guess I just can't see how he's one of the two best tackles in the league.

He's not but there has to be some reason a pair of non all pro backs ran all over the league this year. It can't be because the backs are talanted or the rest of the line is very good, so it must be because of the left tackle that's being talked about because he's in a contract year...

[CM86]

If we make some cuts ("dead weight" like lucas, kemo, hackett) or restructure (delhomme) we can keep both pep and gross. bank on it.

[Cyclonus]

If we make some cuts ("dead weight" like lucas, kemo, hackett) or restructure (delhomme) we can keep both pep and gross. bank on it.

Did you really just say Kemo is dead weight? Seriously? Did you forget about the 300 yards rushing the Giants hung on us when Kemo was out?

[User Name]

If we make some cuts ("dead weight" like lucas, kemo, hackett) or restructure (delhomme) we can keep both pep and gross. bank on it.

They don't have to cut "dead weight" to keep anyone they feel is worth the money. Marty is one of the best at manipulating the books to keep them complient.

The question is do you pay Gross left tackle money? IMO it would not be wise, they'd be better off drafting a rook and moving Wharton back out or Otah over.

Gross just isn't worth the price he's going to demand.

[panthers55]

He's not but there has to be some reason a pair of non all pro backs ran all over the league this year. It can't be because the backs are talanted or the rest of the line is very good, so it must be because of the left tackle that's being talked about because he's in a contract year...

It has to be his whole body of work and his pass protection in particular. If you look at Williams stats you will see that he is picking up the least amount of yards running over the left side compared to the right or the middle. He is averaging over a yard more per rush running behind Otah versus Gross. So it clearly not his ability as a run blocker.

[X-Clown]

Well that's good because according to Peter King, we don't have a single all-pro player on our team.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/01/06/all-pro-team/index.html?eref=si_topstories

[User Name]

It has to be his whole body of work and his pass protection in particular. If you look at Williams stats you will see that he is picking up the least amount of yards running over the left side compared to the right or the middle. He is averaging over a yard more per rush running behind Otah versus Gross. So it clearly not his ability as a run blocker.

Well he isn't a great pass blocker either, and he plays for a run oriented team so go figure LOL...

My point is he didn't deserve it, he's an average left tackle on a very good line. The voters don't look at film they look at stats, and read headlines.