Guards in 2014: Silatolu and Kugbila?

[MHS831]

http://www.panthers.com/news/article-2/Silatolu-Kugbila-on-the-comeback-trail/2884c1f7-a05c-4a59-b11d-96994a394ed2

 

This has been up on Panthers.com for a bit, but I am like some of you, sort of dismissing Kugbila and wondering about Silatolu's rehab.  I apologize if this has been discussed in another thread, there aren't too many topics we have not covered, but this gave me some hope for Kugbila and some optimism about Silatolu.

 

Kugbila was more injured last year than I thought.  I had to change my thinking about him after reading this.  He is a huge man.

[rodeo]

Silatolu was really bad before he got hurt.

[Kuech the Sneak]

Yeah I didn't realize how much was wrong with Kug last year, I hope he can turn into a player

[Kuech the Sneak]

Silatolu was really bad before he got hurt.

He was actually playing pretty well in my opinion

[jtnc]

He was actually playing pretty well in my opinion

Nope. He's still bad in pass-pro.

[Dex]

When Amini dropped so did our run game.

[CollegePanther]

I don't realize why some people can't see it's still March. You can expect 2 starters from the draft and we signed several starters after the draft last year. 

[jtnc]

He was a decent run-blocker.

I agree. But he still needs to get better in pass protection. He's going into in his what, third year?

[Ship]

Amini was the 6th best guard in the league last season before he got injured.

[Kurb]

What was sils pff grades before injury?

[BeasonBeastingBacks]

Interested to see how Silatolu does next season, showed good improvement in the 3 games he played, pass pro was really bad last season, but he was at least showing some competence in that regard along with turning into a good run blocker.

 

I have no fuging clue how Big Kug is going to fare.

[Paintballr]

The fact that Kug had a knee issue is may, strained his hamstring in training camp, re injured the knee from may in august, had mcl and pcl reconstructive surgery, and it swelled during rehab and had to be scoped out....without any experience in the NFL doesnt seem good for a big guy on the line. I could be wrong and hopefully eat my crow on that, but doesnt sound good for his knee. He says he has a chip on his shoulder and hopefully he comes out and earns a starting guard start. Sent from my SCH-I535 using CarolinaHuddle mobile app

[Ship]

 

Have to keep in mind that grade includes run blocking (something our line as done well) and of the starters only Gross, Kalil and Silatolua actually graded positively in pass blocking.

[MadHatter]

Silatolu was really bad before he got hurt.

Wrong again...as usual