It’s a weird thing to focus a column about optimism on an offensive lineman the day after that unit surrendered seven sacks for the second consecutive game. Yet that is how low the bar has been set—both for the Panthers offensive line and for the 2021 Panthers in general. Ever since the retirement of Jordan Gross in 2013, the Carolina Panthers have been in search for a left tackle to replace him. To date, no athlete has started two full seasons at that position since Gross left. The inability to effectively invest in that, or almost any other, offensive line position has echoed across the seasons since.
The Optimist: Brady Christensen may be an answered prayer
