Charlotte Observer | 03/29/2008 | Panthers sign another big guard

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NFL Saturday: Raiders Sign Kalimba Edwards
Published 3/29/2008 by Joel 'DiG' DiGiacomo at Football for Breakfast
AFC News Jets: Jets Guarantee Laveraneus Coles $11 Million (Daily News) Dolphins: S Crocker Signs with Dolphins (Miami Herald) Raiders: Raider Sign DE Kalimba Edwards (Oakland Tribune) NFC News Panthers: Panthers Sign Another Big Guard (Charlotte Observer) Rams: Players Feel Bruce’s Absense (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Is Carolina Abandoning Zone Blocking?
Published 3/31/2008 by David J. Warner at FanHouse
... Instead of having offensive coordinator Jeff Davidson institute a zone blocking scheme that fits the linemen on the roster, the Panthers are rebuilding the offensive line from the ground up and signing any super-sized guard they can find -- Keydrick Vincent (325 lb.), Toniu Fonoti (350 lb.), and now Milford Brown (330 lb.). That's literally 1,000 pounds worth of guards, and they aren't exactly the kind of finesse blockers required for zone blocking to work. ...