Wes Horton, Mario Addison, Kony Ealy

[toldozer]

I disagree.

We saw what it was like with CJ out last year. It was noticeable.

Lions weren't a balanced attack and had a crappy backup in.

No comparable. Cj is a much more complete player. We will be fine

[CPF4LIFE]

Yeah im ready for Frank to come back, really wish the suspension could have got reduced. But we should be cool against steelers and ravens.

[Mol3m4n]

From left to right: "Malibu," "Gemini," "Nitro" and Shane (age 1)

That hair on Malibu XD.

[Guest Irv]

We wont skip a beat these guys are hungry

[gettlemanjack]

fun fact: Wes Horton had 13.5 sacks in 23 starts over his last 3 seasons at USC (2010-2012)...the equivalent of 9.4 sacks in 16 starts

http://www.trbimg.com/img-50a44d7e/turbine/lat-usc-asu-la0006847008-20121110/400/400x225

http://a1.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2012%2F1105%2Frn_usc_oregon_ms_01.jpg&w=480

[Chief Keek]

#Kony2014

 

[rscott94]

One positive thing to come out of this Hardy situation...

 

More reps for Ealy. It's only gonna make him better 

[Who Said What?]

We are so lucky we have good depth

 

Gettleman says when you play with skills, good luck will happen.  Or was that Jay-z?  Either way, we good man.

[KillaCamNewton]

Do you guys think we move CJ to lining up left end to go against the LTs or do we keep him where he is?

[gettlemanjack]

Snaps vs Lions

Horton - 34 (47%)

Ealy - 30 (42%)

Addison - 28 (39%)

http://blackandbluereview.com/snap-counts-panthers-lions/

David Newton, ESPN:

Wes Horton played first and second down for much of the 24-7 victory over the Detroit Lions. He occasionally gave way to second-round draft pick Kony Ealy. He was the run-stopper, doing the dirty work that doesn't draw headlines. Mario Addison came in on third down and obvious passing situations. He got the headlines with 2.5 sacks.

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What Sunday showed was the Panthers not only have one of the best fronts in the NFL, they have one of the deepest.

"Absolutely," Horton said. "It doesn't matter who gets the start. Everyone is trained at a high level."

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Kalil on Addison: "He's one of the fastest guys I've ever seen at practice," center Ryan Kalil said. ... The speed came in handy late against Detroit when the Lions had to pass. Their tackles couldn't match Addison's first step coming off the edge. Rivera on Addison: "He is speed off the edge guy."

[gettlemanjack]

Charlotte Observer, Jonathan Jones:

Horton got the start against the Detroit Lions last weekend, and he played 34 of the 72 defensive snaps. Ealy, a rookie playing in his first regular-season game, had 30 snaps and Addison 28 as they also spelled veteran defensive end Charles Johnson.

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Of the three ends, Horton might be the most well-rounded, and that helped him earn the start Sunday

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Addison averaged a sack per 11.2 snaps against the Lions

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Charles Johnson said: “We’ve always had a good rotation. It’s always next man up.”

[coralreefer_1]

If there was a position on this team that you were going to lose a star player for a considerable amount or time due to media bias, weak as poo commissioner and the general uninformed public I guess DE is probably the best. We have a lot of depth and big Frank is coming back soon.

 

Yeah, because everyone knows star players are not adults, and do not have even the slightest amount of responsibility for their own actions. Its everyone elses fault that a star player cannot keep their own nose or house clean and can't surround themselves with people that don't bring trouble or drama

[heelinfine]

Hardy was elite. But, Beat the blocker not the woman

Dude, have you ever had anything of substance to add to this forum?

[gettlemanjack]

Panthers.com on last game:

Defensive ends Wes Horton , Kony Ealy and Mario Addison, who recorded 2.5 sacks in the fourth quarter, filled in admirably with Greg Hardy inactive.

"We don't have backups," (DC Sean) McDermott said. "We look at all of our players as starters. That's what is expected of them and that's how they performed. They stepped up like starters."