Kawann Short continues to impress

[Jeremy Igo]

Kawann Short continues to build the case that he is Carolina's best defensive lineman. Against the Bengals, he had 5 tackles and two QB hits.

 

 

 

Short has picked up his game in run support, helping to fill the void that Greg Hardy left. Even though he was credited with oly 5 tackles, his presence forced the runner to redirect frequently. Because of him, guys like Kuechly and Davis were able to clean up nicely.

 

 

 

As far as pass rush goes, Short is more effective than anyone else on the Panthers roster.

 

 

 

Unfortunately, Short is also held very frequently. The following shot was taken during the play of the Bengals final touchdown. A blatant hold, with the offensive lineman's hands clearly outside the numbers and wrapped around Short. If not for this hold, a sack was inevitable. Sadly, it went uncalled.

 

 

 

There is no other player on the defense that should have you more excited in terms of potential.

 

[Rags]

The refs have no idea what a fuging hold is and it pisses me the fug off.

[Pantherman]

All for nothing since the D as a whole play like crap 90% of the game. Stats mean nothing when you lose or tie. Only matters when you win.

[Jackofalltrades]

I love Short, even the idiots can see his impact and that's saying something.

[camycamcan]

4th

[t96]

Jeremy, do you think KK should be playing more snaps?

[Jeremy Igo]

Jeremy, do you think KK should be playing more snaps?

 

He is our best run defending UT.

 

He is our best pass rush UT.

 

 

I believe in keeping your best playmakers in as much as possible. He is a young guy with young legs. Not sure he needs that much rest.

[Kuech the Sneak]

Star was pretty solid today too, run D wasn't bad outside of the obvious run from Bernard

[t96]

He is our best run defending UT.

 

He is our best pass rush UT.

 

 

I believe in keeping your best playmakers in as much as possible. He is a young guy with young legs. Not sure he needs that much rest.

Right on.

[jasonluckydog]

If not for that 89 yard run the panthers gave up like 70 yards

[ItsNotGonnaBeAlright]

I've been avoiding a rant on the no calls all year because I don't like making the "refs" excuse.

But damn there have been a lot of blatant no calls week in and week out this year.

[WhoAmI?]

Hey Jeremy. What did you think of Rivera's decision to not go for it? Or is that going to be in another thread? Oh, and great writeup! I love hearing about our players progression.

[Darth Biscuit]

What % of snaps did he get today?

The rest of our dline seems to be asleep most of the time. With the quality (lack thereof) of our DBs if the dline isn't getting pressure, we're gonna struggle.

[Panthers Fanatic]

That 4th quarter sack would have been huge! I definitely like what KK has brought to the table this season, despite all of our D-line woes...great pic!