Is anyone concerned about our run defense?

[UKPanther94]

I'm more concerned about third down defense than that, a lot of times we managed to get them third and long but weren't able to get off the field, a lot of times in their own territory as well

[Mr.Ponche]

I think our Safety play leaves a lot to be desired. Should be among our highest priorities in the offseason.

[Davidson Deac II]

I thought this was a rather weak point on Newton's behalf.  The run defense only got burned on one play and that may have had more to do with the shear amount of snaps the Eagles had already run. This defense is top 5 and will tighten up front against the run going forward.

No reason to panic.

I agree there is no reason to panic.  We shut down Lynch last week and did a good job against Murray last night  But even if you take the one long run out, Mathews had a good night against us.  We do continue to get burned by smaller/quicker backs.  It is an area of mild concern at least.  But I think having Shaq will help, especially as he gets more experience. 

[juliosantos]

we give up big runs to quick guys and when charles big money is back it will help alot 

[gtanaka]

Without the big run they averaged less than 3.9 per carry, which is pretty solid considering how much they ran and how long our defense was out there.

We averaged over 6.2 per car which is just ridiculous. 

[CarolinaXblue]

Are you kidding me? Did you see how fast TD and Luke were last night? They sealed the edge nearly everytime. Every time. They were running down Sproles from the weak side before he could turn the corner. Instead of us being worried, they better be worried about us. We have the best linebacking core in the NFL, without a doubt.

[Dave Gettleman's Shorts]

Fug David Newton, the man is an ass and know nothing about football

[panthers55]

I wouldnt be any more worried about what happened to us than Philly should be worrying about the 200 yards we put on them rushing the ball after they hadnt given up more than 127 to anyone this season.  Season averages are really not very good stats when comparing game performances which are all situation specific to the team you just faced.  The fact we gave up more than 100 yards rushing the last 2 games might be an issue if we were not playing Seattle and Philadelphia who are both good rushing teams.  The same thing will happen against Washington most likely.

Just like we will likely give up 300 passing yards or more to Luck on Monday night. Does that mean that we should be worried about the passing defense?  No, it is just what happens when a quarterback passes the ball 40 times or more a game.

[Peppers90 NC]

quoting david newton should be forbidden on this site, along with person of course.

[Diehardpanther02]

im not upset with our run defense we gave up yardage but that was a very effective run game in philly. no reason to worry