Is There Any Realistic Reason to Believe We Can Get an Effective Pass Rush This Season?

[Hoenheim]

I'm sure everyone has seen it. No matter if its Drew Brees, Trevor Siemien, or Blaine Gabbert, there has been a disturbing trend this season. They get to sit back there in the pocket for an eternity with no defenders within 5 damn feet of them and it almost always ends with them throwing to some wide open dude somewhere on the field. Nobody in our entire DLine roster is getting consistent pressure to the QB. Charles Johnson is a ghost yet again, Ealy is getting stood up and stopped consistently, and our inside pressure from last season is getting totally neutralized for the most part.  I find it amazing that after Von Miller and other special pass rushers wreck the ever loving hell out of the Panthers, the team organization does nothing to either improve the Oline or get a good pass rusher or two of their own. 

The funny thing is I watched a short clip of Kony Ealy after the loss to the Saints and he said something along the lines of the pass rush will come alive again.. how so exactly? Have you even seen any remote flashes of it this season from any of the starters? How do you think they could fix the lack of pass rush this season? Or do you think the Panthers are doomed until FA and the draft next year? Do you think the organization will even bother to try to fix it even next year (hell I wouldn't doubt it , they put their heads in the sand this year about our whole D situation, why not next year too?) What would be your solution to the problem? Immediate and/or long term? 

 

[pantherclaw]

I've seen pressure. it hasn't as been as aggressive as we'd all like it to be.  they have struggled, as teams are putting more attention to the inside guys. 

They are working hard, and the pass rush will come. Especially with improved play from the secondary.  

Keep in mind, if the offense can score early, and stop turning the ball over, that alone, will drastically improve our defense and pass rush.

[pantherclaw]

As for next off season, which I hate talking about during regular season (bad charma), i still don't believe they'll break the bank to bring someone in, but modest price competition will be looked at. 

[arieslibra1]

If it doesn't come against ARZ, I give up.