According to NFL.com, Panthers are #1 Defense in Average Yards Allowed Per Game

[Fox007]

1 minute ago, Smithers said:

Well of course...which is exactly what I posted about 25 seconds after I made this post.  The Panthers defense is 4th in points allowed...pretty darn good.  It is our net points that suck...gotta get that offense rolling.  Hopefully we can build off of this Sunday.  

Yea the defense is doing it's thing. 

[electro's horse]

22 minutes ago, Fox007 said:

Yup....we had 4 picks in the top 75 in 2008

When you look at the players that went in the top 75 that year and you realize Hurney could have established a dynasty here with that draft alone. rofl it's so funny it's sad.

Eh,  they probably don’t win the south without otah

flags fly forever etc

[Fox007]

8 minutes ago, electro's horse said:

Eh,  they probably don’t win the south without otah

flags fly forever etc

Yea it was also about as hyperbole as a comment can get. 

[iamhubby1]

1 hour ago, electro's horse said:

Also the other thing to keep in mind is that the Panthers offense is primarily designed to keep the defense fresh. Ron rivera probably doesn't care that his offense can't score points because it still leads the league in time of possession. Devin and Benjamin were drafted in part because they were huge blockers that could help run out the clock. poo, if there's anything the Panthers offense is good at its waiting until the last possible second to snap the ball. Gotta give Luke those extra seconds on the sideline!

It's an absolutely unthinkable way to play football in 2017. The rules have slanted so far towards the offense it's borderline unfair, and the Panthers are still trying to build the 85 bears.

case in point, end of the game yesterday. Panthers have the ball with 2:30 left, Falcons have one or two timeouts, I can't remember. 

Basically they get two first down and the game is over. 

But you could see it in Ron's eyes. He wanted to punt that ball back and let the defense go for it so freaking bad. It was 2012 all over again. 

 

    And yet. With all that, we sit at 6-3. Dang, that's gotta sting huh?

[electro's horse]

10 minutes ago, iamhubby1 said:

 

    And yet. With all that, we sit at 6-3. Dang, that's gotta sting huh?

Yeah I have season tickets because I want the team to lose. 

You moron. 

[Steve Smith]

6 minutes ago, electro's horse said:

Yeah I have season tickets because I want the team to lose. 

You moron. 

You're embarrassing yourself. 

[pantherclaw]

10 hours ago, outlaw4 said:

The best defenses find a way to slow down the opposing team's best offensive weapon. We didn't quite do that this game but we still won with a solid defensive stop at the end. That I did like but again, we'll need to improve if we want to follow the 2015 Broncos blueprint. 

He didn't have an enough impact for the Falcons.  

So evidently the was slowed down, dispite the fact the Falcons were trying to force feed him.

[LordOfDaWingz]

Yea, the defense is good but it ain't special until it starts forcing turnovers.

[XOBlackxJokerOX]

14 hours ago, JARROD said:

Makes you or at least me wonder what Wilks would do as our HC?

we see what McDermott is doing with. Buffalo and they were one of the league jokes with the Browns and company in previous years,...

i think Wilks would take this team to the promised land,...

I just like his "No frills/no nonsense" approach to the game. Plus he's not afraid to take chances as you can tell by our blitz percentages. Not sure if a new GM would hire the old DC though. Usually the whole staff goes, right?

[gorillamilitia13]

13 hours ago, Seltzer said:

Anyone who doesn't think Rivera deserves a lot of the credit for this is crazy. Not taking anything away from Wilks, who deserves HC consideration, but Rivera is one of the best defensive minds of the last 15-20 years.

I get the frustrations with him as a HC and his ridiculous loyalty to Shula, but other than the first year when we didn't have talent and when we've had a lot of injuries, he has presided over really good defenses.

I'm not being a homer for Rivera bc I can't believe we brought Shula back after last year, but he is a damn good defensive coach and has proven it time and time again over the last decade plus.

 

One thing for sure is that he does trust that defense with his life.