This is how we should playing D moving forward

[beastson]

Especially against our division. We can't let brees and ryan throw to wide open targets. Fitzmagic too. Press coverage, make the QB hold it a little long and get some pressure

 

If too small

[Bartin]

The Saints will run pick routes and bunch formations all day against that

[Dex]

OMG YOU'VE CRACKED THE CODE

[PantherNation123]

Need to be able to create pressure with blitzes and play cover 1 like this, but also need to be able to create pressure with our front 4, which we have struggled with this year.  There have been glimpses, but creating pressure with the front 4 consistently is key

[PantherPhann89]

We played an all around good game against Baltimore...

[TheSpecialJuan]

28 minutes ago, Mr. Nuts said:

Michael Thomas, Julio Jones and Mike Evans

[Fright]

Won’t matter. Cam is going to have to drop 40 vs the Saints regardless of pressure or not.

[countryboi]

that may work on fitz but Ryan and Brees will eat that poo up...Brees saw your blitz coming before the the snap.

[Move the Panthers to Raleigh]

[SixMileDrive]

This is how you get destroyed vs top QBs. Brees feasts on blitzes.

[PleaseCutStewart]

Amazing what calling corner blitzes, double A gap blitzes, delayed blitzes, etc. does, instead of just rushing 4 and dropping 7 into deep coverage...

[LA_Panther]

We may get away with blitzing the bucs, but blitzing good QBs is playing Russian roulette 

But we had some good nicely disguised blitzes against the Ravens. That Donte Jackson blitz, and the LB blitzes that flustered Flacco were good. Something to build on

Just don’t expect much from the front 4 

[Tarheels23]

Well now that I know Captain plays man coverage way better than zone, I would say Bradberry is the sole reason why we don’t play as much man as we did against the Ravens on a regular. 

[pantherj]

The Saints might score over 90 points against that defense.

There is already one proven way to dismantle the Saints offense, and we've done it in the past. You have to have DTs who can push into the middle of the pocket and force Brees off his spot and make him move. This completely disrupts their timing routes and buys time for the d-line to basically break Brees short ass in half. We don't have DTs good enough to do that ever since the Saints upgraded their o-line to stop us.

What can our current defense do against the Saints? The pressure from the d-line is simply not going to get there and you don't plan for that. Brees can throw short passes all day no problem. If you can't get to Brees, then you have to have another plan.  The key focus should be on generating turnovers by stripping the ball after the catch. The zone needs to be tight, and strip attempts need to be the focus.