KK Short and the lack of interior DL push

[CarolinaNCSU]

Save 5 million cutting him next year, 10 the year after, and 12.5 the year after that.  I don't think we cut him after this year, but he's got 1 year left before he's gone or that contract gets MAJOR work done to it. 

[TheRed]

HOOOOOOOGGGGGG MAAAAAWWWWLLLIIIEEEESSSS

In all seriousness, when even Luke Kuechly looks like poo out there, it's time to make a change on the defensive staff and go from there.

[PantherBrew]

This looks like a tired player.  

[AceMan]

Good thing we got big money tied into Short and Poe 

[PanthersBigD]

Is it because he's lazy or is it because he's out of position due to poor scheme? It's almost impossible to freelance on an NFL defense today. He's been dominant for years, and all of the sudden this year he sucks? I sincerely doubt he's hit a wall. We have a washed up college coach as our DL coach and an over-promoted DL coach as our DC. Those are the two variables that have changed most drastically. I'm going to reserve judgment on KK for now. Everyone is playing like crap, and we all know that they all didn't hit the wall in the same year. 

[Jeremy Igo]

20 minutes ago, PantherBrew said:

This looks like a tired player.  

It was the second quarter lol

[Peppers90 NC]

PFF suggested we get pressure on roughly 37% of passing plays, #4 in the league.

[JARROD]

7 minutes ago, Peppers90 NC said:

PFF suggested we get pressure on roughly 37% of passing plays, #4 in the league.

Unfortunately the other 63% is killing us.

[AceBoogie]

I know it’s a gif, but he doesn’t appear to be trying at all. 

[LinvilleGorge]

12 minutes ago, Peppers90 NC said:

PFF suggested we get pressure on roughly 37% of passing plays, #4 in the league.

Having watched every game, I strongly disagree with this.

[PntherPryd]

2 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Having watched every game, I strongly disagree with this.

But, but.... analytics!

 

[The Lobo]

52 minutes ago, TheRed said:

HOOOOOOOGGGGGG MAAAAAWWWWLLLIIIEEEESSSS

In all seriousness, when even Luke Kuechly looks like poo out there, it's time to make a change on the defensive staff and go from there.

I have felt this way as well. When Luke and TD, two all pros, look lost and sloppy, that’s not a talent issue, that is clearly coaching. The scheme is off to say the least. RR won’t fire anyone so we will have to put up with this mess. I never in my years of watching Luke play thought he’d ever be this bad. How bad of a DC do you have to be make Luke struggle? 

[LinvilleGorge]

The only impact KK is making this season is on our cap space.

But, I agree with the sentiment being shared here and have said the same thing repeatedly, when an entire unit looks lost (even proven All Pros) after a coordinator change Occam's Razor says that it's a lot more likely that it's a coordinator issue than it is that all of those players now suck.

[jamos14]

That is just piss poor effort.  Mirrors what I've seen on gameday.  KK and Poe are non existent and they are getting paid 25 mil a year between the two of them.