Former NFL LB makes Bold Statement on Panthers Defense

[Tbe]

1 hour ago, Pup McBarky said:

I agree with him. I think the defense is definitely top 10 and we have a shot to be even better, depending on a couple of the pieces we got. 

I don’t know if we’re top 10 yet. Still a good bit of inexperience there. Next year though, we better be or Snow needs to go.

[CarolinaLivin]

2 minutes ago, Tbe said:

I don’t know if we’re top 10 yet. Still a good bit of inexperience there. Next year though, we better be or Snow needs to go.

I think the only thing that will limit us from being top ten, is age and injury. Lot of young guys and most the veterans we brought in have an injury history. 

[BPF]

This D should be quite something to watch. They got better with every game last year, and only got better personnel wise this offseason. Stoked to see them feast this year.

[jayflip]

19 minutes ago, Tbe said:

I don’t know if we’re top 10 yet. Still a good bit of inexperience there. Next year though, we better be or Snow needs to go.

 

[KatsAzz]

The Panthers boasted a bland and average defense last year, ranking 18th in points allowed, so i look for a sharp upward trend this year.

 

I like the CB Jaycee Horn pick at No. 8 overall but i was concerned that we didn’t address defense again until the fifth round, grabbing DT Daviyon Nixon and CB Keith Taylor Jr.

 

However,I thought we did well with the free agency crop of DE Morgan Fox, CB A.J. Bouye, LB Denzel Perryman and DT DaQuan Jones being the most significant of the signings.

 

While Horn and Bouye will give us a strong CB pair the Saftey and Interior Defensive Line spots leave me a little concerned. I am hoping they will be addressed further when other teams start making wholesale cuts.

[Pup McBarky]

59 minutes ago, Tbe said:

I don’t know if we’re top 10 yet. Still a good bit of inexperience there. Next year though, we better be or Snow needs to go.

I think Reddick, Fox, and Bouye push us into the top 10 discussion. If Perryman stays healthy and the rooks do what I think they're capable of, we could push for top 5, especially if Horn becomes who we think he is.

[BigAggieLean.]

I was impressed with Snow last season, probably more than any other coach. He did his thing with what he had last season. I don’t know about top 10, but I believe he’ll have his unit prepared.

[Madwolf]

Not entirely convinced we'll be Top10. Our secondary is still a fairly big mess outside of Horn and Chinn. Jackson is too big a question mark to be counted on, and our LBers don't quite live up to the usual Carolina strength they've been in pass.

This defense should be plenty better though, I expect them to be middle of the pack for most of the year, and come on strong at the end if they can avoid injuries.

[kungfoodude]

2 hours ago, Ivan The Awesome said:

Honestly it would be a failure if we weren't in the top 10 with all the defense that was drafted and the talent that is on that side of the ball. 

Let's not get too carried away with that line of thought. If they are a top 11-15 defense, that isn't a failure. 

These guys are still really young and we still have big question marks in most of the position groups. 

It isn't fair to saddle them with that kind of expectation, IMO. I think we should be hopeful they can achieve that but not upset if they don't. 

[shaq]

I really love the defense we’re putting together, regardless of where they finish I expect a much better unit this season which will only improve as years go on.

[TheMostInterestingMan]

What the hell is up with the Snow hate in here. This entire board anticipated us having the worst defense in the league heading into the season last year. Snow did an incredible job with what he was given to work with. Now suddenly he’s on the hot seat? If he doesn’t finish top ten it’s going to cost him his job? Man, I swear some of you guys are worse than click bait journalists in the off-season 
 

 

[Black&BlueBubba]

[Michael G]

I think Phil did really well late in the year after the defense really struggled early. Its possible that the lack of OTAs and needed reps  and cohesion played a big role in the poor start. I am excited to see what He can do with the new pieces and a better offseason and more access to his players.

Baylor fans were excited about him when he was there apparently- check out the GIF

Edited May 28, 2021 by Michael G

[Khaki Lackey]

Lol I had forgotten Juston Burris was on the team. How did he look before he went down last year?

I wonder if there’s a chance that Kenny Robinson catches on.