Some stats that may tell the story Sunday.

[Verge]

2 hours ago, Khyber53 said:

Any thoughts on how we're able to shut down the running game? Is it the d-line (I've seen Burns and Reddick very involved in run D rather than just existing as pass rush specialists), is Brown that good at clogging up the middle? Are our LBs playing like the second coming of the Three Horsemen (Luke, Davis and Thompson)? Big support from DBs and safeties?

Or is it just an overall explosion of motivation? The entire defense seems to take this personal that they will own the field. There are so many of them in on every tackle, very little standing around and being out of place. Playing with drive and desire.

Dang, this iteration of the Panthers has been long awaited!

Scheme and the personnel to execute said scheme. Our D is literally designed to shut down zone blocking schemes along the defensive line.

[Khyber53]

1 hour ago, Leeroy Jenkins Ph.D. said:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=G0AT1ykLzxQ&t=18s

Great vid!

[JawnyBlaze]

1 hour ago, Wes21 said:

I wanted Derrick Brown because a guy like him changes everything.  There is a domino effect with a guy like that.

Yep. 

[rayzor]

53 minutes ago, Verge said:

Scheme and the personnel to execute said scheme. Our D is literally designed to shut down zone blocking schemes along the defensive line.

Yep, league is going to find out soon that this defense doesn't just shut down bad teams and teams having a bad day.

This defense creates bad days.

[Smithers]

3 hours ago, @bonafidebanter said:

I'm looking for Dallas to run a lot of 12 personnel. They tend to spread you out and go empty with it. 

Sure do hope they make the mistake of trotting 12 guys out often.  

[@bonafidebanter]

1 hour ago, Smithers said:

Sure do hope they make the mistake of trotting 12 guys out often.  

You're joking, right?

[Ivan The Awesome]

4 hours ago, Wes21 said:

I wanted Derrick Brown because a guy like him changes everything.  There is a domino effect with a guy like that.

Fox as well, his ability to move from game and read the gaps and go to the right one while shedding blocks to get to the carrier is fuging insane. He's a great complimentary piece to Brown. They, along with YGM, are the ones doing the dirty work so the LB's and S's can run around, blitz or get to the runner if they break the first level. 

[Smithers]

33 minutes ago, @bonafidebanter said:

You're joking, right?

Lol, yes. 

[Snake]

6 hours ago, @bonafidebanter said:

I'm looking for Dallas to run a lot of 12 personnel. They tend to spread you out and go empty with it. 

And they will get run over if they do that. People have broken down how our defense actually forcese teams to do this and it allows them to become ferocious getting to the QB. 

[Snake]

2 hours ago, Smithers said:

Sure do hope they make the mistake of trotting 12 guys out often.  

Yeah this Cow punk fan thinks they will burn us with that. It's hilarious. We absolutely dominated the Saints when they tried that. 

[Snake]

3 hours ago, Verge said:

Scheme and the personnel to execute said scheme. Our D is literally designed to shut down zone blocking schemes along the defensive line.

It's really designed to adapt. You put a hat on a hat it's bad news. You zone it's bad news. It's a combination of scheme and talent. 

[OldhamA]

8 hours ago, Wes21 said:

I wanted Derrick Brown because a guy like him changes everything.  There is a domino effect with a guy like that.

War Daddy DT.

[cardiackat88.]

9 hours ago, SBBlue said:

Haven't you heard?  Kamara forgot how to run and  the Saints OL forgot how to block during our game and didn't have the the defensive assistant coaches there to remind them how.  Poor sobs.

You forgot to mention that they were apparently down to 3rd string players on both sides of the ball minus Jameis and Kamara.

Oh, and Sean Peyton was the only coach available on all of Louisiana who didn't have the Roni 

[pantherclaw]

7 hours ago, rayzor said:

Yep, league is going to find out soon that this defense doesn't just shut down bad teams and teams having a bad day.

This defense creates bad days.

Simply amazes me the experts haven't even suggested the fact.