The question of the day: is Derrick Brown good, elite, or fine?

[Prowler2k18]

3 hours ago, Mistuh Jones said:

He's a demon, is what he is. And I feel we ain't seen nothin' yet outta him TBH. 

This with an experienced and renowned DL coach like Todd Walsh, Brown is going to be a force to be reckoned with.

[WhoKnows]

He’s a hood above average DT but he’s not elite. Elite IMHO means you are stopping the run and rushing the passer as well.

Damn autocorrect keeps changing good to hood. I literally just watched it do it again and fixed it.

Edited May 2, 2023 by WhoKnows

[joemac]

3 hours ago, Mistuh Jones said:

He's a demon, is what he is. And I feel we ain't seen nothin' yet outta him TBH. 

Yup, he could have a very big year switching to the DE spot in our 3-4 defense. 

[Soul Rebel]

I think he's good, potentially elite depending on the next year or so in Evero & Wash's system. 

 

[Jon Snow]

He's on the way to being elite. He needs some help on the line because without him this defense would not be half as good as it is.

[ladypanther]

3 hours ago, Ricky Spanish said:

Based on last season I think he's good. 

If we didn't have him we'd be in a much worse situation. 

Did he improve last year after Rhule/Snow departed?

He now has a real D coordinator.  He might really benefit.

[cmichd08]

4 hours ago, Varking said:

Depends on what you want out of your defensive tackle. Take up space, eat blockers and make a play against the run? He’s ideal. Want him to sack the QB? You can’t ignore his lack of sacks and thus he’s almost through his rookie contract and has how many sacks in his career?

He wasn't a great sacking DT in college either. He is just a run stuffer.

[t96]

He's not elite but he's better than good. He's a great 2nd tier DT whose impact isn't realized purely by stats. He takes up blockers to create space for the defensive playmakers. I think he's better than Star was here and we missed Star a ton when we let him walk years ago.

[matt rhules gut fat]

So far he falls somewhere between fine and good when considering all aspects of his game. 
 

 

[Swaggasaurus]

[AU-panther]

People need to stop box score scouting.

His pass rush is better than people realize.  Just look at his pass rush grade also.  Sacks don't tell the whole story, often the guy that gets the sack isn't the guy that caused the sack.  Pressures are important.

Either way, If he has another year like last year he will get paid as being elite, so people might shocked at contract time.

 

 

[NAS]

He’s very good

[Shocker]

Would be a huge hole there without him.  Derrick Brown is a load

[KatsAzz]

Panthers Pick Up Fifth-Year Option on DT Derrick Brown

Carolina makes a decision on Derrick Brown.

• SCHUYLER CALLIHANMAY 1, 2023 8:58 AM EDT

CAROLINA PANTHERS

As expected, the Carolina Panthers will pick up the fifth-year option on defensive tackle Derrick Brown, the team announced Monday.

The former seventh overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft has become a key fixture on the Panthers' defense despite having a mini-slump during his sophomore season in 2021.

In three seasons with the team, Brown has accumulated 142 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, 33 QB hits, and six sacks. This past season was his best as he set a single-season career high in tackles (67) and QB hits (12), to go along with five tackles for loss and a sack. 

With Carolina switching to a 3-4 defensive scheme under Ejiro Evero, Brown will play more of a defensive end position, which should allow him to generate more of a pass rush. Free agent addition Shy Tuttle is slated to start at the nose.