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Louis Leonard: One on One


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Me: "So Louis, based on what you've seen and experienced so far...Do you think there's a snowball's chance in hell this D-Line can stop the run this year?"

Leonard: "Hell yeah, we've got the putty, caulk, and the fuggin cement to patch up that wall now baby"

Only in a perfect world.

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I don't really understand why so many fans assume that the Panthers will struggle against the run this year. Except for the rookies, all of these guys now have a year in Meek's system, so they should be in much better shape than they were early last year, which was when opponents really racked up the rushing yardage on them. They got much better against the run as the season wore on in 09.

Hopefully, they can stay relatively healthy through TC this year as well. I think people are kind of forgetting just how hard it was for the Panthers to replace Kemo last year while Peppers was taking up all their cap space.

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I don't really understand why so many fans assume that the Panthers will struggle against the run this year. Except for the rookies, all of these guys now have a year in Meek's system, so they should be in much better shape than they were early last year, which was when opponents really racked up the rushing yardage on them. They got much better against the run as the season wore on in 09.

Hopefully, they can stay relatively healthy through TC this year as well. I think people are kind of forgetting just how hard it was for the Panthers to replace Kemo last year while Peppers was taking up all their cap space.

Yeah, now we don't have to worry about Kemo's fat ass not making it through training camp. I believe our defensive front is gonna be a force to reckon with. Maybe not at first, but a few games in, they'll start to gel. I actually think I like our chances against the run more so than the pass. Although, I think our secondary will pick up the slack.

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