Derrick Brown

[Navy_football]

Missing piece last season. I mean this dude is friggin ridiculous.

Can one player make that much of a difference in the entire defense? Yes. Yes he can. 

[Waldo]

Brown is a beast but calling the D improved given the schedule to date is a stretch. Plenty of reality checks after the Jets

[Khaki Lackey]

Just now, Gapanthersfan said:

He reminds me of a Hurney first rounder. 

Was he Hurn-dogg's final parting gift to us? I'll give credit where it's due, Hurney was too dumb to overthink those top ten picks.

[SmokinwithWilly]

Reminds me a lot of Star. Doesnt get a lot of sacks but is a game wrecker in the middle. 

[csx]

6 minutes ago, Gapanthersfan said:

He reminds me of a Hurney first rounder. 

As he should. He was.

[electro's horse]

the records will show i was the first person on the board to realize "oh poo this guy is actually really good." 

remember next time you want to argue with me about someone 

[electro's horse]

Just now, csx said:

As he should. He was.

lmao

 

[Shotgun]

Arm tackles are supposedly a bad thing...not when that "arm" is attached to D Browns body. lol

[t96]

Brown and Horn are legit. Rest of the D needs work but those are 2 real solid pieces to build around. Health obviously the only caveat, but Horn's injuries seem to be behind him (knock on wood) and Brown has picked up right where he left off after missing a year. 

 

Not trying to beat the dead horse but I still think we need to switch back to the 4-3 and get Brown a pass rush specialist to pair with in the middle. Imagine prime KK Short with Brown eating up space. Star was solid but Brown is on another level -- prime KK could've put up 20 sacks in a year if our D was the same then except with Brown instead of Star. 

[PNW_PantherMan]

14 minutes ago, Khaki Lackey said:

Was he Hurn-dogg's final parting gift to us? I'll give credit where it's due, Hurney was too dumb to overthink those top ten picks.

There’s some real wisdom in that

[electro's horse]

Reminder that brown was supposed to be Herbie. 

[LinvilleGorge]

27 minutes ago, Waldo said:

Brown is a beast but calling the D improved given the schedule to date is a stretch. Plenty of reality checks after the Jets

I do think it's improved but still not good. "Improved" isn't saying much when you just have to avoid being the worst ever to pull it off. LOL 

[Waldo]

5 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I do think it's improved but still not good. "Improved" isn't saying much when you just have to avoid being the worst ever to pull it off. LOL 

Fair. But by how much? Not sure we will really know until after the Jets.

[strato]

4 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I do think it's improved but still not good. "Improved" isn't saying much when you just have to avoid being the worst ever to pull it off. LOL 

Yeah. I think they are working towards much improved. The ILBs though, are gonna hold it back.  I am not saying Much Improved means top defense. 
 

Instead of having 7 or 8 weak links, we may be down to 3 or 4 obvious laggards.