Request: Can someone do a deep dive on our Defense?

[kungfoodude]

@CanadianCat

Soft paywall: https://www.matchquarters.com/p/carolina-panthers-safety-blitz-ejiro-evero

That seems to be the best thing I can find that is actually in depth. Lots of surface level stuff but nothing about what really makes his version of that Fangio-esque defense unique to him personally. 

[ProcessBlue2]

I’ve stopped doing it when I had my last account because I would point things out on film and people would argue with video evidence.

Evero runs a lot of heavy zone- mostly Cover 3. His system isn’t designed to rush the passer but rather contain the passer and get coverage sacks. When he blitzes it is very calculated. He hides this though multiple fronts. For example, he runs a 3-4 but will disguise the box with LBs and safeties to hide pressure. He will sometimes show a 4-4 or 5-2. For Cover 3, he tends to leave each CB in a 1/3 and disguise who he is leaving in the center 1/3. He sometimes does this by bringing the safeties underneath and sending the Nickel to the back of 1/3. He did this yesterday when he sent Ransom and got a sack. He will roll the CBs and Safeties too sometimes with the outside corner rolling inside and Nickel stepping to the outside corner from the slot at the snap but it’s less common from him. 
 

It’s Capers system but modernized.

Edited December 1, 2025 by ProcessBlue2

[*FreeFua*]

1 hour ago, h0llywood said:

Short Deep Dive: The return of and the emergence into an All Pro, Derrick Brown changes the dynamics of the Carolina defense.

Damn, look who it is! Hope you’re doing good

[h0llywood]

37 minutes ago, *FreeFua* said:

Damn, look who it is! Hope you’re doing good

Hey man long time no see since the outdoor frozen game in Minnesota. I've been off and on just lurking the last few years but slowly been coming back.

[KillaCamNewton]

in regards to Horn we basically move him to the short side of the field so that he can cut off that side on his own and we can roll more coverage to the wide side

[Jon Snow]

1 hour ago, LinvilleGorge said:

It's basically bend but don't break which has really become the go to defensive model in the NFL. That's why you see so many short passes. Defenses are allowing small ball while trying to take away the chunk plays figuring the more tines the other offense has to roll the dice (run a play) the more opportunity they have to screw up or for your defense to make a splash play knowing that the field gets easier to defend as it gets shorter. 

This^. 

[hepcat]

I will say that the 2nd half performances from the defense have for the most part been excellent. The defense is night and day better than 2024. Evero has put together some great defensive games so far this season, and a few duds. The Buffalo game was WOOF very bad. 

[Loyalty4Life]

2 hours ago, ProcessBlue2 said:

I’ve stopped doing it when I had my last account because I would point things out on film and people would argue with video evidence.

Evero runs a lot of heavy zone- mostly Cover 3. His system isn’t designed to rush the passer but rather contain the passer and get coverage sacks. When he blitzes it is very calculated. He hides this though multiple fronts. For example, he runs a 3-4 but will disguise the box with LBs and safeties to hide pressure. He will sometimes show a 4-4 or 5-2. For Cover 3, he tends to leave each CB in a 1/3 and disguise who he is leaving in the center 1/3. He sometimes does this by bringing the safeties underneath and sending the Nickel to the back of 1/3. He did this yesterday when he sent Ransom and got a sack. He will roll the CBs and Safeties too sometimes with the outside corner rolling inside and Nickel stepping to the outside corner from the slot at the snap but it’s less common from him. 
 

It’s Capers system but modernized.

Thank you for answering the OP's question.  Love the breakdown.

[PantherChris]

3 hours ago, kungfoodude said:

@CanadianCat

Soft paywall: https://www.matchquarters.com/p/carolina-panthers-safety-blitz-ejiro-evero

That seems to be the best thing I can find that is actually in depth. Lots of surface level stuff but nothing about what really makes his version of that Fangio-esque defense unique to him personally. 

Yep basically play cover 3 90% of the time almost never blitz....  motion dbs pre snap a lot but rarely bring them.

[CanadianCat]

Man talking ball on THIS website... who would have thought!