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Panthers Pressure Point: Sean Mcdermott

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According to ESPN.com and Pat Yas

Link: http://espn.go.com/b...-pressure-point

There probably isn’t a defensive coordinator in the league who has faced more criticism than Sean McDermott the past two seasons. He was fired by Philadelphia after the 2010 season, and his defense was dismal in his first season in Carolina.

McDermott got a bit of a pass because Carolina had a bunch of injuries on defense, it was the first year for a new coaching staff and rookie quarterback Cam Newtonand a suddenly explosive offense gave fans a nice distraction. But, no matter how many points Newton and the offense scored, the Carolina defense had enormous trouble protecting leads in a 6-10 season. The excuses won’t fly this time around.

Linebackers Jon Beason and Thomas Davis and defensive tackle Ron Edwards are returning from injuries and the Panthers added linebacker Luke Kuechly in the first round of this year’s draft. McDermott has the personnel necessary to put together a respectable defense. The injured players and Kuechly join a nucleus that includes defensive end Charles Johnson and cornerback Chris Gamble, and the pressure is squarely on McDermott to put a good defense on the field.

If he can do that, Carolina could be a legitimate playoff contender. If not, McDermott could be on the hot seat.

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McDermott is a great coordinator and I think along with Rivera focusing more on defense this season now that our offense is set, I think they'll be able to establish a playoff caliber defense if everyone stays healthy.

But if our defense is bottom 20 again, McDermott should be on his way out.

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I would wait until after year 3 to really say he has to go, I cant see us being in the bottom 10 this year again, even though we have players coming back from injury, we still have young players that our developing. So by year 3, our DEF should be top 10-15 or we need to look elsewhere....

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