Sporting News: Expect Panthers defense to improve

[Jackofalltrades]

Irv wins.

[Mvp2014]

D should be nice this year. The media will recognize that really quickly.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

Lol, quit giving me sh*t; I was typing on my phone and I'm not a grammar major.

Also I can speak just fine.

[iamhubby1]

If we improve enough to start winning some games, people will notice. The D will get praise for playing so well. ST will be noticed for NOT losing us games. And the O will be on Sports Center on a regular basis.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

Why does everyone think Godfrey sucks...he was really good last year..Martin was the problem

He doesn't suck, but he wasn't really good either, he was average.

I personally think he will better with good pass rushers, a healthy linebacker corp, and an overall better secondary.

Hopefully Norman and Nakamura can step up for the Panthers this year in the secondary.

[iamhubby1]

Oh, ok. That sounds good to me. Blame that bad phone CP. Then again, as the wife is a pathological liar, it is really tough for me to believe someone. So we will just have to wait and see how this plays out.

[JawnyBlaze]

I am going to assume you're mishap is that of a typing error and not a reflection of ones own IQ. Ironic, none the less.

Carry on, now.

heh, double irony.

[iamhubby1]

He doesn't suck, but he wasn't really good either, he was average.

I personally think he will better with good pass rushers, a healthy linebacker corp, and an overall better secondary.

Hopefully Norman and Nakamura can step up for the Panthers this year in the secondary.

You could be right. Get a better team around him and Godfrey may play his position at a higher level. I think he cheats to much. He is trying to help before the help is needed. So when help is actually needed elsewhere, he can't get back into the play. Let him be more of a S and he could improve dramatically.

I have always had hope for Godfrey. It is getting close to time to rethink my priorities. And yeah, that is a threat.

[KendrickPanther]

In 2010 Godfrey was always out of position vs. the run. He was better in 2011 but still got burned on the pass. He is truly a JAG and we just gave him a nice big deal.

[Mage]

To be fair, he is basically saying, "Secondary will still suck but at least the front seven should be a lot better!"

Which I'd agree with. I'm not really worried about our run defense much. But our pass defense? Ugh.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

You could be right. Get a better team around him and Godfrey may play his position at a higher level. I think he cheats to much. He is trying to help before the help is needed. So when help is actually needed elsewhere, he can't get back into the play. Let him be more of a S and he could improve dramatically.

I have always had hope for Godfrey. It is getting close to time to rethink my priorities. And yeah, that is a threat.

I say this because in 2009, Godfrey had his best year by far; and it was a damn good year.

2009 Key Notes

- Sherrod Martin was a rookie and though he played in all 16 games, but he only started for five of them.

- Richard Marshall was the starting right corner and he also had the best year of his career (recording a career high in interceptions), which really helped out Godfrey (Marshall is a better corner than Munnerlyn, he just isn't as good as he thinks he is).

- Chris Gamble once again was his usual self and had another solid campaign.

- Chris Harris was the main strong safety (he rotated some with Martin), and like Marshall; Harris also had one of his best years as a pro.

- The Panthers were able to use two 2011-2012 starters as depth in 2009, in Munnerlyn and Martin. The Panthers also had other good role players in the secondary like Quinton Teal, Dante Wesley, and C.J. Wilson.

- The Panthers linebackers consisted of Jon Beason, James Anderson, Thomas Davis (for seven games), Na'il Diggs, Landon Johnson, Dan Connor, and Jordan Senn. This was one of the best linebacker corps that we've had.

- The Panthers pass rush consisted of Julius Peppers, Tyler Brayton, Damione Lewis, Hollis Thomas, Tank Tyler, Charles Johnson, Everette Brown, Nick Hayden, Louis Leonard, and Hilee Taylor. Once again, this was a really good pass rushing unit.

The point is, if you surround Godfrey with the assets that I mentioed above; you will see that he is capable of being an above average player.

If you take this into account, I think anyone will understand that Godfrey plays better

[Cam's New Arm]

heh, double irony.

Indeed.

[Keep Pounding]

Well when your damn near ranked last on every category, you pretty much can only move up.

[Kuech the Sneak]

2009 was godfreys best year by far....never really out of position and was a solid aggressive tackler