Pat Y: Best D in the NFC South

[cultclassiccat]

Pat Y and I are drunk off the kool aid.

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[SuperMan]

I think he is right we will surprise, I do not think that Mcdermont was able to be as aggressive as he wanted to be due to the lack of talent at LB.

[Mage]

I don't see what is so outlandish about it. We easily have the most talent on defense in the division.

Our issue is, for as good as our good players on defense are (Top 10 DE in Johnson, Top 3 MLB in Beason, Potential Pro Bowler in Kuechly, Pro Bowl Caliber in Anderson, Top 10 CB in Gamble, Solid DT in Edwards when healthy), our bad players are even worse (LOL Capt, Martin, Godfrey is wildly inconsistent, McClain/Fua). It'll all depend on the #2 corner and how our safeties perform.

[DaveThePanther2008]

I don't see what is so outlandish about it. We easily have the most talent on defense in the division.

Our issue is, for as good as our good players on defense are (Top 10 DE in Johnson, Top 3 MLB in Beason, Potential Pro Bowler in Kuechly, Pro Bowl Caliber in Anderson, Top 10 CB in Gamble, Solid DT in Edwards when healthy), our bad players are even worse (LOL Capt, Martin, Godfrey is wildly inconsistent, McClain/Fua). It'll all depend on the #2 corner and how our safeties perform.

In another article they talk about Beason's communication level over Dan Connor. Dan was a good player but a poor communicator. I think you will see the talent in the secondary will be improved just by the return of Beason. Add the new talent and our defense will be #1 in the division and top 10 in the NFL.

[La Pantera]

I don't see what is so outlandish about it. We easily have the most talent on defense in the division.

Our issue is, forIt'll all depend on the #2 corner and how our safeties perform.

Hopefully the FAs and draftees they brought in will help boost the competition (and it will). So whoever wins those jobs deserve and earned them.

[CarolinaNCSU]

Not a crazy idea at all IMO. Being the 15th ranked defense in the league could probably top the division. With the talent/potential we have and barring major injuries again, we could easily have the top defense IMO.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

No one's defense is the NFC South looks stellar, so with regaining all of our players that were injured last year; I see this as very possible.

[iamhubby1]

It is a part of Beasts' game that seems to get the least attention. Communication. Especially with a young D. Getting players lined up properly, and where to go, has to be a huge difference maker. As far as Anderson came in this regard, he is just not as vocal as Beast. Our leader is back. That is HUGE.

[Rip Saw]

I dont see it as a stretch at all - last year we went from the worst offense in the NFL to the 5 th most powerful - its not hard to imagine us easly being the best defense in the NFC south

[PantherPhann89]

I love it, I love it, I love it...

[philp]

I dont see it as a stretch at all - last year we went from the worst offense in the NFL to the 5 th most powerful - its not hard to imagine us easly being the best defense in the NFC south

We didn't get a player like cam on defense that will completely change the way we see them as a unit.

[MadHatter]

I think our defense will be MUCH improved. We have a nasty lb corp (the center of a Rivera defense).

Rivera has had top D's everywhere he has coached. He quickly made the no star Chargers D into the best in the league.

I think we will be very surprised and pleased at how this unit will play.

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