Panther fans expectations for Everette Brown

[Saint J]

Nah, I'm a die hard Saints fan. I just enjoy reading the write ups done by members here from Spartanburg, they usually provide good insight on what to expect from the Panthers during the season.

[Delhommey]

I see him getting 5-8 sacks.

[WilkinsonDonnie]

Brown is going to be a good situational pass rusher who should pick up the pressure when Peppers gets double teamed. If we are able to shorten the time we are able to get to the QB with the Brown signing then we should improve drastically from last years defense. I think not enough people are talking about our possibly bigger problem and Richard Marshall being a full time number two. From what I saw of him last year he miss read a lot routes and would somehow leave people wide open. He should improve under this scheme hopefully and Sherrod Martin is good insurance.

[panthers55]

I expect that barring injury to a starter, Brown will not play much or do much this year. He has better skills than many coming out of college but typically rookies don't have the foot or hand skills to excel right away and often are abused for at least the first half of the season.

Just like all of the saint fans were slobbing all over Sed Ellis last year talking about how he would come in and dominate right away, Panther fans think the same about Brown. He will develop into a good player and may get some play on third down to spell the starters. But if he is our leading sacker this year we are in a world of hurt.

[scpanther22]

well Freeney is a similar size, and was also under Meeks and he had a huge rookie season; 13 sacks with only 8 starts

i would put brown closer to mathis height and weight wise over freeney...charles johnson is closer to freeney and is said to be pound for pound the strongest guy on the team..plus lots of scouts have said browns size is almost maxed out

[SmootsDaddy89]

I think for now he'll be great coming off the bench. Hopefully in a year or two when he's bigger and stronger and has more experience under his belt, he can be a solid starter in our system.

[rayzor]

i hope he's good enough to start coming out of the gate and would love for that to be the case. i'm not expecting it but i am expecting him to be used pretty heavily, especially on passing downs.

he may not be starting at the beginning of the season but i wouldn't be surprised to see him starting towards the end.

all this is under the assumption that peppers is back next year which is probably a safe bet. if he isn't then most likely brown will be starting if not from day one then soon thereafter.

expectations, though? pretty high. 8-10 sacks i don't think would be outrageous.

[MadHatter]

Did I say anything about Malcolm Jenkins? This thread is about Brown, keep on topic.

I think Brown will struggle for playing time for at least this year. Peppers barring a trade has a starting job locked up, Brayton came on really well at the end of last year, and Johnson is solid as usual. It will be hard to crack that rotation consistently outside of obvious pass rushing situations.

That should make for an interesting TC battle between the DEs, should be fun to read about this summer. Even though I'm a rival fan I enjoy coming on here in July/August and reading about the Panthers traning camp.

I don't think he was trying to be a smartass about Jenkins.....but i could be wrong. It is a similar question and situation between the two teams.

Carolina needs and expects big things out of Brown this season.....jsut as the Saints need and expect big things out of Jenkins.

You are a very knowlegable poster...and I am interested in your take on jenkins as a rookie for the upcoming season.

[OneBadassCat]

I hope he can at least instantly improve our 3rd down pass rush. I also hope his presence inspires Charles Johnson to have his best season yet.

[mr beauxjangles]

I've read where some of you think he'll have a bigger impact than Peppers or Brayton which is probably a stretch. Just curious on what the consensus is.

You've come to the wrong place if you're in search of consensus.

[rayzor]

my OOAL...5 of our DEs will have 7 sacks and two of those will have 12+.

[rayzor]

You've come to the wrong place if you're in search of consensus.

not true.

more of an impact than brayton? maybe. i'm pretty confident he could and will. more than peppers, though? i would say he would provide more constant pressure than peppers (high non-stop motor vs. peppers) but not have as much as an impact than him.

[Saint J]

I don't think he was trying to be a smartass about Jenkins.....but i could be wrong. It is a similar question and situation between the two teams.

Carolina needs and expects big things out of Brown this season.....jsut as the Saints need and expect big things out of Jenkins.

You are a very knowlegable poster...and I am interested in your take on jenkins as a rookie for the upcoming season.

Ok, I'll give it a shot...

I think Jenkins will see the field a lot this year mainly because of his versatility. Gregg Williams has been quoted multiple times as saying he's drooling at the thought of all the things he can do with Jenkins who can play safety or corner. Jenkins is physical and has great ball skills, something our secondary lacks, and I think that's what will get him on the field. He'll have quite a battle in TC with Porter, Sharper, Harper, Gay, Greer, Young, etc. all battling for playing time. When he sees the field I don't expect anything stellar out of him yet, just solid play.

Our secondary actually looks pretty solid this year, lots of youth in there for the 1st time in a while...

[mr beauxjangles]

You've come to the wrong place if you're in search of consensus.

not true.

more of an impact than brayton? maybe. i'm pretty confident he could and will. more than peppers, though? i would say he would provide more constant pressure than peppers (high non-stop motor vs. peppers) but not have as much as an impact than him.

huh? I didn't make any argument about the topic, I was just stating that consensus is rarely reached on any topic at the Huddle.

Find me a thread where the various members of this board have reached consensus on a topic. And no that topic can not be about the merits of boobs.