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Does our D seem to be wearing down or am I just spoiled?


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Yes, I am very well aware of the insane stats our D has right now. We dominate in points allowed, rush yds, pass yds etc. But I will be honest, I have seen some areas of concern the last couple games. I do not like how we made Glennon look like a above average QB, he drove that offense downfield in scoring range on more than one occasion and that was despite Vjax being very quiet. He even had that one play he rolled out and made a Russel Willson throw on the run and completed to midfield.

If it wasnt for the two botched snaps and mistakes on their part, that could have been a lot closer game. Now go back to the Rams game and Bradford had way too much time in the pocket, he had a clean pocket and much like Glennon he was driving that offense at will a few times.

So to be more specific here is what I think I see and I want you to see if im just being too nitpicky and nothing to be concerned about.

A. QBs have way too much time in the pocket and look too comfortable out there. Either we arent getting to the QB or when we do seem to create pressure, we cant finish with a sack and he ends up completing a pass.

B. We dont seem to be collapsing the pocket and opposing QBs have room to comfortably step into the pocket and complete passes. Yes, I love me some Star, the man is truely a beast BUT is this a sign of the rookie wall? Oh and BTW, I would still take a Star hitting the rookie wall then a fully fresh Fua any day.

C. Missed tackles by our LB. Keek seemed to struggle in the Rams game with missed tackles. And watching the Game FX on NFL network during that game, Rivera seems to agree seeing how he chewed him out. During the Bucs game he seemed to get his hands on the TE behind the LOS, only he couldnt finish and suddenly its a 5-6 yard gain.

I guess what im saying is this, as a whole we have been playing lights out and NOONE is more ecstatic about us being 4-3 than I am, trust me. It seems like our D has looked downright amazing through the Arizona game but since the Vikings game and on, it just seems like our D seems to be wearing down some.

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Our D has been lucky as poo, tho some can aright their just that good. Time after time the other team will be moving the ball with ease then all of a sudden they fumble or throw it straight to mike Mitchell. Look at the Tampa game.

Tampa for example moved the ball well but they bailed our defense out. Two low snaps on third down that ended drives and Glennon missed wide open receivers high. When he wasn't missing them they dropped passes.

It may be just me but so far our defense has been more lucky than good

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Actually Glennon looked worse against us than the two previous games. He has moved the ball well sice he has been a starter but they have either made a mistake or can't get in the endzone when they get to the redzone.

We held Tampa to 6 points outside a late TD.

Sure the defense can get better, but they are playing well.

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yeah it's something i worry about too. i think there's only so much you can do with a relatively small, speedy defense like we have before it starts hitting their stamina. i don't understand why they'd be tired already though since we tend to own top.

I mean the Giants game we looked like the Steel Curtain or 85 Bears, grant it, it was the Giants. Then we look solid in Arizona. But then the Vikings game, Cassel seemd to have some nice drives. Then came the Rams and Bradford was driving the offense well, then against the Bucs Glennon actually looked above average and our pass rush was quiet.

Im just afraid against much better teams, you cant give good QBs clean pockets

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Our D has been lucky as poo, tho some can aright their just that good. Time after time the other team will be moving the ball with ease then all of a sudden they fumble or throw it straight to mike Mitchell. Look at the Tampa game.

Tampa for example moved the ball well but they bailed our defense out. Two low snaps on third down that ended drives and Glennon missed wide open receivers high. When he wasn't missing them they dropped passes.

It may be just me but so far our defense has been more lucky than good

Top defenses might be lucky sometimes but not all the time. This is a great defense. Maybe u should go back and relive games with our old defense from a few years ago.

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Our defense seems to fit that bend but dont break mentality we may not be 100% dominate every snap but when it comes to giving up tds we just simply dont allow them and that speaks volumes because collectively through week 7 this year teams have scored 542 tds the most in nfl history and we only allow an avg of like 1.7 tds against us per game

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Our D has been lucky as poo, tho some can aright their just that good. Time after time the other team will be moving the ball with ease then all of a sudden they fumble or throw it straight to mike Mitchell. Look at the Tampa game.

Tampa for example moved the ball well but they bailed our defense out. Two low snaps on third down that ended drives and Glennon missed wide open receivers high. When he wasn't missing them they dropped passes.

It may be just me but so far our defense has been more lucky than good

Agreed. I think the reason the perception among Panther fans is we have such a elite D is when we destroyed the Giants with Manning/Nicks/Cruz, we suddenly thought we had a elite D and still going off that. But the truth is, it seems like our D has very quietly been declining.

In the "points allowed" category, when you have a Offense that holds onto the ball for nearly 10 minutes a quarter, that goes a long way in opposing teams not being able to score

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Agreed. I think the reason the perception among Panther fans is we have such a elite D is when we destroyed the Giants with Manning/Nicks/Cruz, we suddenly thought we had a elite D and still going off that. But the truth is, it seems like our D has very quietly been declining.

In the "points allowed" category, when you have a Offense that holds onto the ball for nearly 10 minutes a quarter, that goes a long way in opposing teams not being able to score

No the reason people know we have a good defense is bc we don't allow touchdowns, we get pressure with 4, we have an average if not below average secondary and yet we defend and fly to the ball. You guys would cry with a loaf of Bread under each arm.

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No the reason people know we have a good defense is bc we don't allow touchdowns, we get pressure with 4, we have an average if not below average secondary and yet we defend and fly to the ball. You guys would cry with a loaf of Bread under each arm.

But thats the issue. We really havent been getting any pressure and our pass rush has left a lot to be desired the last couple of games. What I see lately is QBs looking too comfortable

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