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Not really sure this is the best thread for this...., but since it's related to the upcoming game on Sunday, here are this week's Panthers Practice Squad protections:

Hmmmm. Could that be a name for this defense. I know there are Snow Wolves... Howabout the "Snow Hyenas"? Or, giving up the fun Snow meme, simply the "Hyena Pack"

I think it's a factor of the fact that no locker room interviews are allowed, so they're making sure that lots of players get media availability. I'm loving it!

Absolutely. When you think of the hype Chinn got last year because of how he flashed, but this year in his new position he's a bit "invisible" on the stat sheet, but playing GREAT and absolutely ESSENTIAL to the D's success. I LOVE this kind of team.

Yes, it's going to be interesting. Panthers defense is currently #3 in the league in terms of opposing teams passing completion rate. And Dallas has the highest completion percentage. Going to be a fun battle of a great defense against a great offense.

Derrick Brown shows up on the leaderboard for DT Run-Stop win rate: No Panthers Edge players show up on Run Stop Win Rate:

Here are the DT pass-rush win stats. NO Panthers make this list... Not necessarily a bad thing. We know we're getting interior pressure. It's just that we're either not meeting the technical definition of a pass-rush win, OR we've got many players impacting the passer, not just a single dominant star. I'm guessing it's a combination of both.

I'm seeing some stats today that confound me a little bit. On one hand, the Panthers lead the league in sacks, QB hits, Pass-Rush Win Rate, fewest passing yards allowed.... Yet, in the individual pass-rush win stats for edge rushers and DTs, only Haason Reddick's name shows up among top players. I was a bit surprised! I'm guessing it's a combination of two things: 1) it may be simply a function of the technical definition of pass-rush win rate. Our defense is succeeding in pass rush and disrupting QBs without meeting the technical definition of a pass-rush win. 2) Our defense is playing nearly seamlessly as a unit - very much pick your poison - with MANY players having a role in pass rush success. Very selfless. Doesn't depend on one star player. Which makes it that much harder to scheme against. When we can get pressure from so many different players from so many different looks, it makes it very tough for opposing offenses. I love it. I really hope we can keep it up!! In general, while we know the guys are competitive and love their stats (e.g. the golf-cart sack competition between Burns & Reddick), so many guys aren't getting a ton of flashy stats (Jermaine Carter, DaQuan, Brown, Shaq, Donte, Luvu) and yet what they are doing is absolutely critical to the defense's success. I don't know when I've seen a defense play AS A TEAM this consistently in a long time. (Maybe I'm just noticing it more because our secondary is so improved and it's really evident how the excellent coverage is feeding the pass rush and vice-versa.) Whatever is going on, I'm loving it!!!

I know! Cracks me up every time!

Hmmmmm. Interesting not to see Brian Burns among the leaders. I guess Panthers pass rush is 1) a whole defense effort 2) and/or benefitting from interior rush?

But.... On the passing side of the game, Panthers still lead the league in Pass Rush Win Rate, and Dallas's Pass Rush Block Rate is only slightly better than ours, so that's a big opportunity for our D.

Panthers have the #1 rushing defense in the league currently. Dallas excelling on Run-Block Win Rate. Will be a stiff challenge for our rushing defense. Really may be THE key factor in the game. Shutting down the Dallas run game would give incredible legitimacy to the Panthers D.

And here's the Run block win rate. Panthers still struggling, and Dallas excelling. Will be a stiff challenge for our best in league rushing defense. Shutting down the Dallas run game would give incredible legitimacy to the Panthers D.

So Tecklenburg was promoted to 53. Pretty much a guarantee that he'll be active again as backup C. Assuming active O-line will be Moton, Miller, Paradis, Daley, Erving and then Scott, Tecklenburg and Christensen as reserves.

Speaking of Dallas... Dak has been extremely accurate. Hoping a date with Panthers' D will change this number!

Week 3 over and some things remain the same. Panthers have the worst pass-block win rate: And the best pass rush win rate: interesting to see Dallas with only a 43% pass-block win rate. Everyone hypes up their O-line. Looks like the Panthers D has a nice opportunity.

I listened to Greg Olsen's WFNZ segment a little while ago. He kept emphasizing his concern at how young (and raw) our team is. Sounded a bit like he thinks this game in Jerryworld will be a bit big for them. Likened it a bit to a playoff game with the hype and Dallas's star power on offense. I get his point and I respect it. Obviously this team IS super young.. But...! It made me very glad we're coming off the pressure of an away primetime game in which there was significant adversity. (Big injuries, BS penalties). I think the way the team played in 2nd half vs Houston shows me that Dallas may not be too big for them. I think they'll have some of the "BIG GAME" jitters out of their system. At least I hope so!!

Moton didn't play much his rookie year IIRC. I'm okay with slower development of O-line guys as long as the staff gets a chance to see what they really have before next year's draft. Didn't Norwell & Turner get slotted in fairly late in 2014 season and we went on a tear... Would be nice for a repeat scenario!!! One thing to keep in mind as far as O-line activations is the question of backup Center with Elflein on IR. It's been Tecklenburg the past 2 weeks. If we plan to have him as backup again he needs to be officially added to 53 since he's reached his limit of PS elevations. Is there anyone else on our roster who can back up Paradis ?

I don't even want to think about Steelers or 49ers games. So utterly demoralizing. Thankfully this is a new team, a new staff. I think Rhule will keep them on a more even keel win or lose. Expectations are still pretty low for the team nationally though the defense has gotten a lot of attention. (Being #1 will do that). Last week's second half showed me something about this team's grit and resilience. Gives me some optimism that they can handle a tough battle. I'm gonna try and just enjoy it without huge expectations of a W. I believe in this team right now no matter the outcome.

I just dug into the details for our Defensive Performance in stopping Houston on 3rd down. So awesome to see!!! No 3rd downs allowed in 1st half Only 1 3rd & short allowed the whole game Average distance to go for HOU: 10.2 Yds The key stop was honestly on a 3rd down stop on a long 11 play drive by Houston to start the 2nd half (Drive 6). Houston got fairly deep into CAR territory (to the CAR 39) (aided by a DPI call against Donte). Houston on 3rd & 4 (their 2nd shortest 3rd down attempt of the game) fails to convert, with the stop by Frankie Luvu. They punt it away rather than try a long FG. After that, our offense began dominating and our defense held Houston in quite tight check the rest of the way. Here's what the game log looked like: Officially only 1 3rd down conversion allowed. The second one was "made" on a DPI penalty. I'll have summary tables re: our defensive stops on 3rd down tomorrow.

QB Hits Produced: Panthers STILL lead the league after 3 weeks