This is a get right game for the Carolina Panthers defense.

[pantherclaw]

30 minutes ago, steven8989 said:

Yeah when Andy Dalton comes and demolishes this defense because we are playing Colin Jones, Gaulden, and Elder because looks like Jackson will be out you will be on here whining as well. Guess what we will be on here to tell ya about it.

Good luck with that.

[pantherclaw]

39 minutes ago, mjligon said:

Or maybe we are just realists and recognize that this defense shouldn’t be considered a top defense until it actually shows it on the field.

Franchise history/reputation mean literally nothing when you’re getting absolutely gashed by Tevin Coleman and Ito Smith.

1 game doesn't make you a realist. Do you even know what that word means?

[t96]

46 minutes ago, mjligon said:

Or maybe we are just realists and recognize that this defense shouldn’t be considered a top defense until it actually shows it on the field.

Franchise history/reputation mean literally nothing when you’re getting absolutely gashed by Tevin Coleman and Ito Smith.

It's one game against a division rival in their house who has the best WR in the league, an MVP winning QB, several other solid WRs and Coleman is a top 15-20 HB easily. Our D dominated Dallas. One clunker hardly makes me think our D sucks this year... Every year under Rivera the D has had a bad game or two at least but finished the year overall top 10.

[imminent rogaine]

Blitz shaq, break dalton. 

[Mr. Scot]

Certainly hope so.

If Week Two is a time when a lot of Week One's misconceptions get demolished, Week Three is the time when everybody's looking at you and saying "Let's see who you really are."

I'd like for us to have a good answer to that question.

[bigdavis]

3 hours ago, parker said:

We had 3 defenders that couldn't stop Matt Ryan from rushing in the end zone.  He ran through 3 defenders. That summed up the game right there.  

It summed up that play, but doesn't have the effect that our WR's (and RB's) dropped passes, and Torrey's 2 motion penalties had.  I think we win the shootout (despite our D's bad game) if those don't occur.  One play seldom determines the outcome.

[Johnny Rockets]

7 hours ago, London Loves Luke said:

 

they do have a healthy A.j green, Eiffert and Boyd. This is gonna be a tough game for our defence and our OLine against a good defensive front.

Read where only 2 QB' have more TD passes during that stretch of games....Brady and Wilson. Seems Dalton has found his groove with Lazor. 

[trueblade]

7 hours ago, London Loves Luke said:

 

they do have a healthy A.j green, Eiffert and Boyd. This is gonna be a tough game for our defence and our OLine against a good defensive front.

Here's a couple more nuggets from Yates/Berry.

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  • In the last 16 games,  the Carolina Panthers rank 24th in yards per pass attempt allowed.
  • In the last 16 games, the Panthers rank 23rd in passing touchdowns allowed
  • In 11 career games with 15-plus carries, Gio Bernard is averaging 4.4 YPC, 112 total yards per game.
  • Since the start of last season, opponents are completing 81.4 percent of passes intended for running backs against the Panthers, third highest in the NFL

   

   

[Mr. Scot]

 

[Mr. Scot]

Re: The safeties...

 

[Mr. Scot]

Rodrigue has stated that while Jackson is optimistic about his chances, it's still up in the air.

If he can't, the start on the outside goes to Corn Elder.

[Adb6368]

I remember the last time we played a team with their 1st-string running back out... all of 4 days ago

[Mr. Scot]

2 minutes ago, Adb6368 said:

I remember the last time we played a team with their 1st-string running back out... all of 4 days ago

Ouch.

That said, I think the Falcons RB Depth is better than the Bengals.

[Mr. Scot]

Rodrigue has a good analysis of how the Panthers will be covering A J Green here:

Bradberry wants to cover Green but might have to share

Apparently the Bengals have taken to moving Green around a lot, similar to what the Cardinals did with Larry Fitzgerald against us in 2008.

The creates the possibility that on some plays, Green may actually be covered by Captain Munnerlyn