KUDOS again to Ron Meeks

[PuntJake]

at the beginning of the season i felt the defense was soft. he made the comment that he was keeping it "simple" and i thought that was a big mistake.

now i see his logic and planning. its all starting to come together. you don't just bring in a complex defense and master it in one training camp and preseason. by the beginning of the season, the "basic" package had been installed and was being run. now, it grows more complex each week. fixing our defense wasn't a one season project and i can now see meeks' brilliance and feel comfortable that with one season under our belt in his system, and a couple of key off season additions next spring, this defense has the real potential to become one of the premier defenses in the league and i don't mean for a season or two but for the next decade and could rival the most recent, lasting strong defenses of the ravens, steelers and giants of the past decade. i really feel we have that type of potential. we're going to play great this season the rest of the way i think but we're going to be dominate over the next several years.

after wanting to trade peppers, i hope he likes this new system and i feel sure it was the old system that he was wanting to get away from.

nice job ron! you da man! :cornut:

[Catdaddy]

He is a good coach!

[Dpantherman]

I have to admit, he has definitely put his touch on the Defense. we pretty much have the same players, but we are fast to the ball, and didn't really give up many big plays. only 2 TDs through the air, and short ones at that. Coverage was good most of the night. big test next week.

[mav1234]

I remember just two or three weeks ago, people were calling for him to be fired, lol.

I too hope Pep decides to stick it out - He has really come on, pretty much being a dominating force on defense for quite a while now, even if the stats dont always show it.

[CRA]

I wonder how much of an impact our new DL coach is also having. The DL has been MUCH better this year than last season imo.

[venom]

I heard the commentators today say we have the #1 pass defense in the NFL. i was like wtf since when?? whether or not thats true we sure looked like it today. meeks is doing a hell of a job. wasn't too keen on him at first, but it looks as though the defense has really started to come together over the past few weeks.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

I wonder how much of an impact our new DL coach is also having. The DL has been MUCH better this year than last season imo.

Yep. What was thought of as the defense's weakest facet has now become one of its strongest. The line is getting great pressure. Thomas has been a force, and all of our ends played well.

As a result of that pressure, our secondary and linebackers were able to really shine today as well.

[PanthersFanNY]

I heard the commentators today say we have the #1 pass defense in the NFL. i was like wtf since when?? whether or not thats true we sure looked like it today. meeks is doing a hell of a job. wasn't too keen on him at first, but it looks as though the defense has really started to come together over the past few weeks.

Our pass defense is ranked high because our rush defense is ranked low. The Redskins have the 2nd ranked pass defense. Teams won't pass when they can gash a team on the ground.

From what I remember of his time with the Colts, Meeks' defense has always been like that.

But considering the passing offense we were against today, I'd say Meeks did well keeping them in check for the most part.

[Davidson Deac II]

I wonder how much of an impact our new DL coach is also having. The DL has been MUCH better this year than last season imo.

Part of it is the defense learning the job, but I think part of it is some of our players, especially Charles Johnson is finally coming into his own. Its no longer Peppers and some other guys.

[jdpanthers1]

Yeah, Meeks is doing a great job, the D looks good, I am glad to see Peppers doing well.

Martin played well today, he may be a ball hog, we need someone in the secondary to be all over the field, hope he gets more PT.

[Dpantherman]

Our pass defense is ranked high because our rush defense is ranked low. The Redskins have the 2nd ranked pass defense. Teams won't pass when they can gash a team on the ground.

From what I remember of his time with the Colts, Meeks' defense has always been like that.

But considering the passing offense we were against today, I'd say Meeks did well keeping them in check for the most part.

thats exactly why today was our first REAL test. Warner was picked off 5 times. we had great coverage for most of the game. and kept Fitz out of the endzone. the next huge test is at NO. hopefully we won't get carved. I think it could come to who's defense is better

[monstercat]

This is not the same defense the Colts ran. I wish people would stop comparing us to them. The Colts never blitzed like the Panthers do this year. Meeks said from day one that he was going to run schemes to take advantage of what the players do best, and that he was not afraid to blitz when he needed to. It may have taken a couple of games for the players to get adjusted, but you can tell that they're getting better every week.

[KSpan]

Saw a lot more man coverage out there today, which was gutsy considering the passing talent they were faced with. I liked it.

[beastson]

It was man mixed with zone, mostly zone. How its supposed to be

And monstercat we didn't blitz that much today nor against the Bills