So the Defense...

[hepcat]

Defense has a lot of new players. There was bound to be a learning curve but giving up 47 takes a level of ineptitude. Doesn’t help that the entire team knows Bryce isn’t that guy. When you don’t believe in your QB this is what happens. 

[carpanfan96]

11 hours ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

Derrick Brown looked like he got paid and quit.  Hopefully he turns it around.  He got called out by the broadcasters.

Don’t think yall realize how important it was to have someone else on the line getting doubled 20% of plays. :shrugs: 

[La Pantera]

Our D hasn’t been very good in a long while. Last season stats were fluff. We sucked at the run. Sucked in the redzone. And looks to be trending in the same direction. We’ve not fielded a top notch run D in nearly 10 fkn years.

this team is pathetic as a whole…

[Tbe]

11 minutes ago, La Pantera said:

Our D hasn’t been very good in a long while. Last season stats were fluff. We sucked at the run. Sucked in the redzone. And looks to be trending in the same direction. We’ve not fielded a top notch run D in nearly 10 fkn years.

this team is pathetic as a whole…

Been saying that for a long time.

Last year, teams could score on us at will. Most just chose to play vanilla because they knew our offense couldn’t score.

[The Lobo]

We have no stars, it’s wild. Should have kept cmc, Moore and Burns. 

[Davidson Deac II]

12 hours ago, uncfan888 said:

The rush defense was the bad part. Carr only threw for 200 yards and 60 of them were on the busted play. 

The defense probably is uninspired because of how terrible the offense looks to be already 

If they are uninspired in the first game of the season, then they won't be playing long in the NFL.

[DaveThePanther2008]

In agreement with you. We signed all these run-stuffing D-linemen and they seemed MIA. 

I defense od Evero we had several new pieces on the field that we not part of our training camp. We better see weekly improvement there. 

[Chaos]

I will say this - Mike Jackson was everywhere, flying around in the secondary.

[strato]

1 hour ago, Tbe said:

Been saying that for a long time.

Last year, teams could score on us at will. Most just chose to play vanilla because they knew our offense couldn’t score.

This is insightful and it was happening just like you say. 

[Waldo]

Evero is overhyped due to the vast ineptitude around him and not because he is great. It's not a stacked D for sure but to show up that unprepared in year 2 is unforgivable.

[CarolinaRideorDie]

I know that we're all focused on Bryce's poor play but the performance of the team yesterday on all 3 phases was trash. This team was absolutely outcoached on all levels and that falls on Dave Canales too. 

[Mage]

2 hours ago, Tbe said:

Been saying that for a long time.

Last year, teams could score on us at will. Most just chose to play vanilla because they knew our offense couldn’t score.

100% this.  The Panthers had 4 games with 20+ points last year (LOL!) and in those 4 games, the opponents scored 37, 42, 42, and 33.

Ladies and gents we are watching one of the worst NFL teams in history.

[Tr3ach]

3 hours ago, carpanfan96 said:

Don’t think yall realize how important it was to have someone else on the line getting doubled 20% of plays. :shrugs: 

20% of the time isn't that much and are you referring to Burns because I feel like more than 20% of the time he had a tight end on him.

[Tbe]

7 minutes ago, Mage said:

100% this.  The Panthers had 4 games with 20+ points last year (LOL!) and in those 4 games, the opponents scored 37, 42, 42, and 33.

Ladies and gents we are watching one of the worst NFL teams in history.

Exactly, this defense has been bad for a long time.

Clowney couldn’t beat a rookie OT 1:1 yesterday.