E. Brown's job in danger?

[Anybodyhome]

Jevon Kearse: 6-6/265

Jared Allen: 6-6/270

Julius Peppers: 6-7/283

Dwight Freeney: 6-1/268

Mario Williams: 6-6/295

Everette Brown: 6-1/256

Unless Brown has the skill set, raw physical abilities and the motivation of a Dwight Freeney, he doesn't even belong in the discussion. The Panthers may get lucky and find that Brown hasn't stopped growing and a couple more inches and another 15 pounds could do him wonders. Otherwise, he's nothing but a career situational pass rusher.

I could be totally wrong and the Meeks defense could do for Brown what the Colts D did for Freeney when he went for 12, 11, 16 and 11 sacks in his first 4 seasons in the league.

[CatMan72]

I think Len is talking out of his ass. Johnson is projected as a starter over Brown simply because Johnson holds up better against the run, that's it.

[Ohio]

Exactly. A player like Julius Peppers would never get only 2.5 sacks in a season.

Do you want to compare the first 2 years of Peppers to Brown? Or any other guy on the list to Brown? Didnt think so.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

Do you want to compare the first 2 years of Peppers to Brown? Or any other guy on the list to Brown? Didnt think so.

Because we had such a dominant player in Peppers on the team, Brown -- in his rookie year and learning the ropes -- barely saw the field. I'm not much of a fan of determining a player's worth by stats, but even so I don't think Browns stats are a cause for concern given the little time he saw the field.

If Brown has a lackluster year this year, sure, we may have cause for concern. But I really think he'll step up and be more than a third-down rusher for us.

[Ohio]

Because we had such a dominant player in Peppers on the team, Brown -- in his rookie year and learning the ropes -- barely saw the field. I'm not much of a fan of determining a player's worth by stats, but even so I don't think Browns stats are a cause for concern given the little time he saw the field.

If Brown has a lackluster year this year, sure, we may have cause for concern. But I really think he'll step up and be more than a third-down rusher for us.

I agree but I think he should have pushed Brayton more then he did. I hope you're right and he has a big impact this year

[Phil Dees]

This is the year that Stanley McClover is finally going to break out.

Who's he play for now? Did Houston release him?

[Anybodyhome]

McClover was released/waived by Houston after he shredded his knee in the 2008 preseason opener.

I don't know if he's in anyone's camp trying to make a comeback or if he just hung it up. Met his folks at BOA couple years ago- really nice folks and really proud of their son. Genuinely nice people.

[Varking]

UPDATE: Darin Gantt writes for the Herald Online that Everette Brown is routinely getting dominated by left tackle Jordan Gross during workouts. Gantt notes that this isn't a huge knock on Brown, as Gross is one of the best tackles in the league, but it also doesn't indicate that Brown has made much progress as a pass rusher (more on that below).

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ESPN.com's Len Pasquarelli writes Friday that the Carolina Panthers have been unimpressed so far with Brown, last year's second round pick: "Carolina invested a second-round pick in Everette Brown in 2009, and many felt the former Florida State standout might become the team's best pass-rush threat with Julius Peppers having left as a free agent. But Brown hasn't cracked the starting lineup and might be used only as a situational rusher if he doesn't develop some counter moves. The coaches have more confidence right now in third-year pro Charles Johnson, a third-round pick in '07 who had six sacks in 2008-09 but dropped off to four sacks the following season when he was slowed by a shoulder injury."

This season could be a critical one in Brown's development, as the Panthers will need somebody to step up and fill the void left by Peppers as a pass-rushing defensive end. If he can't, the team might be forced to address the position yet again in the 2011 draft -- unless Johnson steps up as a big-time player.

- Jeff Dooley

[DudeNamedJeremy]

im not buyin it

[Varking]

It may not be true, as often times ESPN Insider is not the most accurate when reporting. But, I figured I would share it anyway.

[DudeNamedJeremy]

right on..i think this was posted like a week ago anyway

[Dpantherman]

dont we have one of these already?

[Varking]

If we did, I am sorry. I think it just got bumped to the top of my Insider because there was an update to it. Mods can close this or merge it with the original if there is one.

[Dpantherman]

http://www.carolinahuddle.com/forum/carolina-panthers/39814-e-browns-job-in-danger.html?highlight=everette+brown

same stuff.