the state of the DL

[rayzor]

I'm pretty sure losing Sal Sunseri (D-line Coach) was not a good thing... dude knows football. Im not sure who the new D-line coach is, but it'll be pretty hard to be as good as Sal. While losing Trgo is a good thing (so we think), not so sure bout Sal.

Overall though, we definitely added some depth. Is our D-line going to be premier now? No. I just hope its better than last year.

losing sal wasn't a bad thing either.

you might want to familiarize yourself with our new Dline coach, Brian Baker. I pulled this bio from the league site:

Coaching

Brian Baker, a veteran of 13 seasons as an NFL assistant and 12 as a college coach – including 11 in the Atlantic Coast Conference – was named the Panthers defensive line coach on February 13, 2009 following three years in the same position with the St. Louis Rams.

In 2008, Baker presided over a St. Louis defensive line that accounted for 20 of the team’s 30 sacks and ranked 11th in the NFL in sacks per pass play. During the 2006 season, he coached defensive end Leonard Little, who tied for fifth in the league with 13 sacks, and defensive tackle La’Roi Glover, who collected 5.5 sacks – the sixth most by a defensive tackle in the NFC.

Prior to joining the Rams, Baker spent five years with Minnesota, serving as defensive line coach in 2001 and 2004-05 and linebackers coach from 2002-03. He was instrumental in the development of defensive tackle Kevin Williams, who made the Pro Bowl and earned Associated Press All-Pro honors in 2004. That season, Williams led all NFL defensive tackles with 11.5 sacks and teamed with defensive end Lance Johnstone to give the Vikings the third-most prolific sack tandem in the league with 22.5.

From 1997-2000, Baker tutored the defensive line for Detroit. Under his direction those four years, the Lions defensive line tallied 120.5 sacks, and two defensive linemen were selected to the Pro Bowl: defensive end Robert Porcher in 1997 and 1999 and defensive tackle Luther Elliss in 1999 and 2000. Baker’s 1998 and 1999 units finished fifth and sixth, respectively, in the league in sacks per pass play, and in 1999 Porcher recorded 15 sacks, the fourth-highest total in team history.

i want you to look at that again and tell me if you notice anything particular about what they emphasized. are there any recurring themes?

and then think about what meeks has done with a Tampa2.....the dline brings all the pressure to the QB while the back 7 limits the QBs options.

i think baker fits perfectly with what the defense is going to be doing and that bio gives you a clue as to the direction they will be going.

[carpanfan96]

Our line should do well under Baker and Meeks. If peppers stays I see our team having around 50 sacks.

[Snake]

losing sal wasn't a bad thing either.

you might want to familiarize yourself with our new Dline coach, Brian Baker. I pulled this bio from the league site:

i want you to look at that again and tell me if you notice anything particular about what they emphasized. are there any recurring themes?

and then think about what meeks has done with a Tampa2.....the dline brings all the pressure to the QB while the back 7 limits the QBs options.

i think baker fits perfectly with what the defense is going to be doing and that bio gives you a clue as to the direction they will be going.

We are def shifting to a zone oriented Defense. Im not gonna call it Tampa 2 yet but he is def a Lovie Smith disciple. IMO Peppers is crazy not to play this year with all the new schemes he will be used in.

[rayzor]

We are def shifting to a zone oriented Defense. Im not gonna call it Tampa 2 yet but he is def a Lovie Smith disciple. IMO Peppers is crazy not to play this year with all the new schemes he will be used in.

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[Snake]

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If I was not mistaken didnt he spend most of his time with the Rams when Lovie Smith was the DC? NVM I rechecked and he came after Lovie.