Sunday Brunch: Thoughts on the Carolina Panthers

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Published: June 28, 2009

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With Julius Peppers finally signing his Franchise Tag (which is valued at about 16.7 million) the Carolina Panther can finally sleep easy, at last for the next few months. But in all honesty Carolina has issues. Their defense, despite what many think Carolina’s defense wasn’t very good last year. In fact, it was rather average to put it nicely. The Panthers finished 18th in total defense, hardly intimidating. Peppers, Middle Linebacker Jon Beason, and Cornerback Chris Gamble, those are the team’s best players on defense.  The rest are rather no-name journeymen who, while solid players, have allowed Carolina’s once fierce defense to degrade.

While I love the selection of Everett Brown in the draft it will take some time before he becomes the pass rush force I believe he can be. And new Defensive Coordinator Ron Meek...

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