Play a Key Role From Day One
The potential Derrick Brown possesses is going to be relied upon by the Panthers to transpire into immediate impact to an extent. Carolina lost a significant amount of contributors on their defense and already needed additional help to improve.
Particularly on the defensive line, the Panthers saw Mario Addison, Gerald McCoy, and Dontari Poe all depart in free agency. The expectations were high for the unit heading into 2019 and while they produced underwhelming results, they didn’t replace them in free agency.
The main reasoning behind the decision from the Panthers to not use a ton of cap space on name recognition on the defensive lineman is that it simply didn’t work last time. They are prioritizing building with patience and it starts with Derrick Brown.
After Brown manages to solidify himself as an impactful defensive tackle, they will have a key element to the unit as a whole already addressed. It will be up to Yetur Gross-Matos and other future draft additions to solidify themselves alongside Brown to build something special.
