Johnny Boy🌹

I am going to make a bold prediction here, but based on the staff changes this is the way I see the #Panthers executing a midseason defensive transition under Wash to 43u: Step 1 (immediate): DL shifts toward more 1G attacking principles. Less pure 2G control, more penetration and crash techniques. Edges will be asked to get upfield more aggressively instead of pure edge setting on early downs. Step 2 (weeks 1-3): Secondary simplifies. Heavy C1 and C3 shells. FS in the 1H, oneresponsibility role. Strong safety more as a box/buzz player and extra run defender. DBs play more aggressively once the deep ball is taken away. Step 3 (weeks 2-4): LBs get freer. More downhill fits, tighter boxes, and cleaner pursuit on outside runs. Coverage responsibilities reduce as the shells simplify. Step 4 (ongoing): Selecitve new pressure packages and role tweaks. Not a full clean sheet overhaul since midseason transitions are incremental. Youll see the principles first, then the fuller package changes as the unit gets comfortable. They will need to marry the changes from DL to LB to DBs. They have to work as a single unit for full effectivenes. The front changes should be the earliest and clearest tell - which we should be able to notice this weekend. The rest will build from there. Let's see how far off this turns out to be. Going to be an interstesting few weeks for the #Panthers . Also, with transitions like this - its going to be ugly before it becomes pretty. Disclaimer: this is all 🌮 speculation based on what we know so far. #KeepPounding