Defensive end Everette Brown questioned about the precipitous drop in pressure of the Panthers. In the preseason it was 19 sacks.

He asked, “Was it that many?”

For the Julius Pepper, less front four, this month seems like a long time ago.

During the exhibition games, the group that lived in the backfields of opponents, generated almost no pass rush in a 31-18 loss to the New York Giants.

Last week, Carolina Panthers (0-2) stepped little forward in a 20-7 loss to Tampa Bay. The defensive front put pressure on Josh Freeman, quarterback of Buccaneers, but failed to wrestle the 6-fooot-6, 248-pounder to the ground.

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