Though it was far from a mandate with Baltimore, but enough promising signs were seen from the Panthers’ defense. It seems that the team may show some surprises this season to people.

The defensive line has been rebuilt this season to a reshuffled linebacker corps corps. The match did disployed bright spots from each unit in the Thursdays 17-12 loss in Baltimore.

The four in front provided some consistent pressure and forced 3 turnovers. As expected, they did not yield much big plays.

Tyler Brayton, defensive end, said: ”
It’s just the first preseason game. It’s never as good as you think, it’s never as bad as you think, it’s just a place to start. Hopefully we can build on it from the.”

Linebacker Jon Beason said, “I was excited guys flew around and made some plays,” linebacker Jon Beason said. “First preseason game, it was good with a lot of new faces and a lot of young guys making some plays…”

The group had ranked 8th in total defense in the league, 4th against the pass and 9th in points this offseason.

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