Head Coach Ron Rivera says an internal study showed the biggest drop in sack production from 2013 to 2014 was from the secondary. Consequently look for the Panthers to get more production from the back 7.
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Gettleman says part of the answer might be found in the secondary. The third-year GM isn’t suggesting the Panthers are going to live and die by the safety blitz. But he said an internal study showed the biggest dip in sacks last season was in the secondary.