Pro Football Focus predicts the Panthers will run a 3-4 base defense in 2019

Ron Rivera has described the Carolina Panthers changes to the defense as a move to ‘a little bit of 3-4 base’. With the addition of defensive tackle Gerald McCoy Pro Football Focus thinks it will be a whole lotta 3-4 base instead. How else do you get Kawann Short, Dontari Poe and Gerald McCoy on the field at the same time? This is how:

While the season grades may not show it, I think this a strong defense, certainly the best in the NFC South.