Pro Football Focus released their ranking for each team’s pass rush heading into the 2018 season, and their opinion of the Panthers is... not favorable.
Let’s take a look, shall we?
22. Carolina Panthers
PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP
Edge Defender: Mario Addison, 80.6 overall grade
Defensive Interior: Kawann Short, 91.2
Defensive Interior: Dontari Poe, 81.5
Edge Defender: Julius Peppers, 73.8
Key Rotational Player: Vernon Butler, 75.2Pressure Percentage as a team, 2017: 37.6% (9th)
Peppers produced 13 sacks in 2017, but just 31 total pressures.