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again this yearJeremy Brevard-USA TODAY SportsAs part of his extended sit-down
with the media on Tuesday, Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper confirmed that
training camp would remain at Wofford College for the 2019 season. It¡¯s not
surprising. The Panthers are under contract with Wofford to hold training camp
there through 2019, but it¡¯s unclear what will happen in 2020 and beyond. Tepper
feels strongly about the ¡®Two
States
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desire for the team to have a presence in both states. With the Panthers playing
their games in Bank of America stadium for the foreseeable future, a South
Carolina training camp trip or South Carolina practice facilities seem like the
easiest way to keep South Carolina involved.Tepper said he wants to keep the
connection with Spartanburg. He¡¯s also seemingly made a conscious effort to
separate this team from Jerry Richardson wherever possible. It¡¯ll be interesting
to see how he balances those two ideas when it comes time to choose a site for
2020. The Panthers¡¯ defensive tackles played better than you remember."The
Panthers¡¯ defense finished the 2018 season ranked 12th in the league in rushing
yards by allowing only 112 yards per game. It¡¯s pretty much the best statistic I
can find about the 2018 defense. The Panthers¡¯ defense ranked in the 20s for
about every other metric that matters. The Panthers¡¯ two starters at defensive
tackle and their top back-up all played well against the run in 2018.The
Panthers had their typical four man rotation up front with Kawann Short and
Dontari Poe getting the most snaps. Surprisingly, the leading back-up was Kyle
Love, instead of the former first round selection Vernon Butler. Love got almost
as many snaps as Poe and had a career season against the run.Kawann Short2018
stats: 14
games
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42 combined tackles, three sacks, one pass knocked down and one forced
fumbleShort was the highest ranked player on the defensive line for the Panthers
in 2018. While his three sacks on the season were far from his three year
average of 8 sacks he performed at an elite level against the run. From Pro
Football Focus:Please don¡¯t look at the eleven sacks he had in 2015 and think
Short had a bad season. That assessment misses the full contribution Short
provided the defense while being a three down defensive tackle. Dontari Poe2018
stats: 16 games, 17 combined tackles and one sackPoe was one of the Panthers¡¯
key free agent acquisitions in 2018 and he produced about as expected. He didn¡¯t
have a career year but his season grade was not far off. It was certainly better
than Star Lotulelei whom Poe was signed to replace. The stat line for most nose
tackles in the league are usually paltry. Poe wasn¡¯t signed to rush the
passer
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and he did that fairly well. Poe¡¯s job helped the Panthers linebackers get free
to make tackles and based on that measure he played pretty well, though I would
not call him elite. Kyle Love2018 stats: 16 games, two starts, 1.5
sacks
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his best season as a Panther especially when it came to big plays. Love had a
couple of them, including this gem of a forced fumble against the Falcons:Look
at big Love getting the edge! That¡¯s the way you do it. Love is a free agent in
2019 but I hope the Panthers bring him back. He made $1.3 million in 2018 and
deserves more but probably not much more. He has earned the right to once again
be the first defensive tackle off the bench in 2019.Vernon Butler2018 stats: 14
games, 19 tackles, 0.5 sacksThe hope was the third year player would continue
his upward trend in 2018. That didn¡¯t happen. Butler regressed against the
pass
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Instead Butler enters his fourth season with no guarantee the Panthers will
exercise the fifth year option of his rookie contract. Teams usually covet that
fifth season but Butler has yet to warrant such consideration. The Panthers save
no money cutting Butler so he will get one last chance to realize the potential
the Panthers saw in 2016.