Carolina Panthers Get Defensive on ’08’s Problems

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Published: May 16, 2009

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... about to happen in the 2009 season.

In 2008, the Panthers defense was reduce to a purr as they were statistically in the middle of the pack as far as total defense is concerned. But that will all change with the arrival of former defensive coordinator Ron Meeks.

Although Meeks's resume speaks for itself, Panthers' fans won't mind being reminded of his accomplishments including heading up a defense that led the league in fewest points allowed (2007), learning under the games best minds (Dan Reeves, Jimmy Johnson, and Tony Dungy) and, oh yeah, a Super Bowl ring.

Meeks headed up a defense that ranked six places ahead of the Carolina Panthers last year. He hopes to bring his new defensive schemes into Carolina and return them to their success of the '05 and '06 seasons where they ranked third and seventh respectively.

And if anyone can lead them back to glory, Meeks can. And a lot of their success in 2009 will be based on the 3-4 defense Meeks ran in India...

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