When Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator Eric Washington speaks about ‘pressure’, he’s not saying that it’s a tougher job than being the Panthers D-line coach since 2011- it’s that he’s determined to put more of it on opposing offenses. Now Washington is looking for the defense to SCORE, and that is not an acronym for anything- Carolina only put one miscue into the end zone in 2017 (Kuechly vs. Jets), Jacksonville did it seven times.
For most of this off-season, the emphasis has been upgrading team speed and offensive weaponry to support Cam Newton and Norv Turner’s system .