For the Carolina Panthers and head coach Dave Canales, the margin for error in Week 11 remains thin.
A road trip to the Atlanta Falcons for a divisional matchup that always carries a little extra weight now comes with added stress: Carolina's bitter rivals have quietly assembled one of the deepest, most varied front sevens in the NFC South.
General manager Terry Fontenot has drafted aggressively, invested heavily, and poured resources into creating wave after wave of pass-rushers who can compromise protection from multiple angles. In a game where keeping Bryce Young clean is mandatory, the spotlight naturally shifts to one player — left tackle Ikem Ekwonu.