The Carolina Panthers' run defense picked up where they left off in Week 1 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. If Pro Bowl defensive lineman Derrick Brown has any say in the matter, that won't be the case moving forward.
Brown was one of the very few to emerge from Carolina's opening weekend defeat with credit. Others on the defensive front and second level couldn't say the same, which resulted in the Jaguars going for 200 rushing yards during a one-sided affair at EverBank Stadium.
It was a depressingly familiar feeling for fans. It's an unfamiliar feeling for Brown, who missed all but one game of the 2024 campaign through injury as the run defense crumbled without him.