Losing edge rusher Patrick Jones II to a season-ending back injury represented a real blow to the Carolina Panthers. And the free-agent signing's presence was sorely missed during their Week 8 blowout defeat against the Buffalo Bills.
The Panthers were always playing catch-up. A primary reason was their failure to set the edge consistently on running plays. James Cook III made them pay, getting whatever he wanted en route to more than 200 rushing yards before the Bills took him out of the contest late in the third quarter.
D.J. Wonnum is solid on his best day, but the consistency isn't there.