CHARLOTTE — The Panthers put an emphasis on remaking the defense from front to back this offseason, bringing in a host of new linemen to go along with the return of Derrick Brown.
And for defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero and line coach Todd Wash, that means getting back to the physicality they want to display up front.
“Everything that we do from year to year is always looking to improve, and it really doesn’t matter how good or how bad you did the year before,” Evero said Wednesday. “In this league, you always have to be evolving, and you always have to be trying to stay ahead of the curve, so that’s what we’re trying to do.
“We certainly know we need to play better up front; I need to coach better up front and, we’re trying to really reinforce being physical and coming off the ball and getting some knockback and, we want to make sure that well that’s a big part of what we do.”