For a moment, the Panthers had a gaping hole in the middle of their defensive line when Star Lotulelei left in free agency for the Buffalo Bills.
Quoth Marty Hurney, “Nevermore.”
Terrible poetry puns aside, agreeing in principle to a deal with 346-pound nose tackle Dontari Poe, the Panthers made a huge addition to their defensive line on the second official day of free agency, who played all 16 games and just under 75% of the snaps with NFC South rival Atlanta Falcons last season.
many thought that Hurney and the Panthers would be shopping at Dollar Tree for the remaining weeks of the offseason,
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specifically on run plays; Poe’s size allows him to be a mismatch for smaller interior lineman and his quickness and athleticism makes him a nightmare for guards trying to come off the ball and keep him out of the backfield one-on-one; much like Lotulelei before him,While Poe doesn’t fill up the stat sheet (he only has 15.5 sacks in his six-year career),
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Poe’s signing also allows third year tackle Vernon Butler to stay a rotation piece and play his more natural position behind Kawann Short instead of lining up over the center like Poe and Lotulelei; between Poe, Butler and Kyle Love, Short, the Panthers defensive line stays one of the strengths of the team.
Oh, and the Panthers may have filled another hole in their roster as well: short-yardage running back.
In 2015, he became the heaviest player to throw for a touchdown as he ran what Andy Reid referred to as the “Bloated Tebow Pass”, Poe rumbled into the endzone from a yard out to convert a fourth-and-goal for the Chiefs against their division rival Chargers; the next season,
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specifically on run plays; Poe’s size allows him to be a mismatch for smaller interior lineman and his quickness and athleticism makes him a nightmare for guards trying to come off the ball and keep him out of the backfield one-on-one; much like Lotulelei before him,
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Poe’s signing also allows third year tackle Vernon Butler to stay a rotation piece and play his more natural position behind Kawann Short instead of lining up over the center like Poe and Lotulelei; between Poe, Butler and Kyle Love, Short, the Panthers defensive line stays one of the strengths of the team.
Oh, and the Panthers may have filled another hole in their roster as well: short-yardage running back.
