could turn out to be a positive for the Panthers moving forward.That's why Davis thanked
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin at midfield for "humbling" the Panthers after his
team put up 52 points on Carolina's once-vaunted defense last Thursday night.The
13-year NFL veteran explained Wednesday that the embarrassing performance might
have been just what Carolina (6-3) needed to regain its focus on
defense
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when the Panthers visit the Lions."If you are true competitor, you want to
bounce back and you want to do something about it," Davis said. "I'm a
competitor and I want to get that taste out of my mouth."The Panthers have been
a perennial top 10 defense since middle linebacker Luke Kuechly's arrival in
2012, making their performance against Pittsburgh all that much more surprising.
The Steelers scored on seven of their first eight possessions; the only time
they failed to do so was when they took a knee before halftime to run out the
clock."It's not something that happens a lot around here," Kuechly said of
surrendering 52 points.Things have gone so well for Carolina on defense in
recent years that the last two coordinators left to take head coaching jobs
??Sean McDermott in Buffalo and Steve Wilks in Arizona.But things aren't going
so well for Eric Washington, Carolina's third defensive coordinator in three
seasons.The Panthers are 15th in the league overall and 31st in red zone
defense.Washington said a "myriad of things" went wrong against the Steelers."We
had execution issues," said Washington, the team's defensive line coach from
2011-2017. "... We have calls
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assignment. And we did not get that done."Washington's body of work as a
defensive line coach was impressive.Since 2012, the Panthers have more gotten
more sacks from their defensive linemen (234) than any team in the league. So
for the Panthers to have only 22 sacks this season is disappointing to
him."We're his pride and joy," defensive tackle Kawann Short said. "That's one
of those things where he demands more out of us, and he knows what every guy in
that room is capable of."The Panthers didn't watch game film from Steelers loss
as a team, instead electing to move on to preparations for Detroit. But Short
said it feels like players are trying to do too much on their own instead of
playing as a team."We just need to light our hair on fire, and just go," Short
said.Washington called the Steelers game an "anomaly
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long-standing identity as a defensive power, as well as the amount of talent in
the locker room. Along with defensive end Julius Peppers, Kuechly has a chance
to be a Hall of Famer."We have a high opinion of what we should be able to do
every time we step on the football field," Washington said.Kuechly said now it's
time to focus on Detroit."One game doesn't define a season," Kuechly said. "And
I don't think you can waste time thinking about something in the past when you
play a good team this week." Sometimes in life you can look back and view
certain situations and circumstances, which at the time were horrible, but
turned out to be a blessing in disguise.This absolutely could be the case for
Pittsburgh Steelers return man/slot receiver Ryan Switzer.Let’s just go over
Switzer’s time in the NFL since being drafted in the 2017 NFL Draft:Selected by
the Dallas Cowboys in the 4th round out of UNCAfter his rookie year, was traded
to the Oakland RaidersPrior to the start of the 2018 regular season
Pittsburgh Steelers Hoodie , was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers.Switzer has become a key piece to the Steelers’ puzzle as they prepare for the Jacksonville
Jaguars in Week 11, hoping to extend their winning streak to 6 games, but you
have to wonder if Switzer doesn’t stop and think, “what if?” from time to
time.What if the Cowboys didn’t trade him away? He would be a part of a 4-5
Dallas team struggling to stay afloat in the very mediocre NFC East.What if the
Raiders hadn’t traded him to Pittsburgh? He would be a member of a 1-8 Oakland
team who seems to be tanking their season in hopes of having a higher draft
pick(s) in the 2019 NFL Draft.Instead, he is looking at a promising season with
the black-and-gold, and he couldn’t be happier. See what he said about the
transactions in response to a fan on his verified Twitter page:...and this tweet
in response to former Steelers safety Ryan Clark:Switzer is a local product,
hailing from Charleston, WV
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competition as a youth, is special.Some say things happen for a reason, and
while Switzer’s tenure in the National Football League has been passing through
cities regularly, the hope is he found a home in Pittsburgh — a place to
thrive.
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