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Carolina Panthers: A rally teases hope after a laughably poor performance

By Alex Duran

LANDOVER, MD - OCTOBER 14: Wide receiver DJ Moore #12 of the Carolina Panthers runs with the ball in the second quarter against the Washington Redskins at FedExField on October 14, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - OCTOBER 14: Wide receiver DJ Moore #12 of the Carolina Panthers runs with the ball in the second quarter against the Washington Redskins at FedExField on October 14, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /
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CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – DECEMBER 01: James Bradberry #24 of the Carolina Panthers watches as Adrian Peterson #26 of the Washington Redskins runs for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter of their game at Bank of America Stadium on December 01, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – DECEMBER 01: James Bradberry #24 of the Carolina Panthers watches as Adrian Peterson #26 of the Washington Redskins runs for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter of their game at Bank of America Stadium on December 01, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

Not enough run defense?

On the other side of the ball, there’s a gap that gets exploited time and time again. This week, the exploitation came courtesy of Mr. Guice Mr. Peterson. The same plays that McCaffrey was trying to make up the middle were being made by the Redskins.

One could argue that it was because there were two running backs carrying the workload for the Redskins rather than one, but the same argument could be made for offensive line protection. After all, Allen did get sacked seven times on Sunday, so it’s evident that the offensive line still doesn’t have it together. Then again, the Panthers run defense did let a Redskins rookie have the best day of his career.

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