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The Carolina Panthers quickly filled their defensive coordinator vacancy, hiring Ron Meeks on Monday to replace Mike Trgovac.
Four days after Trgovac abruptly left after being offered a contract extension, the Panthers turned their struggling defense to Meeks, who spent the past seven seasons running the Indianapolis Colts' unit.
Wasting no time, The Panthers grabbed Meeks quickly in what is a shrinking talent pool at this point of the offseason.
The Panthers Defense is one of the better Ds in the league but always looked a little bit better on paper then on the field. There will be challenges as it sounds like D Lineman Julius Peppers won't be back next year.
Meeks also will have to mesh with Fox, who had taken an active role in Trgovac's defense the past two seasons. Trgovac, who had finished his seventh season on Fox's staff and his sixth year running the defense, turned down a two-year contract extension. So does Fox meddle so much with the D that Trgovac wouldn't stay?
Four days after Trgovac abruptly left after being offered a contract extension, the Panthers turned their struggling defense to Meeks, who spent the past seven seasons running the Indianapolis Colts' unit.
Wasting no time, The Panthers grabbed Meeks quickly in what is a shrinking talent pool at this point of the offseason.
The Panthers Defense is one of the better Ds in the league but always looked a little bit better on paper then on the field. There will be challenges as it sounds like D Lineman Julius Peppers won't be back next year.
Meeks also will have to mesh with Fox, who had taken an active role in Trgovac's defense the past two seasons. Trgovac, who had finished his seventh season on Fox's staff and his sixth year running the defense, turned down a two-year contract extension. So does Fox meddle so much with the D that Trgovac wouldn't stay?