The Carolina Panthers are one good draft away from potentially cementing their status as a legitimate challenger. If a few tweaks can be made on the defensive side of the football, that's only going to help their cause.
Ejiro Evero's unit made some encouraging strides last season. It was nowhere near the finished article, but general manager Dan Morgan knows what must be done. He's eager to improve the team's pass-rushing options, and the front-office leader is also going to attack linebacking reinforcements at long last.
That's an undoubted positive. Even so, there could be a lingering complication in the defensive trenches if veteran A'Shawn Robinson is released as expected.