
The Panthers drafted Derrick Brown to be an immediate starter on the defensive line.The seventh overall pick is the start of a defensive rebuild, a step toward replacing the linemen who left in free agency — Gerald McCoy, Dontari Poe, Bruce Irvin, Mario Addison.General manager Marty Hurney said during the draft that he believes a team starts building a defense from up front. That’s the goal with Brown.But in his first two games as an NFL player, Brown’s mistakes have received more attention than his positive play. In his first two starts, he has totaled three tackles, two passes defensed and o…
