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Carolina Panthers: 3 storylines coming off the bye week

By Brandon Croce

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - NOVEMBER 16: Eric Reid #35 of the San Francisco 49ers tackles Odell Beckham #13 of the New York Giants in the fourth quarter at MetLife Stadium on November 16, 2014 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - NOVEMBER 16: Eric Reid #35 of the San Francisco 49ers tackles Odell Beckham #13 of the New York Giants in the fourth quarter at MetLife Stadium on November 16, 2014 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) /
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SEATTLE, WA – SEPTEMBER 17: Safety Eric Reid #35 of the San Francisco 49ers walks off the field after the game against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field on September 17, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. The Seattle Seahawks beat the San Francisco 49ers 12-9. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA – SEPTEMBER 17: Safety Eric Reid #35 of the San Francisco 49ers walks off the field after the game against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field on September 17, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. The Seattle Seahawks beat the San Francisco 49ers 12-9. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) /

Panthers Sign Eric Reid

The Carolina Panthers’ defense doesn’t have many question marks but the safety position was one of the them. The team entered the year with Mike Adams and Da’Norris Searcy, however Searcy suffered his second concussion in just over a month and was placed on injured reserve prior to the Bengals game.

This meant the Panthers went into the Bengals game with only three healthy safeties (Adams, Colin Jones and Rashaan Gaulden) and a move seemed to be likely.

The Panthers did make that move and got the best safety on the market, Eric Reid. The former first round pick by the San Francisco 49ers is a veteran safety that showed early in his career the level he is able to play at. He was named to the Pro Bowl as a rookie and over five seasons has 319 total tackles and 10 interceptions.

While Reid is expected to be the eventual starter, it will be interesting to see how much the coaching staff eases him in to this defense. The bye week certainly helps with a little extra time to get him up to speed but once he is starting full-time this defense will be very tough to beat.

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