On Tuesday the Carolina Panthers officially acquired veteran pass rusher Jared Allen from the Chicago Bears for a conditional sixth round draft pick. This is a great move for the Panthers for many reasons; first he will help fortify a position that took a big blow when defensive end Charles Johnson injured his hamstring and is expected to be out eight weeks. He is a great insurance policy and will hopefully help the defense generate more pass rush despite being 3-0 that has been a weakness of our team early in the season letting quarterbacks scan the field for way too long creating big chunk plays and forcing our defense to defend for long periods of time. That is something we have to fix has the competition stiffens in the coming weeks when we face guys like Aaron Rodgers, Andrew luck and Russell Wilson. Those guys are like sharks smelling blood in the water when they get time in the pocket to scan the field they will absolutely take us apart!…show more content… I know his performance has dropped off since joining the Bears, but it was in the wrong situation because he is best in a 4-3 defense, which is what the Carolina Panthers are, and the Bears were a 3-4 and he didn't seem very comfortable. I feel with him back in a system that he loves you will thrive and amp up a pass rush that has been virtually nonexistent in the first three weeks of the year. Also Allen will be coming into a winning situation whereas the Bears look hopeless and are in a rebuilding mode; I think Allen will be rejuvenated and give us the jolt we need on the defensive side of the