Turk Wharton may not look like Derrick Brown, but they're both disruptive

CHARLOTTE — The Panthers have come to expect getting big production out of Derrick Brown .

But in recent weeks, they're getting more and more out of a guy who isn't nearly Brown's size, but stacks up comparably in a lot of other ways.

Getting Tershawn Wharton back on the field and back next to Brown has helped the defense as a whole and opened up a lot of things for each of them as they build together. Wharton imagined that when he signed here, but now that he's gotten to know Brown, he's beginning to see the possibilities.

"Just knowing that he's a dominant guy, there's an understanding that we could do dynamic things on the field with each other," Wharton said. "And you've got to pick and choose who you're going to go to, and knowing that if it's run to me, I want to bounce it bac