​PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – OCTOBER 18: DeVonta Smith #6 of the Philadelphia Eagles catches a touchdown pass against Will Lee III #24 of the Carolina Panthers in the fourth quarter at Lincoln Financial Field on October 18, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Panthers defeated the Eagles 25-14. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) | Getty Images Hello CSR! We’re coming off a wild week following the most recent Panthers loss to the Packers, one that saw them decide to jettison defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero and defensive passing game coordinator Jonathan Cooley. It was quite a jarring move to make in the middle of a season where despite a myriad of injuries along the defense, the Panthers still have a shot at the playoffs. As far as the Evero firing goes, I still haven’t quite settled on how I feel about it. I think I am currently leaning towards that it makes sense, but probably should have happened following the 2025 season rather than spending the 2026 off-season building around the scheme Evero would use. There were many questionable personnel decisions like not playing 2025 standout UDFA Corey Thornton or 3rd year CB Chau Smith-Wade, along with subbing out some of the younger guys with upside like Princely Umanmielen when the pass rush has struggled. All in all, I think the decision ultimately makes logical sense and I am looking forward to seeing what kind of changes the Panthers make post-Evero to try and right the ship, or at the very least keep it floating with duct tape until they get back Jaycee Horn, Mike Jackson, and Jaelan Phillips. The biggest question mark moving forward is going to be what the team does with their depleted CB room. Recently brought back coach and former cornerback DeAngelo Hall will have his work cut out for him. Let’s take a look at the current room as it stands.Will Lee IIIThe 2026 4th round pick became the de facto CB1 following the injuries to Horn and Jackson. He’s logged 7 pass deflections in 7 games played and continues to progress after being thrown right into the fire. The Panthers planned on him being heavily involved early, as he manned one of the boundary spots in nickel formations when the cornerback room was fully healthy. Unfortunately, he is day to day right now with a hamstring injury, which means they may miss him for at least a game, possibly more depending on how his recovery goes. Not great, but the experience he’s getting this season as a 4th round rookie should prove very valuable from a long term perspective.Chau Smith-WadeThe former 5th round pick played quite a bit since his rookie season in 2024. He’s played in 36 career games with 11 starts, though curiously his defensive snap counts went down this season following a career high 63% of snaps played on defense in 2025. This season, he’s only accounted for 21% of the defensive snaps, playing almost as many snaps on special teams (86) as he has on defense (88). This is a very curious decision considering all of the in