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CHARLOTTE – What makes an offense tick? Is it the scheme or the players? When they play Washington this weekend, are the Panthers preparing more for what Kliff Kingsbury brings to the table as a play caller or what Jayden Daniels does at quarterback?

Defensive tackle Shy Tuttle has already played against Kingsbury, but he makes sure to give the credits he deserves.

“I would probably say the players, the players that we're playing against,” praised Tuttle. “So, (Kliff) has a good quarterback, a good running back, good, experienced players. They're a pretty good team.

Kingsbury's quarterbacks, running backs and skill players are actually putting together a dominant performance in the front half of their schedule. The offense ranks in the top five in total yards per game (378), in rushing yards (157.3 per game) and is tied for the top two in total offensive scoring (29.7 points per game). .

“I mean, the quarterback makes things happen,” safety Xavier Woods said. “(The) OC or DC can come up with the best stuff in the world, but it's up to the players to make it happen, and Jayden (Daniels) ran the show.”

“They have a great receiver (Terry McLaurin) who catches a lot of balls; “He's been good since I've been in the league, I think I played when I was in Dallas, so he finally has a quarterback that can give him the ball and they have weapons around him.”

According to Woods, McLaurin has 29 receptions for 356 yards and four touchdowns (tied for sixth in the league) in six games.

Players execute, and that's obviously what Tuttle, Woods and others will focus on when planning the game. Defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero, who went 5-1 with the Rams against Kingsbury when he was head coach of the Cardinals, has seen up close what the former prodigy can do and shares his players' sentiments.

“I think he does a great job of really tailoring it to his quarterbacks,” Evero said Thursday. “Obviously he had Kyler (Murray) when he was in Arizona. But when Kyler was out with an injury, you could see the plan change, the plays changed, what they were trying to do, the intent changed with similar guys like Colt McCoy and others who played for him.

“And then you say the same thing about Mr. Daniels. And I think he's like most great coaches. “You're doing a good job, not just, hey, getting people to do what they do, it's all about your players and.” quarterback, but also in the passing game, in the receivers, the tight ends and also in what they do in the running game and designing an offense based on his people.”