Panthers fire HC Matt Rhule

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

What a terrible job from start to finish with that guy. Completely overmatched 

[Doc]

Rivera will be next, shortly.  With an outside chance of Dan Campbell.

[HappyDays]

Just throwing this out there - if we trade for McCaffrey we'd only be responsible for about $600K of his salary this year and could cut him in the offseason with zero dead cap. We're in our Super Bowl window. What do we have to lose?

[DrDawkinstein]

18 minutes ago, Doc said:

Rivera will be next, shortly.  With an outside chance of Dan Campbell.

 

Zac Taylor going to be a "surprise" fire if he doesnt get things straightened out in Cincy.

[gonzo1105]

Matt Rhule will survive with his paid 4 years of fully funded vacation. When he's ready to come back to coaching, he'll have a line of middle to top college programs waiting to hire him. 

[Doc]

3 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:

Zac Taylor going to be a "surprise" fire if he doesnt get things straightened out in Cincy.

 

I can't see that this year.  Post SB loss hangover.  He gets another year.

[BuffaloBills1998]

6 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

Just throwing this out there - if we trade for McCaffrey we'd only be responsible for about $600K of his salary this year and could cut him in the offseason with zero dead cap. We're in our Super Bowl window. What do we have to lose?

Depends on what kind of draft pick Carolina wants back in compensation. If it’s either a 1st or second round pick then the answer would obviously be NO!!! If it’s a 5th-7th round pick then fine. But I doubt the panthers would settle for anything less than an early 2nd or 3rd. 

5 minutes ago, gonzo1105 said:

Matt Rhule will survive with his paid 4 years of fully funded vacation. When he's ready to come back to coaching, he'll have a line of middle to top college programs waiting to hire him. 

Agreed, he’s a solid college coach. I would use the next 4 years as a vacation and possibly do some commentating before going back into coaching

Edited October 10, 2022 by BuffaloBills1998

[Big Turk]

Just being reported Baker Mayfield has a high ankle sprain so it looks like Sam Darnold will be the defacto starter for the new coach moving forward for a while....

[Buffalo716]

1 hour ago, Big Turk said:

Have there been any recent coaching hires from College that have had success in the NFL? They all seem to be terrible...even the best college coach ever in Nick Saban couldn't hack it.

Nick saban wasn’t even in Miami a year lol it doesn’t count 

 

Especially when he told his GM to go sign free agent Drew Brees… Who was perfect for his system

 

For a washed up Dante Culpepper

 

You don’t pay a coach that much money and then not listen

[DrDawkinstein]

12 minutes ago, Doc said:

 

I can't see that this year.  Post SB loss hangover.  He gets another year.

 

Likely, yes. But the fans are already "saving their postage" to put up a billboard.

 

If he doesnt get the OL and play calling figured out soon, the seat is going to get hotter.

 

Edited October 10, 2022 by DrDawkinstein

[Rc2catch]

18 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:

 

Zac Taylor going to be a "surprise" fire if he doesnt get things straightened out in Cincy.

I couldn’t believe after the game Burrow said there’s just nothing down the field if teams play defense against us like this.. 

 

Uhhhhh welcome to buffalo and KC in 2021… Time to adjust young man. 
The crazy thing is they have Joe Mixon who carried them through parts of the season last year and he is the key to stopping the two deep safety looks. 

[Nextmanup]

45 minutes ago, Doc said:

Rivera will be next, shortly.  With an outside chance of Dan Campbell.

I watched the show on HBO; Dan Campbell seems to have his head in the right place, but he also seems to think that successful programs come about from the right pep talk and "culture", instead of intelligently thought out actions.

 

He'll be gone eventually.  It's not like he isn't making money trying though.

 

 

[thenorthremembers]

1 hour ago, Southern_Bills said:

 

I never understood the coaches that could be very comfortable doing well at mid level schools but risk it all for an NFL job.

 

Its ego.  They already have millions they wonder if they are as smart as NFL coaches 

[JohnBonhamRocks]

Bozeman or Jordan worth targeting for interior OL? Both on last year of contract.

[Captain Hindsight]

37 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:

 

Zac Taylor going to be a "surprise" fire if he doesnt get things straightened out in Cincy.

No way. The bengals had Marvin Lewis on their payroll for 15 years. Bengals owners are very patient 

[Billzgobowlin]

2 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

Surprised it came this early. I was told by someone in the know to expect the Panthers to chase a big name when the inevitable Rhule firing came. Watch Sean Payton and Jim Harbaugh.

I don't see either wanting to take that on.  Harbaugh has said no to better talent than the Panthers

[DrDawkinstein]

8 minutes ago, Captain Hindsight said:

No way. The bengals had Marvin Lewis on their payroll for 15 years. Bengals owners are very patient 

 

Good point, but I'm not sure they are still so patient. Especially when their Golden Boy is getting crushed like that.

[GunnerBill]

2 hours ago, Boyst62 said:

The panthers were interested in firing him last year, per folks i know. They did not fire him at the end of the year for many reasons - but from what I understood - they did not have a plan of succession. Rhule wanted to be fired in Dec. last year to go get a college gig.

 

they moved now to get the guy off their pocketbooks and now have a plan to finish the season. they already have a list and hoping to get a defensive target but i haven't heard a name.

 

from what i heard Rhule wants to take a year off at this point and eager to get back to college.

 

So I hear the same story except what I was told is that they are targeting a "big name"  hire next and it probably will be someone who has been a HC before. 

[Low Positive]

1 hour ago, TheFunPolice said:

A lot is made about college coaches not working out, but plenty of hot shot NFL coordinators fail too, not to mention recycled good ole boys club members 

Here's a thread on a Carolina board: https://www.carolinahuddle.com/topic/179578-matt-rhule-fired/#comments

[Allen2D̶i̶g̶g̶s̶TBD]

Considering the Carolina to Buffalo pipeline, I expect him to become our assistant ball boy