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Such an easy thing for him to pull off and make money on. Not a good precedent to set when looking towards thr future.

I like Kubiak simply because I’ve always wanted us to try a shanahan/kubiak style offense but I don’t follow coaches and who’s supposedly ready or not

They said he was going to be active. The running back thing, we are going to miss Chuba pass blocking I think but maybe Etienne can show some moves. I believe he has some. Also I said this elsewhere but the downfield shots vs the 3rd and long handoffs rather than trusting the QB that was complained about here, was addressed in an Athletic article by Person. With Legette back I am expecting some Russel Wilson type downfield prayers to be tried this week.

we spent a decade basically wanting to get away from the brand of football that Fox/Rivera offered us......and now we would sell our right pinky toe to get back to that (which was Wilks) if there was ever an example of the grass isn't always greener.....

You can’t fire a coach this early again Ron Rivera with Cam Newton and Luke was 2 and 8 at one point during his second year. You have to let the whole season play out and see how things go towards the end and if Bryce ain’t it, he ain’t it and Dave will get his chance to get his own quarterback.

Steve Wilks is available

Horn is going to come if for some telegraphed schemed up plays where everyone will know they are going to attempt to give him the ball

I think we were both Wilks advocates, and yeah. Except for the couple good games Andy played and the one standout Bryce game last year, it is the best the team has looked in years. I mean we’re we gonna be champs? No. Were the top teams a lot better than we were? Yep. It was something to build on and we threw all of the things we had in front of us, cap space, draft picks, etc, and Sam is better than a Bryce will ever be, we threw it all away to chase a trend. Not to Set a trend but just to be in with the cool kids. And proved we had no idea what we were doing.

Not sure if Miami having a bad D really is going to matter though. Cards, Patriots, and Jags all have worse pass defenses to date (but I do think Miami has secondary injuries).

What about Jimmy Horn? Shouldn't he be in the mix?

Give me Brian Flores if Dave doesn't pan out.

Maybe we’ll get some Deejay Dallas action this week, he was a good looking lil player in college when they moved him from WR to RB for like 2 games and then they put 20 pounds of fat on him. He does have Wildcat experience tho. Maybe we can do that instead of Bryce on Sunday.

Agreed and appreciate the effort that went into the original post.

And a qb that can barely complete anything farther than 10 yards.

Someone delete this monstrosity for me please, It won’t allow me to do it. Sorry.

I still can't believe that whole Rock Hill disaster. That's a bigger land sore than the former Baker Family theme park in the early 00s.

What I would now give to see a Darnold roll out 30 yard laser to Tet on a post route for 6.

Who are they? Who on this team would you give up two first round picks for?

No, he retired because he'd had multiple concussions and was literally scared to play with the reckless abandon the position requires. He's on record with that, by the way. He felt he was letting his teammates down so he walked away.

I mean agreed. Plenty more games to playout to see Canales grow as a HC. Wanted to give everyone a list of what this hiring cycle looks like to help. Too early to make these decisions. Im sort of indifferent on Canales right now. Don’t hate him, don’t love him. Could we upgrade? Maybe. Could we downgrade? Absolutely. I think we’ll have more options this year as we aren’t likely gonna force Bryce on a HC and our roster, while still bad, isn’t as bad as it was last search. Regardless Tepper will have to pay top dollar.

Well it appears nearly all of our offensive rookies will be getting substantial playing time. McMillan, Etienne, Evans Miami's defense is crap - 2nd worst in 3rd down conversion %, 26th in yards per game, no real threats. Will be interested to see if anyone makes noise. Or maybe Chop Robinson just destroys us lol.

In spite of what anyone says about the player-to-coach pipeline, what's undeniable was Luke was already the coach, defensive coordinator and playcaller when he was on the field. He would be a natural DC, and arguably HC. I've been in favor of this move since his retirement, and I'd love to see it happen.

I very seriously doubt that but at the same time the Mac Jones we saw last night would've never showed up in Carolina, that's for sure.

I was trying to quote this from MHS and messed it all up this editor sucks “My very UNPOPULAR opinion: First, I would want to know the locker room. Have they turned on Canales? If not, I would stay with him. Here is why: Switching coaches every year or two is not the answer to long term success. We are chasing hope instead of building a program around a young coach. There were not many applicants for this job and if you think they are suddenly dying to be here now, that MIGHT justify a coaching change Canales has made some tough decisions (like benching Bryce), but his weaknesses (the team's weaknesses) have been in the areas in which we have neglected or sucked for years. Who did we get for CMC? Who made the trade with the Bears when we had no idea at the time who we wanted? Who drafted Mingo, Marshall, XL, etc.? Who signed a frequently-injured CB to the biggest contract in NFL history at the time for a CB? I look at the personnel decisions and the play calling. Our edge players are injured and not that good when healthy. He played Johnson because he had nothing left. Johnson was terrible Sunday. He has nothing at LB and two starting OL are now out. XL is pouting because he does not seem to have paid the price to be paid the price of a first round pick. AT was sent packing. Bryce's resurgence last year may have been Canales and not Bryce. Evero still does not have the tools he needs to succeed--on the field or perhaps between his ears. If Canales fires Evero, he is probably doing the right thing. Remember, we had a lot of money in dead cap when Canales took over. Fitterer was the worst GM since Matt Millen in the NFL, and we have sucked recently in the first round of the draft (Bryce, XL) until this season. When the GM is trying to give the coach what he needs to be successful and you keep changing coaches, it is difficult. I think this--stay with Canales, but bring in a veteran DC. Some argue that Canales needs to move on from Bryce, but this team is not set up to give him options. Andy aint the answer. We never seem to take the PS QB seriously--all eggs are in one basket. Canales needs options. This team needs to address the QB situation. Bryce's best games are not Lombardi worthy, so move on. He is not the Alpha a young coach needs on the field. Give him options at QB, some LBs and a good coordinator on defense, and I think we could use another stud WR. It is time to start drafting developmental OL and start grooming them to replace our aging OL. This draft is solid at QB as it stands now. We need to focus on drafting the right guy and signing a veteran backup who is not the starting QB's BFF. Compete. Heck, i have no problem doing what Cleveland did--draft a QB in round 1 and then another QB if one falls into day 3. I think we need stability and I am not confident any respectable coach comes to Carolina. Canales is frustrated, but the front office has failed him, as have injuries, and a really bad draft a few years ago that brought them Bryce. He was hired to fix Bryce--so I say neuter him so he does not sire any more 5'8" QBs. Canales is better that Rivera was--Canales just has so much less talent. Rivera was coach of the year a few times because he had Cam Newton, but could never put two winning seasons together. That is a crime.“ Good thoughts there man. I I agree with about all of that. You speak to the importance of having continuity. I am big on it as something that we have lacked that is stunting our growth. Constantly resetting the clock and taking the steps back that come with it. And here we are yet again - 21 games after saying we are really gonna commit to it this time, only to be bitten by the instant gratification bug because it isn’t paying off. in other news I probably don’t know enough about some of these candidates listed above but I don’t see much that excites me. Especially when I add Tepper to the picture. Plus there is a lot of season left that needs to play out still.

With that list, it's Minter all day. But I doubt he'd want to come here.