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Bad look for Shanahan. I think he'll be on his way out of SF in a couple years. He'll probably win a Superbowl at his next team (maybe it will be us!!!!)

Cam is half right, Purdy isn’t Mahomes level but he isn’t just a game manager. But when he didn’t have all his weapons clicking, he couldn’t put the game on his back like Mahomes could. Wilks called a hell of a game. They held the Chiefs to 12 legit points. I’m not going to fault him for giving up 7 after that muffed punt. Shanahan let him down. They got a pick on Mahomes, who almost never throws picks, with great field position, and didn’t even get a first down. They abandoned the run in the 3rd quarter with the best RB in the NFL to give the ball to. Shanahan didn’t make the glaring gaffes he had in the past. But yet again he can’t close the deal in the biggest game. Wilks is going to get another shot at being a head coach, mark my words.

The 49ers need to put Mitchell and CMC in the backfield and run down their throats. Shanahan getting cute with his playcalling in the superbowl yet again

Put some respect on Sam Darnold’s name!

Yea there were some misses from his early career

There were good moments of that halftime show but it also lagged at times and ended weird

I think Bieber is coming out

JJ Watt’s hair is some frosted tips away from early 2000’s boy band power bottom

Have you considered getting a second, different Vinny Testaverde jersey?

You have a Vinny Testaverde Panthers jersey?

Fitterer screwed up many things. Genuinely could not evaluate talent or build a roster properly.

Marvin Harrison Jr

It was actually UrinatingTree who questioned the validity of the original comment. Is UrinatingTree a voice of reason?

I posted a thread about trading Horn last week. I'm in favor of trading him for draft capital. Not a fellow draft bust.

I think Canales will get at least 2 full seasons without major scrutiny or risk of being fired. Bt the start of the 3rd season there will need to be more answers than questions. He's a young first time coach and you can't fire someone who we absolutely know is going to need time for a learning curve after 11 games. The team is total buttcheeks right now, especially the offense. It's going to be a lot of work and the team could very easily be the worst team in the NFL again, especially not having the first overall pick to change the fortunes after the worst season in the NFL. The goal for 2024 is to see if Bryce Young is the QB of the future. Canales will need to do everything he can to put Bryce in situations to make plays. If it's clear Bryce is not the guy, Canales should have a shot at selecting a QB with the Panthers 2025 first round pick. By then I'd hope the team is a little more sound in other areas, but the lack of draft capital the next few seasons is going to leave it's mark over the next few seasons. It's quite possible this turns out to be a disaster no matter what Canales does because he was saddled with a bad QB and no first round draft pick in his first season. That's just not a good start. Last season was the time to take a shot on a young coach like this, so they're already a year behind I'd say. It's not a good starting situation. Side note, I think Tepper fired Reich so quickly because he was an old veteran coach and Tepper expected results from someone like that right away. That was a fallacy because the team was much worse than expected and not all of it was Frank Reich's fault. The positive trend at the end of 2022 also gave ownership and the fans false hope the team was improving which is also why results were expected so quickly. Reich was also fired from his job with the Colts because the team had completely fallen apart. So expecting him to morph into some great coach was unrealistic from the start. He was also handed a flawed and physically limited QB who did not fit his system, whether it was his choice to draft him or not. tl;dr - I give Canales at least two full seasons before there's a chance he gets fired. I honestly have my doubts for his success because of the poor situation he begins his coaching tenure with.

My main takeaway is the Panthers need a new AV team because the audio on the video stream was HORRIBLE.

You can hear the Pete Carroll influence in his words. Building a culture and environment, positivity and having fun, etc. I would not go as far to say I’m optimistic about the future of the Panthers, they are down BAD right now. But I will say is Canales is intelligent, communicates well, and seems to have diverse experience. Is he a leader? That remains to be seen. But he has the look and says the right things.

Bryce should be getting ready for his career as a S3 test prep teacher

And it f*cks over a division rival, even better

Worst kept secret so far

From what I remember last year when he was hired, his family lives in Charlotte and he already owned a house in the area. He was low hanging fruit. He’s almost 70 so he’s got a cushy job being an advisor and he’s probably the true intermediary between Tepper and the coaches. Might not be a bad thing.

Getting Luke Kuechly to just be around the building and in the locker room is a win. Some of his greatness is bound to rub off on someone somewhere

Shortest tenured coach in panthers history and we just had a guy who only lasted 11 games!!!!

The thing Fox needs to consider is, who is going to be their top broadcaster for the next 20 years like Troy Aikman was. Is Brady really going to stay interested in broadcasting all that time? He is a man of many interests. They also need to consider that Brady has literally ZERO commentary experience. Olsen cut his teeth doing spot duty at the end of his playing career and has been well received by and large as the top color commentator. It could be a disaster for Fox switching to Brady and pushing Olsen out the door at the same time.

Panthers got lucky in that game. It was one of the coldest games in Panthers history and the Lions were not prepared to play a ground and pound game.