Mr. Scot

I'm pretty sure if Wilks had coached a team full of all pros, he might have looked better. He didn't, and arguing the hypothetical is useless. Reich managed to coach good performances out of Carson Wentz and a way past his prime Philip Rivers.

That's a ridiculous argument. Yes, you can compare more than one season. In fact, you should because to do otherwise is pretty obviously disingenuous. As to quarterbacks, If you want to bring that into the equation then you have to factor in that Reich was stuck with a quarterback he didn't want last year, so that invalidates your suggestion that last year's records have any meaning. At this point, I hope you're just trolling because what you're trying to argue for is utterly ridiculous.

No it wouldn't. If Wilks attorneys actually try to use that in his case, they'll likely be laughed out of the courtroom. (and deservedly so)

The Panthers knew he was going to be fired so they were just getting things ready ... Obviously that's a stupid scenario but that's basically what you'd have to believe to take that notion seriously.

An out of context fact used deliberately to try and bolster a weak argument... If you think that's a valid premise, then you have to be able to apply it elsewhere. For example, using that logic Brandon Staley is a better coach than both Mike Tomlin and Bill Belichick (among others) because he had a better record than they did last year. Quick hint: he's not Frank Reich has four years of head coaching experience and a winning record. Steve Wilks has essentially one and two thirds years and a losing record. You can say that Wilks was working for a terrible owner in Arizona and he was, but Reich was working for Jim Irsay. The real bottom line is that any attempt to try and paint Wilks as a superior coach based solely on last season is either deliberately misleading or just plain goofy.

I don't know that I would take Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe all that seriously as barometers of national feelings. Or... anything

I don't know that it is. Joe's the only one saying that.

When it comes time to evaluate prospects, it's nice to think we might finally have a head coach who knows a thing or two about what it takes to play the position.

Also... A former quarterback knows a thing or two about the importance of protecting them.

Not necessarily a key player, but interesting... Gotta wonder what Reich might be able to get out of some of our lesser guys that Rhule could not.

Well he's no "second overall defense" Phil Snow.

Colonel Potter had a lot of...colorful ways to say something wasn't true.

Yeah, probably. That's his specialty. I think he tried to claim some other huge inside scoop back when he was working in TV that turned out to be made up or something.

Peter being drafted after I think it was Dom Anile (might have been Jack Bushofsky) telling Vonnie Holliday he'd run to the podium to draft him and dance on the table in celebration was an early "facepalm" moment in team history. Whichever it was, I know they made some lame, stupid sounding excuse when asked about it later.

To anyone who thinks a Reich hire wouldn't be "exciting" If you're old enough to remember the K-Gun, you know.

Or let out of his contract, yeah. That's why getting Bradley would depend on who the Colts hire and whether they want him or their own DC. Bradley's been pretty good as a defensive guy, enough so that he wound up as a head coach once and has been talked about as an option other times. And he's significantly younger than Fangio so less likely to be a short term solution. Being familiar with Scott Fitterer and Dan Morgan from their time in Seattle probably doesn't hurt.

I'm not interested in "selling you". I'm just pointing out how uninformed your opinion is.

It's an uninformed one. Reich had three winning seasons out of four and went to the playoffs twice. He also ran an innovative offense that scored more points than you'd see in almost any Panther season. Calling that "not exciting" sounds silly.

Yeah, that's subjective. As a player, Benjamin contributed more than any of the guys I've mentioned.

Maybe Gus Bradley depending on what happens in Indianapolis.

Yeeeeah...you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.

I'd feel just as good about Gus Bradley, honestly.