Khyber53

Burns doesn't need to be traded. He does, however, need an additional stud DE to pair with. He's great, but he isn't the bust through double teams kind of guy.

By Jimmy Johnson if I recall...

He mostly left behind old dorm room furniture and a couple of Jay-Z posters. Who'd have cared if he'd have pissed on that?

It's faint praise for him and I can't even hand him that. He was a mistake on our part and his fault was that he obviously tried to take on something he was in no way prepared for. In his defense, he's not the first, or the last, HC to move from strictly college experience to the NFL and flounder. He has a long list of compatriots. Best of luck to him at Nebraska, hopefully he and we have found better situations.

It's going to be interesting to see how this all plays out. I don't really have any dogs in the fight when it comes to OC or DC at the moment and I'm a big proponent of letting the HC get the staff together he feels he needs to get the team in shape. That being said, under Rhule it became obvious pretty quickly where he'd screwed up on his hires. I don't think we'll see this here, though, as Reich is very versed in the pro game and the pro coaches around the league.

Lemme guess, you had some money riding on the game, right?

And you thought we'd relied on him too much at times... wow, that game in Philly, poor kid. He can do anything, but he can't do everything, everywhere, all at once.

That shows that we're students, precocious ones, but still just students to the masters. They've wasted almost as much money on the team as has been spent on cocaine in the city.

When it comes to spending a buttload of money for little in return, Miami has old school skills we have yet to even learn here in Carolina. Let's move on.

Stink lasts, takes a long time to wear off.

Yeah... nah. The track record of Ohio State QBs in the NFL is a long one. And a laughable, lamentable one. And even if we just narrow it down to recent times they've produced Justin Fields, Troy Smith and Dwayne Haskins -- two complete busts and one guy the Bears are talking up in hopes of trading him to some sucker team. Let's move on.

It's not happening. The 3-4 is a dinosaur. We're more likely to retain a 4-2-5 defense which is becoming the default defense in this pass happy league.

He's Cam Newton bought from Wish.

Oh geez, this is beginning to sound like Fox News rather than Fox Sports. There's no conspiracy, the league isn't rigged and the Panthers aren't a racist organization. Wilks was hired on before this season because Tepper and Fitterer knew Rhule's leash was going to be short. They could have hired any number of white candidates to be defensive or offensive assistants with that in mind, but instead chose a guy who had ties to the Panthers, North Carolina and had not just some head coaching experience but the respect of current and former players. They hoped he could steer the sinking ship back to port with as little damage to the organization as possible. And then Steve Wilks did an excellent job of putting a team back together from the scraps he had been left with. And, even though he was never meant to be a serious candidate for the position, they actually considered him for it based on his performance and how he handled the locker room. And what probably decided this more than anything had to do with the NFCSouth as it currently stands. There are some competitive defenses in the division across the board, but every single one of the offenses is in shambles. The first one to get their offense straightened out is going to get an early jump on the division and could set themselves to be the dominant team for a few years to come. It is as simple as the idea that Wilks just happened to be on the wrong side of the coin. Had he been an offensive guru and QB-whisperer, there would have been no question. The man can lead, the man can get wins, but he hasn't got a track record for building an offense and raising up a QB. Reich does. Had we already gotten an established QB in place, I think Wilks would have stayed, with some tweaks to the offensive coaching staff. I really think it was that close... one player's impact. But QB is a huge deal and we're looking down the barrel of a lot of QB opportunities in this offseason, from drafting to free agency. Reich's experience, both as a coach and as a former NFL quarterback, gave him that slight edge that made the difference. I don't believe for one second that the color or either man's skin made one whit of a difference here.

We did him a solid by sending him to SF and gave him a shot to get the accolades and rings he deserves before the injuries and wear and tear got to him. Most likely he wouldn't have had the time left in his career here to wait through another rebuild. They basically didn't make him be Barry Sanders stuck on the Detroit team for disastrous season after disastrous season. And we got something for trading him, not enough to replace his potential, but we at least got something. I'm going to cheer him on through the playoffs and whenever he's playing any team but the Panthers. The kid can be one of the league greats and he deserves the chance to get in the spotlight for a while.

This is my only reason for not wanting us to offer him the DC job. The decision has been made, the die has been cast, let's roll on forward and anew.

No, I don't think Wentz is on anyone's radar right now. He's broken even beyond the Baker Mayfield level. Let's move on.

It sullies the man to claim he lost out due to conspiracy. There is dignity in not being the one chosen, but there is only shame in saying you were cheated.

He's a good, Good man. He'll win out in the end and we were blessed to have him here. Best of the world to him!

I wanted Wilks and Reich was my second choice. I'm somewhat happy with the decision and I see a lot of potential here for him.

Thanks for the encyclopedic write up! Great work there!

He earned so much respect from the players and fans this year. What a turnaround he orchestrated. He's one helluva coach and I'd have loved to see him stay here. I kind of hope Reich makes a DC offer to him. Still, as much as anything, Coach Wilks reminded this franchise what the Panthers are supposed to be. He gave us back our grit.

Truth. There's every chance at pick #9 we'd be looking at the third or fourth best QB prospect. Or we could be taking the best LB, WR, TE or CB available. The smart move is to pick the best player available and go into this whole draft not looking for a savior but for the person who will do the most to make the team more complete. And Corral, we really don't know what we have there, but we do have a guy who has had a whole year of professional level meetings, teachings and resource availability. He may be more mature than any of the other options out there. We shouldn't just pass on him.

Gimme a system QB who hits the open receiver and keeps the game rolling with few to no mistakes and commands the respect of his teammates not by salary but by deed. The kid is good and might become great in time. Don't knock him because he isn't a first rounder.

So will it be Brady or Rodgers in Las Vegas...