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That last Wilks game was brutal. The D also got worse as his interim stint went on. It was a better culture for sure tho. I get keeping Wilks anyways but he would have been 1 and done given the rest of the issues and setup they have going on. Wilks won in the end, he got a great job that gives him a chance to showcase his ability. Rhule destroyed the culture completely and now it's the Teppers Show by default. That is to say it's a negative culture that produced this year's abomination of an attempt to win.

Those same people missed a lot about Bryce that was on his school film. The fact is that the talking heads and draft experts proved their own limitations in that case. In the end there are politics and professional things going on that most fans don't get to directly see, like agents doing their thing and teams sending out smoke screen information at that time of the year. Who criticized Bryce for not doing more than a water weigh in and height measurements at the Combine? Most of what I saw was people praising his measurables and completely glossing over why he didn't or couldn't (he was retaining a lot of water at that weigh in). It should have been a red flag, smart for him for a flag for any teams, and no one raised a fuss. They actually just checked the box of big enough and went on with the 'pro-ready' shtick that also proved to be wrong. Anyone that did say something was endlessly quoted by the 'experts' that turned out to be wrong. Most of CJ's criticism was about the talent around him and the school he was coming from former QB products which is ironic because it turned out to be true for Young.

He was hit and ruined while throwing in the pocket so that is not true. The Hit He was actually doing well in that new offense they installed that year until that. They actually tried to create an offense to start using him as more of a passer and less of a battering ram that year, his 8th year in the league. The sad part is it was too late and in the same year where his shoulder was ruined.

He is the #1 reason they are bad. All he is doing is making everything worse and showing how little he knows and has learned.

I said they should have never made the trade and that Bryce was the worst of the 3 with AR being a huge project. All of the film I watched of Bryce said he was a dud at this level. I couldn't believe people raved about such poor play at that level. Now I just want to get to the point where they taking another swing. I get what happens in between but that's not my bag to hold. I just hope Bryce takes SF with him on his way out. That's the best I can hope from Bryce here.

Except his career was already near the end when he was hired. Didn't he say it was his last gig also? Is it being bullied or just saying fug it I got that gaurentedd cash while mailing it in? It sure seems that way when you look at his preseason strategy and then how he rolled the entire year. I would bet he took back playcalling just to make it end.

And there is a lot it can't cover up also. Nothing about a job with the Panthers sounds great. Millions vs working for the Teppers and their dysfunction? Only a young guy would tough that out to try and keep his career off life support.

He should. There should be an easy 3 game window before the film adds up. If not then it will be a complete pooshow.

Sounds like he didn't get along well with the FO either. This sure sounds like a pissing match between him and people in the organization and he was an old hand that had a guaranteed contract who knew how this all ends. He took the 'please fire me approach' and I would have too.

I would have taken the money over coaching either team too. The HC doesn't usually run the team so it's not like he hired and payed himself. Getting out of a contract with that much cash is a solid move for him and his, especially given the situation. He did a bad job but it was also a bad job.

He was the OC but the HC built and ran the offense. He never called the plays from what I have read.

Great way to guarantee a house cleaning in '25. Whatever, 2024 is a wasted year already.

The Panthers don't have a Franchise player. They have a few good players, Brown is one, but nothing more.

The truth is they picked the wrong staff and the wrong QB. It's now Bryce's time to salvage his situation but I have little faith it just ends up with a new QB and hopefully new HC/GM combo in '25. Maybe that will be the Teppers' year to pull a York.

Look to KC or Philly and not Alabama for an offense. Those teams have won recent NFL championships. Hell even Bryce didn't win a championship running the Alabama offense as a starter in school.

It is now. The guy chose $9 mil a year of freetime over the next 3 years vs playing Bryce his way. I think that speaks for itself on many levels.

But he said he is patient... Good article, got a little hopeful at the end. He doesn't force stuff but he hovers and is involved. Same difference is the saying I believe. Doesn't understand football but he gets analytics so he understands bad pivotal calls which is how he is owner-ing. Sounds like Scott is safe as long as he remains football clueless. He should hire a consultant and take up another hobby. He has really built something terrible in Charlotte. It could take him a really long time to put something together that isn't complete failure. Nothing about Tepper sounds hands off so I don't know how you get to there but endless failure until he gives it a real shot.

People actually believe the best of that level is actually close to the level of the NFL. SEC blah blah blah. Giving good interviews got Rhule, Fritterer and Reich all hired and a bunch of scrubs drafted. It's a trend with Tepper. And it is moronic but it's also moronic to think running a team like a hedge fund is a good idea. Some old dogs learn new tricks and others don't learn while staying on the road. So far Tepper hasn't shown he has learned a damn thing from his mistakes.

It stinks but all signs point to more not less of the same.

The hard reset should have started in the FO. It's a bad sign that a poor performing GM is lined up to be kept. I see zero signs Tepper is ready for a hard reset. It appears to me he is just changing the parts that got in the way of what he envisioned in the offseason. Maybe in '25 we get that beautiful hard reset but it could very well be another 1 and done HC next year under Fritterer. (I also have zero faith that will end better than this year)

Comparing him to Lawrence just makes him look like a flat out bust. They only things that they have in common is being picked #1 and their rookie HC got fired mid season, one for his actions and the other for being apart of the Young trainwreck.

I'm not sure he will be the inverse of Wilks. Wilks did the ugly thing and simplified everything, to a painful degree. I think Tabor and Caldwell signed up to lean more on Bryce which is what Tepper would want. They are going to try and run the Alabama offense. I don't see that ending well and they could end up being Panther legends in all thw wrong ways.

The more I think about it the not trading Burns to the Rams trumps the CMC trade easily. We would still have our 24 #1st and Moore regardless of the QB. Now he is either getting way overpaid, walking or a franchise tag struggle.

They try so little when it's so easy. It's going to be a circus given the situation. When the pool shrinks realistically I am guessing a very sobering picture of the future.