Stuart Smith

4 years $$?

Dan Arnold has about washed out at Jacksonville, lost his starting job.

It is a business, I get that. Decisions have to be made that are unpleasant. Players and coaches know that. There is still a room to make these decisions with respect.

If you want to point out his misses then you have to point out his successes. Drafting Horn, Icky, Christensen, signing Bozeman and Corbett, Mays looks like a keeper. I feel like there have been some moves that were mistakes, but every GM makes a few. Another couple of years and the further away we get from Rhule will give us a better opportunity to evaluate him.

If you do not treat people with the respect they have earned as a member of the Panthers organization it is not best for the team. You lose respect from players, fans, and anyone that follows the team.

The sad thing about this is Wilkes has not been given a fair chance to lead a team as head coach. He took a near impossible situation and his efforts resulted in an improvement. Had we beat Tampa we would not have won a playoff game, it really exposed our weakness at CB. If we criticize the game plan and effort at Tampa we should also be as quick to give credit for the wins against Detroit and Seattle which we were not supposed to win. It was not the 6 and 6 record by Wilkes that kept us out of the playoffs, but the 1 and 4 start by Rhule . I hope before his career is over he will have a chance to coach a team with his choices of coaches and that he will have input in drafting players he likes. He deserves it.

I think he has possibly been posturing for a bigger payday from Fox all along. If you look at the Sunday lineup for pregame on Fox some of those guys are probably about ready to pack it in. Jimmy Johnson is 79, Bradshaw 74 and poor health. He should get a bigger seat at the table, plus more money.

No way that happens.

My humble prediction, I may be as close to nailing it as Mel Kipers draft picks. Houston: DeMeco Ryans Denver: Sean Payton Carolina: Shane Steichen i see a slight possibility for Wilkes in Carolina, but I think Tepper is hell bent on offensive coach. I hope I’m wrong. Defense still wins championships. If Tepper moves off of Wilkes as HC I see him trying to offer him a position to placate the fanbase. Just my thoughts.

In games like these it often comes down to things coaches preach all year. Penalties at crucial times, turnovers, missed field goals or extra points, etc.

If you go on the Houston forums they really like Ryan’s, he played there. John McClain of the Houston Chronicle is the most respected writer in Houston. He says the Texans have DeMeco Ryan’s on speed dial. Ryan’s was a linebacker for Houston from 2006-2011.

I feel like Ryan’s is the candidate Houston wants, I think he may be going there.

DeMeco Ryan’s going to Houston.

Go on to Denver.

Sean Payton is currently the hot name in coaching circles, however while many think he will coach again I am not sure he will. I have to think there is a better than 50% chance he stays with Fox. He may be angling for more money from them at contract time.

If I was Payton I would play Tepper and then sign in Denver. I don’t think Denver’s new owner will be as meddlesome as Tepper.

What went wrong in New Orleans with Payton? Was it a combination of burnout and not having a quarterback? Was there a difference with ownership? Does anyone know for sure?

If Wilkes is retained it is probably already determined what coaches would be dismissed. I am pretty sure Wilkes would notify them since he hired them. (Someone correct me if I am wrong). I do hope we keep Campen and Chris Tabor.

It is no coincidence he left New Orleans when his quarterback retired. He left before his contract was up. After Bountygate and his one year suspension it turned a lot of people off.

I think Payton is playing us. I think he is going to be in Denver or maybe wait another year, using us for leveraging his contract. I hope Tepper will not give up a first round pick for him. After seeing the Miami coach vaping during their game that job will be open soon again I believe, if not this year next. Payton may wait on it even till next year. Remember there are several states with no state income tax, Florida, Tenn, and Nevada are among them. Not the biggest factor, but something to think about.

They may have decided, but then why is Sean Payton meeting with them? I think he is using the Panthers to drive his asking price up for other teams. A lot of us don’t want him anyway.

I agree. But being given a chance means some time behind the starters on the line, and coaches need to spend some time with him to develop him as much as possible. He was an afterthought this year, even before he was hurt. All we heard about was Mayfield. Brock Purdy was helped a lot by Jimmy Garrapolo according to McCaffrey.

He deserves a chance. What is Brock Purdue had not been given a chance.