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2nd home loss against what should’ve been an inferior opponent. Hadn’t lost to the Pistons since 2017. This one ‘stings’.

Agreed. This is looking like Monk 2.0 with this kid. I wasn’t too high on him and actually though Duarte would’ve been a better player for us. I hope Bouknight gets it together soon.

In a trade down, yes. A reach at 6.

It appears the dude he was with was the main instigator. He seemed surprised he was tossed. In any case, this incident and the confrontation with Barrego indicates he does have some maturity issues, which is typical for young men his age. I know from experience.

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His dismissal was a head scratcher. The DL problems stopping the run seem to be the result of wear and tear during games than coaching. An inept offense will do that to a defense. I think Rhule “scapegoated” another young, promising coach.

Nope. You can say the same for the other defectors. Makes you wonder huh?

Probably not. Arnold certainly would have helped. The poor OL may have factored in also, as we needed the TE’s to be less of a factor in the passing game to help with blocking. Hoping these staff changes will yield better results on the field.

No big loss. Outside of Tommy Tremble our TEs weren’t much to brag about, although it may have more to do with our previous offensive philosophy. Hoping the new offensive staff will design a better system to maximize their talents.

You read my mind. What indeed? Our TE’s outside of rookie Tremble we’re nothing to write home about.

Agreed. The only hire I’m questioning is Pasqualoni. A wealth of experience but I’d have preferred someone with a better track record with the DL. Joe Cullen would’ve been great but he took the KC job and I’m not sure we were even interested. Read up on the Joe Bailey hire and it seems to be a good one despite the lack of NFL experience. He’s generally considered to be very a bright and hard working coach with ties to McAdoo.

This We have too many “streaky” shooters on this roster.

Same here. JR set him up to fail when he refused to hire a GM after Polian left. I’m not sure we had the best scouting back then either.

Or Ricky Proehl?

I guess this means Fletcher is hitting the bricks…what a waste of a pick!!!

I agree. Great players don’t necessarily make good coaches.

I was thinking the same thing. Our ex-defensive back coach (Jason Simmons) also carried the same title of defensive passing game coordinator IIRC. He was Snow’s right hand man so bringing Wilks aboard may be an effort to find a similarly experienced replacement. With Snow being up in age, it may benefit us to have someone to step in if the need arises.

Would somewhat explain why he kept him around. I’m not sure why Tepper would’ve agreed to that and it could hurt the Panthers in the long run.

LOL I was surprised when they fired Okam. Thought he had potential and could’ve benefited from someone like Pasqualoni as an assistant - someone with a wealth of experience to complement him and help him grow as a coach. I guess they tried that with Don Johnson but it didn’t work out. Now they’ve got two grizzled veterans to coach the young uns. Hope it works out.

I think Marinelli was being considered for the Bears DC position but appears he’s still with the Raiders. Not sure he was ever under consideration here. Pasqualoni’s got a ton of experience. Hope he works out for us.

Yup….we could use a complete overhaul on that side of the ball. Hope we can clear out cronyism with the Temple and Baylor connections, though I suspect this has more to do with the potentially shaky situation with Matt Rhule’s tenure.

That was unexpected. I’ve read that McAdoo is being allowed to rebuild the offense, so it’s possible this is indication of other changes to come.

Fitterer and Morgan came aboard AFTER Rhule was hired. This falls more on Tepper for keeping Hurney around a year longer than he should although I understand the rationale. I’m of the thinking that Rhule having the final say does not mean he has total autonomy over the roster with no collaboration. As P-Claw stated earlier, the HC’s control over the roster is not unique to the Panthers, so there’s really no need for panic IMO.

Durability is a major issue with Scherff. I’d pass.