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It's crazy we are only down two touchdowns with the ball and the game has felt totally over this entire quarter.

It's ok to say that definitely should have been a penalty. It clearly was. That's not saying it's the refs fault we're losing. That's saying there is no consistency at all on roughing this season.

All these bogus roughing penalties, how was that not one? PJ was still in the pocket and was clear helmet to helmet.

7 minutes left, down two touchdowns, still barely passing past the los.

I definitely think he is a fine DC.

You have to take shots downfield. That's how the nfl works. Even if you dont think they will be completed. Once the defense learns you arent going to try anything downfield or even medium depth, your offense is done.

What is happening now was inevitable yes. As I said when it was 10-7. When the defense starts to totally stay home and play the los it's not going to work anymore and we will start to continuously go 3 and out and the defense will get gassed. I said that in the second when we had the lead. What has happened?

I think hes a conservative coach and hes coaching tight. The same as at AZ.

I blame Wilks for being super conservative, not only in play calling but especially time management. We are 1-4. We have no reason not to play loose.

Trying to get him hurt before the trade deadline.

Wilks fighting with coaches and Anderson now. Buckle up folks. This is just the first game of the current regime.

We has 11 yards of offense in that quarter. The defense is gassed. It's not just coaching. Our defense is specialized. They are based on speed and aggression but undersized. They are a defense that is made to play with the lead, not a defense for super conservative games where they are on the field the entire time and behind.

Like I said, tired defense. Super conservative offense isnt a sustainable strategy in the modern nfl.

Here's the tired defense.

You still have to take shots. Every play being a run or a short pass is never going to work. Defense will just sit. You have to take shots even if they wont work to show the defense.

Hamstrings. Plural

I know they said for Eason to come in they would have to run a really basic offense, could it get more basic than it already is?

Like I said previously, this isnt sustainable. Ones the rams start playing everything at the line of scrimmage we will go 3 and out over and over and the defense will get gassed. You have to take shots to keep the defense honest. Even if they dont work.

How sustainable is it though? What's the end game. Cmc gets ran into the ground and hurt and the defense knows everything is going to be at the los. We are 1-4. Why play tight.

Not using a timeout there when you're 1-4 is one of the most ridiculous overly conservative thing I've ever seen.

And Mcadoo wanted so and so qb when he was in NY. It doesnt make them a great coach unfortunately.

I'm still all in on the tank. We need a qb first and foremost. While its definitely true the first pick doesnt gurantee a good qb it is 100% the best odds for the Panthers right now. If you have the first pick you can pick any QB in the draft. Which means if they pick a qb and they bust and another one succeeds, they just missed on the pick. It was there to make. Gotta trust the scouts and GM. It's all in their hands.

The real question is how early does he get to practice?

I flat out said he deserved to be fired... I just think its ridiculous people try to turn him into this big evil villain. The locker room was a tight group, they liked Rhule no matter how much we want to see him as negative incarnate. The players liked Rhule, the players like Wilks. Both of those things can be true. Only fans outside of the locker room want to see it as it has to be one or the other. No matter how much some people want to hate him, he was just a dude who wasnt good enough at the job he was hired for, I dont think it was from lack of trying, he was just in over his head. Spoiler alert, the team is still going to have plenty of issues after he is gone. He wasnt the only problem and that will be clear. Also the roster has more talent now than it did when he inherited it. Hes not the boogeyman.

So many coming up with their own narratives. Heads up, Rhule needed to go, he also isnt the cause of everything you dont like about the panthers. Most of the players really liked him, you can find plenty of quotes from players today that confirm it. Luke is a big fan of Wilks, that's why hes there today. It doesnt have to have anything to do with Rhule. All of these things can be true. Was he deserving of being fired? Definitely. Is he this villain so much of the huddle wants to scapegoat for everything they dont like? Probably not. Let it go. He can't hurt you anymore.