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Tampa is a mediocre team that has ruled poo mountain aka the NFC South. Barely avoided a split with Carolina last year and got swept by the Falcons. They just lost their hot shot OC that they were desperate to keep. They offered to make him the highest paid coordinator in the league for a reason and every Bucs fan I know would have helped Bowles pack if it meant promoting Coen. The Bengals pass rush is bottom of the league without Hendrickson and good with him. He moves the needle there and he would move the needle here. If this team is too chickenshit to try to compete with mighty Tampa then they should be relegated to the UFL

Warren Sharp on Twitter. Our interest makes sense. Hendrickson would change the defense overnight. We could reasonably expect to compete for the division.

This looks like a big deal.

These guys aren't connected. It's just speculation. Sports journalism in Charlotte is terrible.

Can't listen to an offer if nobody's making one. Between his contract value and his actual value he's guaranteed to be here next season.

I hope they give Sam another year too. It’ll be so empty week 1 he’ll be able to hear me calling him a bum from the 500 level.

Did nobody else see the blocker being driven into his elbow as he let it go? Watch the game.

The lineman got pushed into his throwing arm as he let it go.

No reason to watch the Panthers means it’ll feel like a bonus 3 hours every weekend.

It's a little questionable but I'm glad we didn't try to game it to force postponements with the way the rookies and role players stepped up.

It wouldn’t hurt my feelings if he got fired today but who would they promote to finish out the season? Snow probably wouldn’t have interest. It would be odd to promote Rhule’s friend Nixon. Interim head coach Sean Ryan?

I would rather go back to the Clausen year than subject myself to that.

He eats up space. Cap space mostly.

So immediately then

Whoever green lighted that halftime show needs to be investigated

He completed a pass that went 58 yards through the air last year. It was good for top 10 in the league. Only question is if the shoulder injury has upset the trajectory coming out because the arm strength is still there.

Didn’t even get the ball first either.

Don’t forget he already proved he isn’t good enough to belong in the NFL before the “injury”

Think this is skewed some by that Kings game but they have to be better defensively.

When you use that emoji it means you're so mad steam is coming out your ears like a cartoon.

Yea they got bit by the sunk cost fallacy. Throwing good money after bad.

Having dudes like Darnold and Bridgewater who everybody knew were limited players gave the coaches some cover. But Cam? He can execute an NFL offense. If Cam does well, or even if he doesn't do well but the play design was there, then I think Brady is doing what he's supposed to do as the coordinator. But if this offense gets out of control with Cam back there then Tepper will show Brady the door. It ain't Rhule's show anymore either and he might be right behind Brady. We're a half game out of the playoffs after 9 games with Darnold. If Cam stays healthy this team should make the playoffs.