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I have no issues with Tepper. I like that he is aggressive even if that means a higher chance of failure.

Saints don't have cap room for a "salary dump" type player.

Still on the wait and see path. Nothing from yesterdays game made the case for firing any stronger (it probably makes it weaker). IMO the team played hard and overall looked better than the previous week; Penalties were down and they didn't turn the ball over until the game was already decided.

It is a stretch to say Cam was benched today. Was Drew Brees "benched" everytime Taysom Hill came in last season?

This is heavily supported by analytics. You have to make a 2-pt conversion at some point. When you try it shouldn't drastically change it's chance of success. You are trying the 2-pt before the 1-pt to get your mandatory but uncertain plays out of the way early, so you have the maximum amount to time to adjust if it fails. The Panthers under Rhule have actually been pretty good regarding decision making on 4th down and 2pt tries.

100! This is bad reporting on Ellis's part.

I listen occasionally. Standard post game coach speak for the most part; That's not a Rhule thing to be clear, it's most NFL coaches.

Super Bowl was years ago All I heard was take the 1-2 yard loss and live for the next down.

I'm still in wait and see mode myself.

People can hear what they want to hear, but if saying turnovers are bad is throwing Cam under the bus then

I suspect Rhule lasts longer than Meyer.

Dude dislikes recruiting so he's only headed to college to be an OC. He will likely spend a year or two on the staff of an established HC (like Payton) to rehab and make a another run at NFL OC/HC in a few years.

Saints and Falcons lost while the Panthers didn't. Panthers move from 4th to 2nd place in the division.

Yes. I know things are frustrating right now, but I've seen enough good things to want to see what a 3rd season (with a more experienced staff) entails.

To me that suggests that an outside candidate will be targeted for OC. If you wanted to promote Ryan this is as good a time as any.

I see that as more of a "keeping the seat warm" type of promotion while they wait for an external candidate in the offseason. Either that or they REALLY need Ryan coaching Cam and the other QBs.

Assuming they get another win or two then he can point to a top 10 (maybe top 5) defense and an improvement in win total.

Nice writeup. I think Rhule gets year 3 barring him leaving for a top college gig. Recent examples of coaches popping in their 3rd years include Zac Taylor in Cincinnati and Kliff Kingsbury with the obvious difference being they both grabbed their QB in year 1. I think Brady at minimum will move on although I'm not sure where; Brady doesn't seem like the college HC type. Brady has also seemed to hint that his long-term prospects in Charlotte are uncertain at best. I HOPE an experienced OC is brought in. I don't think Rhule has the leash to let another guy learn on the job.

TBF the 2017 class was also considered "not great" and it produced Mahomes and Watson.

I know almost nothing about the Rookie QB class.

Correct. If he gets a 2nd round tender it's ~$3.5M. If a team were to sign him (and the Panthers refused to match) they'd get a 2nd in the current draft. Original round tender is cheaper, but PJ wasn't drafted.

Here's a summary of the Offense currently under contract for the upcoming season. QB needs something to be optimistic about. RB is fine. I'd love to bring back Abdullah or get another RB that can catch. FB/TE is fine for the current offense. WR looks solid. Bring in some camp bodies or late round fliers to fill out the back end. OL is probably not going to be as different as many would hope. There isn't much to be saved by cutting any of the OL and top end talent rarely hits FA. I'd suspect if the team were to go FA shopping it'd be at G or C. Best hope is to bring in a talented Rookie or two to push some of the existing guys down the pecking order.

That's in line with a 2nd round tender (PJ is an RFA).

Erving is serviceable at T. Given the recent additions to IR, I highly doubt he will be rushed back this season.

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