Is it playoffs or bust for Ron and co?

[Sean Payton's Vicodin]

NFC is looking really strong. If Ron finishes with a winning record but no playoffs is it over?

[joeyxfresco]

Just now, Sean Payton's Vicodin said:

NFC is looking really strong. If Ron finishes with a winning record but no playoffs is it over?

I’d say anything less than an NFC Conference Game appearance would be the end of Ron honestly 

[Bartin]

If he gets to 11-5 and misses the playoffs then I’ll give him a pass. 10-6 or 9-7 with no playoffs ain’t cutting it for me.

[OneBadCat]

Heart says can him but my brain says Tepper keeps him with a winning record.

He got lucky that Allen is a decent player

[AceBoogie]

Ron has already secured his job with the last four games. He’s put himself in a great position by winning four without Cam. Now if Cam comes back and another losing streak happens then it’ll be Cam that gets the blame. 

[LinvilleGorge]

1 minute ago, AceBoogie said:

Ron has already secured his job with the last four games. He’s put himself in a great position by winning four without Cam. Now if Cam comes back and another losing streak happens then it’ll be Cam that gets the blame. 

He hasn't saved his job yet. If we completely flop down the stretch again he's probably gone regardless of who is taking snaps.

[Khyber53]

This same old crap again? Ron is coaching lights out and has the whole team playing together and playing to win. He's strung together four good wins while we have tons of starters (and some backups) going onto the injury report or IR. And, because someone will take a swing at him too, Marty Hurney has got us some great personnel that have brought this together.

Go peddle your tired narrative somewhere else. We're winning.

[NanuqoftheNorth]

Ron winning without the benefit of Cam has likely helped cool the hot seat for the moment.

However there are still a lot of games to be played.

If the Panthers make the playoffs with a backup QB chances are Ron and Hurney will be returning for 2020.

If the Panthers win at least 1 playoff game, Ron is a lock to return.

[UncleWillie]

They're going to extend him regardless. Go Riverboat Ron!

[trueblade]

Playoffs or bust was certainly a popular thought going into the season, but now I'm not so sure. 

You're right about the NFC looking strong. The only team getting in from the NFC East is the division winner. It looks like its down to us and the Saints for the South. The West looks like SEA and SF, but don't count out LAR just yet. NFC North has the Packers out front but all four teams are over .500. Its going to be wild ride for the Wildcard, and a win over SF helps our cause obviously. 

[Daeavorn]

Due to his own biases he will always be a coach that requires injuries to give younger guys chances at starting.

Is that who we want driving our team for another 5 years? Because I'm getting to the point where I don't.

Ron may have a 'defensive pedigree' but we've never had a #1 defense while he's been here and right now while our defensive line is getting to the QB the opposing teams are still getting a lot of third down completions. 

Im not convinced he can ever win a Super Bowl. 2015 was his chance with us and he blew it. 

 

[panthers55]

1 hour ago, Daeavorn said:

Due to his own biases he will always be a coach that requires injuries to give younger guys chances at starting.

Is that who we want driving our team for another 5 years? Because I'm getting to the point where I don't.

Ron may have a 'defensive pedigree' but we've never had a #1 defense while he's been here and right now while our defensive line is getting to the QB the opposing teams are still getting a lot of third down completions. 

Im not convinced he can ever win a Super Bowl. 2015 was his chance with us and he blew it. 

 

So much fail in this post. Starting rookies is always risky. Wanting established starters is a good thing not bad. So having a top five defense is bad because only number 1 counts, right? And do coaches win Superbowls or do players. Using your logic LA should dump McVay because he lost the Superbowl last year and are heading downward this year. Right?? And since Andy Reid has never won a Super Bowl as a coach, then KC should dump him especially now that his QB is hurt like Cam and they might not make the playoffs, right?

[hepcat]

2 hours ago, Khyber53 said:

This same old crap again? Ron is coaching lights out and has the whole team playing together and playing to win. He's strung together four good wins while we have tons of starters (and some backups) going onto the injury report or IR. And, because someone will take a swing at him too, Marty Hurney has got us some great personnel that have brought this together.

Go peddle your tired narrative somewhere else. We're winning.

I mean...Ron only coaches well when it seems like he's close to getting fired. Then the team wins for awhile, Ron gets comfortable, and the team takes a hot wet dump for awhile. Then as soon as he gets close to getting fired again, the team starts winning again. It's the same cycle with him. Maybe the good cycle lasts long enough to win a Superbowl this time. 

I will say with how many piss poorly coached teams I see play every Sunday, Ron does have the team ready to play and disciplined more than most other teams.

[CanadianCat]

24 minutes ago, hepcat said:

I mean...Ron only coaches well when it seems like he's close to getting fired.

Come on dude.. So your saying that Ron only coaches hard when hes scared? The guy is a fantastic coach. The guys has won coach of the year 2x and has trained and developed his staff so well he has his own coaching tree and yes when he takes back the reigns he has a top 5 defense. 

I get so annoyed with people on this board that ONLY watch panther games and have no idea what is going on in the rest of the league. Ron is one of the best coaches in the league right now and has been for a long time.