Let's formally divide into factions on Matt Rhule

[Kentucky Panther]

Was one of my top two options going into this process.  Very happy with the hire.  Rhuler until further notice. 

[Puresteel55]

I am a Rhuler!

However, it does concern me a bit that he gave the Giants an opportunity to match before committing. 
That could mean that we are his 2nd choice (at least) but Tepper made him an offer to good to refuse. Bought him in other words.

So the question is...is he all in for more than himself. Time will tell. Hope he learns to bleed black and blue sooner than later.

[thefuzz]

I'm in.

Don't care if I'm wrong, I wanted a swing for the fences vs. the bunt we have been doing the last 20 years.

We got our guy, now lets see what he can do once we get a legit talent evaluator in the building.

[RenoCarolina]

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say there will be a large group straddling the fence to protect themselves and their huddle armchair GM status should things go south.

Count me in as a #Rhuler.

Of course, you could add a poll and make it public if you really wanted a list.

 

[kungfoodude]

1 minute ago, RenoCarolina said:

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say there will be a large group straddling the fence to protect themselves and their huddle armchair GM status should things go south.

Count me in as a #Rhuler.

Of course, you could add a poll and make it public if you really wanted a list.

 

I don't think we are straddling the fence much, it's just that there are a lot more unknowns with a college coach than there are with existing NFL coaches/coordinators. There is at least a body of work to critique. That doesn't happen with college guys because college football and the reasons you are successful are LIGHT YEARS away from professional football. 

[RenoCarolina]

5 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

I don't think we are straddling the fence much, it's just that there are a lot more unknowns with a college coach than there are with existing NFL coaches/coordinators. There is at least a body of work to critique. That doesn't happen with college guys because college football and the reasons you are successful are LIGHT YEARS away from professional football. 

I should not lump all the "straddlers" together.  There are at least 3 sub-groups;

There are those like you who give reasoned responses to their hesitation,

those who want to go on record once again that it could go one way or another, 

and those who just like to $chit on everything in general.

 

[Matt62881]

Definitely think rhule will have us in contention next year and a powerhouse the year after...could go all the way either season just a contender has won the SB. So my answer is obvious and going with the trend of teams hea coached...only hes coming to a better team then the previous ones.

[jfra78]

I don't know much about Rhule, but I am excited and optimistic about our future.

[Wolfpack352]

I'll be on the fence, let the actions speak louder than words.  Time will tell.

[kungfoodude]

24 minutes ago, Matt62881 said:

Definitely think rhule will have us in contention next year and a powerhouse the year after...could go all the way either season just a contender has won the SB. So my answer is obvious and going with the trend of teams hea coached...only hes coming to a better team then the previous ones.

That's a bit extreme, I would say. The only chance I could buy into that future is if we get a healthy Cam return. This is a QB driven league and if he is not here in 2020, we are in trouble. If we are making a QB switch, we are probably not going to be a Super Bowl caliber team for at least a couple of years. It's not impossible or unprecedented but the odds are against it. 

[dpm0409]

1 hour ago, electro's horse said:

im a belter.

BELT SHOULD BE RULED BY BELTERS!

we all get neck tattoos and weird afrikans accents

[Wes21]

Well to be perfectly honest, in my humble opinion, of course without offending anyone who thinks differently from my point of view, but also by looking into this matter in a different perspective and without being condemning of one’s view’s and by trying to make it objectified, and by considering each and every one’s valid opinion, I honestly believe that I completely forgot what I was going to say.

[AceBoogie]

1 hour ago, CRA said:

I'll cheer for him.  Hell, I cheered for Clausen and Carr.  I mean, I'll cheer for anyone to have success that is a Panther. 

but first take? 

We drastically overpaid for a college football coach who doesn't have a great college resume by the standards we have always judged college coaches of the past that have made the jump.   Carroll? Saban? Kelly?  Those dudes won or competed for National Championships.  Powerhouses.   Baylor went 0-11 vs the top 25. 

I mean, he could be great.   When we drafted Steve Smith I didn't think much of it either. 

This x10000

[Carl Spackler]

I support every coach we've had and the ones we now have. Until, like, their message grows stale, players quit on them or they only win one or two games well after their first year. If Rhule goes 4-12 his first season with this garbage defense, I can accept that.

But afterward, we should shoot for a winning record -- especially if we extend CMC.