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REPORT: Rapoport reports Baylor DC Phil Snow is expected to follow Panthers coach Matt Rhule to Carolina


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NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports Baylor DC Phil Snow is expected to follow Panthers coach Matt Rhule to Carolina.

Rapoport said Snow "could" be the Panthers defensive coordinator, too. It's just a report right now, but coaches usually bring in the people they know best to fill their top assistant positions. At Baylor, Rhule and Snow brought a previously 1-11 team into the College Football Playoff hunt with an exciting offense and overachieving defense. Snow's only NFL coaching experience came in the mid-2000s as a linebackers coach with the Detroit Lions. He'd be a complete question mark if he were to be assigned defensive play-calling duties.

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5 minutes ago, bobowilson said:

We better hope this guy is the next Wade Phillips, because Rhule apparently doesn't believe in firing coaches, ever

We're stuck with him for a very long time

 

Rhule will not be able to maintain that view in the NFL if he wants to stick around himself. 

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I initially was all aboard the Wade Phillips train, but looking further into his numbrers of late, I'm not as impressed. There was a tremendous amount of talent on that Rams defense and they haven't been that good for the past two years. 

He's an amazing coordinator, but I wonder how much his philosophies and style are adaptable to the NFL offenses that are evolving. 

As for Snow.... I would prefer him be on the staff, but maybe not DC. However, he did have a top-20 ranked defense nationally in a conference not known for defense, rather wide open offenses.

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We mocked Rivera for poaching the entire Panthers coaching staff out of 'loyalty', but at least these were proven NFL guys.

It seems like we hired Rivera's dumber, fat cousin (from his analytically illiterate belief that you win by 'running the ball and stopping the run', to his obstinate belief in rewarding 'loyalty').  So we'll see how it goes trying to win in the NFL with a bunch of his Baylor cronies.

 

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5 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

Rhule will not be able to maintain that view in the NFL if he wants to stick around himself. 

Correct.  His first losing season will require a sacrifice to the NFL football scapegoat gods.  Or we riot.  Honeymoon will be over on the huddle 

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1 minute ago, CRA said:

Correct.  His first losing season will require a sacrifice to the NFL football scapegoat gods.  Or we riot.  Honeymoon will be over on the huddle 

Eh, Panthers fans are pretty passive and barely even make noise at games.

And Tepper has shown a coach can roll over on him.  He demanded Rivera fire Eric Washington, so Rivera just pretended he was going to take over play calling duties (allowing him to keep Washington on), and then just let Eric continue to call plays again.  Tepper got rolled.

We're stuck with his Temple/Baylor cronies for a long time.

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Just now, CRA said:

Correct.  His first losing season will require a sacrifice to the NFL football scapegoat gods.  Or we riot.  Honeymoon will be over on the huddle 

Possibly, but I suspect they will get just a tad bit more rope than normal.   Unless it's really obvious it's a coaching issue then he will get at least 2 season to prove himself.

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