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NFL: Two former Panthers staff find new jobs


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As previously discussed but now officially confirmed, former Panthers intern Jennifer King will be joining the Redskins staff. Her duties will basically be that of an Assistant Runningback Coach. She won't get the official title, but she will get paid as a full time offensive assistant.

Another name you might know is joining the Viking. Minnesota has announced that Dom Capers has joined their staff under the title of Senior Defensive Assistant. That's probably a good idea since Mike Zimmer made his relatively inexperienced son Adam the "co-defensive coordinator" (however that's supposed to work).

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1 hour ago, beo said:

having dom capers as sort of a mentor/ a guy that can give advice here and there for your coaching staff is honestly a really cool move, more teams should do that kind of thing.

The expectation was that we were gonna do something like that. We didn't.

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4 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

As previously discussed but now officially confirmed, former Panthers intern Jennifer King will be joining the Redskins staff. Her duties will basically be that of an Assistant Runningback Coach. She won't get the official title, but she will get paid as a full time offensive assistant.

That's very cool. Hopefully, she'll get a fare shake to rise up the coaching ranks. I always rooted for her when she interned here several years ago.

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9 hours ago, tarheelpride said:

That's very cool. Hopefully, she'll get a fare shake to rise up the coaching ranks. I always rooted for her when she interned here several years ago.

I hope so as well. One thing that works in her favor is just how brutally competitive the NFL is. Head coaches who make these hiring and promotion decisions simply cannot afford to hire or promote anyone but the best candidate or they risk losing a competitive advantage relative to other teams. If she’s genuinely the best option, she should get opportunities.

The flaw with what I just said is it’s inherent assumption that NFL head coaches always make rational decisions when it comes to hiring and promoting. You’d think given recent local experience I’d know better so I guess call me an optimist.

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52 minutes ago, 1of10Charnatives said:

I hope so as well. One thing that works in her favor is just how brutally competitive the NFL is. Head coaches who make these hiring and promotion decisions simply cannot afford to hire or promote anyone but the best candidate or they risk losing a competitive advantage relative to other teams. If she’s genuinely the best option, she should get opportunities.

The flaw with what I just said is it’s inherent assumption that NFL head coaches always make rational decisions when it comes to hiring and promoting. You’d think given recent local experience I’d know better so I guess call me an optimist.

You mean hiring your son as co-defensive coordinator is not based on rational thinking :D

 

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11 hours ago, KillerKat said:

Dom is probably the only coach in Panthers history I've never hated lol.

I met Capers, Fox, and Rivera.  I liked Capers, but he was all business--nice, but not too interactive. 

I used to attend the OTAs and actually used to chat with Fox---he was a great guy--a guy you would love to have over for poker and a few laughs. We used to exchange one liners.  I got him good one day---He said, "you all have a nice summer."  I said, "you have a nice fall."  He was walking away, stopped started smiling, and came back to where we were standing.  And he said, "If we don't have a nice summer, we aren't having a nice fall."  So I said, "There for a minute, I thought you were coming back here to offer me a contract."  He died laughing at that.  I did not think it was that funny. 

The next year I said to him (we used to go 1 time each year) "Coach Fox, do you really believe a punt is a good play?"  He replied, "Sure it is.  Field position is how you win games."  I replied, "then perhaps you should run it more often."  He just shook his head like he pitied me. Then he said, "Aren't you the guy who gave me a hard time last year?"  I replied, "Yes.  Just give me a contract, and all this harassment will be over"  He said, "So would my career."

 

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17 hours ago, KillerKat said:

Dom is probably the only coach in Panthers history I've never hated lol.

I started to get annoyed with his constant "note taking" on the sidelines while the team was getting blown out in his last two years. 

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18 hours ago, KillerKat said:

Dom is probably the only coach in Panthers history I've never hated lol.

He was the only coach we had that actually lost his locker room, his team. He never had the pulse of the players. We started out with all the gusto of a new franchise, a 2nd chance for many veterans, but he couldn't hold the team together once that wore off. 

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