The problem with firing Matt Rhule: Who would want to coach this team?

[ickmule]

With Tepper as owner I agree, why would anyone want to coach here ? 

[45catfan]

4 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Pederson might have more than one offer. He's got an established record and a ring to his name.

Younger guys are still looking for their first job so they can make a name for themselves.

You're not likely to see a guy turn down offers too often.

*cough* Josh McDaniels *cough*  Seriously, the list is very short.  I remember when Bill Cowher's name kept being brought up for job openings several years after he left the Steelers, but he always declined.

[ThPantherFan]

14 minutes ago, hepcat said:

I guess Tepper will have to offer the next coach a 10 year $200m contract to get anyone worth a damn. 

That answers your question.  With the contract Rhule has any coach would come here for that money.

[raleigh-panther]

11 minutes ago, hepcat said:

They might be able to hire a defensive oriented head coach like Matt Eberflus, knowing he has some decent defensive players to build around. 

But if you’re an offensive head coach like Doug Pederson, why would you pick a team like the Panthers when a team like Jacksonville has a franchise QB in place.

Because he can pick a young qb and groom him.  Bring in a seasoned OC and go get some free agents for the oline 

there are no draft picks to help. It has to be free agency 

[ThPantherFan]

12 minutes ago, Call Me James said:

Matt Rhule is the problem. 

No doubts there.  The question was who would want to come here because of the bad play.  We have a lot of talent and coaching is the problem.  Not just Rhule either.

[ForJimmy]

We have plenty of young talent and will have a top 10 (maybe 5) pick to draft a young signal caller. The main issue outside of a QB is our OL (which is very common for bad teams).

[raleigh-panther]

4 minutes ago, ickmule said:

With Tepper as owner I agree, why would anyone want to coach here ? 

I’m not sure Tepper is the problem 

he made an egregious mistake in rhule

he has to fix it 

[NanuqoftheNorth]

3 minutes ago, ickmule said:

With Tepper as owner I agree, why would anyone want to coach here ? 

I can think of at least one reason...

Win or lose our next HC will be paid millions of dollars every season with a minimum of a 3 or 4 year contract.

[ThPantherFan]

13 minutes ago, L-TownCat said:

32 jobs in the entire world.

1 of the remaining 7 billion people on Earth might want to take a crack at millions of dollars to suck ass.

I would try.  A guaranteed salary for the year.  If I fk it up I still get several million dollars (with a guaranteed contract).

[ThPantherFan]

12 minutes ago, NanuqoftheNorth said:

Any NFL Coordinator worth a damn believes he can be a HC.

And that's the truth!

[ThPantherFan]

12 minutes ago, MillionDollarCam said:

I believe Hackett will be a hot name for us and with all the poo he went through in Jacksonville, I don’t think our teams’ situation would scare him off.

you might be on to something.

[ThPantherFan]

9 minutes ago, NanuqoftheNorth said:

The only concern Panthers fans should have is will Tepper fire Rhule this year or won't he?

Being able to replace Rhule with a better coach isn't going to be a problem.

I agree that we can find a coach.  Tepper needs to let Dan Morgan and other former players in the front office give their opinions.  As far as firing Rhule, it might not happen and I'll be pissed if it don't.

[thennek]

John Fox inherited a 1-15 team and had a respectable 7-9 record his first year with Rodney Peete as the QB. His 2nd year, Hurney brought in Jake and they went to the Super Bowl. This Panthers team has some talent but it is hard to see with the college coaching staff. 

[hepcat]

8 minutes ago, ThPantherFan said:

That answers your question.  With the contract Rhule has any coach would come here for that money.

But that breeds complacency and poor results on the field. Ever heard the expression being “born on second case and thinking you hit a double”? Matt Rhule came to the Panthers as one of the top 10 highest paid head coaches and he’s been one of the worst head coaches in his two seasons. If Tepper throws big money at the next coach and it isn’t someone like Pederson who has a Super bowl ring to back it up, it’s going to end the same way no matter who they hire.