What are you going to do if Rhule turns it around next year?

[Move the Panthers to Raleigh]

Ah yes, the fabled "Year 3" of Rhule's previous tenures. Besides the obvious difference of this being a harder league, Rhule has shown nothing that suggests he is on the upswing from year 1 to begin year 3

[top dawg]

One thing that I'm not going to do is excuse this train wreck of a season. 

 

[Move the Panthers to Raleigh]

2 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Was viewing the game yesterday with Lady Cowboy Fan when we heard Matt Millen and his broadcast partner talk about believing in Rhule and saying that he deserved another year.

She laughed and asked what games these guys were watching.

Getting a vote of confidence from Matt Millen is a sure sign of failure. That guy was horrible in Detroit for years

[chknwing]

Ive invested in enough crypto to see a fakeout when I see one

[KSpan]

I'd own my misjudgment and give Rhule any credit he would deserve, but unfortunately I'm not concerned about this scenario becoming a reality. 

Edited January 3, 2022 by KSpan

[trueblade]

12 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

That wouldn't be a success.

It'd be a miracle

Especially given the scheduled next year. There aren't any Jets/Texans type of teams. Maybe a rebuilding Pittsburgh or Atlanta. That's about it.

[BrianS]

12 hours ago, Fan01 said:

We keep Rhule and fix the oline.  Darnold turns out to be pretty good with protection.  Defense gets time to rest and plays elite.  We go the playoff and look like legit contenders. 

Will your opinion of Rhule change?

Protection is talked about far too much by the Darnold apologists.  Let me lay some stats on ya.

Here are the current sacks surrendered numbers for the league:

Yep, there we are 4th from bottom.  Our line is terrible.  However, Cincy is WORSE.  And yet . . .

There's Joe Burrow, top five in passing yards and completion percentage.  #6 in TD's.  Oh, his team is 10-6 and have their division wrapped up.

Ryan Tannehill with Tennessee is struggling this year, not a great line.  Lots of sacks.  Yet that team is 11-5, in the playoffs, and scoring 24 per game.

I definitely agree, it's much easier when you have a good line.  By the same token, a good QB and scheme can do things even with a bad line.

[Rocky Davis]

I will actually be upset if he is successful in his 3rd year....it means this clown show will get another year or two to completely destroy the team because they will.

[Mr. Scot]

6 minutes ago, BrianS said:

I definitely agree, it's much easier when you have a good line.  By the same token, a good QB and scheme can do things even with a bad line.

I'm sure Ron Rivera would find that information very useful.

Me? Not really up for hoping that we can be some kind of odd exception to the rule.

[L-TownCat]

I’ll be wondering why I’m watching college football.

[YourLastThought]

13 hours ago, Fan01 said:

We keep Rhule and fix the oline.  Darnold turns out to be pretty good with protection.  Defense gets time to rest and plays elite.  We go the playoff and look like legit contenders. 

Will your opinion of Rhule change?

Not a chance. Rhule isn't capable of turning it around I do not believe. I do however believe that Rhule gets close to a .599 winning percentage with luck and Tepper decided to keep him another year more and then we go something like 3-14 in 2023 finally firing this guy but by that time the franchise could be in such bad shape that it will take 5 years to even sniff playoffs with an actual good legitimate NFL head coach.

[Waldo]

Have you seen the schedule? Have you watched the team at all the last 2 years?

This is an easy bet. I expect to see Betty White play LT for us before Rhule can be propped up as a competent coach.

[Mr. Scot]

We lost to a team quarterbacked by Taysom frigging Hill, and looked bad doing it.

What more do you need to see?

[Happy Panther]

I think we can discuss this more logically in the offseason as there is almost no room here to give Rhule and Tepper some benefit without being strung up.

For me Rhule was always on a three year program. It takes an amount of time to instill a brand and a philosophy. And while we are all frustrated I am perfectly happy to see if Matt can turn it around. And Tepper who I am sure hates this more than anyone.

I imagine Rhule will be on the top of the hotseat list next year and a candidate to be the first coach fired next year if we aren't on track to make the playoffs.

So I am not freaking out. yet.

And Tepper is not trying to leave Charlotte. Just stfu if you think this.