Rhule: We don't need to make any changes, we just need to battle through it right now.

[LinvilleGorge]

15 minutes ago, jtm said:

Our fan base wanted change so bad and here is change. Change isn’t easy and teams seem to miss on coaches about 50% of the time

By this logic do you want to hang onto Rhule because we could potentially do even worse?

To be fair, this very well might be what Tepper is thinking.

[jtm]

5 minutes ago, YourLastThought said:

We are going to have to change coaches like we change underwear until we find the right one. It was time for Ron to go and it was unfortunately never time for Rhule to be here. He should have been let go last year but Tepper sounded as if he was hell bent on proving to everyone that he was right in his hiring choice. Who knows, if we continue to lose maybe Tepper will get a clue this season and let him go then clean house with rest at end of season since many are Rhule guys. I wouldn't keep many at all from this entire staff. 

Agree and my biggest concern with Carolina is Tepper. I wish he would just write checks and stay out of everything but this isnt how he operates. 

[jtm]

1 minute ago, LinvilleGorge said:

By this logic do you want to hang onto Rhule because we could potentially do even worse?

To be fair, this very well might be what Tepper is thinking.

Carolina has a 9 game losing streak which is worst stretch in the NFL. I’m not sure it can get much worse. 

[Ivan The Awesome]

I don't think I've ever seen the Huddle this united about a coaching staff. It literally brings tears to my eyes. 

[LinvilleGorge]

2 minutes ago, jtm said:

Carolina has a 9 game losing streak which is worst stretch in the NFL. I’m not sure it can get much worse. 

It can always get worse. if Panthers fandom has taught me anything it's that every time you think we've hit rock bottom we do a Jim Morrison and break on through to the other side.

[frankw]

2 minutes ago, jtm said:

Carolina has a 9 game losing streak which is worst stretch in the NFL. I’m not sure it can get much worse. 

Oh it can get worse. We still have our divisional matchups and right now we are the worst team in the South.

[Martin]

5 minutes ago, jtm said:

Agree and my biggest concern with Carolina is Tepper. I wish he would just write checks and stay out of everything but this isnt how he operates. 

It feels like some weird dynamic between Tepper and Rhule holding the firing of Rhule up. Maybe money, maybe ego. Tepper didn’t hesitate to make quick decisions for the new training facility, Charlotte FC coaching (which actually looks like the correct move) etc. Something’s up here. I didn’t buy that he’s ok with this. He really hates loosing at anything.

[TheRumGone]

Tepper called Rhule his Chuck Knoll. He comes from the Steelers who notoriously give their coaches plenty of time to figure things out. This has more to do with pride than money for Tepper.

[frankw]

1 minute ago, TheRumGone said:

Tepper called Rhule his Chuck Knoll. He comes from the Steelers who notoriously give their coaches plenty of time to figure things out. This has more to do with pride than money for Tepper.

Yup and Tepper absolutely loathes the fans that complain about his decisions. He will not do anything that will make the fans happy unless he has no other choice when it affects his pocket directly.

[kungfoodude]

1 minute ago, TheRumGone said:

Tepper called Rhule his Chuck Knoll. He comes from the Steelers who notoriously give their coaches plenty of time to figure things out. This has more to do with pride than money for Tepper.

I agree with this. I think Tepper truly believes he is some sort of genius level guy that just sees things that aren't there. I'm sure this is spurned by his business successes where he stayed the course and was proven right.

Well, this is the NFL. He doesn't have the football acumen to realize what everyone else already has, Matt Rhule will never be a successful head coach in the NFL. He could get 3-4 more years of NFL experience and he still wouldn't know how to be successful in the NFL. It's not in him and he isn't a real football guy like he makes himself out to be. 

[Martin]

1 minute ago, TheRumGone said:

Tepper called Rhule his Chuck Knoll. He comes from the Steelers who notoriously give their coaches plenty of time to figure things out. This has more to do with pride than money for Tepper.

I think you are right. He’s at the point where everyone else knew it and said it out loud two years ago. The firing of Rhule is him admitting he was wrong and everyone else was right. And that’s why he won’t fire Rhule until we are mathematically out of the playoffs. Which should help our draft position I guess.

[FugginPoo]

The mandate for the next coach needs to be back to back winning seasons , once we start this the rest will come together.

[Malt Liquor]

Fu*ck Matt Rhule

[TheRumGone]

On the flip side of that he was reported to be one of the minority owners who wanted to fire Tomlin. Which is just fuging insane so I don’t think he’s gonna give Rhule one more year if he doesn’t make the playoffs. Which we won’t. I’d fire Scott too tbh. Get a GM or give Morgan the promotion and let the GM have the most power to pick a HC.