The Quick Fix - Miracle Season

[CPantherKing]

There is only one single hope for this team and Matt Rhule's NFL coaching career - the miracle season formula. Vermeil did it with the Rams in 1999. This should have been the strategy used since the offseason. There is nothing to lose now, so time to get started and go all in.

The Panthers will need to go to a spread offense and take 50% of their pass attempts down the field with the game plan of running up the score and allowing the speed of their defense to get after the opposing teams QB.

The Panthers have one of the best pass catching RBs in the NFL who can change a game in the open field with CMC. They have the H-Back with good hands in Ricci. They have capable TEs to exploit the underneath seams in a deep zone for 30 more targets and 20 catches this season in Thomas and Tremble. They have the WR to scheme open as the 1b/#2 WR in DJ Moore. They have the #3 WR to stretch the field vertically and pull the safeties across the field deep in Robby Anderson.

You need a young unknown QB who can sling it from the pocket and shows little to no fear while staying calm.

You need a back up RB that can hold onto the ball and spell CMC just enough for 40 more touches in the season.

You need a young unknown WR with the ability to make plays and has great hands that can be featured as a #1a and be paired with a #1b as the #2 WR that most defenses will scheme for while letting the unknown receiver find one on one match-ups.

You need a vet #4 WR/TE with hands and route running ability that will allow them to get open by exploiting the deep pockets of the zone.

I wanted Desmond Ridder, Treylon Burks (1a WR), Ameer Abdullah, and Jarvis Landry (#4 WR) in the offseason to fill these miracle season roles. If I had to go out and fill these roles immediately with the possibility of results, I would go get Aqeel Glass QB, Dai'Jean Dixon 1a WR, David Johnson #2 RB, and Brandon Zylstra #4 WR. (Glass and Dixon have good chemistry and Dixon is a reliable receiver with big hands and playmaking ability.)

What would you do as GM to fill these 4 voids and take this drop to your knees hail mary shot at blowing the top off the NFL in the 2022 season? You have nothing to lose and EVERYTHING to gain!

[d-dave]

Ben McAdoo....

While a fun thought experiment, even if we fire Ben today, we're still stuck with his system that the team was installing all off season.

[Sean Payton's Vicodin]

Vermeil was a good coach, Rhule sucks ass. There is 0 hope for this season.