My only concern with keeping Wilks as HC…

[JawnyBlaze]

If there’s a defensive coach who isn’t antiquated like Rivera, Wilks, etc I’d be fine with him. But most are. My main problem with Wilks as HC next year is that he’s not a good HC

[Brooklyn 3.0]

For anyone that wants Wilks as HC, I ask ... why. Like, a serious why. What does he have that screams top rated HC? I'm glad the players like him (btw, they liked Fox, Rivera, and even Rhule to an extent) but that should barely factor into why he needs to stay.

Can he outcoach 31 other coaches, can he bring something new to the table that gives teams fits, is he cutthroat, does he have experience, does he know how to bend his coaching to the team and not his ego, will he eat/sleep Panthers 24/7, does he WANT to be here, etc. That's what makes a coach, IMHO.

[Jackie Lee]

6 minutes ago, JawnyBlaze said:

If there’s a defensive coach who isn’t antiquated like Rivera, Wilks, etc I’d be fine with him. But most are. My main problem with Wilks as HC next year is that he’s not a good HC

I think that'd be DeMeco Ryans,  DC of the 49ers, former Middle Linebacker. Not sure why he's getting hyped up so much but he's on all the media lists

[JawnyBlaze]

1 minute ago, Jackie Lee said:

I think that'd be DeMeco Ryans,  DC of the 49ers, former Middle Linebacker. Not sure why he's getting hyped up so much but he's on all the media lists

I’d be open to the possibility 

[Jackie Lee]

2 minutes ago, JawnyBlaze said:

I’d be open to the possibility 

As long as it's not Dan Quinn. As previously noted, a big issue with a defensive HC is if you do find a good OC they're going to get poached after a year or 2. 

[panthers55]

Let's see how this finishes out. I want to see if we get the good Darnold we started out with last year or the one who got pummeled and saw ghosts. You can't make this stuff up....

[Jon Snow]

I wasn't aware we had a vote on who the Panthers next head coach will be. When did this happen?

Seriously though, we have no say in it so let it play out. My bet is that the list lining up to take the job will not be long and it will be comically underwhelming.

 

[Jackie Lee]

5 minutes ago, panthers55 said:

Let's see how this finishes out. I want to see if we get the good Darnold we started out with last year or the one who got pummeled and saw ghosts. You can't make this stuff up....

The Broncos Defense can definitely bring back that trauma.  

[jayboogieman]

46 minutes ago, Shocker said:

 Keep him as executive assistant to the new coach cuz I love Wilks toughness 

The problem with that is no coach worth anything is going to want a babysitter or a guy waiting to take his job if the owner fires him during the season looking over his shoulder.

[panthers55]

7 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

I wasn't aware we had a vote on who the Panthers next head coach will be. When did this happen?

Seriously though, we have no say in it so let it play out. My bet is that the list lining up to take the job will not be long and it will be comically underwhelming.

 

I have to wonder if our head coach vacancy will generate a lot of great candidates with proven NFL success as a head coach who want to come here.  Otherwise how are they an obvious upgrade just because they are offensive minded.

[Shocker]

4 minutes ago, jayboogieman said:

The problem with that is no coach worth anything is going to want a babysitter or a guy waiting to take his job if the owner fires him during the season looking over his shoulder.

Naw, I disagree if we hire a small coach worried with this scenario we picked wrong.  More so I would say Wilks deserves better.  He does but it would be nice to extend the branch and a big raise

[Cary Kollins]

27 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

I wasn't aware we had a vote on who the Panthers next head coach will be. When did this happen?

Seriously though, we have no say in it so let it play out. My bet is that the list lining up to take the job will not be long and it will be comically underwhelming.

 

I mean, we have no say in anything at all regarding this or any other sports team, so why talk about them at all?

[Waldo]

I'm over seeing anymore of that kind of football. I don't think it's good enough to win and it's beyond predictable and stale.

I also don't like the idea trying of tie a new HC to Wilks at DC. Scaring off a great prospect because Wilks was part of the deal is an assbackwards way to operate. 

I hope he has put together enough work by the end of the year to get a good gig after this year, just not with us. Wilks is the kind of coach I wouldn't mind playing against twice a year. Tough but completely beatable, HC or DC. 

Edited November 23, 2022 by Waldo

[Aussie Tank]

So Quinn bad (led Falcons to SB) but Wilks good (3-13 at Arizona).

PS I don’t want either