Can Tepper find anyone better than Wilks?

[Biscuit]

I must say it's nice having a Carolina guy at the helm as opposed to the straight mercenary in Rhule. 

[Aussie Tank]

Yes 

[AggieLean]

If he keeps winning, you gotta give it to him. You give it to him, and allow him to hire a staff of his choosing. 

[CPantherKing]

Tepper had this move in play with Wilks from the start. He wanted Wilks under Snow and in place for a change. Wilks was not picked by Rhule or Snow. This is a long play on attracting Byron Leftwich to reunite with Wilks. Leftwich becomes the HC. Wilks stays on as Leftwich's choice for DC.

[MtnJax]

Unless Tepper hires someone who has already been a HC in the NFL, any hot name OC you bring in to be the HC is just gonna be another speculative hire, where you’re hiring on perceived potential of what you believe they can achieve

[Silent Majority]

I don't  want a great offensive or defensive mind as a head coach. I want a leader of men who knows and understands football and who does not have an ego when it comes to his colleagues.  I want an offensive genius for an OC and a defensive genius for a DC. They can manage and micro manage as much as they'd like. A HC DOES NOT have that luxury

[Saca312]

25 minutes ago, Silent Majority said:

I don't  want a great offensive or defensive mind as a head coach. I want a leader of men who knows and understands football and who does not have an ego when it comes to his colleagues.  I want an offensive genius for an OC and a defensive genius for a DC. They can manage and micro manage as much as they'd like. A HC DOES NOT have that luxury

This.

I feel that we should not be moving on from someone who can motivate and maximize the talents of our players. Wilks clearly has this team together and put a fire under them. That's special and something we've NEVER seen Rhule do.

Sure, there are definitely better offensive gurus out there, but they could come in and fail to achieve the level of heart Wilks brings out of these players.

I feel that if we just upgraded our OC and DC to those gurus, but let a leader of men lead this team ala Wilks, we'd be one damn tough team to beat.

[Kentucky Panther]

For once do our research and try and interview the best possible candidates. If he thinks Wilks is the answer then make it happen. I have an extremely hard time believing the answer has been on our staff the whole time. I really want us to look into some offensive options. 

Edited December 12, 2022 by Kentucky Panther

[Carolina Cajun]

I will say if Wilks keeps going well, if Tepper chooses a different guy he could absolutely be in line for a Josh Mcdaniels/Rich Bissacia situation.  He sure as poo better be sure that the coach is coming in as a proven commodity, IE would need to hire someone like Jim Harbaugh.

[TF330]

I think it comes down to if tepper thinks sean payton is obtainable

if not then I feel like we go with wilkes. 

DeMeco Ryans will be available but I doubt we'd go after him with Wilkes already winning the locker room over in the interim and having high levels of success as a DC in his own right

[Jackie Lee]

1 hour ago, Biscuit said:

I must say it's nice having a Carolina guy at the helm as opposed to the straight mercenary in Rhule. 

Otherwise known as "OOU"

[Jackie Lee]

1 minute ago, TF330 said:

I think it comes down to if tepper thinks sean payton is obtainable

if not then I feel like we go with wilkes. 

DeMeco Ryans will be available but I doubt we'd go after him with Wilkes already winning the locker room over in the interim and having high levels of success as a DC in his own right

As long as he doesn't dump Wilks for Quinn. That's the only truly cringe hire that's been floated in the media

[Gerry Green]

2 hours ago, Varking said:

The issue will be, if somebody takes the coordinator, can they continue that run of offense? If they drop… that’s the problem. Offensive coordinators who do well get poached by other teams. 

 

That why we create the OC Apprenticeship Program. The apprentice learns the O with the understanding the when the present OC leaves, he's the man. Then he hires his own apprentice. Rinse and repeat. We would never run out of OCs. lol

[CMAC22]

I would have absolutely no problem if Wilks is retained as the head coach but the Panthers need to do there due process and interview candidates like Ken Dorsey, Kellen Moore, Shane Steichen, DeMeco Ryans, Frank Reich etc!