If Wilks weren't from Charlotte and a former member of the staff, would you still want him as HC next year?

[Ricky Spanish]

Say he was a dude from Tallahassee and came in as interim coach for Rhule's incompetent ass. The team played .500 ball with him as interim HC, would you really want him returning?

Take the emotion and narrative out of the equation. What has he done EXCEPTIONALLY well since taking over? Other than being a professional football coach, I don't really see anything otherworldly.

Retaining Wilks, to me, is a return to the status quo of Fox/Rivera, not an overall improvement to where we were 3 years ago. Keeping Wilks on after firing Rhule feels like getting back together with your long term girlfriend after originally dumping her for some hot little college biddy who it turns out you have nothing in common with so you dump her and choose to fall back into familiarity while neglecting all the reasons you broke up in the first place.

It's familiar, it's comfortable, and you know what to expect, but deep down you know it's not going to last.

I like Wilks and I appreciate him stepping in and coaching like a professional HC, something we've lacked the past 2.5 years, but I don't think he's the long term answer. I would prefer we rip the band-aid off and start over. Draft a new QB in the first, pair him with an offensive minded HC that he can grow with and learn from, and go from there.

[Carl Spackler]

Who will Tepper hire that’s better?

Edited January 2, 2023 by Carl Spackler
Typed Rhule and meant Tepper. Sad thing is there’s no difference

[Luciu5]

To me, I think Steve Wilks could get us to the Super Bowl eventually. I don't think he can make us a perennial contender though.

Edited January 2, 2023 by Luciu5

[Sean Payton's Vicodin]

Nobody here wants Wilks as HC anymore.

[jb2288]

I don’t want him as HC even with all the other stuff. 

[LinvilleGorge]

Knowing all that I'd still prefer someone else.

[Mr. Scot]

Said it elsewhere and I'll repeat it here: Steve Wilks is a high character, strong leadership guy that brings good qualities to any organization he's part of. 

Those qualities are what I care about. I wouldn't give a sh-t if he was from Timbuktu.

[electro's horse]

Honestly Wilks being a member of the Rivera staff is hurting him on this board. 
 

fans are projecting grievances from that era on to him. 

[TLGPanthersFan]

1 hour ago, Mr. Scot said:

Said it elsewhere and I'll repeat it here: Steve Wilks is a high character, strong leadership guy that brings good qualities to any organization he's part of. 

Those qualities are what I care about. I wouldn't give a sh-t if he was from Timbuktu.

Problem is none of those things make a good coach. 
I could care less of a Wilks is a good person or a leader. 
Guy is a terrible in game coach. 

[Aussie Tank]

Reading from a different country I do see a lot of biases to home grown talent. You’re missing out on a very big talent pool if that’s one of the boxes you need to check. 

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, TLGPanthersFan said:

Problem is none of those things make a good coach. 
I could care less of a Wilks is a good person or a leader. 
Guy is a terrible in game coach. 

They make a good leader.

Leadership is only part of what it takes to be a successful NFL coach though. And it's other factors where I think Wilks has some good, some bad, but overall just not enough.

[TLGPanthersFan]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

They make a good leader.

Leadership is only part of what it takes to be a successful NFL coach though. And it's other factors where I think Wilks has some good, some bad, but overall just not enough.

I agree if leadership made you 100 percent a good coach Wilks would be it. Unfortunately it doesn’t and, imo, he doesn’t have IT.

[micnificent28]

I think wilks is a fine coach. He's not a bad choice for the next head coach at all. The guy was making wine out of shyt. I mean this team was dead last with rhule at the helm and he made us playoff contenders. Thats without his own coaching staff or players or qb. 

Do i want him back next year...IDK i had my heart set on some offensive guru. im sick of struggling to put up points and pouring entire draft classes into a defense that inevitably fails. I think I want to go with the Chargers model at this point.

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, TLGPanthersFan said:

I agree if leadership made you 100 percent a good coach Wilks would be it. Unfortunately it doesn’t and, imo, he doesn’t have IT.

I'm still trying to figure out what it was Matt Rhule was supposed to have