Coaching interview updates

[Sgt Schultz]

1 minute ago, RJK said:

Lol at the idea wilks is building this team as the hard nosed team the panthers used to be….u mean back when they finished .500 or below every other season? What a legacy to celebrate and try to emulate

Hey, that would be an improvement.  Under The Process, finished .300 or below every season (okay, technically .313).

[Mr. Scot]

34 minutes ago, Evil Hurney said:

Curious who that is going to be. I thought it might be Demarco, but he might not be available until next month and seems like a redundant candidate to Wilks.

Can't see Bieniemy sitting back down with Tepper after he got passed over last time.

What's Pep Hamilton up to these days?

I theorized that it could be Byron Leftwich given he has a connection to Steve Wilks.

Hamilton could also be an option but he'd be a harder sell.

[Mr. Scot]

Callback...

Granted they could still put in a request, but at least for right now the veracity of that report is looking kinda shaky.

[Mr. Scot]

Another player voice in favor of Wilks, though not one of ours...

Thomas Davis voiced pretty strong support for him as well.

[exactlyzack]

3 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Another player voice in favor of Wilks, though not one of ours...

Thomas Davis voiced pretty strong support for him as well.

Technically he is one of ours since he did play for us for a couple seasons. I met him at training camp. Really good dude.

[Mr. Scot]

2 minutes ago, exactlyzack said:

Technically he is one of ours since he did play for us for a couple seasons. I met him at training camp. Really good dude.

I'd forgotten that. I think I was confusing him with Torry Holt for a moment

[exactlyzack]

2 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

I'd forgotten that. I think I was confusing him with Torry Holt for a moment

To be fair, the last few seasons have been pretty forgettable  

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, exactlyzack said:

To be fair, the last few seasons have been pretty forgettable  

Valid point

If I remember correctly, some of the folks who were trying to make "Hurney 2.0" a thing were pushing his trade as a big deal.

Edited January 10, 2023 by Mr. Scot

[Kentucky Panther]

Look, I’m not a Wilkes fan by any means. I’m offense or bust as far as coaches.  That said, we will have screwed the man big time if we hire any other candidate with a defensive background. 

[therealmjl]

1 hour ago, Mr. Scot said:

Valid point

If I remember correctly, some of the folks who were trying to make "Hurney 2.0" a thing were pushing his trade as a big deal.

He made a huge catch on 4th down in Philly in like 2017.

Other than that, yeah I got nothing.

It sure was better than Gettleman’s Jason Avant experiment though. Ron cut him like week 4 for not aligning to his standards or something.

Edited January 11, 2023 by therealmjl

[UnluckyforSome]

It's really something when the players, even some former guys, are stumping for Wilks to get the job. I am certain that same enthusiasm and energy will be there to celebrate and explain the 8-9, 10-7, 7-10 and 6-11 records that will follow as usual too.

[Ricky Spanish]

The players loved the poo out of Rivera when he was going 5-7 at the end of his tenure.

[Jon Snow]

Here's what we do know about Wilks head coaching results. 

Year 1, as a first time head coach he managed to get his team to win 3 games out of 16.  Did he have full support or was he just too inexperienced? Either way the results are not good, but it's where we start. Too many unknown factors to use otherwise. 

Year 2, his second chance at being a head coach he managed to get a team (you know the situation so I'm not rehashing it) to win half it's games. 

From a nonbiased perspective I would say that looks to be a trend upward.  With mostly someone else's mess. So I would not say he couldn't do it if he got a real shot to build his own mess for the first time. But I would prefer he not make a mess of things.  Although it would be hard to imagine it could get any worse. 

 

 

 

Edited January 11, 2023 by Jon Snow

[Wolfcop]

4 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

Here's what we do know about Wilks head coaching results. 

Year 1, as a first time head coach he managed to get his team to win 3 games out of 16.  Did he have full support or was he just too inexperienced? Either way the results are not good, but it's where we start. Too many unknown factors to use otherwise. 

Year 2, his second chance at being a head coach he managed to get a team (you know the situation so I'm not rehashing it) to win half it's games. 

From a none biased perspective I would say that looks to be a trend upward.  With mostly someone else's mess. So I would not say he couldn't do it if he got a real shot to build his own mess for the first time. But I would prefer he not make a mess of things.  Although it would be hard to imagine it could get any worse. 

 

 

 

One thing is for sure, he is a likable guy and a good motivator.