Have your say: Which candidate for Head Coach do you want in Carolina?

[panthersphan]

Who is your ideal Head Coach out of the current candidates?

Edited January 13, 2023 by panthersphan

[WarPanthers89]

Ben Johnson or DeMeco Ryan’s. I feel DeMeco will end up being an incredible head coach and he is a leader of men which is a HUGE part of being a head coach as you can tell from Wilks taking over after the fool Rhule. He’s the only defensive coach I want 

[KBRed]

I was between Johnson and Steichin, but for some reason Johnson reminds me a little of Sean McDermott, so I'm leaning that way.

Edited January 13, 2023 by KBRed

[CRA]

give me Ben Johnson.  That's the type guy we should of gone after when we let Ron go. 

*requirement is he hires a DC that was former HC or something along those lines.  I want my green HC to have someone on staff that has been through it all. 

[Bear Hands]

I have a sense Johnson is going to run away with this poll, Steichen 2nd, and Ryans, Reich, and Kafkas sprinkled in.  Maybe Dorsey gets a few. 

[Mr. Scot]

Haven't decided yet but it'll be an offensive guy.

[kungfoodude]

Johnson or Steichen are at the top of my list.

Excited to see so many good candidates.

Edited January 13, 2023 by kungfoodude

[RockyTopVol]

I still say Wilks is the best candidate. With a full offseason, I think he could do enough to change this team's culture that we'd be in real playoff contention as early as next season. 

Why all the Johnson love? He's got one season of play-calling experience, and even that play-calling couldn't score many points against the Panthers. 

[Krovvy]

Ben Johnson.

[CRA]

1 minute ago, RockyTopVol said:

I still say Wilks is the best candidate. With a full offseason, I think he could do enough to change this team's culture that we'd be in real playoff contention as early as next season. 

Why all the Johnson love? He's got one season of play-calling experience, and even that play-calling couldn't score many points against the Panthers. 

I think Wilks could get us in playoff contention. His DNA is too conservative to really put you in contention of being anything special though. 

Goff still put up nearly 400 yards and 3 passing TDs on us.  Their run game just didn't show up at all. 

[PantherGuy]

Ben Johnson or Shane Steichen. Offense, offense, offense

[stan786]

Steichen for me, I like Johnson but I would prefer to see him do it a little longer and I dont really love the systems he came up in but I cant deny he did a wonderful job.

Rather have the guy with the track record with helping Develop two of the best QBs in the league.

[UNCrules2187]

I'd be happy with Johnson or Steichen, but for some reason, I'm leaning towards Johnson. Maybe UNC is the tiebreaker for me lol.

I do think if it's Johnson I would prefer he get a former HC as his DC. Someone like Vance Joseph (coached with him in Miami). Nugget here, but in 2021, Dom Capers was a Senior Defensive Assistant/Consultant for the Lions, that could be a good potential DC/AHC hire that has a connection to Johnson. Otherwise, there are former HCs that could be available for DC roles (Vic Fangio, Gus Bradley, potentially Raheem Morris if McVay leaves the Rams).

[Sean Payton's Vicodin]

1a Johnson

1b Steichen