Jump to content

  • Welcome!

    Register and log in easily with Twitter or Google accounts!

    Or simply create a new Huddle account. 

    Members receive fewer ads , access our dark theme, and the ability to join the discussion!

     

BREAKING: Panthers making defensive staff changes

TheSpecialJuan
 Share

Recommended Posts

PanthersATL Grand Master

PanthersATL

Posted
Posted
4 hours ago, jfra78 said:

Bring in Kuechly as a LB coach, grooming him to be DC in a few years

And if Luke doesn't want to move from the radio booth to the coaching sidelines, at least give Luke a 2nd job of giving regular lessons on how to watch/interpret film

Link to comment
Share on other sites
BrianS Veteran

BrianS

Posted
Posted

Honestly, I cannot believe that we didn't even have a CONVERSATION with Robert Saleh before retaining Evero.  The guy took the worst defense in the league and turned them into a borderline top 10, sometimes top 5 defense.  They were on course do be the same again this year before he was fired.

But nah, we good.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
KSpan Grand Master

KSpan

Posted
Posted
1 minute ago, BrianS said:

Honestly, I cannot believe that we didn't even have a CONVERSATION with Robert Saleh before retaining Evero.  The guy took the worst defense in the league and turned them into a borderline top 10, sometimes top 5 defense.  They were on course do be the same again this year before he was fired.

But nah, we good.

Who says they didn't? We have absolutely no idea what all goes on behind the scenes, be it the coaching staff, free agents, or anything else. No reason to automatically assume that anything the public didn't hear about never happened... in fact, I'd say that a sign of a good staff and FO is the ability to operate without everyone knowing every detail. 

  • Pie 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
CarolinaLivin Grand Master

CarolinaLivin

Posted
Posted
3 minutes ago, BrianS said:

Honestly, I cannot believe that we didn't even have a CONVERSATION with Robert Saleh before retaining Evero.  The guy took the worst defense in the league and turned them into a borderline top 10, sometimes top 5 defense.  They were on course do be the same again this year before he was fired.

But nah, we good.

There was no way Saleh comes here. 49ers most likely landing spot, but too many better DC positions out there. Why would he come to Carolina over going back to 49ers or even going to Bengals? I just never saw it as a realistic possibility. 

  • Beer 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Jon Snow Grand Master

Jon Snow

Posted
Posted
8 minutes ago, BrianS said:

Honestly, I cannot believe that we didn't even have a CONVERSATION with Robert Saleh before retaining Evero.  The guy took the worst defense in the league and turned them into a borderline top 10, sometimes top 5 defense.  They were on course do be the same again this year before he was fired.

But nah, we good.

Maybe they did and he said nah, I'm good.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
BrianS Veteran

BrianS

Posted
Posted
2 minutes ago, KSpan said:

Who says they didn't? We have absolutely no idea what all goes on behind the scenes, be it the coaching staff, free agents, or anything else. No reason to automatically assume that anything the public didn't hear about never happened... in fact, I'd say that a sign of a good staff and FO is the ability to operate without everyone knowing every detail. 

How about the fact that Saleh is a Packers coach and we can't talk to him due to the Packers still being in the playoffs?

We absolutely did not consider our options . . . because we still aren't sure what all the options are given staff turnover around the league.

I have no personal beef with Evero, but damn.  The guy had exactly one year of DC experience before he came here.  That one year of experience in Denver was taking over a defense that was previously 3rd in the league and they became . . . 12th.  He has no coordinator level experience turning around a defense or building one from the ground up.

I hope it works out, but I suspect we're going to be sitting here next offseason with the same issues.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
KSpan Grand Master

KSpan

Posted
Posted
5 hours ago, BrianS said:

How about the fact that Saleh is a Packers coach and we can't talk to him due to the Packers still being in the playoffs?

We absolutely did not consider our options . . . because we still aren't sure what all the options are given staff turnover around the league.

I have no personal beef with Evero, but damn.  The guy had exactly one year of DC experience before he came here.  That one year of experience in Denver was taking over a defense that was previously 3rd in the league and they became . . . 12th.  He has no coordinator level experience turning around a defense or building one from the ground up.

I hope it works out, but I suspect we're going to be sitting here next offseason with the same issues.

As if him being currently employed actually prevents anything... come on now. That's exactly why there wouldn't be anything publicly known, but we aren't naive enough to think that the conversations like that don't take place. They absolutely do, and quite often, in one way or another. It's the same thing with fans declaring "Why didn't we talk to So-and-So player?!?" when they sign with someone else; in many cases preliminary conversations took place, it was just clear it wasn't going to work and there was no upside to either party disclosing that. Exact same thing that happens in every business and industry in the world.

With respect to Evero, I've never been a big fan and don't like the kind of scheme he runs (which is not exclusive to him or Carolina these days). I do believe/am willing to give the benefit of the doubt that if Canales and Morgan (or any other staff in this situation) thought a better option was available and viable at this time, they explored it before this particular news about Evero staying came out. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • PMH4OWPW7JD2TDGWZKTOYL2T3E.jpg

  • Topics

  • Posts

    • MillionDollarCam
      Off Season Thread

      By MillionDollarCam · Posted

      I originally hated the Miller deal but with the cap projected to rise nearly $10M next season the Canes struck some pretty good deals between Miller and Ehlers. Most of the team is locked in for the next few years. Nikishin will need an extension probably in the $6M AAV range. And Blake will need one if we don’t move him. Personally I’d move Blake, picks, and any prospect not named Nikishin/Nadeau/Artamonov for McTavish as I don’t see any any of the big time players moving teams next year. Realistically the Hurricanes should just target Gustavsson next year to fix the goal tending issue. But I’m all for moving Blake, picks, and prospects for McTavish this year. Ehlers - Aho - Jarvis Svechnikov - McTavish - Stankoven Martinook - Staal - Carrier Hall - Kotkaniemi - Robinson Jost - Jankowski Slavin - Miller Nikishin - Chatfield Gostisbehere - Walker Reilly Andersen Kochetkov I’d do Blake, Felix-Unger-Sorum, and 27 2nd for McTavish.
    • WhoKnows
      Best draft picks ever at each slot (4 Panthers)

      By WhoKnows · Posted

      Very true on the length but stuff like this is never where we shine. We aren’t a good team at drafting.
    • Gapanthersfan
      Panthers Blueprint out now

      By Gapanthersfan · Posted

      Homerism aside, the more I see from Dan, the more impressed I am.  His player evaluation instincts. Last year his 2 premier FA signings, Hunt and Lewis COMPLETELY changed the line and I have a feeling his success in choosing blue chip guys will continue.  Look at the panthers’s rep for FA signings in the past. By and large, it’s been guys 1 year past their prime who had an injury and suckered our GM in to a crippling contract. We never get nice things. When was the last time this team signed 2 young blue chip studs  in the same offseason to contracts worthy of their impact? Ever?  Im telling y’all, players respect and trust Morgan. 
×
×
  • Create New...