baker mayfield takes shot at steve wilks over their carolina days

[SOJA]

I like Baker and do actually root for him but this is some serious revisionist history going on

First off Wilks had nothing to do with him getting signed/cut. He was the interim coach, not GM, so he literally didn't play a role in either nor in his early benching. Second, Baker ASKED to be released and the Panthers did it. 

[Peppers90 NC]

On 9/21/2025 at 9:09 PM, frankw said:

Say what you want but you'll never see me glazing division rival QB's.

good for you. your fandum is admirable.

[ProcessBlue2]

Baker asked and Steve let him. He didn’t fit the scheme McAdoo and Wilks changed to.

HOWEVER- I have to say I get really tired of the Wilks fan crew on here. He’s from Charlotte and blah, blah, blah.

-The defense regressed in 2017 under him when McDermott left and he went to Arizona and failed miserably.

-Rivera could have brought him back as DC but didn’t and even chose to stick with Washington over bringing him back. So he went to Cleveland and failed there too.

-Everyone forgets how scared he coached. He was more conservative than Fox and Rivera.

-The defense actually got worse with him and Holcombe after Snow left. 
 

-He lost the game in Tampa for the division, punting in FG range, not going for it on 4th and short, not adjusting coverage and getting beat deep. OH, and let’s not forget signing Josh Norman but continuing play CJ Henderson and Keith Taylor despite them getting cooked all game.

-Right now his defense is statistically worse than Evero’s and Ulbrich had that group looking good last season.

Wilks wasn’t a great coach, Rhule was just that bad that somebody at Wilks level could win a few games with a few changes.

 

Edited 56 minutes ago by ProcessBlue2