NFL: Panthers sack Frank Reich

[John Price]

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[PanthersPens62]

And the door is now open for him to go home & be the next coach of the Commies!!

 

[John Price]

Interesting how Tepper's hired Rhule and Reich and none of them worked out so far

 

[GKJ]

Surely there has to be a complete house cleaning.

 

[EpochLink]

Grand opening, grand closing.

 

[SnS]

Surely there has to be a complete house cleaning.

Tepper needs to go.

 

[HisIceness]

Surely there has to be a complete house cleaning.

Well it should start with the owner but they never fire themselves

 

[Unholy Diver]

Not that Reich was setting the world on fire, but cutting a guy loose less than a year into rebuilding a bad team doesn't set the best example and doesn't paint it as a great situation for potential new coaches

 

[HisIceness]

Not that Reich was setting the world on fire, but cutting a guy loose less than a year into rebuilding a bad team doesn't set the best example and doesn't paint it as a great situation for potential new coaches

I mean f*** I'll do it. Already live here. Let's see how much I can swindle out of Tepper before he tells me to "go away".

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Not saying this is a wrong move, but the Panthers have shown that their head coaching gig has zero job security with two rapid firings back to back, they don't have a first rounder this year, and they probably are going to sunk cost fallacy stick with Young.

I known that there are only 32 head coaching gigs in the NFL, but if you're in demand as a recent ex-coach or coordinator on the rise, why on earth would you hedge your bet with this team and ownership?

.... watch 'em hire McDaniels.

 

[Idiot Stick]

wonder why theyd sack a coach and not their brain dead gm

And the door is now open for him to go home & be the next coach of the Commies!!

would be cool if he comes back to the bills, not sure how much longer Sean lasts there

 

[Mrfenn92]

Tepper is a joke but he owns the team. He can as he pleases.

 

[eXile3]

So depressing being a Panthers fan right now.

It would be nice if Bryce showed something but it’s hard when you’re getting sacked before you can even set your feet on the drop back.

 

[Voight]

Why wasn't Fitterer* fired? He's the one who picked Young over Stroud (Reich probably had some input but Fitterer* I presume made the final call) and also made the trade to move up to #1.

Sometimes it makes sense but never understood why rebuilding teams fire coaches after a year or not even that long. Carolina isn't a very good team top to bottom, how much better did they think they were going to be?

Tepper just loves paying guys not to work for him.

 

[StreetHawk]

Not saying this is a wrong move, but the Panthers have shown that their head coaching gig has zero job security with two rapid firings back to back, they don't have a first rounder this year, and they probably are going to sunk cost fallacy stick with Young.

I known that there are only 32 head coaching gigs in the NFL, but if you're in demand as a recent ex-coach or coordinator on the rise, why on earth would you hedge your bet with this team and ownership?

.... watch 'em hire McDaniels.

Not an attractive job at the moment. No first in 2024. No second in 2025. Small QB so Young won’t be every HC candidates cup of tea. Have an overbearing owner who is calling the shots above the HC and GM on player personnel moves.

Good luck getting a high end guy there.

Why wasn't Mayhew fired? He's the one who picked Young over Stroud (Reich probably had some input but Mayhew I presume amide the final call) and also made the trade to move up to #1.

Sometimes it makes sense but never understood why rebuilding teams fire coaches after a year or not even that long. Carolina isn't a very good team top to bottom, how much better did they think they were going to be?

Tepper just loves paying guys not to work for him.

Sounds like Tepper gave the orders to get Young. Mathew is just the guy who executed the orders.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

No one with credibility is taking this job without a record-setting paycheck.

It's a terrible job for a terrible team with a terrible owner and a terrible outlook.

 

[MMC]

Why wasn't Mayhew fired? He's the one who picked Young over Stroud (Reich probably had some input but Mayhew I presume amide the final call) and also made the trade to move up to #1.

Sometimes it makes sense but never understood why rebuilding teams fire coaches after a year or not even that long. Carolina isn't a very good team top to bottom, how much better did they think they were going to be?

Tepper just loves paying guys not to work for him.

Mayhew is Washington’s GM. Fitterer is Carolina’s

 

[Terry Yake]

i guess someone had to be the scapegoat, but firing him before the season ends is interesting. wonder how much of this has to do with the fact that reich didn't want young

 

[Scotianhab]

Think I read somewhere that Reich wanted Stroud but Tepper wanted Young.

 

[EpochLink]

Young is having a really bad year, oline is trash, can’t read the defense, not getting much help from his receiving core.

Add to the fact that Stroud is on his way to win ROTY and be in the MVP talk is pretty much damning to the management team in Carolina.

I won’t cast judgment on Young this year but next should be somewhat of an improvement.

 

[hatterson]

Not saying this is a wrong move, but the Panthers have shown that their head coaching gig has zero job security with two rapid firings back to back, they don't have a first rounder this year, and they probably are going to sunk cost fallacy stick with Young.

I known that there are only 32 head coaching gigs in the NFL, but if you're in demand as a recent ex-coach or coordinator on the rise, why on earth would you hedge your bet with this team and ownership?

.... watch 'em hire McDaniels.

Yea, you gotta be a special kind of masochist to want to take this job.

Even if you deeply believe in Young the team has very little talent around him, doesn't even have a first round pick to bring in an elite player, and you know the owner is a toolbox who has a penchant for pulling the trigger early.

If you're a random retread near the end of his career, sure whatever go for it and get a nice buyout in a year or two, but if you have any sort of upwards trajectory it makes zero sense to take this offer.

 

[Troy McClure]

Yea, you gotta be a special kind of masochist to want to take this job.

If you're one of these coordinators who has been passed over a few times, it's probably worth taking just for the money because there's always the fall back to a coordinator job. But the job will suck because you know your idiot owner will make the job hell.

 

[Unholy Diver]

They passed over Assistant HC/RB Coach Duce Staley for the interim spot and went with the ST Coordinator Chris Tabor instead, I guess Duce will probably soon be cut loose and back on the open market in the offseason

 

[Voight]

Mayhew is Washington’s GM. Fitterer is Carolina’s

Mondays lol

 

[eXile3]

i guess someone had to be the scapegoat, but firing him before the season ends is interesting. wonder how much of this has to do with the fact that reich didn't want young

Out of curiosity how many Panthers games have you watched? They’ve scored 5 TDs in 5 games.

Some are coming out and saying it was because they were worried Reich was ruining Bryce and that makes a lot of sense.

I assume Fitts will be done in the offseason. Both more than deserved to be fired.

They passed over Assistant HC/RB Coach Duce Staley for the interim spot and went with the ST Coordinator Chris Tabor instead, I guess Duce will probably soon be cut loose and back on the open market in the offseason

No they passed over Evero, or Evero was like hell no. Same with Thomas Brown. I assume no with real HC potential wanted to touch this mess.