I had a Boston friend who was apoplectic about Luke not being called for DPI on the last play in MNF against the Patriots in 2013. Said it was just rigged, Panthers did not deserve to win. I had two words to say:
"Tuck Rule."
Which, that gets me thinking about some of the most rigged Panthers losses ever:
- week 18 vs TB in 2025
- week 16 vs DAL in 2005 (I'm still pissed about it)
- Super Bowl 50
Those are 3 that stand out to me as being Tim Donaghy-tier "Listen, we got the call from up top, they CANNOT win this game" type games.
I'm not questioning who was better or worse. I'm saying Moore was handed the keys and was trash. Clausen wasn't a Fox pick and Fox didn't want to play him but Moore sucked in Weeks 1-2 and Fox had to turn to Clausen for a while. Doesn't mean Moore wasn't given the starting job; he absolutely was and he absolutely got the most reps throughout camp.
Matt Moore had a real chance. He was supposed to start in 2010. Fox had no interest in playing Clausen, but Moore threw 3 picks in Week 1 and proceeded to also look terrible in Week 2.
Frank Reich seems like a cool guy, but to play the "it wasn't his fault, he just stopped trying" card for Reich when guys like Coker, Bryce, hell even T-Mac get "he just doesn't show the effort," I don't get it.
It seems 95% of the people on here forget this. Frank Reich did a lousy job as head coach. I don't see how you can hate Bryce Young and think Frank Reich was this awesome Lombardi clone who wasn't at fault for anything that happened while he was in charge.