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I know this was what we are sold. But I don't think Rhule is a rah rah dude either. Dabo is a rah rah college coach. Rah rah coaches have real energy. They are hype men. Rhule doesn't look to bring that to the table. They also connect with their players. He mindbogglingly said he finally sat down with Sam Darnold in like week 7 or some poo and finally really talked to him. It's hard to name a single strength Matt Rhule actually has to date. Seems like he is just a media creation of a "program builder". Yet he never really did anything impressive in college in reality. He won a single conference title in small time college football in his career. That's not really program building.

Thanks for clarifying what the tweet was addressing. That’s a bad tweet by Person. Tweet implies something much different.

So….he wants the captains to hold the guy accountable who swooped in and has been great thus far? The guy that totally brought life and energy back to the Carolinas? and he totally isn’t referring to his fellow defenders who laid a massive egg at home? An egg against a squirrelly backup QB, one legit WR and a banged up in game OL?

Cam hasn’t even been in the building for 2 weeks….and winning is basically all Cam cares about. I don’t think coming off a game where the D laid an egg is Reddick talking about Cam.

It’s like one of those Microsoft Word free templates. That is so generic.

Who are the Panther leaders? Assume he is talking about Shaq? Coaches?

here is the problem I have with Rhule. I was completly on board with a complete rebuild. Not a huge fan of Rhule being the guy to do it but whatever. Do it. But that isn't what Matt Rhule is doing here. Complete rebuilds don't involve throwing big bucks at bad veteran QBs. Two years in a row. They don't involve trading away all the draft stock the Panthers have done of late. Whether that is for Sam, Gilmore, or whoever. and complete rebuilds most certinaly don't involve bringing back Cam Newton after being boo'd at your home stadium 1.5 seasons in.....and begging him to go full Cam.

Gilmore was in the long bomb down the left sideline to McLaurin that setup the first TD and the McLaurin TD at the end of the first half. 2:50 mark and 6:10 mark 2nd half they flipped and started putting Gilmore on McLaurin. Which indicates that was purely a coaching calling in the first half IMO of who they wanted matched up. I think the staff over values speed. Yeah, Jackson is faster than Gilmore. McLaurin got real wheels. But the coaching staff clearly acknowledged they needed Gilmore to solve the problem and they could of been doing what they did in the 2nd half all first half. Gilmore was still on the field for the biggest plays he made in the first half. Not putting Gilmore on him from the jump was just dumb. McLaurin is what gets that O going. Everyone knows it. We opted to let him get going despite having the easy answer to it.

I'd be curious to know the yardage he gave up vs the Vikings. Had to be over 100. But there was at least some nice plays mixed in. I can't recall any from Sunday. The games he faced an actual test were the Washington, Vikings, and Dallas games. To me, he just looked like the guy we have always watched. Steady mix of good and bad. Everyone else had garbage QBs or garbage WRs.

Gilmore was on the field playing coverage on both McLaurin's two biggest first half plays. The long bomb down the sideline and then the TD. He just wasn't on McLaurin.

That's what they have been doing him with. They are trying to maximize when they do play him.

One had a rookie QB. One had veteran QBs While people may have been upset with Ron, it's hard to call the scenarios similar. Plus, Cam and Ron set crazy high expecations after year 1.

THIS the snap count talk is a bogus excuse by Rhule to not admit the coaching blunder. Yes, Gilmore is on a snap count. And they largely inserted him into the plays DJax got torched. Because NFL teams largely can predict a lot of passing downs. That's when Gilmore comes out. The first half was just a coaching error. Gilmore should of been on McLaurin. Just like they largely did in the 2nd half. But by that time Washington had some nice momentuem in confidence. That O goes through McLaurin.

Well, my belief is Jackson has remained largely the same. Majority of games he has found himself in have featured bad pass offenses under the attack of a tremendous pass rush. And when that isn't the scenario...well, he looks like has for years here. That's who he is. and I am fine with that. If that is what we pay him to be. Everyone can't be a Gilmore level DB on your team and he has never sniffed that level of play. Which isn't an insult. Gilmore is a top 3 DB and former DPOY.

Jackson has consistently been the same dude for years and years here though. He is really fast. He uses that speed to try to makeup for his mistakes in coverage. I'm fine w/ Jackson. I'm fine keeping him if paid for what he is. Which isn't a top DB in the NFL. And I have had that position all season.

bad QBs/offenses vs a fantastic pass rush = nice season for DBs. That's what Jackson's season has largely been built off of. It was argued before this game by many, that Gilmore is on another planet that Jackson. To be considered a top DB, you got actually play well vs teams that can throw the ball to good players.

Yeah, they stuck Gilmore on basically every key down down Pitts played. Same for AJ Green. and they largely did the same in the second half vs McLaurin. He had that TD in the second half and I called it presnap. Easy TD. How you going to run zone and let him line up in the slot and expect Shaq to deal with that in the redzone. College staff thought Terry was fast and thought Jackson is fast and therefore that was a good gameplan. They forget that Jackson doesn't play DB that great.....and his mistake/makeup speed is irrelvant if a good WR also has speed. it was just poor coaching. Rhule talking about snap count is just his way of not admitting to the clear botched coaching job.

It's almost like his college tactics....predictably don't work. I mean, the DBO sign was embarassing enough. Double the embarrasment when you point out we lead the league beating ourselves lol.

I think Rhule basically realizes this isn't Temple. I mean, he said he finally sat down and really talked with Sam Darnold 7 weeks in or some poo? I just don't think he is a NFL guy. Whatever his powerpoint might claim is the "brand"....clearly isn't working. and now he is basically begging Cam to bring back the vibe and culture that existed pre-Matt Rhule.

I don't think Rhule has one. Agree or disagree with whatever it is, it should at least be evident a year and a half in. I think Cam actually highlights it. He brought Cam in and has encouraged him to be full Cam for that very reason.

this is probably going to be disappointing as there is too much hype to live up to. Still pumped though. Right around the corner.

Nothing wrong with this concept. There are 3 different levels.

The outcoaching things get hard to really define. Sometimes bad coaching moves work out great and sometimes great coaching calls implode. Players just have too much control in how guys look. Rivera coached like a guy that wanted to win yesterday. And was playing to win all game. He wasn't going to leave any regrets of playing it safe. . He did that occasionally in Carolina over the years. It's the best version of Ron. But Riverboat if forced to come out. It's not natural for Ron.

You don’t think putting Jackson on McLaurin was the game plan? Jackson wasn’t giving up big plays all year because he has largely hasn’t been covering anyone of note …and largely has played bad QBs. McLaurin is one of the best in the game right now. And you saw the outcome when anyone not named Gilmore covered him. That’s a horrible game plan and McLaurin’s success got them running, confident and in a offensive groove. Washington has too few playmakers for a game plan to be that bad on D.

I always believed we needed to win 3 out of 4 during the AZ, WFT, Mia, Atl stretch. Which is still obtainable. We essentially are trading the AZ game with Wash. Bills game isn’t looking as tough these days either.