45catfan

Yes, but if he's fired we at least have hope for next year.

So probably 6 more losses until eliminated. Could be in as many weeks. Wow, I remember when I couldn't wait for football season to get here, now I'm hoping it hurries along so Rhule is fired. Sad times...

He's a rookie and averaging about 2 breakdowns a game at the toughest spot to play on the OL. Give him time.

Correct. First round Micheal Mayer. Round 2, McCall. Now if we suck bad enough to be a top 10 pick, but not top 3, trade back. Lord knows we are in a pick deficit next draft and could use the extra selections..

Mistake #1. Having Chubba on returns. That's not hindsight...actually foresight. I called that one. The reason he rarely sees the field is because he has hands of stone, but then he's the backup return guy?????? That set the tone right out of the gate. Once Hubbard fumbled it was like the team collectively was like, 'oh crap, here we go again.' It's a mindset now, the team is just waiting for the shoe to drop each and every game. The current coaching staff can't fix that. Only a new voice with a new vision and renewed belief is going to steer this team in the right direction. I'm not in the locker room, but from the outside it appears Rhule's messaging has grown stale with these players.

You can't lose these many games in such crap-tasitc fashion and say it's the players and not the coaches. Also, who makes the roster? Oh yeah, THE COACHES. Yes, players can blow games here and there, but when they can't seal the deal EVERY...FREAKING....WEEK, that's on the coaches.

The problem is Rhule would still have his minions on this coaching staff. I would say McAdoo or Wilks. Nixon and Snow should be black-balled from consideration if not canned with his butt.

You got Jerry Richardson and Deshaun Watson mixed up. Big difference in commenting on the attractiveness of ladies wearing jeans in the workplace than demanding a handy underneath the massage table.

I got called out at a kid's birthday party during the game. Everyone there knew I was a Panthers fan. Late in the 4th quarter amid my grumblings a guy was like "are you pulling for the Giants now???" I said, yep, we aren't going to pull this game out so 'go Giants' and hopefully Rhule is fired tomorrow. He was shocked I said that.

I can honestly say out of the list of the final 6 coaching candidates for the job to replace Rivera, Matt Rhule was guy #6! So no, I've NEVER been in this dudes corner. I'll go as far as to tell on myself and say Mike McCarthy was my top choice. Yes, I know that would have probably been a train wreck too, but at least I'll admit that.

Richardson was a decent owner and should have went out on his own terms. Yes, yes, he wasn't FORCED to sell the team, but the pressure was there...real or perceived. I've said it several times, I think it was a hit job. Was the dude, perfect? No, but as we have seen there are owners FAR worse still in the League. I think had he weathered the storm, Richardson would have eventually sold to a football guy. Maybe not an ex-player, but someone that at least had a background in the League. Tepper is balls. I didn't like the sell to him, I didn't like the Rhule hire and the franchise has been in free fall every since the dude got handed the keys to this organization. At this point his only redeeming value would be to fire Rhule, select a hiring committee of NFL knowledgeable people to select the next HC and then stay out of the freaking way. Dude may know hedge funds, but he's an idiot when it comes to running a NFL franchise.

Yes. He's flying under the radar because he's in the Sunbelt conference playing at CCU and I'm completely okay with that.

I've said it before, 5 mediocre LBs is less than adequate to have for a top-notch NFL defense. But hey, as long as we are 10 deep are extremely talented in the DB room, that would more than compensate for the nearly nonexistent LBs, right?

"-Carlos Dunlap WANTED to come to Carolina but Scott Fitterer had his hands tied. Matt Rhule was making everyone earn their position so therefore, Scott could not guarantee Carlos what position he would be playing, or starter money, so Carlos chose the Chiefs" This is the very reason I am giving Fitts the benefit of a doubt. Some people here are assuming Rhule and he are connected at the hip. If this info is true, it shows that not all personnel decisions are from the GM down or a joint GM/HC effort. Some Huddle folks want Fitts discarded when Rhule finally gets kicked to the curb. I say not so fast, that at lest some of these decisions are out of Fitts hands and he can't be blamed for every dumb decision the front office has made over the past 2+ years. I'm not holding him totally blameless, but I think Tepper should give him at least the amount of latitude that he was willing to give Rhule.

Honestly, and this is bad to say, but if a loss today is the beginning of the end for Rhule as our HC, I won't be mad with the 'L.'

I've been saying LBs were a problem and this DB driven defense is the freaking moronic.

"Wrong route again Ian"

Baker was sacked four times. Two were on Ickey, but they said the interior was clean on sacks, so the other two were on Moton?

I'm not exactly sure will be available in two years. (ducks incoming).

We'd give the Big XII some hell!!!! Am I right guys?

Shi Smith time. Unless we get Devin Hester reincarnated, it's dumb to hold up a roster position just for a returner when they offer nothing else.

That has always been Baker's problem. Lot's of mediocre sprinkled in with some superb and some horrible.

Reid still is the play caller, no?

OJ Howard just weeks ago. (Two TDs yesterday for the Texans, FYI) We had the opportunity. I wanted too, but noooooooooo.

Is he not up to five yet? Or are they lumping all of them into one gigantic scandal?