Evil Hurney

"We can pay you in F-150s"

Joe Brady apparently had a 3 year deal. I'm also curious about the length. I'd guess 2 years with 3 years being eyebrow raising. Does anyone know who actually negotiates the coaches contracts? Is it Tepper?

I'm assuming that 2nd interview was today. "Don't let the guy leave" mentality.

Decent hire. Checks the right boxes. I slightly preferred Gruden, but it's nice to have some NFL experience on that side of the ball. The length of the contract will be somewhat revealing for Rhule's level of safeness. I am expecting 2-3 years, anything longer would be a surprise. @Mr. ScotWhat OL coaches has McAdoo worked with in the past? I'm assuming he will have some say in filling that position.

Pshhh, Joe Brady was getting HC interviews after 1 season as an NFL OC. Those two are amateurs in comparison.

Flores to Houston makes too much sense. NE connections, really good coach, and your star QB might actually play for him. They could then auction off Davis Mills for additional picks.

That x-axis seems kinda dumb unless you think a 2nd and 3rd round pick are worth ~$80M in cap space. According to this chart the Saints are considered to have more "resources" when in reality the difference between the Panthers and Saints is one team having a 2nd and 3rd round pick as well as ~$80M less cap space.

Possible openings next season: Jets (back-to-back losing seasons) Browns (if they miss the playoffs again) Chargers (unlikely, but decision making of the HC did lead to them missing the playoffs) Lions (back-to-back losing seasons) Falcons (unlikely if they pick a rookie QB) Cardinals (Kingsbury was on the hot seat again during the late season slide) Seahawks (possible retirement)

QB: Sam / high-floor veteran (Dalton is my personal favorite, but Cam and Brissett also fit the bill) ~$6M of cap space used Simply put, unless there is a guy worth taking at #6, I don't think we see a lot here. You aren't "solving" the QB issue this offseason barring spending a LOT of draft capital. Best you can hope for is someone to be average enough that the team can get to about 9-8. At QB the big fish likely won't move (I'm looking at you Russ and Rodgers). The biggest wildcard is D. Watson, but with the potential for missing several games (not to mention the acquisition cost) he's not a good move for a hot seat coach ... unless the QB missing games actually gets you another season . The other outside consideration would be a team looking to dump a guy for minimal return later in the process like we did with Teddy. I don't think this is very likely since we would once again be spending draft capital on a guy that isn't projected to be the long-term solution; Possibilities include: J. Garoppolo, K. Cousins, D. Lock, D. Jones, B. Mayfield, D. Carr, J. Goff, M. Ryan, G. Minshew. OL: There are two major paths here based on whether we are taking Best OT at #6 or trading down for an extra pick in day 2. In either case the team will need to sign top FAs before the draft. Based on where we pick and the existence of Brady C. on the roster I don't think we see a FA LT. Before moves LT: Brady / Erving LG: M. Jordan C : Elflein/ Tecklenburg RG: D. Daley / D. Brown RT: T-mo I'd focusing on grabbing 1 or 2 high-end IOL in FA (however I'm not how many will actually make it to FA). I'll project G Laken Tomlinson here for ~$9M AAV. That leaves the team with ~$13M in cap space for re-signings before any wizardry. After FA LT: Brady / Erving LG: L. Tomlinson / M. Jordan C : Elflein/ Tecklenburg RG: D. Daley / D. Brown RT: T-mo Draft Scenario #1, LT @ #6 LT: #6 / Erving LG: L. Tomlinson / M. Jordan C : Elflein/ Tecklenburg RG: Brady / D. Brown RT: T-mo/ D. Daley Draft Scenario #2, C @ in 1st after trade-down LT: Brady / Erving LG: L. Tomlinson / M. Jordan C : Linderbaum / Tecklenburg RG: Elflein / D. Brown RT: T-mo/ D. Daley Overall I prefer scenario #2 as it gives the Panthers an almost can't miss prospect and Fitterer more picks to work with.

I guess his Uncle was wrong. Someone should go check on /u/databasezero

I see it more as he's explaining the decision making process at the time in regards to "why not Slater". Anyone paying attention should also take note that those comments indicate the Panthers won't take IOL in the top 10.

What exactly is controversial about Rhule's comments?

Unless the team is eliminated from playoff contention super early then he probably lasts the whole season.

Hopefully it was for far far less than his RFA tag would have cost.

Some actual optimism on this board. Love it!

I generally support keeping Rhule, but Flores is one of the few coaches on the market I would want.

Based on his coaching history he'd probably be an OC if he weren't a HC. He seems like a better fit as a HC though.

Heck ya. It's gonna be a looong 7 months until the next time the Panthers are playing any sort of football.

Defense is much improved (as it should be with the investment given) and I feel that they are a top 10 defense. They seem to do a good job of getting pressure (5th highest pressure rate) and have improved upon their offseason goal of getting off the field on 3rd down. 2020: Opponents converted 49.25% of 3rd down attempts (2nd worst) 2021: Opponents converting 37.86% of 3rd down attempts (10th best) For reference the best team has been around 32% allowed the past two seasons. With that said, I do also wonder if a different DC would get more out of them. I think we will see further improvement as the young players get another season under their belt and we get Horn back; JC was playing really really good football.

...continue to watch and root for the team.

I have no issues with Tepper. I like that he is aggressive even if that means a higher chance of failure.

Saints don't have cap room for a "salary dump" type player.

Still on the wait and see path. Nothing from yesterdays game made the case for firing any stronger (it probably makes it weaker). IMO the team played hard and overall looked better than the previous week; Penalties were down and they didn't turn the ball over until the game was already decided.

It is a stretch to say Cam was benched today. Was Drew Brees "benched" everytime Taysom Hill came in last season?

This is heavily supported by analytics. You have to make a 2-pt conversion at some point. When you try it shouldn't drastically change it's chance of success. You are trying the 2-pt before the 1-pt to get your mandatory but uncertain plays out of the way early, so you have the maximum amount to time to adjust if it fails. The Panthers under Rhule have actually been pretty good regarding decision making on 4th down and 2pt tries.