Why the hate on Wilks?

[Doc Holiday]

Noticed there was a bit of hate flying around. Y’all do realize he did an outstanding job this year and that is in large part the reason he is getting a look at head coaching job opportunities right?

the Panthers defense played much better this year over last with only marginally better players if not even on talent!

oh you’re going to talk about the fall off towards the end of the season in the Defenses performance? An obvious issue with playing a bunch of older players. As the season goes on they have a continually harder time recovering from games. TD was 34, Peppers 37 Adams 36 were all starters. And that matters!

Wilks did an excellent job this year and we should be excited if we are lucky enough to have him for another year!

[Snake]

He wasn't great this year and honestly hope he gets a job. If not hopefully he puts being a coach out of his mind and focuses on being a better DC. I was never a huge fan anyway because I don't like DC/OCs looking to be HC. They are showy and try to impress the league. Just like how ATL lost the SB last year. 

[The Lobo]

He did fine, I just don’t like the pass defense the last half of the year. I think the last seven games we were dead last in that department. If he goes, good for him. Bring in Del Rio

[top dawg]

The Huddle turns on someone quicker than fake gold in Salt water.  Context is an inconvenience around these parts. 

[jumpman910]

It's because although our defense was ranked top 5 for the first half of the year it came against inferior qbs. Then there was numerous 3rd down situations that we blitzed and that gave the opponent and easy conversion. 

And not to mention good qbs lit us up week in and week out. Many feel he left our below average cbs out to dry and scheme didn't help them. 

Our defense is in a bad spot bad corners, old safeties, with ineffective edge rushers as a whole. It's a recipe to get ugly, real fast if they aren't able to find guys in the draft and FA. 

[raleigh-panther]

Too many big plays. Far far too many in key situations 

 

[The Natural]

He did an awesome job? Over the last half of the season didn't we have the worst defense in the league? 

[-13 Amp-]

He wasn't very good, if Cam was bailing out Shula, Luke and them bailed out Wilkes some times but other than that we were dropped passes behind our secondary away from losing games....it wasn't good play from us but just their guys dropping or missing plays

[Mr. Scot]

Offense was a way bigger issue than defense this year.

Defense got worn down a lot.

[Rags]

Wilkes did fine, maybe blitzed a little too much, but our main problem was our secondary and using Shaq and a buffalo nickel 

[Car123]

Better defense than last season.

[panthers34]

He switched us from a zone coverage, keep everything in front of you defense, to a man coverage and bring at least 5 guys on every single play. 

Defense could never get off the field this year and gave up so many big plays. When it’s 3rd and 10, I miss seeing Kuechly and Davis giving up the checkdown and making the tackle short of the first instead of watching a slant pass go for 30 yards because our LBs are at the line of scrimmage and not back in a zone.  

Not to mention that Kuechly and Davis play so much better from space instead of hugging the line of scrimmage as well as the fact that Gettleman drafted Bradberry and Worley to be zone CBs and now they are forced to play a ton of man with no help which they just aren’t capable of doing. 

Definetly prefer McDermott’s style for our personnel 

[Smithers]

I like Wilks.  Problem was his scheme is diff than the personnel we accumulated for McDermotts scheme.

Wilks played more man coverage this year...with zone personnel.  We need man press corners and safeties.

[panthers55]

The defense was bad once teams got film on Wilks and our D. Frankly it was more predictable than the offense.

With that being said it was Wilks first DC job in the NFL and I suspect he learned a lot. If he is back I would have no issue with it because I know people learn and grow as they mature and he will be better in the future. If you remember, McDermott struggled when he first took over and it wasn't his first time as DC.