Reports: Matt Rhule finalizing deal to be Carolina Panthers HC

[TheSpecialJuan]

 

[RoaringRiot]

4 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Nope.

Maybe @RoaringRiot has an idea.

I don’t. Guessing Phillips but it’s a total guess

[Zaximus]

26 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

That sounds like the guys in MLB years back who are currently eating their words(or are unemployed). 

Wait what?   The MLB is pretty much all analytics at this point.   Launch angle, OBP, homer or bust, etc.     Beane continues to field insanely cheap and successful teams based on math and farm systems.    Same with teams like Twins etc.

[Peon Awesome]

20 minutes ago, Harbingers said:

He has what Tepper wants. Analytics. Analytics dictating football equals failure, look at every team that has tried to go “analytics” in the past.

Which teams are you thinking of? People throw around analytics, but very few teams are actually using analytics heavily in their in game decision making, which is what a coach is responsible for. The one current team that stands out that uses analytics heavily is the Eagles with Doug Pederson and they won the super bowl 2 years ago with their backup qb and made the playoffs this year with 75% of their team injured (albeit in a weak division). 

I'm not going to sit here and pretend I can critique the hiring. I don't know much about Rhule and wasn't part of his interview. None of us have spent time in his locker room or heard his description of his vision to Tepper. He turned around 2 programs that aren't traditional recruiting powerhouses, suggesting he gets the most out of his players and can develop a winning culture quickly. Let's hope he can replicate that in Carolina.

[BigMac]

Folks loving/hating this hire need to chill....  Haven't played a single game yet... I do look at this as a high risk/reward hire with his limited experience but he turned around 2 programs that were just awful.  The guy deserves our support and we should give it to him until he gives us a reason not to.  

[kungfoodude]

1 minute ago, Zaximus said:

Wait what?   The MLB is pretty much all analytics at this point.   Launch angle, OBP, homer or bust, etc.     Beane continues to field insanely cheap teams based on math and farm systems.    Same with teams like Twins etc.

That's my point. When the analytics guys revolutionized baseball front office moves, there was an old school contingent who were afraid of that change and poo on it. Well.....guess where they are now?

[trueblue]

The reality is, any hire is a crap shoot.. Rhule is no more of a risk than McDaniels or Bieniemy.. or McCarthy for that matter.  Acting as this is a "bad" hire is equally as uninformed as it being a "Home Run".. There was a methodology that none us us were fully privy to, and apparently the guy hired checked the boxes- that's the key narrative here.

Heaven for bid the dude actually gets to coach some before final judgement is cast. 

[run-run-pass-punt]

What I like most about this hire, from what I've heard anyway is how humble and eager he is to learn - that he has a real thirst to get better all the time. I'm excited.

[emcannon]

5 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

All I know is I may need to call the paramedics to help me get my jaw off the ground 

This is a colossal shock.

This organization needed a shock to the system. Rhule has a track record of developing a winning culture. Speaking for myself, I am here for it. #RhuletheSouth

[TheSpecialJuan]

Peter King

 

@peter_king

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10m

 

Not the issue. Panthers knew when they interviewed Bieniemy that, potentially, he wouldn’t be able to start the job for a month. That’s the issue. The 4-week head start for Rhule was a game-changing advantage.

[TheSpecialJuan]

Benjamin Allbright

@AllbrightNFL

 

Panthers gave Rhule everything he wanted, wouldn't let him leave. Giants source says they're "stunned."

[Dex]

I could have sworn i read an Igo thread this mornin saying we were hiring McDaniels. 

[joemac]

7 minutes ago, WUnderhill said:

Not a huge fan of abandoning a carefully planned process because you fell in love with somebody during an interview. It’s easy to fall in love with people during interviews. They typically bring their A-game and the good interviewers study you and know what you want to hear. Hopefully it works out.

How do you know anything about their "carefully planned process"?  I swear, people are seriously talking out of their asses today.

[Harbingers]

1 minute ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Benjamin Allbright

@AllbrightNFL

 

Panthers gave Rhule everything he wanted, wouldn't let him leave. Giants source says they're "stunned."

Sounds like someone desperate. 

He fit teppers analytics mold and hurneys power grab. End of story.