Wow.

[Zod]

Didn't know his only legitimate receiving threat was out of the game?

 

[pantherj]

Maybe keep that one secret Frank and Beans. At least try to maintain some illusion that you’re on top of things. 

[carpanfan96]

I think you've got to fire him after that. I don't have words for that... you're getting paid millions of dollars to be on top of that kind of stuff.  

[top dawg]

Yeah, I don't know why he would admit that publicly. Well, he's just a nice fella.

[LegioX]

It’s just laughable at this point. I am in the “ i don’t give a F anymore” camp.

[TeppersEgos]

Awful coach.

I hope we are winless come week 10 vs the winless Bears on TNF. Toilet bowl right there.

[Move the Panthers to Raleigh]

I’m honestly shocked that he’s been this bad so far

[Smithers]

Yeah this just reaffirms my belief that he’s controlling everything Bryce does.  “I know there are 5 receiving options out there, but you are only allowed to throw to this one.”

[jfra78]

This is Reich falling on the sword for his QB.  

[cookinbrak]

DBO, MFer.

[Varking]

Is this topic basically a recreation of one from many hours ago?

 

 

[LinvilleGorge]

We are in the Rhule era extended. The only way to stay sane is to just leave it until things hopefully get better at some point in the future or enjoy it as a comedy.

[d-dave]

As I process not just a loss, but a continuation of the stink of failure, I think that Reich is part of the problem.  Not in a "fire him" kind of thing right now, but in the sense that the game has moved past him.  He's just not able to adapt because he's been doing the same thing and finding success for so long.

Somewhere, someone recently called Reich one of the NFL's best play callers.  Sure, maybe that was the case in the past in philly and indy.  But I'm not seeing that.  Week in and week out, for the past four weeks, we've tried to get our running game going off these RPO plays.  That's why we're always having minimal gains on first down.  Teams know EXACTLY what is happening.  Reich is not calling the right plays for this team.

Let's look at the OL play - another area of MAJOR concern right now that was supposed to be a strength.  The injuries have stunk, but this is the NFL and no one cares.  How do you help a struggling offensive line?  We did it last year and called it the Arby's Package.  Why did Icky look so much better last year?  Because he's a great run blocker - but as we can see, isn't there as a pass blocker.  Is Icky without talent?  No, but we're asking him to do something that he's not good enough to do yet.  Reich is not playing to the strength of this line.

I really loved the nostalgia of bringing Reich in.  I enjoyed the Panthers social media team.  I really want Bryce to do well.  I do love my team, but this is not right.  Sure, it's an injustice to the fanbase, to the community, and to the players.  But this offensive scheme does not match our players.  We need a thumper of a RB(trade), we need to have our OL push and lean on a defense.  We need to take a page from the book of Steve Wilks and run the MFing ball.

I'm not going to play the second guessing game because that's really easy.  There's more than enough of that in the forum.  The Panthers need to roll this back a ways, to the bygone era of 2022 and run the ball.  Reich needs to adapt before it's too late to salvage this season and his legacy.

[weyco2000]

This is why he shouldn’t be calling plays, he obviously can’t multitask. Look at all the clock mismanagement, penalties… not to mention his play calling is ass!