A thought regarding the coaching choices

[Mr. Scot]

Make of this what you will...

Only two of the five coaches considered likely possibilities for the Panthers head coaching job are associated with teams that made it into the postseason.

- Jim Harbaugh (Stanford Cardinal, winners of the Orange Bowl)

- Sean McDermott (Philadelphia Eagles, inthe NFC playoffs)

McDermott has yet to be contacted, and there's no indication he will be. Differing stories on Harbaugh, but the bottom line is it's extremely unlikely he'll get the job.

The coaches who have been lined up for interviews (Rivera of the Chargers, Fewell of the Giants) are both part of teams that did not make it to the playoffs.

The last of the bunch - Grimm of the Cardinals - has already been dismissed as a candidate. His team's record was almost as bad as ours.

I'll grant that it's common for good coaches to be part of bad programs.

Still, there's also something to be said for associating yourself with winners.

More names could emerge, of course. We'll see, but for now, it's something to think about.

[The Saltman]

thats why I dont think we hire a headcoach until after the playoffs.

[frash.exe]

russ grimm's unit is consistently bad

the thing with fewell is that yes, the giants d was terrible last year but that defense has talent out the ass. giving up 310 yards/game isn't all that impressive, even if the guy before you was completely inept.

[Mr. Scot]

thats why I dont think we hire a headcoach until after the playoffs.

The NFL no longer makes teams wait to interview coaches whose teams are in the playoffs. There's a window for interviews right now, if they choose.

No indication thus far that they've reached out to anyone except Fewell and Rivera.

[mav1234]

They are reaching out to people but I suspect it is being done on the quiet end for some reason. Teams like Denver and San Fran have put out feelers all over.

I think we'll see some interviews on the offensive end too... though time will tell.

[Catalyst]

No, there isn't. Not for McDermott anyway. The playoff team has to be on a bye week for the coach to be available to be interviewed. The Eagles play Green Bay this weekend.

[Cyberjag]

This has been beaten to death, but both of the announced candidates satisfy the Rooney rule. If it didn't exist, I doubt we would have heard of any of them yet.

[Mr. Scot]

No, there isn't. Not for McDermott anyway. The playoff team has to be on a bye week for the coach to be available to be interviewed. The Eagles play Green Bay this weekend.

You may be right. I'll look it up.

I don't necessarily believe these are the only choices (Bruce Arians has been mentioned by the local guys) but if there aren't more guys brought in, I have to admit it gives me pause.

If the rule is correct, what would stop us from interviewing Mike Mularkey or Bruce Arians?

This has been beaten to death, but both of the announced candidates satisfy the Rooney rule. If it didn't exist, I doubt we would have heard of any of them yet.

Understood, but with that said, I think both are legitimate candidates.

Not really sure I want Bruce Arians.

[Dpantherman]

Ron Rivera has coached in the playoffs in 2005 & 2006 (or 2004 & 2006?? its 2 seasons i know) with the Bears

[Mr. Scot]

Ron Rivera has coached in the playoffs in 2005 & 2006 (or 2004 & 2006?? its 2 seasons i know) with the Bears

Not saying Rivera's a bad coach.

[Cyberjag]

Understood, but with that said, I think both are legitimate candidates.

Not really sure I want Bruce Arians.

I agree. I don't think the rule is necessarily why they contacted either, but I think it's why they opened their mouths about both.

[Dpantherman]

Not saying Rivera's a bad coach.

i know

[Mr. Scot]

Could be worse.

Bengals decided to keep Marvin Lewis.

You got me as to why :confused:

[Sword]

per Steve Reed, carolinagrowl.com article

Richardson also made it clear he plans to hire a coach who'll carry out the organization’s wishes, not the coach’s personal agenda.

“I would hope that we would have a head coach that is compatible to the organization,” Richardson said. “And when I say the organization, the first three times we hired a head coach, we talked about what the head coach wanted. We were not specific enough about what we wanted. This time I think we'll be more specific.”

That means both on and off the field.

The Panthers want a coach who will interact more with fans, be willing to do commercials and that sort of thing, and not complain about it. And the other part is about finding a coach who'll follow the team’s blueprint, which is building through the draft and sticking with developing and playing younger players.

That’s something Fox has been reluctant to do.

Anyone know the type of personality Rivera and Fewell have..does it match up with this report?