It doesn’t seem the Carolina Panthers have paid a lot consideration to public notion lately, as they’re again making stunning choices whereas attempting to remold the franchise.
That’s the David Tepper expertise, we guess.
The Panthers reportedly employed former Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Dave Canales as their head coach on Thursday, in accordance with Ian Rapoport of NFL Media. The transfer comes only a few days after Carolina employed Dan Morgan as its new normal supervisor, bringing the duo again collectively after they spent eight seasons working with one another (2010-2017) with the Seattle Seahawks.
For those who’re questioning why that is such a head-scratching transfer, allow us to remind you that Carolina’s different choices included Mike Vrabel, Ben Johnson, Todd Monken and Mike Macdonald. It’s a legitimately stunning transfer given the backgrounds of the opposite candidates, which units the Panthers up for extra public backlash ought to it not work out.
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Tepper, the Panthers’ proprietor since 2018, hasn’t precisely ingratiated himself to the fan base (or different fan bases). That is the third head teaching rent made since taking up, and Canales will develop into the seventh man total to carry head teaching duties in Carolina underneath Tepper’s possession, becoming a member of Ron Rivera, Perry Fewell (interim), Matt Rhule, Steve Wilks (interim), Frank Reich and Chris Tabor (interim).
Canales has fairly the job forward of him, as he’ll be tasked with serving to quarterback Bryce Younger transfer handed a poor rookie marketing campaign. He’s coming off a season the place he helped Baker Mayfield have a profession renaissance, and we’re not claiming he can’t achieve success, nevertheless it’s definitely not an ideal state of affairs.
