Not a Panthers fan, but I live within your media market and catch a number of your games.

I should start off by saying that at the time of Reich’s hiring, I thought it was a good move. He seemed like a fairly competent HC up in Indy and his time there just ran its course. His strategy of bringing in coordinators and assistant coaches who had NFL experience seemed like a solid step in the right direction, compared to Matt Rhule bringing in his college buddies. I’m someone who thinks college coaches shouldn’t typically try and move into the NFL. Reich being this team’s first-ever QB also added an interesting element into the mix.

So I thought hiring him was the right move in the midst of the Wiliks drama.

However, as I watched more games it seemed more and more apparent to me that Reich wasn’t bought in. Whenever you guys suffered a tough defeat he basically seemed to shrug it off and have a “well there is always next week” attitude. No adjustments were ever made whatsoever. I am certainly NOT a Sean Payton fan, but I can tell over in Denver he is genuinely invested in the team. When the Dolphins nearly broke the NFL record for most points scored you could tell after the game the man was clearly frustrated.

I’m not sure why Reich wanted to take the job, only for him and his staff not to be bought. I personally feel this team does have quite a bit of potential and I think making the bold move to get Bryce Young was the right decision. Maybe he thought it’d be a lot easier than it was to rebuild the team. That he could just waltz in, make a few changes, and win the division and then in a couple of years the SB.

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Anyway, that is just my thoughts as someone who is not a fan and just watches from afar.