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  • Another year to work on how to interview/prepare AND continue on the success they were building in DET is a solid move on his part. He is now bar none, one of the top candidates this cycle and might have his pick of a number of spots.

    It sucks from a Panthers perspective that both Steichen and Johnson both interviewed poorly and Frank by all accounts interviewed really well.

    From Teppers perspective I understand it. He got scared off by an inexperienced coach not panning out so he course corrected to experience and age. I still think the principle of young dynamic OC coaching is the right call he just needs to be better at identifying good interviewing and good fundamentals/leadership.


  • Ron was a leader. Reich was a nice guy. There’s a difference. During Ron’s time there was a clear culture that was built and guys fought like hell to produce results when it was felt like jobs were on the line. We had many late season surges to stave off the hot seat because guys loved Ron.

    Reich was meh the minute he arrived. I remember watching the blueprint episodes during the preseason and just remembered feeling like every interaction between him and the players had no life to it.

    Shit like that matters when you are trying to lead 53+ grown ass men. If it feels like the head guy doesn’t care why should I care about my play? Why should I be pissed off I’m letting his rookie qb get destroyed every week. The head guy isn’t changing anything I won’t either.

    Towards the end of his time in Indy they had no culture to. Guys being late to meetings, late to treatments, not caring.

    He must have interviewed really well because if I heard reports of that from his last job there is no way I’d be hiring him after firing the guy who was supposed to be the culture guy.

    This next HC NEEDS to not only be a solid scheme X’s/Os guy but he also needs to be a guy that the players can proudly follow.