Dave Canales was an costly buy, however proprietor David Tepper ain’t obtained time for hand-wringing in Charlotte.
It’s an 0-2 begin that has this dialog percolating across the Panthers, who benched 2023 No. 1 draft pick Bryce Young after tallying 12 punts and 13 factors within the first two video games of the 2024 common season.
Would Tepper pull the plug? Hell sure, he would. Test his data.
Final season, Tepper fired Frank Reich and a piece of the offensive teaching workers (Josh McCown, Duce Staley) after Carolina began 1-10.
Canales could possibly be forgiven for questioning what he’s walked into, however we credit score Younger for hammering the accountability monitor “each snap hit my palms, I didn’t do sufficient with it.”
If Tepper thinks he can pull the plug on Younger and Canales, we want him luck discovering a substitute(s) value their weight in Monopoly bucks.
Carolina has 27 losses for the reason that begin of the 2022 season.
Listed here are 5 different coaches who needs to be involved coming into October:
Matt Eberflus, Bears (1-1 this season, 11-25 with Bears)
Possibly now or by no means doesn’t paint an correct image in Chicago, however it’s dang shut. Eberflus is drawing the ire of Bears’ followers as soon as extra after saying he wouldn’t make personnel changes to protect franchise QB Caleb Williams (9 sacks in two video games). The protection has been good, typically nice. Eberflus has didn’t develop a successful offense; the in-game decision-making and clock administration are wobbly, and if he can’t meet expectations this season, GM Ryan Poles is aware of there’s just one proper reply for 2025.
Sean Payton, Broncos (0-2 this season, 8-11 with Broncos)
Now that he ditched inherited QB Russell Wilson—at a value of greater than $85 million towards the wage cap the following two seasons—Payton is below elevated strain to point out a path towards the playoffs. That’s not occurring by the primary two video games of the Bo Nix experiment. What would possibly purchase him time is the popularity established as a Tremendous Bowl winner in New Orleans. The Saints gained the division and double-digit video games 4 consecutive seasons (2017-2020) earlier than the underside fell out.
Doug Pederson, Jaguars (0-2 this season, 18-18 with Jaguars)
A slippery slope is the place Pederson finds himself three video games into the 2024 season. The place does Jacksonville flip if the losses preserve piling up?
Jacksonville isn’t often called one of many spendiest franchises on the NFL block. However Pederson could possibly be the following coach to go if progress isn’t made shortly this month or subsequent. Jacksonville skidded to the end line final season (1-5) to cough up a playoff spot, and the Texans, Colts, Bears and Packers are among the many subsequent 5 opponents after this week’s recreation at Buffalo.