Panthers Fire HC Matt Rhule

[RiverDog]

The Panthers parted ways with Rhule this morning, after an ugly loss to the 49ers dropped them to 1-4 this season and 11-27 in Rhule’s two and a half years as the Panthers’ head coach.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2 ... ead-coach/

Boy, it came pretty early in the season, didn't it? Why in the heck didn't they fire him in the offseason? Seems odd.

[NorthHawk]

Sometimes owners get talked into the hype from coaches and mgmt, but now they can be near first in line for a good coach at the end of the season.
I hear Urban Meyer might be available!!!

[RiverDog]

Sometimes owners get talked into the hype from coaches and mgmt, but now they can be near first in line for a good coach at the end of the season.
I hear Urban Meyer might be available!!!

They don't need to fire him this early to be in line for a good coach at the end of the season. They can't start talking to current NFL coaches until Week 17, so why fire a coach in early October?

The only thing I can think of is that they want to give their interim coach a good look-see. But even so, that's still a long way out to be firing a head coach.