Panthers Fire Frank Reich Only 11 Games After He Was Fired As Colts Head Coach | Pat McAfee Reacts

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[@faint442008]

Tepper is the biggest issue with the Panthers. Fans can see he has no business being in the position he's in. He's rich but proves he's oblivious when it comes to football

[@grahamstrom1492]

Jerry Richardson would hate to see what Tepper has done to his team. wish he sold the team to Ben Navarro (I think he even made a higher bid)

[@thatreddude7700]

Amen

[@NotKD35]

Owner can only do so much? This falls on the people he hired. GM is failing, coaches are failing and players are failing.

[@NotKD35]

@@grahamstrom1492panthers haven’t have any culture or talent besides CMC since Cam’s playing days. Owner didn’t have anything to ruin because Carolina was irrelevant prior.

[@grahamstrom1492]

@@NotKD35 all I know is Tepper is the one consistent in these years of Panthers historically bad play starting when when he purchased the team, even if he's not the singular issue. Appears to be the root

[@coldervoidhd877]

Tepper bought a team and thought he knew football

[@bigdaddymak1439]

Someone advised him to hire Frank!! He's smart for cutting him loose before young loses all confidence!

[@Rowsy91]

@@bigdaddymak1439 im not sure Young is the guy at the NFL level, but if he is then yeah needed to give him a shot to develop without Reich before it was too late

[@jefferythompson3235]

Someone advised him to hire Frank but to not build the roster Franks system needed lol?

[@Tygram17]

@@bigdaddymak1439crazy how reich wanted stroud but the owner wanted young and traded the future for him. How’s that going so far

[@119nguyen]

Billionaires keyword Billionaires have lots of power so they can do whatever they want

[@AttilatheThrilla]

Frank aged 20 years in the past two seasons

[@protestthisyouloser1093]

Doesn’t even look like the same guy.!

[@bonedoc4556]

He has multi millions to sleep well on. I don't think he's that stressed.

[@firebomb2000]

@@Kingbo35pretty sure being the president is more stressful than being a coach. And the coaches make 10x what the president makes

[@herbtapp3031]

@@Kingbo35 So a head coaching job in football is as stressful as being the President of the United States? So, I guess by that logic being a truck driver is tougher than being in combat.

[@realtalk37851]

You heard Rex Ryan say that. Stop it please smh

[@GSP-76]

Frank Reich may or nay not have been the guy to hire but what the hell could anyone expect him to accomplish with that dumpster fire of a team in 11 games?

[@alexmullins5407]

#1 pick in the draft, Adam theilen and Chark jr. at WR, miles sanders and chubba Hubbard at RB, veteran linebackers and DBs like Brian burns and donte Jackson . A better coach could have salvaged more than 1 win in 11 weeks. This Frank will not get a 3rd Reich

[@johnhendrix28]

@@alexmullins5407bro all them players you named expect for burns is washed 😂😂😂 they’re not good talent

[@lionsfan3581]

For real best case they have maybe 3 wins right now lol not much of an improvement. Plus it was teppers stupid ass that traded up for young

[@matriculatethefootball]

Maybe you missed it but Steve Wilks won 6 games with this team last year. They were winning games with PJ Walker and Baker Mayfield and Sam Darnold not even throwing for 200 yards. Sure they swapped out DJ Moore for Adam Thielen but Thielen has similar yards to what Moore had last year. If they could win last year with that talent, they can win this year with that talent. Sometimes the coach makes the team look a lot worse than the team's true talent level. Look at the Raiders

[@user-ym9dz5uy2v]

DJ moore and McCafferey both top 10 players in their position. Trading them for nothing, then replacing a fresh young DJ moore with a 30+ year old? Bring out the dunce hats. They also traded TWO 1st round picks for an unproven qb with no elite weapons around him. If they just waited til this draft, they would have a top QB without trading anything. @@matriculatethefootball

[@SoulKingKurosaki]

Meanwhile, Chargers and Commanders throwing their hands up like "wtf, how come our coaches still here"

[@markiem112]

Thank you! Wasting our QB talent.

[@chrisyentastic379]

Bears too, Im sick of Flus and want him out asap

[@kenlynw9555]

@@chrisyentastic379i pray we just waiting till the end of the year. We need him to do the best thing he knows how to do lose

[@BasicName02]

I have no idea how Staley has a job still

[@ImreallyIzzy]

And bears lol lbs

[@akasilkyslim]

They should have kept Wilkes as the head coach after last szn. He turned that team around last year and they played hard for him.

[@robertdiepold2242]

Wilkes did well but remember he did not have a rookie QB running the offense. In addition, Panthers had DJ Moore last year who is a legitimate #1 WR.

[@dre3k78]

It was a terrible hire in the first place. The team and most of the fans wanted Wilks back after the end of last season. The owner is the real problem here....

[@Funnybone_FB]

Tepper got fleeced. Reich convinced him he was a QB guy and could develop Young. Could've just picked a good HC and get a good QB coach or OC

[@NaturalDisastization]

Makes me feel bad for Duce Staley. He left Detroit to Carolina to be closer to his mother having health issues just to have this happen. I hope Lions brings him back with open arms, he was good person to have on the sidelines.

[@St.CrimsonTweets]

Don't feel bad yet. Snow got fired after Rhule, and it was actually a mutual parting, Duce may have wanted to step away from this mess to either 1) focus on his mother or 2) seek opportunities elsewhere. Until the facts are revealed we never know why.

[@NotKD35]

Duece is a multi-millionaire. He’s fine

[@Hookem0126]

Yeah life isnt fair. He will be fine.

[@DAcheekO]

Eagles fan, Duce 100% will get picked up by someone, he only left the eagles because he didn’t think he could move up our system. We would take him back in a heartbeat

[@nevets3889]

He’s not a good coach

[@NameBrandCody]

Dude needs to go to the Nick Saban coaching career rehabilitation center

[@EJD339]

He’s 61 now so now id imagine retirement might be on his mind.

[@DLUXTHACHAMP]

As a Panthers fan, I blame David Tepper

[@sweetpeaches6916]

Who is tepper?

[@TheKnicksRealist]

owner@@sweetpeaches6916

[@MickFlur]

The owner lol

[@d0m3ll0tt4]

I second that!

[@KeemTheDream84]

I said that on Bleacher Report and some in the Community weren't happy with what I said

[@leetraviusmckay314]

"Tepper needs to call plays" 😂

[@CarolinaBlood704]

As long as Tepper is the owner, we will be in football Hell. Sell the team, Tepper.

[@Travis89-ob5tt]

He might be the first in a long time to lose money selling a franchise if he did that right now. 😄

[@cardinalprime4746]

For the second straight year Frank Reich has been fired mid-season. For the second straight year the Panthers have fired their coach mid-season.

[@Donmecca415]

I’ll never understand how teams can see people like Josh McDaniels, Frank Reich & say…. They sucked at being a head coach… let’s go get them.

[@phishtix452]

New Orleans Saints has entered the chat

[@sebastianm.2901]

lack of alternatives and pure desparation and they probably think at least they have NFL coaching experience

[@JuwanBuchanan]

Bill Belchick go be on that list next

[@Connect662]

Anyone from the Belichick tree has been awful... somehow they all keep getting jobs. Brady was the engine... we all know that now.

[@Rowsy91]

@@JuwanBuchanan As a vikes fan, i love Coach O Connoll, but id take Belicheck in Minnesota in a second.

[@themouthofsauron6926]

Reich didn't even want Bryce Young FFS😂😂

[@chaoticchaos894]

He wanted Stroud lmao. Not sure why D-Butt said we would find out who pulled the trigger on Bryce over Stroud. We already know and it was the Owner. Frank wanted Stroud 110% but was overruled by the owner who wanted Bryce Young. And 11 games later how is that decision looking? Yet the owner isn't gonna take any responsibility and will throw the HC under the bus as the scapegoat smh. Panthers fans can only daydream what this season would have been if Frank was allowed to take Stroud instead lol

[@user-ym9dz5uy2v]

that's hardly the problem lmao. Panthers staff traded all their best draft capitol for one unproven rookie, while simultaneously trading their best offensive weapons for next to nothing. Bring on the Dunce Hat! That whole organization is a slap in the face to all panther fans. IF this is the coach that made those trades, then good fkn riddance.

[@Mr.KyleRichey]

Feels unfair to bring up Stroud as a point against Frank considering by all reports he wanted to pick Stroud instead of Bryce and got overruled by Tepper

[@ItsRandomKam]

Oo man is that true?

[@say5070]

Daaaaamn. To get fired for the dish you made when you didnt get to pick the ingredients. SMH

[@asp6415]

They wouldn't say this BY was doing good 😂

[@ryanjacobson2508]

Then it's probably best for Reich to GTFO and let Tepper try to clean up his own mess.

[@kdavison6885]

Size alone tells u to pick Stroud.. smh

[@travismcgrath1373]

I don’t think either of these jobs were his fault but he wasn’t exactly the solution either 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@marvinhunt8276]

I think the NFL moves too fast for Frank to call plays. Get a good OC and let him call the plays like they generally do. Not to mention the game has evolved.

[@juliocesarrodriguezramirez4780]

Pat will never say his former owner and the colts suck just as Tepper is learning to manage a team but yeah Frank didn do himself a favor.

[@BasicName02]

I think Indy was his fault. They had a decent roster at the time and the locker room gave up on him as the leader causing bad morale overall

[@timkinley1779]

@@marvinhunt8276 A good OC will be gone in one successful year.

[@shawnmcnally1427]

Tepper is the problem. He has turned everything into a dumpster fire.

[@soulknife20]

What was Reich supposed to do with that dumpster fire of a team?

[@kellejohnson6012]

Lol two words Shane Steichen

[@soulknife20]

​@@kellejohnson6012I don't get it

[@cedricmartin9109]

@@kellejohnson6012 Not even the same team lol

[@Alex-sf9bo]

@@soulknife20 colts sucked last year with Reich Steichen took over worse teams with backup qb and is winning

[@Alex-sf9bo]

They almost made playoffs last year with worse roster

[@coulterdittman]

11:36 DBUT sees the ticket prices for the final game "...$11..." 🤣😂

[@michaelholmes1919]

I think Tepper is the biggest issue with the team though. Reich wanted CJ over Bryce, but Tepper had to meddle in the affairs. Reich is then thrown under the bus becuase of it. Not saying that Reich is a good coach, becuase he isn't, but owners need to stay in the owner's box and let the people that know football do their job. Take example from proper ran organizations Steelers, Eagles, Ravens, 9ers. Hire the right people and stay out the way.

[@curtisjoseph7228]

Don't forget the Chargers meddling owner and family

[@michaelholmes1919]

@@curtisjoseph7228 Yep, and they haven't been relevant since Schottenheimer. Then they inexplicably fire him. Those Charger teams were good enough to win it all, if not for running into Brady.

[@dilloncrain9111]

6:29 assistant to the head coach sounds just like the office when Michael makes Dwight the assistant to the regional manager 🤣🤣

[@FenixDown87]

Panthers haven't been the same since Richardson was forced to sell

[@ryanjacobson2508]

Richardson had a good track record with the franchise but then he got cancelled.

[@manzac112]

It shows more about the incompetence of the Panthers than Reich.

[@user-ym9dz5uy2v]

Who traded DJ moore and McCafferey for next to nothing though?

[@trueempire8948]

He should have never taken the job in the first place. He just came out of tough situation in Indy only to go to an even worse situation with a tyrant owner.

[@user-ym9dz5uy2v]

Traveling dumpster fire destroying each team he goes to lol. Imagine trading for matt ryan, then sticking him behind the worst o line xD then somehow getting another head coaching job after that, insane.

[@SomethingRad]

No culture under Frank in Carolina either. Steve Wilks brought back that Keep Pounding attitude that Sam Mills made famous, but Tepper threw that in the trash. Wilks had Sam Darnold playing the best football of his career as well. Sam played incredible during the last game against Brady but the Panthers secondary sold and lost the game

[@jn3455]

Well said

[@scottgreen2042]

And everybody thought this job was better than the Texans.

[@wagglewiggle]

Who...

[@scottgreen2042]

@wagglewiggle Everybody in the national media, every fan that wasn't a Texans fan. Just about everybody. You included. Don't deny now.

[@ussfury13]

Wait can we go back to the "Players on the Colts were betting against the team while playing for them part." Is anyone looking into this cause if this is the case it may be one of the biggest gambling scandals in the history of sports.

[@tokk3n-hj4xg]

Thats a fed crime.

[@stretch___]

Snitches get stitches. Suprised that came out of his mouth on live tv

[@scottwilliams6790]

Yeah, Isaiah Rodgers and another player on the colts gambled on a over/under bet for a colts running back. This was already reported

[@ward185]

Panthers should of Hired Steve Wilks, kept c Mac, DJ More, And Baker Mayfield

[@user-ym9dz5uy2v]

Those trades were the worst trades I've ever seen.

[@feyman1]

We have to stop thinking that just because you’re a good OC means head coaching is the next step. He was instrumental in winning my Eagles 2017 Superbowl. Made jump too soon to HC.

[@matriculatethefootball]

Sure, but I don't know if that's the issue here. Plenty of OCs make good coaches. The problem here is that Reich failed with the colts and didn't take any time to really investigate why he failed. He brought the same colts scheme and the same colts problems to the panthers. He refused to try to do anything different when his scheme wasn't working. That's the definition of insanity. He'd still have his job if he was willing to try something different and show progress. He believed his scheme works and the games were winnable. Meanwhile we're watching a bunch of former coordinators succeeding as first time coaches. It's not guaranteed success but it's better than hiring a coach who was fired for being inept in the previous season

[@user-ym9dz5uy2v]

Just like Dan Quinn trying to be head coach @ falcons. He's good with defense but horrible with everything else lmao Those trades ruined that team.

[@5891jonathan]

If you think about it, the talent on all NFL teams is exceptional. Every team has solid players. Coaching makes an enormous impact on the success of the team. Look at Sean Payton in Denver. Astounding change.

[@hookgrip4jesus310]

Pat talked about special teams coaches that got promoted and conpletely forgot about Rich Bisaccia 😂

[@damirskee8990]

Real Panthers fans didn't want this dude 😂.

[@wagglewiggle]

Do panthers fans even exist?

[@durtredd]

I swear. Who tf picks Doug Flutie number 1?

[@TrevTT]

As a Warren Moon fan I will never for get what Frank Riech did to The Oilers.

[@RB01.10]

Bud Adams screwed them over, but after their losses to the Bills and Chiefs in 92 and 93 to be fair there was no coming back from that

[@user-ym9dz5uy2v]

Isn't he the same guy that traded for Matt Ryan and gave him (a pocket passing QB) the worst O-line in history? xD

[@gking2709]

So are we going to pull a colts and hire Ryan Khalil as interim now?

[@nicktheman1828]

Nah Greg Olsen

[@Tiberius2187]

Shame it didnt work out for Reich, but he's gonna get paid $9m/ year for 3 more years. Enjoy the time with the family Frank, getting out of Carolina could be the best Xmas present you get this year.

[@MrFreed0m]

This is what makes me worry as a Pats fan with all this replacement talk. There are not any good HCs out there now a days.

[@shawncontreras]

Honestly I seen it coming, need someone like Dan Lanning over at Oregon...you know how he works McAfee, first hand at the Utah game...

[@nevets3889]

A lot of head coaches are going to get fired

[@nickthekid9868]

Texans were not a dumpster fire last season... They lost a lot of games but were in most of them and you could see the potential. The success they're having now isn't such a shock tbh. Stroud def has a big part to do with it tho, kid is great already

[@BasicName02]

Finally someone who watched football last year. The Texans had a promising team and they only made it better in the offseason. The panthers gave up all their assists to help a young QB

[@billy6464]

I think that one story about building the Panthers practice facility when he first bought the team will (probably ) epitomize this franchise his entire tenure

[@kalvinkalen3871]

I WISH MY CHARGERS OWNERSHIP TAKES NOTICE!! GET RID OF STAYLEY!!!

[@ryanjacobson2508]

Charger at least can keep games close... The Panthers keep getting their ass kicked up and down the field.

[@wagglewiggle]

Hes getting an extension so large spanos can't fire him have funnn

[@pride893]

Gotta be tough to be a panthers fan right now..this and CJ Stroud looking like a future all pro…

[@openminded4751]

It hurts

[@eugene3484]

@@openminded4751I think it’s too early to see who’s better between Bryce and CJ. Just like when everyone thought Herbert was better than burrow, or RG3 was better Than luck, we go through this every year. I still think Bryce is better and I think in years to come it will show. Just like I said Tua was better than Herbert and I’ve been saying this for 3 years now

[@eugene3484]

@@openminded4751CJ is in a much better situation, solid coach and much better weapons a crossed the board

[@protestthisyouloser1093]

@@eugene3484I think Bryce Young will be an all pro. Just get him a better coach look at Lawrence at jags

[@BrokeSpike]

​@@eugene3484while I do respect your point I don't see him being an elite guy. He's very undersized for the position.

[@jpjh8844]

The Panthers biggest weakness is their owner! Same with the Colts!

[@denchipo7547]

That was an immaculate Cigar pull from AJ Hawk

[@Kohnbread19]

we wanted Wilks. It was a bad choice to take him, and this year has been wasted due to the owner yet again

[@chosen_remnant]

What happened to coaches being given a solid 3-4 years to produce favorable results? I hate the new NFL grace period for coaches & QBs.

[@ryanjacobson2508]

Crappy franchises tend to hire sub-par coaches and then pull the plug on them fast, eventually leading to a situation where fewer and fewer top shelf coaches will accept a job with that franchise.

[@user-ym9dz5uy2v]

Whoever made the offseason trades and mid-season trades 100% deserves to be fired lmao, clueless staff.

[@TimLoyalToWifeHaterFreeZoneA]

Love It Pat ThePatMcAfeeShow Bro Let's Gooooooooo.

[@Ascared]

Good times rolling up to pro days with the squad of tepper,McCown and Reich acting like mob bosses then taking the wrong QB 😂

[@parkerdavis7859]

I heard my fair share of talk about patience during the Matt Rhule disaster. I'm done being patient.

[@seanscrimshaw5936]

I guess Thielen has to wait another year to win a Super Bowl 😂

[@user-ym9dz5uy2v]

talk about wishing upon a star. mans already on his way out

[@Trinison7]

North shore with homie is saying that Frank wright didn't leave the Colts with a losing record. He did. It was 3-5-1. Three wins. With a potential Hall of Fame quarterback named Matt Ryan. Who played his worst football in his career under this man. To where he is now out of the NFL. He never deserved this opportunity and we all know why he got it. This is why there is an initiative for African-American coaches in the NFL

[@chriswilliams3939]

Some people are never meant to be a head coach. And will always be better coordinators.

[@kb9826]

On that graphic, tickets as low as $11 & $13, you can't even give Panther tickets away 🤣

[@bluegrassbred8714]

The smart move would be for the Panthers to give EB a try, he could do fantastic work with Young and im sure he has strong enough resume to convince players to come play for him as well. 💯

[@RoughToughTonkasGotTheStuff]

i definitely read the thumbnail as "FRED"

[@doddy34ful]

Tepper learned nothing from his time in Pittsburgh………bro has Charlotte ready to riot……

[@adamseay4827]

y would the special teams coordinator become interim(makes zero sense), would you not assign the d-coord as interim or bring down the OC ?

[@ktownpeels]

Look where I’m at 😂😂😂 lmao

[@NealOfTaylor44]

DAMN! As an Eagles fan it makes me rly sad to hear that they canned Duce Staley too, he’s for sure one of the all time fan favorite Eagles and a rly good RB coach!

[@RETRO_BELL]

One of my few correct hot takes last yr C.J Stroud > B.Young

[@C.A.D.]

Don't forget Demeco got offered the Vikings the year before and turned it dahn

[@jeyrock5559]

A good position coach doesn't always equate to a Headcoach.

[@grim10127]

Panthers should hire Matt Canada as head coach- it would just make sense

[@MegaBubba22]

Winning out with Tabor then letting him go to sign Kliff Kingsbury instead would be the most panthers move ever 💀💀💀

[@imightbebiased9311]

The thing that bothers me the most is that if the Panthers had just beaten the Saints in week 2, we would have seen Derek Carr make history as the first QB to ever lose against 31 different NFL teams. I will hold that against Frank Reich until the Panthers beat Derek.

[@user-ym9dz5uy2v]

Yall still got another chance! Wish you good luck from this Falcon fan.

[@josephbarlow5115]

Am I right or wrong with this but wasn’t Chip Kelly fired and back to back seasons, the Eagles and the Niners

[@tmnumber1]

As a Bears fan I would have preferred if Carolina kept the coach til the end of the year.

[@JeffBGroover]

I can imagine you would - but i wouldn't worry too much, we won't let you down....

[@walterAnders]

They should have fired the gm for not hiring Steve

[@michaeljohnson7945]

Not hiring Steve Wilks to become the head coach was David Tepper's call.

[@walterAnders]

@@michaeljohnson7945 ahhh ok well he's an idiot

[@banditY2K]

I find it hilarious that they traded away their 1st rd pick and then go stink the joint out without the hope of having the #1 overall. Not sure Bryce Young was the right pick. They're basically F'd for a good, long while. I heard Tepper was the one who pushed for Young.

[@matriculatethefootball]

Yeah just like the Broncos were F'd for a good long while after trading the farm for Russell Wilson. Oh wait, they're playing well this year because they have a coach who doesn't suck? But they didn't even have a 1st round pick in the 2023 draft! Reich took a 7 win team and made them a 1 win team. Just like Steichen took Reich's 4 win team and has them above .500. Everything points to Reich being the problem

[@user-ym9dz5uy2v]

Even if they picked stroud, it's still an unproven rookie with no offensive weapons. Stroud would be struggling just like Bryce. 100%.

[@23Robusto]

When Josh McCown was available, Jack Easterby had pull in Houston and the rumor was he was going to be the next head coach there. He had no coaching experience but that didn't matter. Fortunately, he's gone now. Dollars to donuts he talks Tepper into giving him the job. The drama ain't over in Carolina

[@ChumblesMumbles]

Tepper's such a mess. He's fired every coach he's hired and never at the end of the season; it's been mid-year each time. Ron Rivera, Matt Rhule, Frank Reich. He also owns Charlotte FC (MLS) and he's fired 2 coaches there in less than 2 years.

[@Travis89-ob5tt]

The Panthers have a lot of young talent I actually think a good coach could show tons of improvement next year. The lack of draft picks to keep adding talent is the problem.

[@matriculatethefootball]

They don't really have any fewer draft picks than the Broncos had when Sean Payton took the job. And a lot of people thought the lack of a 1st round pick and being stuck with Russell Wilson would be a major problem for getting a new coach. But nope, Payton came in and has them playing well

[@stanleybaltimore7355]

Maybe Frank is a genius. Knew he'd never have to finish this season but locked up $9mil a year while he takes a few seasons off.

[@shanecydrus6591]

imagine firing a coach after 1-2 years, especially a team with a top 2 pick the previous draft. Sounds like the panthers ownership should be up for question, not the coach.

[@KingofPho75]

There’s a guy in Ann Arbor

[@asp6415]

People were saying they wanted CJ over BY wouldn't be saying this nonsense if BY was balling out.

[@wagglewiggle]

No this was being said as they announced the pick that Reich got over ruled and was forced to take the guy he didn't love

[@BasicName02]

I think everyone was confused by the Reich hire from the beginning. Dude blew a shot at a potential Super Bowl team with one of those Indy teams and showed he can’t develop a young QB. Carolina didn’t do him any favors with that roster but still it looked bad

[@divynenick3108]

Good for you Carolina 👍 👏

[@jonahhedges9143]

If they drafted CJ like Reich wanted, he’d still have a job

[@BasicName02]

Doubtful. That roster is way worse than the Texans

[@jonahhedges9143]

@@BasicName02 but if he played even close to how he is now, it would have been cause for much more hope

[@LuisGarcia-rm2bw]

@@jonahhedges9143panthers number 2 wideout has the lowest catch rate on catchable balls. The entire WR room has one of the lowest average yards of separation in the NFL. Panthers starting o-line performed worse in every metric compared to Strouds o-line with 4 practice squad linemen. Stroud is great, but on the panthers he would not have a chance to show off his generational talent.

[@jonahhedges9143]

@@LuisGarcia-rm2bw agreed the panthers suck….but the question is would CJ have shown any ability to put the team on his back. I think so. Bryce doesn’t. I think tepper knows he messed up and has decided to blame coaching staff on poor performance. Instead of himself making boneheaded decisions

[@LuisGarcia-rm2bw]

@@jonahhedges9143 I think it is certainly possible. I feel bad for Bryce. It’s clear that he has talent. It must be mentally terrible to know that the whole coaching staff that are supposed to help you improve didn’t want you in the first place. Then having to prove yourself with arguably the worst coaching staff and roster in the nfl. All while your counterpart is in the MVP conversation. That would be enough to drive a man mad.

[@hammersampson]

Josh McDaniels is available.😂

[@phillyfan3074]

Reich was recording Young thru his phone watching the screen. I’m glad AJ said it. Yall are so used to pointing the camera at yourself you don’t even think that camera works the other way! 😂I’d love that life! Party on guys! 🎉

[@Eternal252]

Bryce out here getting people fired 😂

[@matriculatethefootball]

Nope, Reich did that all by himself. Just like he got himself fired last year before Bryce was even in the NFL. Gonna blame Matt Ryan for that? Minshew has more wins on the colts this year than Matt Ryan had last year and he isn't playing any better. Hmmm, maybe it was their head coach who was the problem

[@Stoned_apeTheory22]

Duce needs an HC job asap

[@TerrenceLP]

Ohhh Carolina 😢

[@im.konner3206]

Use me as the Staley next button-->

[@MrMegaGamerMan]

Panthers already gave their #1 overall pick to Da Bears....fans aren't even looking forward to the draft 😭

[@boss06829]

Steve Young is the best backup QB

[@wagglewiggle]

He was a starter for most of his career

[@josephyoung4299]

Idk if Reich needs to take a break. IF McDermott doesn't get fired I would think that he could be the OC for that team if they're not impressed with Brady. I would think that would be a good fit. But if you're the Chargers and Bills all eyes should be on Harbaugh.

[@Indomitablespirit108]

Frankee got paid big! He chillin and laughing all the way to the bank!😅whose next😅

[@Sky_Blaze]

As a Redskins fan it just makes me even more pissed off Rivera isn't gone, when Rivera and Del Rio should've been gone 2 years ago! Why settle for mediocrity? Some these franchises are out of touch. Move on and find a better coach. Respect to the panthers for cutting ties so quickly..why give the guy another season..?..

[@wagglewiggle]

The deadskins are the mediocre team that the cowboys need to face twice a year to stat pad

[@user-ym9dz5uy2v]

Don't worry, just like the panthers, your staff traded away 2 of the best players for next to nothing.

[@zackhurwitz9441]

I think it's obvious that CJ is a completely different animal than Mac Jones, but I'm just going to remind everyone what was said about QBs like Lawrence, and Goff, before they found adventagous situations. I still believe Bryce will pan out, but they're going to have to part with players to get picks, and help Young. One thing I don't see getting brought up is the o line regressing precipitously, out of nowhere, when they had momentum from last year.

[@user-ym9dz5uy2v]

Even if you guys had stroud, yall traded 2 top 10 players in their position for next to nothing! Clueless fkn staff. I feel bad for yall.

[@jayclough1805]

Fra Nk shouldn't have gotten the job to begin with.

[@kkonacreed8638]

I know he was bad with the panthers but this reeks of impatience and overreaction from tepper. I legit think that dude is one of the bottom of the barrel owners of the nfl

[@Darkkfated]

I legitimately can't tell if teams are making increasingly poor decisions when hiring head coaches, or if literally everyone is getting increasingly impatient if their team doesn't have a winning record. I'll remind you that only HALF the teams in any given year can have a winning record.

[@danielosorio2478]

According to my sources Tepper wanted Young NOT Stroud 😂

[@matriculatethefootball]

Oh, is that what happened? Did he want Matt Ryan last year? Because Minshew isn't playing any better than Ryan but for some reason the colts have more wins this year. Hmm, maybe Frank Reich isn't a good head coach in the modern NFL

[@xbreachedthetosx7591]

Maybe buy an o-line… 🤣

[@iniosom]

I know we all saw Panthers Bucs going for a whopping $11 bout to blow more on UberEats bruh

[@LeaveBetter]

I could swear that Chip Kelly got fired in back to back seasons! Someone stat dat

[@chaoticchaos894]

What's messed up is this isn't even really Frank Riechs fault. He and the staff were dead set on wanting to draft C.J Stroud over Bryce Young And Anthony Richardson. He as a long time coach could see that Stroud had the IT factor and was a absolute baller. But the owner of the team decided he was gonna play GM as well like Jerry Jones and override the decision making process for the #1 pick and he forced Riech and The Panthers to draft Bryce Young over Stroud Which we can all see after 11 games that was a franchise ruining decision... Stroud had single handedly changed a entire organization around from a bottom 5 team to a playoff contention team with no name WR's, TE's A depleted O-Line And average run game. Imagine what he could do when he gets a #1 Top WR And a better TE/O-Line. If he had the weapons the Seahawks Do it would be OP. Metcalf, Lockett, Jackson Smith-Ninjigba, Noah Fant, And a surprise rookie in Jake Bobo 💀💀. Stroud would be a juggernaut. Only one to blame really is the OWNER. But of course he needs a scape goal and Frank has to be it. Too bad so sad smh

[@unc54]

First of all there is nothing that actually supports Frank Reich wanting Stroud. Secondly, he's a coach. It's his responsibility to build his scheme around the QB, regardless of who it is and if you watched the Panthers he clearly did not do that. He just ran the same scheme that he ran for Carson Wentz that got him fired in Indy and now people are making excuses for him going 1-10 and leading one of the worst offenses in the NFL. You're delusional if you think for a rookie QB, situation doesn't matter and Stroud would be anywhere near as successful if the Panthers had taken him.

[@andrewbennett2044]

Stroud is definitely better than Young but compared to this panther team stroud would be getting torn by critics as well. I follow carolina because there's no other team nearby. This team is trash, this O line is horrible, we have no WR no one can get open period. This entire offense needs to be remodeled. I want Young to be amazing but I want him traded to a team tomorrow that can develop him and keep him healthy so we dont have an Andrew Luck situation. The panthers are never going to get that 1 5 star player that just leads the team to the playoffs. They need the next 5 years to suck and slowly develop a solid team before they can start looking for the next Tom Brady.

[@toddgaak422]

It's definitely Reich's fault. He's a horrible coach.

[@34KIN]

yeah i agree i saw so many things about them taking stroud and i was kinda sad as a colts fan. i hon was hoping stroud dropped to indy cuz it was saying texans werent taking stroud for a while. also as a colts fan ive watched tons of drafts with frank in them. he always went after big players that were "freaks"

[@BasicName02]

Take all of the bad things about the Texans and they are 10x worse in the panthers. No one would do well with this team