Panthers' HC Frank Reich FIRED 🚨 'Bryce Young is taking TOO MANY HITS' - Dan Orlovsky | NFL Live

Dan Orlovsky, Ryan Clark and Marcus Spears join Laura Rutledge on NFL Live to discuss the Carolina Panthers firing their head coach Frank Reich, their 3rd head coach in 6 years under owner David Tepper.
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[@haydennyagah706]

Panthers not hiring Steve Wilks is going to haunt them for a while. He had this same team playing competitive and barely missing the playoffs. Now they just look like a trainwreck and extremely dysfunctional.

[@phantomcyrano]

Tepper is already exposing himself as Mark Davis east. Trying to hide his utter incompetency as a team owner by chasing names and firing people. The only thing he'll be successful at is setting the franchise back 15 years at this rate.

[@christopherfelton5169]

Has panther fan that's big facts right now

[@jainorman3425]

Facts

[@15SilverSurfer15]

@@phantomcyrano*Dan Snyder

[@TheLoneGamr]

Nah. Wilks is just another mediocre coach. Panthers would suck just as much with him and this roster.

[@rocketdude2969]

It doesn't matter if it's Bryce Young or Tom Bady if you don't have an O line you don't have an offense .

[@jainorman3425]

David tepper should fire himself.

[@FTNS743]

Nonsense. Only way the owner is to sell his team.

[@KingDizzleLTDinc.]

It’s Tepper fault,he wanted to draft Bryce Young over Stroud and Richardson,traded DJ Moore and Christian MvCaffery in a years time..

[@nasis18]

​@@KingDizzleLTDinc.Not to mention hiring Rhule, and Fitterer.

[@KingDizzleLTDinc.]

@@nasis18 and he should’ve gave Steve Wilkes the job..

[@youtubemusicowesmemoney8470]

Well said, sir! Tepper has been playing a billionaire armchair quarterback with the staff since he bought the team. Wilks has the team moving in a positive direction and Tepper decided that Reich was a better option. The bad decisions were all self inflicted wounds from Tepper himself. He should stay in the skybox and stop pretending that he knows anything about football.

[@obumnemeimonugo8719]

I want to know the stated reason for not hiring Wilks, because this just looks like bad practice on Tepper’s part at this point?

[@SophisticatedBob]

Not hiring Wilks looks bad for sure, and putting Chris Tabor interim vs, oh, anybody else on that coaching staff...that looks bad too. That locker room knows it too. They're not dumb. They see what is going on.

[@unc54]

Because Wilks isn't a good HC. He was horrible at Arizona and even in Carolina he was aggressively mediocre. It's like hiring Ron Rivera. You're basically signing up for being eternally mid. Reich being awful doesn't make Wilks a good hire in retrospect.

[@Conehead0708]

There is an underground panthers fan radio station in Charlotte that talked about a panthers reporter that aired out the situation(don't know his name)and he got fired too. But the story goes. When wilks was hired Tepper had already planned on tanking but rhule's contract was expensive so he fired him first so he could make additional moves. Wilks was trying to make a name for himself as head a coach so he came in and really tried to win so If he didnt get the panthers job, at least he had a better resume than the arizona record. Tepper wanted wilks to tank. But wilks started winning and told tepper he would keep trying to win. Tepper told wills. "OK, if you won't tank then you better make the playoffs." Wilks missed the playoffs by 1 game. But it also cost the panthers a high draft pick because they finished with a decent record. The disagreement was kept secret because it would make tepper look bad trying to tank when he had a decent enough team to win. But tepper REALLY wanted that #1 pick and he felt like Wilks messed that up by winning. But if Wilkes tanks just for Tepper to get a pick, He still would fire Wilks and now wilks has 2 losing seasons and no one would give him another chance. So he did what he had to do.. TRY TO WIN. If this is true. Tepper won't have wilks back. After a win last year post game interview, Wilks said, "they talk about us tanking, but I believe in these guys". Wonder who he was talking about

[@DCIphanatic]

@@unc54 ??? Ron Rivera is the most winningest coach the Panthers have ever had. Are you smoking?

[@unc54]

@@DCIphanatic And it was very clear the game passed him by. Also there is a strong argument to be made that he wasted Cam's prime and prematurely ended his career.

[@nasis18]

This isn't going to change anything in the short-term or long-term because of who the owner is.

[@rubesmagoobs]

Bills hiring Frank Reich might be a good move for them to consider.

[@d3vp131]

Have you been following Frank Reich since he left Philly and that coaching staff?

[@DTS_I]

@@d3vp131think he meant as an OC.

[@rubesmagoobs]

@@d3vp131 yes, I meant as an assistant coach and possible offensive coordinator

[@htvlogs80]

The owner ruining his own team & doesn’t see it, the guy is blind.

[@rjonzun5828]

He's a meddling owner. That never works.

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

This is all on Tepper. He is like a corporate America CEO. Thinking he can pressure everyone with negative reenforcement, scream at them, threaten or just fire them. As if that will motivate them to be good, loyal, hard working employees.

[@RG-xi3rd]

Nobody wants to work for a bully. Tepper will never be successful in football, it is not his thing.

[@hbpencil88]

Just firing everyone does not fix anything it just introduces more and more variables and torches all the valuable learning up to that point. Can someone fire Tepper the Temper Tantrum please?

[@dgodm7541]

Scott fitterer needs a straight flight ✈️ out of Carolina. He the main reason why our roster sucks he sold us that this team was QB ready and that we had a Allstar coaching staff. As we can see we are 1-10 😕😳😑

[@CSmoothh]

That last part on the owner's financial information was interesting

[@eltigre1374]

They need to fire Tepper and the other owners that approved the sale of the team to him as well

[@user-op5mj3xl9v]

Well he owns the team lol

[@eltigre1374]

@@user-op5mj3xl9v obviously you didn’t get it lol

[@BIG_EXEC]

That nino brown punchline was on point by RC 😂

[@ChrisWhite-fd6fg]

Respect to teppers we cutting til we get production

[@mhitch2220]

David Tepper is now the worst owner in the NFL. Stop firing coaches so much and stop making horrible trades. The DJ Moore trade so they could get Bryce Young was predictable bad.

[@rooster7762]

I don’t see how you can blame young in any real way. He somehow has a positive td to int ratio and has a terrible supporting cast and a was given a known failure as a head coach. He also has had a better statistical rookie season than Allen and Lawrence so there’s that too.

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

Nope nobody gets to bring up the supporting cast because before the season even started, people were picking the Panthers to compete in the division

[@yeelicious-6232]

@@user-lt1fx2he5s probably because the nfc south is a putrid division.

[@dtpman776]

They still haven’t fired the GM😂😂

[@user-op5mj3xl9v]

Lol u cold, u want errbody gone huh

[@stevens26]

This team should have stayed put in the draft, took an ol again, then naturally get in position to draft a qb this year. Now you may have the wrong qb and a bad cast around him while you traded away a wr1 and mccaffrey.

[@user-op5mj3xl9v]

You wouldn't say this if they drafted CJ Stroud lol

[@stevens26]

@@user-op5mj3xl9v possibly! The Texans we’re picking in the top 5 for a few years and have been worse for years. I don’t think the situation is much different other than the Texans used their resources better and drafted better.

[@RG-xi3rd]

Yes agree. Tepper has not held on to a laundry list of star players. In order to have a team be successful the moving parts of a team needs to have high quality players at every position.

[@LateNightDateNight]

Mina Kimes commenting on a billionaires pocket via a tweet tells you all you need to know about ESPN’s current roster of wannabe sports reporters

[@WhyBigjordan]

Brian Schottenheimer come on down! Welcome to Carolina

[@bjv2323]

Come back to Philly and take over OC position

[@philipmclaughlin9636]

I would not be shocked if Frank joins Doug Pederson in Jacksonville.

[@Wesmancan]

Hairball expected tomorrow for interview.

[@LoopHoleLeeRoy]

With everything going on in the world. I wonder if we can negotiate the 56 hostages out of Carolina.

[@KellyBerry-hp7nl]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@rjonzun5828]

"His first two investments, given to him by his father, were Pennsylvania Engineering Co. and Career Academies. Both companies went bankrupt." This guy is just a shyster. Just like Daniel Snyder.

[@harry432able]

I want Tepper OUT…. He is no Jerry Richardson…. Not been a Tepper fan since day one when he stated he will show Carolina what a winning organization is…. How well has that worked Tepper? You’re a joke and a terrible owner that needs to leave Carolina.

[@Don-md6wn]

Tepper is terrible but not being racist sexist Jerry Richardson is a good thing.

[@zacharytriplett9230]

Man, ESPN really did Frank dirty on his graphic. Made him look like a baffoon… Then again, I guess it makes sense.

[@Dr_1212]

Payback fpr the Oilers Comeback

[@wildwytemusic8125]

bill Belichick could do it

[@Dancingontgesun1942]

Wow they fired all three coaches from rhe Eagles 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@nathanrice5636]

Jest hire Kirby smart and give him 4 years

[@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.

[@rebeltvr6046]

Their contracts are guaranteed so...

[@tigerhoods7927]

Now you know the new nfl you get 1 year to prove yourself 😂

[@dr.brycebanner5676]

3-4 years is a LONG time *IF* it doesnt produce favorable results.. imagine 2x not having favorable results.. thats 8 years of a franchise gone and wasted, nearly a decade. Atleast 2 years and if theres not a big change after that its usually a better option to cut them loose and try to hire the best available coaching candidate that year.

[@unc54]

Frank Reich was hired to be better than Steve Wilks who took pretty much the same roster to 7 wins. Instead, he had 1 win and his offense has been one of the worst in the league and was showing no signs of improvement. What is the argument for keeping Frank Reich?

[@phantomcyrano]

This isn't the new NFL period. It's the bad team period. There's a reason the teams that are good to great year over year aren't firing coaches every other year. Of course it helps when you don't have an out of touch owner meddling and firing people every season after forcing them to take the first round QB they didn't want. Just think about how many teams that last sentence describes over the last 10 years and you'll see the real difference between the good and bad teams in the league.

[@tits279]

How does orlovsky have a job was his sole career highlight of not realizing he was 10 yards out of bounds not an indication he dosent know football?

[@RG-xi3rd]

Tepper knows how to play the game with investing and having banks getting bailed out by the Government, but knows nothing about playing the game of football.

[@tigerhoods7927]

Even tho some of these coaches are bad at some point you have to build with a new especially when he has a young quarterback

[@MikeyTheeArtist-28]

Frank come back to the Eagles 🦅🦅🦅

[@vparsa87]

Obviously you don’t trade up for a number 1 pick unless you’re 100% certain you’re a quarterback away from winning it all and the panthers have so many problems besides Bryce Young.

[@cheezy0893]

Well, we had less problems before the draft :/

[@antioneiyi4820]

Bill belechek to Carolina.... Then win a ring like Brady after leaving new England 😂

[@jameswhite743]

I said Ben Johnson.....Detroit OC

[@Sbcmlg28247]

He was the main guy they went after this past offseason but he turned it down.

[@jimmysweat2200]

They needed to pair the right offense coordinator with his skill set only one out there proven Kliff Kingsbury Baker Mayfield 6"1 Patrick Mahome 6"2 Tyler Murray 5"10 Caleb Williams 6"1 Bruce young 5"10 No brainer Hire the guy

[@askeladd-1785]

He didn't coach Tyler Murray wdym

[@Don-md6wn]

"Tyler Murray" "Bruce Young" LOL

[@rahraider]

Reich's offense was trash. He's supposed to be an offensive guy and coulnt get anything happening, from O-line to WRs to RBs to QB. Reich didnt want D'onta Foreman, instead wanting Miles Sanders.

[@mjc21706]

ESPN and their talking heads are unwatchable, chu chu🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@timothycunningham3983]

I DON’T THINK ITS ALL ON REICH AND THE OTHER TWO COACHES FIRED. TOO MANY PEOPLE TELLING REICH WHAT TO DO INCLUDING THE OWNER. WE’LL SEE IF YOUNG IS ALL THAT SOME OF THESE TALKERS WHO THINK HES GREAT REALLY IS WITH ANOTHER COACH OVER HIM.

[@Aaron-pp3us]

Would be helpful to breast young if he had an elite running back, maybe like a Christian McCaffrey just saying

[@ronaldnorris2179]

I know McCaffrey is glad he’s out of that mess of a franchise!!!!

[@angelsanchez-zb2rj]

Well they did lose a #1 reciever like who are they throwing too plus i would assume the defense stars that needed to get paid this season are happy being there

[@kennyray1573]

Go Get Cam and Let Him Mentor Bryce Plus Beef Up OL

[@jamesalton1903]

Sean McDermott will get Carolina straight

[@FTNS743]

Funny. Sean Mcdumb@ss is on the hot seat at this point in his career as the defensive coach for the Bills. 0-6 in the playoffs with 4-2 alongside Josh Allen and Tyrod Taylor combined in 6 seasons. That's an atrocious record for a defensive coach of the Bills.

[@agentcodybanx8909]

People thought the team with the #1 overall pick would somehow not be bad? They had the #1 pick because they were the worst team last year

[@NanuqoftheNorth]

That's not the reason they had the #1 pick. Panthers traded up for it. This tells me you don't follow the Panthers.

[@Sbcmlg28247]

Wrong

[@ozkarin07]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 they had the #9 pick and traded up to #1 !!! Get your facts straight or look like the 🤡 you are now!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@dcraig5407]

Just wrong. We traded for the number 1 pick. We finished last season with a decent record almost made the playoffs. Know what you’re saying before commenting

[@agentcodybanx8909]

@@NanuqoftheNorth who tf follows the Panthers?

[@DCIphanatic]

I mean just watch the sacks and ask yourself - could Bryce have done anything to prevent them? He needs to throw the ball away faster, if no one is open then throw it to the second row of the stands. Our record would be no different, he'd take less hits, our OL would look better (since people are only evaluating on sacks now I guess??), and he'd be building good habits. I haven't seen anything from Bryce that tells me he's that guy yet. What I've seen is someone who can develop into a low end starter, potentially career backup. There's nothing wrong with that, and fans shouldn't feel bad for evaluating him as NFL talent. The amount of people still covering for him is staggering

[@SophisticatedBob]

Bryce is a finesse passer. He must have timing, he doesn't have the arm strength to flick a ball like Lamar or Patrick. And his footwork is bad, he isn't ready to throw the ball into the tight windows of the NFL. He's not a bust, yet, but they missed on the first pick for sure.

[@Don-md6wn]

You're clueless. Throwing bullets without setting his feet is one of his strengths and if he couldn't throw the ball into tight windows he would never complete a pass downfield on this wretched team.