Wayne Arnold

I'm sure the Panthers fanbase will rejoice and they'll be bathing in Lombardi trophies.

Do you think he immediately lands another head coach job? I can't imagine an NFL fanbase that would be excited about their team hiring Sean McDermott. It would be met with apathy from many, rage from the rest.

I never want to hear from the owner. And I don't care to hear from the GM during the season. And I never want to hear from the owner. Did I mention that? Seriously, what's the point?

Josh Allen not only needs to be great, he needs to be perfect. Otherwise he gets criticized by media and opposing fans because of the losses. If he's not perfect, they can't blow out teams. If they can't blow out teams, they can't win unless Allen scores with no time left on the clock. That's an impossible standard for anyone. That's how poorly coached this team is. Allen deserves so much better.

Yeah but we don't know how much longer this torture will continue.

Dorsey may be a meathead but the head coach should have recognized that sooner. 20 years from now we'll all look back at the McDermott Era as such a massive waste of time and opportunity.

If you're seeing it then it's probably real but I just can't be concerned about Diggs or any other player when the head coach is such a glaring issue right now.

Dorsey wasn't the problem. It has always been McDermott. It becomes apparent with each game just how much he stinks.

Time after time, the defense has no idea how to stop teams at end-of-game situations and come away with victorious stops. That is not a good look for the defensive head coach.

After the Broncos loss I was convinced that the season was over and McDermott had lost the team and a replacement was needed. His decision to fire Dorsey surprised me. But it didn't change my mind. But if this season turns around and replacing Dorsey with Brady is a big part of that, then McDermott deserves a hell of a lot of credit. I'd much rather hope that I was wrong about McDermott and that he may be capable of being a Super Bowl winning head coach than hope I was right and root against my team so that it blows up and we get a new coaching staff. If they beat the Eagles on Sunday then the Super Bowl expectations are back and let's f'n go.

Unless of course the opposing offense has somewhere between 13 seconds to 2 minutes to move the ball down the field and score tying and/or winning points. At that point McDermott's defense can't stop a nose bleed. It's a thing. And it ain't good.

All of those players (aside from maybe Jones, Dawkins and Diggs) would have to be replaced within the next two years regardless, even if McDermott was guaranteed to be here another 15 years. This is football.

McDermott leaves this franchise before Diggs does.

Replacing the coaching staff does not mean a completely re tooled roster, clearing the building and starting over. That's fear-mongering BS. The groceries are more than sufficient. Just need a new chef. Why would you think it's astounding? If you think that's bad just wait until they are eliminated from playoff contention.

Been watching football long enough to know when a coaching staff needs to be replaced. McDermott's messages are no longer being heard by the players in the locker room. Once that's broken, it can't be fixed. He had a good run but it's time for a change.

I don't see Dorsey ever being a "great coach". If he had that potential he would have thrived here.

He's not doing "great" per se. But he's still elite and is dealing with a crappy offensive scheme, dumb play calling, inconsistently reliable WR corp, being on a stale franchise where the head coach has lost the locker room and the defense and special teams have fallen off a cliff, and horrible luck. And regarding his "rookie mistakes" and turnovers, I'm going to keep posting this:

Your take is that quarterbacks need to be perfect to expect a chance to win. Got it.

It doesn't matter. Mahomes has Andy Reid.

If the 2nd or 3rd best quarterback on the planet isn't good enough then the coaching staff absolutely sucks at their jobs. Leads the NFL in touchdowns and the turnovers are overstated.

Ok. I'm sure you'd trade him for much "safer" options like Derek Carr, Kenny Pickett, and Baker Mayfield. Good luck with that.

Guess we'll have to agree to disagree. https://x.com/benbbaldwin/status/1724479784174973373?s=20

Seems to happen every loss. The offense is clunky, frustrating to watch, struggles to put points on the board. The defense is plucky and does a good job of preventing scores and keeping the team in it. At the end of the game the offense steps up and takes the lead with a clutch touchdown. And then Defense chokes and loses at the last second. It's a theme.

He's not playing to his full potential right now. That happens to quarterbacks - even the great ones have rough stretches when the program is stale from a coaching staff that has lost the team.