CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Carolina Panthers interim coach Steve Wilks spends most days working with the offense, studying game plans with coordinator Ben McAdoo, talking to the quarterbacks and linemen to make sure they understand exactly what he expects.
This might seem like an odd place for a coach who spent the majority of the past 27 years working with the defense, particularly with Sunday’s challenge of facing one of the NFL’s most dynamic quarterbacks in Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens.
It’s been the perfect place for Wilks since replacing Matt Rhule, who was fired as head coach six weeks ago.