CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Coach Matt Rhule’s future with the Carolina Panthers beyond the 2021 season likely will be tied to how he handles the quarterback position.
Fix that, and he has a chance to turn around a franchise in the midst of its fourth straight losing season.
Don’t, and the Panthers, 5-10 heading into Sunday’s game at the New Orleans Saints (4:25 p.m. ET, FOX), likely will be looking for another coach. Rhule knows that -- and so does owner David Tepper.
“That’s the most important position on the field,’’ Tepper said of quarterback a year ago when he fired general manager Marty Hurney with two games left in the season.