The Carolina Panthers have fired Matt Rhule. He lasted 38 games with an 11-27 record. They have named Steve Wilks as assistant head coach. Wilks is a long time Carolina assistant who has one year of head coaching experience with the Arizona Cardinals.
Franchise owner David Tepper once remarked that he was not going to “tolerate mediocrity.” Rhule began the third year of his seven-year deal by starting 1-4, dropping his overall record to 11-27. His only explanation to the press yesterday was that the Panthers needed to start scoring more points than their opponents if they wanted to win.