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Matt Rhule’s Firing Yields an Important Lesson for College Coaches in the NFL

Rhule’s Carolina tenure was held back by an overly patient approach to perhaps the most crucial aspect of team building.

A busy Monday in the NFL, with the first coaching change of 2022 in the books …

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• Maybe the best lesson to take from Matt Rhule’s 38-game run as Panthers coach—you don’t get forever to figure out your quarterback situation. And, eventually, if you’re unstable at the most important position on the field, it’s going to cost you out there, and probably with the guy cutting the checks, too.