He’ll recognize the stadium-and not a whole lot else. On Sunday, arguably the most successful coach in Panthers history, Ron Rivera, returns to Charlotte, and what he’ll find barely resembles what he left behind after he and the team parted ways just two years ago. And while the dramatics of Newton’s effort as part of a huge win were always going to be the story coming out of that Week 10 game, how, why and even that it all went down this way can give you a pretty clear roadmap for where Rhule’s taking the Panthers in Year 2.Īnd with that, let’s get back to one of the NFL’s most interesting teams heading into the weekend. No one’s arrived yet.īut signs that things are turning in Carolina are there if you look close enough. The Panthers were 5–11 last year and are 5–5 this year with seven games to go. Rhule’s now 26 games in as Carolina’s head coach. “It takes guts for Joe Brady to call that sprint out with Cam never having seen him throw a pass-Joe Brady calling sprint out on the goal line on first down, he’d never seen Cam Newton put on a pair of shoulder pads and throw a pass. And when he did and did again it was pretty special.” So it’s putting Cam out there and letting him run the quarterback power, knowing that if he scored, our entire team would be uplifted. “It challenges me every week, O.K., just focus on this game, and what can I do as the head coach, and what can we do as coaches to give our guys a spark, to have some momentum. “Jimmy talking about finding a way to change momentum and win every game- How is the head coach impacting the game?” Rhule said. The second lesson was reflected in the Panthers’ going to Newton without fear on his first snap since preseason, then showing even more faith in him minutes later.
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