The Carolina Panthers are off to a sluggish start in the third season of the Matt Rhule era. And while the fans at Bank of America Stadium were quick to voice their displeasure with the product on Sunday during a 26-16 loss to the Arizona Cardinals — “Fire Rhule” chants audibly mixed with the more general booing — the best thing the Panthers can do is stay the course.
Sure, Rhule has won just 11 games in 37 tries. Yes, the Panthers offense is listless, and the lack of complementary football throughout Rhule’s tenure has been grating. But what’s the upside of canning a head coach during the first half of a season when the entire offseason was spent building the roster in his image?
Here are four reasons why firing Rhule fewer than three years into his tenure as Panthers head coach doesn’t make sense just yet:
