A lot’s happened since Matt Rhule was Carolina Panthers head coach.
Both parties went their separate ways eventually despite this looking like the eventual conclusion from a long way out.
He landed on his feet while the franchise fired Frank Reich and is now moving forward with Dave Canales at the helm.
Fans still harbor resentment towards Rhule.
He removed the traditions that made the organization great, replacing them with college-type methods that weren’t fit for the pro game.
His roster construction was flawed and the former Baylor man offered no accountability whatsoever for the team’s failings.
David Tepper saw the light after a poor start to the 2022 season.
Rhule found work quickly with the Nebraska Cornhuskers, but the pressure is on to put a good season together after an indifferent first campaign with the program in 2023.
There is animosity towards Rhule that won’t ever go away.
He’s seen as the start of Carolina’s worrying freefall to rock bottom.
Based on his comments recently via Fan Nation, the coach also harbors some regret about the way things unfolded now the dust has finally settled.
When asked about his failed stint with the Panthers, Rhule highlighted his lack of connectivity with his players as something he’d change if given another chance.
However, he thought the tide was beginning to turn in that regard before things past the point of no return.
