Frank Reich Satisfied With New Panthers Coaching Staff

New Carolina Panthers head coach Frank Reich plans to lean on his new coaching staff, but will keep play-calling.

Thomas Brown from the Rams has been brought in as OC and Jim Caldwell was made a senior assistant. 

Despite Matt Rhule not working out, owner David Tepper is undeterred. He’s giving the Frank Reich regime his full financial backing

“We were able to compete against other teams who were vying for similar candidates where we came out on top because of that backing,” Frank Reich said.

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“There is gonna be some point that I’m gonna pass it off,” Reich said. “I know that’s gonna be hard. I’ve been laughing, I’ve laughed with (new offensive coordinator) Thomas (Brown) about that already. I said, ‘I’m gonna pass it off at some point! I don’t know when!’ I think there’ll be a time and a place, and I think it will become apparent when that is.

“But I think the right thing for me to do for our team and for our offense right now is for me to kind of use my experience there but draw on… I’ll lean heavily on Thomas. I can already tell. It’s been a couple days, and I’ve already leaned on him hard on a couple things. I had a long meeting with him this morning, and I felt wisdom, conviction, strength. So that relationship is gonna be really good.”

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“Just a diversity of thought,” Reich said when asked about the experience of his staff. “Guys with that kind of experience have been in a bunch of different systems, they’ve been through the wars, they’ve been through the ups and downs, they’ve learned how to solve problems, they’ve learned how to work with players of all types, work through issues, it’s a long season. Guys who know how to collaborate together, work through issues as a staff, as a team. Strong conviction, but no egos. I think experience brings that.

“Sometimes I think that’s a little undervalued. Sometimes I think it gets a little undervalued. But really happy to have great experience on this staff.”