The Carolina Panthers have part ways with Ron Rivera. Secondary coach, Perry Fewell, has been named interim head coach. Offensive Coordinator Norv Turner has been moved to the special assistant to the head coach. The QB coach, Scott Turner is now the Offensive Coordinator for the Carolina Panthers. The Panthers owner, David Tepper on the move to fire Ron Rivera:
“I believe this is the best decision for the long-term success of our team,” Tepper said. “I have a great deal of respect for Ron and the contributions he has made to this franchise and to this community. I wish him the best. I will immediately begin the search for the next head coach of the Carolina Panthers.”
“We are going to take a comprehensive and thorough review of our football operation to make sure we are structured for long-term sustained success,” continued Tepper. “Our vision is to find the right mix of old-school discipline and toughness with modern and innovative processes. We will consider a wide range of football executives to complement our current football staff. One change that we will implement is hiring an assistant general manager and vice president of football operations. We all must recognize that this is the first step in a process, but we are committed to building and maintaining a championship culture for our team and our fans.”
Big move for the Panthers. There’s a lot of changes happening for this team. None that should include moving around Kyle Allen, who could be the future QB for this team. As the Panthers are almost about out of the NFC playoff race, the Carolina Panthers wasted no time firing Ron Rivera. It will be interesting to see if the Panthers keep the coaches they have now for next year. We will have to see how Perry Fewell does has the interim head coach as well as the other changes on the Panthers coaching staff.
