Just a couple of days ago, our own Justin Melo explained why he believes that Carolina Panthers Head Coach Matt Rhule would be the first head coach fired in the 2022 season. Justin is a great coworker and a fantastic writer, but he’s wrong here. Instead, it’sIt’s very easy to point to Rhule as the more likely candidate to be fired first. He’s the favorite in betting odds because he’s overseen an era of Carolina football that has been completely without success.
As weird and nonsensical as it may be, there’s no doubt Tepper and Rhule have a tight connection, which gives the head coach a much longer leash than he might deserve. It’s hard to believe that a guy as stubborn as Tepper would backtrack on his commitment to Rhule after consistently giving him his support. The two clearly have a bond, and it would honestly be surprising if Rhule was fired in the middle of the season.
Playoff success hasn’t come with an even regular season record though, as Arizona has only made the playoffs once under Kingsbury and it was as a wild card team. Of course, that was just last season and the Cardinals were quickly eliminated from the playoffs when they faced off against their divisional rivals, the Rams, in the Wild Card Round.
On top of the lack of playoff success is Kingsbury’s history of second-half collapses that date back even to his time at Texas Tech. In his three seasons with the Cardinals, Arizona has had a collective 10-17 record after their seventh game of the season but a 15-5-1 record in their first seven games. In 2020, the Cardinals’ late-season collapse cost them a playoff spot. In 2021, it cost them a divisional title.
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