The Panthers are expected to hire former Giants head coach Ben McAdoo as their offensive coordinator (Twitter link via NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport). The two sides are still finalizing the contract, but it sounds like it’ll become official in the coming days. 
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McAdoo, 44, worked under Jay Gruden with the Jaguars in 2020, coaching quarterbacks for that 1-15 team. Gruden also interviewed for this position, but the Panthers ultimately went for McAdoo, who is best known for his lackluster two-season term as the Giants’ head coach. He’ll replace Joe Brady, who was fired in December. At the time, the Panthers ranked just 28th in total offense under the 32-year-old.
Before the turmoil and the mid-season firing, McAdoo coached his 2016 squad to an 11-5 record and guided them to their first playoff berth in five years. And, previous to that, McAdoo made his name as Tom Coughlin‘s OC, when the Giants finished out with the No. 10 and No. 8 ranked offenses in 2014 and 2015.
McAdoo still has a ways to go before he can climb his way back into HC consideration, but the Panthers are enthusiastic about what he can do for their offense in 2022.
Maybe this will turn out to be a good hire but if you’re a Panthers fan, I can’t imagine this move inspires confidence or excites you.
It excites me in the sense that it likely hastens Rhule’s departure.
haha, good point.
Why? Cause he did so well with the Giants? Mistake
lol
Best hair since Jimmy Johnson, has that going for him at least
Not sure why anyone would want to take a job where you will only be employed for a year. Ruhle is going back to college. If Franklin leaves Penn State, and despite the extension the guy is always looking to jump, that’s where Ruhle will end up.
From what I’ve heard from PS fans none of them would object to this happening.
It beats sitting on the couch like he did last year
Definition of falling up.
If McAdoo revives the Carolina offense as he did with the Giants, he’s probably in line to succeed Rhule or get another HC offer once Rhule is canned. Not much downside for McAdoo.
He did do a good job in NY as the OC. Took a team with OBJ and very little else* and finished 6th in the league in scoring in 2015.
*It’s remarkable how little offensive talent was on that roster. RBs were Rashad Jennings, Orleans Darkwa, Shane Vereen, and Andre Williams. WRs were OBJ, Dwayne Harris, Ruben Randle. TEs were Will Tye and Larry Donnell. And yet 34-year old Eli set career highs in yards and TDs by a substantial margin.
Is this the same guy who led the NBA in scoring 3 times in the 70’s?
That was his father Bob.
This really was a Mc-A-Don’t for the Panthers.
All I got is “WHY”. ♂️