There has been an immense amount of speculation about where Patriots head coach Bill Belichick could end up if he does part ways with New England. We’ve heard rumors about Dallas, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Atlanta, Washington, and Carolina. While much of this is based on speculation and fit, Joseph Person of The Athletic reports that Belichick himself has inquired with others about Panthers owner David Tepper. 
Now, we recently provided a report that Tepper has established a bit of a reputation that some in league circles believe could affect the team’s ability to bring in top head coaching candidates. Since buying the Panthers back in 2018, Tepper has proven to have very little patience with head coaches. In those six years, Tepper has fired three head coaches, and the two interims before the current interim head coach, Chris Tabor, have not been retained in the following years.
Perhaps a symptom of his lack of patience, perhaps a separate issue of its own, Tepper further marred his reputation when he threw his drink into a crowd in frustration recently, warranting a $300K fine from the NFL. This evidence of behavior, paired with his noted impatience with new head coaches, has some believing that potential head coaching candidates, especially ones entering their first head coaching gigs, will be wary of teaming up with Tepper in Carolina.
Belichick isn’t exactly the type of head coach the Panthers are targeting, though. It has been made widely known that Carolina is aiming to land a young, offensive-minded head coach that can mold rookie quarterback Bryce Young and, hopefully, work alongside current defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero to form a formidable coaching staff. Belichick is not that.
Still, if rumors of Tepper’s reputation prove to be true, Belichick may end up being the perfect match. Since Belichick isn’t considered a favorite candidate early, the Panthers may end up reaching out to him as a backup option, should they fail to secure the services of a Ben Johnson or a Brian Johnson. I doubt it would be either side’s first choice, but they just might end up being a perfect fit this offseason.
Exactly why is Brian Johnson a HC candidate? Has no one watched the Eagles over the past 6 weeks???
Think they mean Ben Johnson.
‘…should they fail to secure the services of a Ben Johnson or a Brian Johnson..’
Both were listed. Philly’s O is embarrassing.
I think he’s credited with Hurts’ improvement
Maybe Tepper is a big AC/DC fan
Any coach would be thrilled to go to Carolina as long as they get at least a 5 year deal. Tepper is a lunatic and you will get fired after a year and a half and then you can enjoy early retirement with that guaranteed money. Perfect spot for Bill.
Not someone getting their first HC gig. No matter how bad Tepper is there will be significant doubts about a 1st year HC getting fired quickly, even by Tepper. He’ll have that nice guaranteed contract to fall back on but won’t be getting an HC interview for awhile.
What is the risk that Bill would sign with Carolina or another, then change his mind and run back to NE, ala’ McDaniel? 😉
Carolina is still years away from having the on-field talent to be competitive – thus it doesn’t matter who the head coach is in 2024. Trading picks to New England for Belichick simply adds another year to that rebuild, thus it might be better for them to follow Houston’s recent path by finding a cheap/unknown who is willing to take the heat as the HC until the talent can be restocked.
Ironically, or maybe not, the engineer of that approach was none other than Nick Caserio, whose loss in New England was one part of their current trouble in restocking the roster.
No way Belichick agrees to go to Carolina…not with THAT owner! He wouldn’t take the Jets’ gig in 2000 because, at the time, the team was for sale and he didn’t want instability from ownership. So, his would THIS be different.
I can see him landing in Washington, though, (with their new owner) if he’s given the same level of team control he has/had in New England.