4 doable OC candidates for Frank Reich’s Panthers
After Thursday’s hiring of Frank Reich, mum presently appears to be the phrase on the remainder of the Carolina Panthers’ teaching employees. And that features the offensive coordinator place, which can or could not belong to 2022’s play caller Ben McAdoo at this level.
So, who may fill the spot if the group opts for an overhaul? Listed here are 4 doable candidates, all with some type of hyperlink to Reich, for the job.
Kevin Patullo
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Patullo ought to be a reputation we’ll see fairly a little bit of as this course of goes on.
He was delivered to the Indianapolis Colts by Reich as a large receivers coach in 2018. He then served a go recreation specialist for the group in 2020 and moved on to the Philadelphia Eagles with Nick Sirianni as his passing recreation coordinator.
The 41-year-old additionally has prior NFL expertise as an offensive assistant, an offensive high quality management coach and a quarterbacks coach.
Mike Groh
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One other one among Reich’s additions in Indy, Groh has labored as a large receivers coach with 5 totally different groups for the higher a part of the final decade. He’s presently with the New York Giants and head coach Brian Daboll, whose offense had an eye-opening 2022 marketing campaign.
Groh, who was the passing recreation coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams (2016) and the offensive coordinator for each the Philadelphia Eagles (2018 to 2019) and the College of Virginia (2006 to 2008) does have play-calling expertise. He’s additionally considerably acquainted with the Panthers, as he was one among Matt Rhule’s offensive coordinator candidates from a year ago.
Scottie Montgomery
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Montgomery, like Groh, was a part of Carolina’s search final season. And he, after all, has ties to Reich as properly.
The Shelby, N.C. native and former Panthers wideout was employed by the Colts as their working backs coach in 2021. Previous to that stint, he served because the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the College of Maryland (Reich’s alma mater) and the top coach at East Carolina College.
Brian Johnson
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A reputation previously linked to Steve Wilks, Johnson is the one man on this checklist who hasn’t shared a sideline with Reich. However he does share an identical offensive philosophy.
Johnson is presently the quarterbacks coach in Philly beneath Sirianni—who, once more, rose to prominence beneath Reich. He’s had a big hand in serving to morph Jalen Hurts into an MVP candidate and the Eagles into probably the most potent offenses within the recreation.
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