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We haven't even finished Week 5 and we already have our first firing of the NFL season.
The Panthers dumped Matt Rhule on Monday in a move that wasn't all that surprising.
Going into Week 5, Rhule was already on the hot seat and that seat became hotter than the surface of the sun after the Panthers got destroyed by the 49ers on Sunday.
We'll be covering Rhule's firing today along with all of our other normal Monday stuff so let's get to the rundown.
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It's Monday, which can only mean one thing: I stayed up until 3 a.m. last night recording a podcast with Will Brinson and Ryan Wilson that touched on everything you need to know about Week 5, and let me just say, it's probably for the best that you listen.
We covered all 14 games from Sunday, which means we likely spent some time talking about your favorite team.
One thing we do every week is hand out our weekly winners and losers from Sunday's action.
Here's a look at who made our list.
Ryan Wilson Will Brinson John Breech Not only did we list our winners and losers, but we also recapped every game from Sunday.
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After less than three seasons with the Panthers, Matt Rhule's disastrous time in Carolina has finally come to an end.
Rhule went into the season on the hot seat and that seat only got progressively hotter with the Panthers getting off to a 1-4 start.
The final straw for Panthers owner David Tepper came Sunday when Carolina got blown out 37-15 by the 49ers at home.
Here's a quick look at Rhule's time in Charlotte.
The bottom line with Rhule is that he was a good college coach who just couldn't cut it in the NFL, which we've seen happen time and again.
The upside for Rhule is that the Panthers still owe him more than million for the remaining four and a half years on his contract .
Of course, there is offset language in the deal, so if Rhule takes a college coaching job, the Panthers won't have to pay him any amount he's paid at his new job. (For example, if the Panthers owed him million for 2023 and a college team paid him million, then the Panthers would only owe him