Interim Panthers' head coach Calls Out Panthers Organization For Trying To Tank After Win vs Seahawks
The Carolina Panthers are currently sitting at 5-8 with a 22% chance of reaching the playoffs, according to FiveThirtyEight. When former HC Matt Rhule was let go a few months ago, no one thought that reaching the playoffs was even a possibility for Carolina.
In fact, by the time Week 7 began, the Panthers were sitting at 1-5 and had parted ways with former head coach Matt Rhule, running back Christian McCaffrey and wide receiver Robbie Anderson.
Well, since then, they've gone 4-3 and currently sit just one game back of the NFC South-leading Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They recently were able to pull off the upset win against the Seahawks.
After the big win, Wilks praised his players for their performance and threw some shade at the Panthers organization for tanking:
In one of his first games, Wilks and his team nearly beat the division-rival Falcons, but the would-be game-winning wide receiver, D.J. Moore, pulled his helmet off in the end zone and knocked the kicker out of range on the extra point because of a penalty, then the Panthers lost in overtime.
