Some prominent leaders seem determined to blame everyone else for their mistakes. Real leaders take responsibility when things go bad even when it’s not necessarily their fault.
Panthers coach Matt Rhule says he will take the blame for the failed fourth-and-one call late in the game in today’s loss to the Raiders. The play called for a fullback dive for Alex Armah, who was stopped just short of the sticks. The armchair quarterbacks are upset, saying Christian McCaffrey should have gotten the ball. Even though offensive coordinator Joe Brady was the one who made the call, Rhule says you can only blame the head coach.
Rhule on not putting the ball in Christian McCaffrey's hands at the end: "That's something I have to think about walking away from this. … When you write up who to blame for that, the only person you can blame is the head coach."
— Joe Person (@josephperson) September 13, 2020
While the result was disappointing, there were a lot of promising things for this team to build on. Rookies Derrick Brown and Jeremy Chinn had strong debuts, wide receiver Robby Anderson is going to ball out, and even Brady’s scheme has a lot of potential.
