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  The biggest thing to know about the Carolina Panthers Head Coach Matt Rhule, is that he has been one of the best coaches in football at any level over the past six years, but no one talks about him. Which is why when Rhule signed a 7 year 60 million dollar contract to become the Panthers new head coach back in January, it was met with outrage and skepticism. Many members of the media wanted to criticize Panthers owner David Tepper for hiring a coach with almost no NFL coaching experience and for giving him such a lengthy contract. What members of the media did not consider is Rhules track record of building great team cultures, while also developing talent, and taking teams to new heights in a relatively quick time span. Tepper was a former minority owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers and understands sustained success takes time to develop and the contract reflects his faith in the Matt Rhule process.  Success at Temple:  To highlight how good of a coach Matt Rhule is, observing his las

It was September 15th, week 2 of the 2019 NFL season when a sudden pop changed the outlook of the present and the future for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Ben Roethlisberger tore three tendons in his elbow which required Tommy John Surgery after that game against the Seattle Seahawks, but with that low came a great high for the Steelers organization.  Later the next week the Steelers traded their 2020 first and fifth round picks, along with a 2021 sixth round pick for Miami Dolphins safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and two draft picks. From the outside perspective the move for Fitzpatrick was heavily criticized. Many thought the Steelers should tank and draft a quarterback as Roethlisberger is in his late 30s and thought they would finish with a top five pick, but the Steelers still believed they had the talent and coaching ability to compete and win games. The Steelers stuck with what they had at quarterback in Mason Rudolph and Devlin Hodges and despite below average quarterback play went 8-8. H