Joe Brady

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I'm not intending for this thread to be looking at replacing Taylor, but with the talk of frustration with the coaching staff, I was just thinking about how Joe Brady is doing in his second season in CAR. I know his name came up by some (including myself) as an option for next HC/OC if the team moves on from Taylor.

Brady's doing worse this year than some would expect.
Last year, they signed Bridgewater to be the QB, then they got rid of Bridgewater and got Darnold.

Carolina Panthers offense by year
2020:
Points For - 24th (350)
Yards - 21st (5592)
Passing attempts - 22nd (550)
Passing yards - 18th (3888)
Passing TDs - 28th (16)
INTs thrown - 26th (16)
Rushing attempts - 21st (407)
Rushing yards - 21st (1704)
Rush TDs - 10th (19)

2021 (9 games):
Points For - 26th (171)
Yards - 27th (2868)
Passing attempts - 15th (321)
Passing yards - 29th (1874)
Passing TDs - 31st (7)
INTs thrown - 29th (11)
Rushing attempts - 8th (257)
Rushing yards - 17th (994)
Rush TDs - 9th (9)

Do people think Brady's offense is being held back by the QB and the fact that McCaffrey basically hasn't played at all except for 4 games in the past 1.5 seasons?
Or do you think that Brady's offensive playcalling isn't all that it's cracked up to be without elite players being there to execute it?
Would we have confidence Brady could succeed with the Bengals?