CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- “What’s up, everybody?" Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator Phil Snow said enthusiastically as he started a Zoom call last week. “It’s kind of a hectic time right now, isn’t it?"
Hectic, indeed, particularly for the least experienced NFL staff.
What already was going to be a difficult rebuilding job for Carolina’s new staff has been made more difficult by the coronavirus pandemic, which forced all NFL coaches and players to conduct virtual offseason programs.
Snow is preparing to face two surefire Hall of Fame quarterbacks twice each in Tampa Bay’s Tom Brady and New Orleans’ Drew Brees, yet he "hasn't met 97% of the players.