Panthers fire Frank Reich, a move that immediately goes down in NFL history

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Turns out the window for NFL coaches to rebuild and turn things around, once considered between 3 and 5 years, is now more like a dozen games. At least that’s the way with the Carolina Panthers because they just fired head coach Frank Reich in his first season.

Reich, 61, is out as the Panthers have the worst record in the NFL at 1-10.

The Panthers announced the move in a statement from club owner David Tepper.

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Nov 9, 2023; Chicago, Illinois, USA;  Carolina Panthers head coach Frank Reich watches his team play against the Chicago Bears in the second half at Soldier Field. (Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports)

The club named special teams coach Chris Tabor the new interim coach. Senior assistant Jim Caldwell is the club’s new advisor to offensive play-caller Thomas Brown.

This move means the Panthers gave Reich 10 months to correct course for a franchise that hasn’t had a winning season since 2017.

So this firing goes down in NFL history because it represents one of the quickest dismissals of a coach ever.

A quick history lesson:

If one is looking for the shortest tenure for any NFL coach that has to be Bill Belichick’s time with the New York Jets. In 2000, Belichick was named head coach of the team to succeed Bill Parcells. Belichick had been the Jets defensive coordinator.

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Nov 19, 2023; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA;  Carolina Panthers head coach Frank Reich reacts in the third quarter at Bank of America Stadium. (Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports)

But at his introductory press conference,