For the 1-10 Carolina Panthers, there may not be much to look forward to as they close out yet another disappointing campaign. But that, according to interim head coach Chris Tabor, won’t stop their excitement.
Tabor, who has been heading the team for the first time here in Week 13, spoke with reporters on Friday. He was asked what the emotions and mindset have been with six games remaining.
“I think we’re excited,” Tabor replied. “It doesn’t really matter what your role is. We always talk about try to be a star in your role. We’re goin’ through the process, it was a good week of practice and preparation. I like where the guys are at, and I’m sure every coach does at this time of week. But we got another day tomorrow to tighten some things up, and we’ll get those things cleaned up. That’ll put us in position to see what we can do on Sunday.”
Monday’s firing of Frank Reich has sparked Tabor’s second stint as an interim head coach, with the first coming in a one-game stand for the Chicago Bears in 2020. And now that this go-round will last a bit longer for him, Tabor wants his players to, well, keep pounding—starting with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 13.
“We always talk about gettin’ better and puttin’ ourselves up in a position to be successful,” he later added. “I wanna see us do that. I wanna see us just continually play. If they stop us, that’s okay. Let’s just keep choppin’ wood. Let’s just keep workin’. Next-play mentality and just be in attack mode the whole time.”
