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LSU Football: Understanding why Joe Brady is leaving for the Carolina Panthers

By Zach Ragan

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 13: Head coach Ed Orgeron of the LSU Tigers talks to his team in the locker room after their 42-25 win over Clemson Tigers in the College Football Playoff National Championship game at Mercedes Benz Superdome on January 13, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 13: Head coach Ed Orgeron of the LSU Tigers talks to his team in the locker room after their 42-25 win over Clemson Tigers in the College Football Playoff National Championship game at Mercedes Benz Superdome on January 13, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) /
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LSU football is reportedly losing a valuable assistant in Joe Brady, who appears set to be the Carolina Panthers’ new offensive coordinator.

LSU football is reportedly losing a valuable assistant just a day after their national championship game win against the Clemson Tigers.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter tweeted on Tuesday evening that Brady is expected to become the Carolina Panthers’ new offensive coordinator under recently hired head coach Matt Rhule.

Brady was on LSU’s staff for one season and was largely credited with the Tigers’ offensive explosion in 2019.

Earlier this week, I wrote that I thought it would be wise for Brady to stick around in Baton Rouge for at least one more season.

I still feel that way.

But I understand why Brady is making the move to go to the NFL.

Brady’s stock might never be higher than it is right now. What LSU did this season was simply incredible.

Joe Burrow’s historic season, after a rather pedestrian 2018 season, is a credit to the impact that Brady can have on a quarterback and on an offense. There’s no doubt Brady is the real deal.

But there’s a reasonable chance that LSU’s offense regresses in 2020. I mean, there’s no replacing Burrow. Even if Brady were to do a good job, his stock could still fall because the LSU offense wasn’t as impressive as it was in 2019.

However, if Brady goes to Carolina and finds success quickly, he might be a head coach before he hits his mid-30’s (that’s how it worked for Sean McVay).

In fact, Brady doesn’t really even have to have major success to get hired as a head coach. He just needs a good reputation (Matt LaFleur didn’t blow anyone away during his lone season as the Titans’ offensive coordinator, but Green Bay hired him anyway….a move that’s worked out so far).

And Brady, by all accounts, has a tremendous reputation. LSU offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger told reporters last week that the “sky is the limit” for Brady.

I think returning to LSU would’ve been a better move for Brady’s longterm career, but it’s hard to blame him for taking advantage of being the hottest coaching name in the country.

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Maybe he can help Rhule turn the Panthers’ around after multiple dismal seasons.

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