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Brad Idzik

OC Carolina Panthers

panthers.com / coaches · 2026-09-20

Offensive coordinator · offensive preparation

Club tenure evidence: Brad Idzik enters his third season with Carolina as the team's offensive coordinator. After joining Head Coach Dave Canales' initial Panthers staff in 2024, Idzik …

CAR official coach biography · retrieved 2026-09-07

2026 play-caller of the existing Canales offense — his first regular-season play-calling assignment (club, 24 Feb 2026; ESPN, 3 Sep 2026). "He's not implementing a new system" (SI, 16 Aug 2026); beat characterizations (more pass-heavy; Bevell Shanahan-esque wrinkles) are not a label. Unsourced as a scheme family Role evidence · 2026-02-24

A coordinator title alone does not establish who calls plays. Current role listing: panthers.com / coaches · 2026-09-20.

This-year install

2026 play-caller of the existing Canales offense — his first regular-season play-calling assignment (club, 24 Feb 2026; ESPN, 3 Sep 2026). "He's not implementing a new system" (SI, 16 Aug 2026); beat characterizations (more pass-heavy; Bevell Shanahan-esque wrinkles) are not a label. Unsourced as a scheme family · owner: identity lane · checkpoint: Week 1 CHI at CAR, Sun 13 Sep 2026, then the first four-game PFF/Sumer personnel + dropback mix.

panthers.com / Idzik to call plays in 2026 · 2026-02-24

Scheme label

Not sourced yet · scheme label not sourced yet — a coverage task; will not invent Cover 3

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