Because the current GM hired him. Winning is important, but not as important as not admitting your mistakes.
Dalton's going to go 15-0 thru the regular season then the Panthers'll lose their first playoff game.
@outofplace - I gave you crap in preseason about the Steelers "all in" season. Well, they are 3-0, and I am on the failboat. Kudos, you don't need style points in the NFL and they are 3-0.
Let's see, so far today I've seen Derek Carr be Derek Carr and Dak Prescott be Dak Prescott. And it's just more confirmation that neither is going to lead a team to a Super Bowl — ever. Back when the Chiefs were absolute dog shit, I picked the Saints as my NFC team to cheer for before the season they won the Super Bowl, but having Carr there means that fandom has waned. I've never thought Dak was anything more than an overhyped middling quarterback, and every season reinforces that belief, but he got his money, so good for him.