Frank Reich's coaching staff in Carolina includes a number of notable names, but he's not quite ready to delegate when it comes to one of his most important duties.

Reich will maintain control of offensive play-calling, the Panthers coach told reporters Tuesday -- at least, for now, Nick Shook of NFL.com reports.

"There is gonna be some point that I'm gonna pass it off," Reich said. "I know that's gonna be hard. I've been laughing, I've laughed with (new offensive coordinator) Thomas (Brown) about that already. I said, 'I'm gonna pass it off at some point! I don't know when!' I think there'll be a time and a place, and I think it will become apparent when that is.

"But I think the right thing for me to do for our team and for our offense right now is for me to kind of use my experience there but draw on... I'll lean heavily on Thomas. I can already tell. It's been a couple days, and I've already leaned on him hard on a couple things. I had a long meeting with him this morning, and I felt wisdom, conviction, strength. So that relationship is gonna be really good."

Brown's hiring is seen as a win for Reich, who arrived in Carolina with a goal of surrounding himself with quality assistants and the backing of owner David Tepper. The latter's support also allowed Reich to bring Jim Caldwell on board as a senior assistant, even after the former head coach lost out to Reich for the Panthers' top job.

"We were able to compete against other teams who were vying for similar candidates where we came out on top because of that backing," Reich said of Tepper's support.

The result has included the addition of Brown, a former Rams assistant who has attracted head-coaching interest in each of the last two cycles and is seen as a bright coach with plenty of promise. Caldwell easily could have declined the consolation prize of joining the Panthers, but realized Reich's offer might be the ideal fit for a coach approaching his 69th birthday.

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