Mr. Scot

I do. He's actually right a lot. But the names he's giving out here are just speculation.

Last year, he made Matt Patricia his OC and Joe Judge his quarterback coach. I wouldn't put him in charge of anything right now.

Reports were that "collective decisions" under Matt Rhule were basically Rhule badgering anyone who disagreed with him until they finally gave in. On the whole though, I'm not necessarily against collaborative decision making... ...provided David Tepper stays out of it.

FYI...

Have you watched a Patriots game recently?

Read what I was responding to. Same answer.

You'd pay a massive amount of money for a heart transplant too. Would you then feel entitled to tell the surgeon how to perform the operation? an owner can certainly treat an NFL team as his own real life Madden franchise if he so desires, but he should then understand he's not going to build a winner if he does. (fans won't support that either)

There's a really fine line between "challenging" and "overbearing". Plenty of bosses who think they're pushing people to be their best are, in reality, just creating a difficult work environment and making everything harder.

Hell, no.

Right now, Tepper is one of those "ass" owners. Bidwill is in a class of his own, though.

That's not just what a good staff does. It's what Reich said he wants to do. Why it's not happening? Your guess is as good as mine

Also, re: Denver One thing I'm getting an absolute kick out of this season is watching Sean Payton and the Broncos self-destruct I suspect I'm not the only one.

At the very least, they can be used to influence high level football decisions.

Relevant comment... I'm not sure I see it on the defensive side as much because I had thought previously that we were better suited to a 3-4 than a 4-3 personnel wise. But with the injuries on the defensive side and the issues we've seen with the run defense, It might be worth reexamining.

More info from league insider Diana Rossini in The Athletic... Trade talk Three deals went down within a two-day period late this week with Randy Gregory to the 49ers, Chase Claypool to the Dolphins and J.C. Jackson to the Patriots. All were disgruntled players looking for new homes, with minimal compensation needed to acquire them. With a little more than three weeks left before the league’s Oct. 31 trade deadline, teams that believe they are contenders may want to add talent, and those who are not in contention may want to add draft capital. After discussions with league sources, here’s some early talk: • The Raiders have been busy making calls around the league looking for a pass rusher since releasing Chandler Jones. They are looking for a player-for-player swap and may not want to give up too much. • Carolina has been calling around about a wide receiver and other positions. The Panthers hinted to other teams that they are not interested in trading away players for draft picks. • The Texans have received calls from teams looking for a veteran quarterback, but I was told Case Keenum is not available because Houston relies on his experience and veteran leadership in its quarterback room. • For now, I’m told the Broncos are not looking to move any offensive players. This is despite receivers Jerry Jeudy and Courtland Sutton drawing trade interest in the offseason. Link

Lower level source but retweeted by Benjamin Albright...

Word was everybody had a vote. But if we're talking about Tepper's influence, there's the old saying "My house operates on the principle of one man one vote...and I'm the man."

I think lower level trades like that are probably more likely than high profile ones. But again, it's uncertain whether or not the Panthers are looking to trade at all.

If you'd have asked me previously, I probably would have said that's all he was doing. But the reports that he might be doing more than that are starting to get louder and more frequent. I do kind of wonder if the team or Tepper himself will respond to this in any way. My guess is they won't but it'll be interesting if they do.

From NFL.com... Notable players who could or should be traded before the deadline Burns is mentioned along with Chinn (which I can understand) and Frankie Luvu (which would shock me) as players The Panthers could potentially trade away. Other team options I find interesting: Danielle Hunter Realistically, about the only way this likely happens is a straight up swap with Brian Burns. That deal only makes sense though if you think Hunter can be had for a more reasonable contract than Burns. He's arguably better, but also older, so it's debatable whether this makes sense. As far as pass rushers, Frank Clark is also mentioned as a candidate to be shipped out of Denver, but I'm not that interested in him. Carl Lawson and Chase Young are named as possibilities also. Garrett Bolles If you're one of the people who believes that Ickey Ekwonu would function better at guard, then getting a solid pass blocking left tackle makes sense. It's also pretty clear Bolles wants out of Denver, but the question there would be what they'd want in return. For the record, I'm not of the mind that Ekwonu needs to be moved to guard, but If the team insists on sticking with their current blocking scheme, It might become something to think about. Wide Receivers Several names are mentioned here including Cortland Sutton, Jerry Jeudy, Mecole Hardman, Hunter Renfrow, Marquise Brown, Darnell Mooney, Kendrick Bourne and Juju Smith-Schuster. Most believe the Panthers are looking for a number one type deep threat, but I'd suggest someone with speed and reliable hands doesn't necessarily need to be a deep threat if they can catch short passes and tile up RAC yards like a typical WCO receiver would. There is also one tight end listed, Hunter Henry. Don't know that the Panthers are in the market for someone like that but I include his name here because it's at least possible. _________________________ One final note: I know general speculation has been that the Panthers are in the trade market for at least a receiver, but I've also seen that report disputed by reliable sources. I know Dan Morgan had mentioned a while back that the team isn't really looking to trade away draft picks right now. Has that changed? Unknown.

Possible, but not as believable given that Fitterer by nature is a consensus builder rather than a "run over everybody until they see it my way" type like Matt Rhule. I keep going back to David Tepper's reaction at their dinner with Bryce Young, when he raved about how young broke down a particular play Reich asked him about. I remember e asked "who does that? Who goes into that much detail?" Both Reich and Fitterer would likely have been able to site examples of having seen that before, but Tepper acted like it was something that had never been seen. If there was a single moment that sold Tepper on Young, I think that was it. I also vaguely remember reading that the S2 thing was a big deal to Tepper.

I don't think there's any credible suggestion that Reich was absolutely opposed to Young. It does, however, seem possible that Reich might have preferred Stroud. And if he changed his pick in any part because of owner influence, that's a very bad thing.