Mr. Scot

You want an honest answer to that?

If the ultimate end is that they have one person in charge of all that roster and personnel decisions while another handles everything else, I'm okay with that. What I don't want to see is an analytics guy being put in charge of personnel decisions.

This quote... That, presumably, was done out of fear of being turned down—that rejection would get out, which would bolster perception that coach and GM candidates are leery of working for Tepper (which is just the honest truth right now). ...would seem to indicate that a common (or at least expected) answer is "no"

Copied from his 1/10 mailbag column: From Jeff Murray (@jeffmurr): Who do you think will be the next Panthers GM and HC? Jeff, this is one of the teams that I think will veer from the traditional structure, to something a little more like what you might see in another sport—which is part of why you bring in a consulting group like Sportsology. That company’s executive director, Mike Forde, is a name to know, as he will have some influence on where the Carolina Panthers’ search goes. Forde is a former top executive for the Chelsea FC of the Premier League. So I think there’s a decent chance, as we said Tuesday, they hire someone from the operations side (cap/analytics) of a team to be their next GM, and then pair that person with incumbent assistant GM Dan Morgan If you look at Carolina’s interview list, you’ll see more folks from operations than scouting on it. On the coaching side, I do think things are a little less predictable, but one thing I was told by a couple of people is that David Tepper will be looking to check, say, 10 boxes rather than just one (offensive/quarterback) this time around. My concern here with all this would be whether the Panthers are worried about the right things. To kick off its interview process, Carolina reached out to candidates, through different channels, to see whether they’d accept interviews before officially putting in slips for them with the league. That, presumably, was done out of fear of being turned down—that rejection would get out, which would bolster perception that coach and GM candidates are leery of working for Tepper (which is just the honest truth right now). So their list, essentially, includes people who’ve already agreed to interview, rather than the full list that they’re looking at. Which, to me, reeks of an organization being concerned with the wrong stuff—and, ironically enough, is a reason why a candidate would be cautious about pursuing either of those jobs. I do think Tepper can be a really great owner. He’s incredibly smart. But it feels like he’s become too wrapped up in a lot of things that new owners are often concerned with, from image and optics to being seen as forward-thinking to constantly changing his mind. There aren’t great signs yet that’s changed in 2024. But there’s still time to fix that.

Kind of an odd thought since we haven't inquired about Weaver that I've seen.

Also, possible Atlanta may be dumping their GM as well.

Belichick has stated that he's willing to step away from personnel decisions. (I get the impression the Patriots are willing to have him do that too)

Meanwhile...

Turns out Panther fans aren't the only ones who are pissed off...

Every few years, the NFL latches on to a favorite Rooney Rule candidate that nobody takes all that seriously but who helps teams check off the boxes. That might be Morris these days.

Nah, nothing on you. I just didn't see how it posted until your quote

Twitter user somewhere suggested reuniting Vrabel with Arthur Smith. Gotta admit, that idea sounds intriguing for them.

FYI: can't edit now but my original quote should have said "saw it suggested" not "so I suggested". The idea did not come from me

I doubt that was ever a serious consideration.

Morgan's role with the Panthers was expected to focus on pro-personnel since that's his background. With that said, it doesn't matter so much what we think of decisions that he was part of as it does what Tepper thinks.

Been there

Damn. Titans fired Vrabel. That's after firing Jon Robinson over conflict with him

There's honest talk that Josh McDaniels will be a NEW ENGLAND PATRIOT again

One thought: If McClay were to go to the Commanders, he'd become a direct rival to the team he's spent most of his career with. Mind you, working for an a--hole like Jerry Jones might drive one to something like that. However, if he doesn't want to go that route but does want to be the man in charge, the Panthers could at least conceivably make more sense.

As long as it's not The Appaloosa Way

Referencing a prior tweet... Anderson doesn't even mention the Panthers here.

Not if we're smart