Jump to content

  • Welcome!

    Register and log in easily with Twitter or Google accounts!

    Or simply create a new Huddle account. 

    Members receive fewer ads , access our dark theme, and the ability to join the discussion!

     

Charlotte Group Eyeing Panthers Buy - This Thread is Informative

Jimmy

By Jimmy,
in Carolina Panthers

Recommended Posts

Jimmy Newbie

Jimmy

Posted
Posted

Reported by Rick Rothacker - Charlotte Observer (link to article below)

A Charlotte Group that includes Felix Sabates and a "couple of current minority owners" are actively visiting other stadiums, hired advisers, and are looking to make a bid.  This is a serious group.  They have also fielded interest from other "sports celebrities" to get involved in the purchase.

Items of note from Sabates:

- $2B seems to be their ceiling?  Says that some have thrown a $3B number around he called those people "crazy".

- State and Local municipalities would need to "pony up"

- Building a dome is a priority. Said that the venue needs to recoup in the area of $40M-$50M per year for the numbers to make sense and BoA can't do that.  A dome would allow for numerous activities. retractable roof not necessary

- Would not name his consultants

- If you want to park close to the stadium, pony up as well

- Expects 5-6 legitimate buyers to be in the mix

- Keeping the team in Charlotte is important to him (Very glad he said that)

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article193006119.html

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Jimmy Newbie

Jimmy

Posted
  • Author
Posted
2 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

$2B ain't gonna get it done. If that's their ceiling then they aren't a serious contender.

I should have put a question mark after that...but he hinted that it wouldn't be much more than $2B

Link to comment
Share on other sites
PantherBrew Newbie

PantherBrew

Posted
Posted

This poo is all posturing and propaganda.  

That same guy had an article talking about how the city needed to buy and dome, and get with it.  

 

They are trying to scare the city. 

There is no fuging way you need to do all of those things to earn more revenue.   

Someone will deeper pockets will buy this team.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
o803oVaDeR Newbie

o803oVaDeR

Posted
Posted

I don't want a dome stadium. I understand it's appeal, but football is an outdoor sport. The unpredictable elements are one of the fun parts of the experience. Weather has never prevented me from attending or enjoying a game. Even those extreme heat first home games. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Jimmy Newbie

Jimmy

Posted
  • Author
Posted
4 minutes ago, PantherBrew said:

This poo is all posturing and propaganda.  

That same guy had an article talking about how the city needed to buy and dome, and get with it.  

 

They are trying to scare the city. 

There is no fuging way you need to do all of those things to earn more revenue.   

Someone will deeper pockets will buy this team.

Deeper pockets won't mean anything, the state and city is where the money will come from regardless of who buys the team

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing

  • PMH4OWPW7JD2TDGWZKTOYL2T3E.jpg

  • Topics

  • Posts

    • mrcompletely11
      2027: Sharing my thoughts on the cap without a lotta research

      By mrcompletely11 · Posted

      For starters, and again I am not sure what his capacity is in the media or how connected he is to the team, but I posted above Al Wallace says he is "absolutely" getting 50+ a year and he deserves it.  I obviously strongly disagree with it but it feels like like season when the team is slow leaking info to gauge the temp.   Secondly nobody on Gods green earth is going to sign an extension making less than he is making now.  Thats just crazy talk.  
    • LinvilleGorge
      2027: Sharing my thoughts on the cap without a lotta research

      By LinvilleGorge · Posted

      No. Physical tools alone aren't enough. There are plenty of examples of draft busts to support that. Aost all of them had the physical tools and that wasn't enough. But Bryce is a perfect example of the opposite. Absolutely elite intangibles aren't enough either. If you simply don't have the physical abilities all the football intelligence and work ethic in the world won't be enough to overcome it. Just look to the sidelines every Sunday. We call those people "coaches".
    • SmokinwithWilly
      2027: Sharing my thoughts on the cap without a lotta research

      By SmokinwithWilly · Posted

      As much as I despise Billy B, his philosophy on QBs is how I would approach things if I were a GM. You always keep looking for your next starter.  He has Bledsoe, who got injured and his backup ended up being the GOAT. Even while he had that going, he kept getting his next guy and developing them. When Brady got hurt, Cassel stepped in and went 11-5 and they missed the wild card by dumb luck. Who knows how far they would have gone if they had gotten in. Jimmy Gs career started in NE. There were others, but he always kept looking.  You can't be afraid to keep looking for your next starter, but it looks like we're afraid to look for more than a marginal one. If you're going to offer a $25m contract with incentives, that screams marginal QB. It also screams you're just a transition until we find our guy. After a 10 or 11 win season, he's not accepting that offer. And then you're in a Daniel Jones situation. Do you pay for a year of success and pray it wasn't a one year wonder?  To this point, Bryce has really produced nothing, yet for whatever reason, our FO has not even sniffed at the idea that we need a real QB room with real QBs. Dalton was never starter potential, Plummer was a joke. KP certainly isn't, neither is Grier.  Our approach to the QB room needs to be one of strength not fear. Bring in guys who can compete or who you think can compete. This is THE elite position, in an elite sport, paid premium salary, where production matters. Either you produce or you can lose your job. It's not mean, it's just the reality of the position.  And I'm really just tired of our candy ass approach to it. 
×
×
  • Create New...