Bye Week: What if...

[Mr. Scot]

...the team had gone to Ben Navarro and Peyton Manning instead of David Tepper?

Mind you, there's not exactly a whole lot of real information to base any opinions on, so speculate away.

[Dex]

I'm honestly not sure. I didn't know much about Navarro. But I like Tepper's devil may care attitude toward things. Less hope maybe?

[punkpanther]

Papa Johns logo at midfield 

[The Lobo]

1 minute ago, punkpanther said:

Papa Johns logo at midfield 

Papa Bless

[mc52beast]

Instead of throwing footballs Cam would be throwing Papa Johns pizzas...

Which means Kelvin Benjamin would be a freaking beast

[Mr. Scot]

I like to think Navarro could have been a good owner, but we'll never know.

And it's no slight to him to say that the potential involvement of Peyton Manning would have been the most intriguing thing about his ownership.

Say what you want about Manning. He's arguably one of the best football minds of this generation.

[LinvilleGorge]

Impossible to say, but it was never a real possibility to begin with IMO. The other 31 owners had already pegged Tepper as the next man in the club. Fortunately for us, it seems like they chose wisely.

[Mr. Scot]

11 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Impossible to say, but it was never a real possibility to begin with IMO. The other 31 owners had already pegged Tepper as the next man in the club. Fortunately for us, it seems like they chose wisely.

Yeah, no complaints about Tepper, but it's valid to say that it was never gonna be anybody else.

I still find it amusing that the league told Michael Rubin not to bother if he wasn't ready to pony up at least 2.5 billion, but then Tepper held firm and got it for under 2.3.

(Jerry Richardson probably doesn't find that as amusing as I do)

The one question I still have remaining out of that process; Who was the "mystery" owner who came into the process late but ended up dropping out? I figured we'd hear who it was once the process was over, but if anybody's ever revealed his identity, I missed it.

Maybe somebody can ask Voth or Rodrigue.

[Mr. Scot]

In other Bye Week news, I'm totally on board with this.

Media trying to get Wade Phillips to dress like his dad on Throwback Sunday

I also liked when the NFL allowed coaches to wear suits on the sidelines. Always thought that looked cool.

(even though I confess if I were them, I'd never do it)

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, Carolina-Chuck1000th said:

OH GOD, THE BYE WEEK IS GONNA BE LONG

Pretty sure it's gonna last about seven days (two of which were already over).

[DeAngelo Beason]

39 minutes ago, mc52beast said:

Instead of throwing footballs Cam would be throwing Papa Johns pizzas...

Which means Kelvin Benjamin would be a freaking beast

Both literally and metaphorically.

[Mr. Scot]

4 minutes ago, Carolina-Chuck1000th said:

Man, you and your threads. 

Feel free to start your own.

Oh wait...

[PanthersBigD]

I'm very happy with Tepper so far. He's an innovative leader/businessman and a genuine philanthropist. You get the sense that he actually enjoys helping others. And you've got to be impressed with anyone that can buy an NFL team with cash. 

[LinvilleGorge]

47 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Yeah, no complaints about Tepper, but it's valid to say that it was never gonna be anybody else.

I still find it amusing that the league told Michael Rubin not to bother if he wasn't ready to pony up at least 2.5 billion, but then Tepper held firm and got it for under 2.3.

(Jerry Richardson probably doesn't find that as amusing as I do)

The one question I still have remaining out of that process; Who was the "mystery" owner who came into the process late but ended up dropping out? I figured we'd hear who it was once the process was over, but if anybody's ever revealed his identity, I missed it.

Maybe somebody can ask Voth or Rodrigue.

I wonder if that mystery bidder ever actually existed in the first place. Maybe it was a last ditch effort to get Tepper to bump his bid a bit?