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"We'd never do that"

Mr. Scot

By Mr. Scot,
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Mr. Scot

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If there were a way to search for how many times that phrase has been written on the Huddle in years past, I'd love to know the result. Have to imagine it's a pretty high number.

We might now need to consider curbing its use, though.

Things have changed...a lot of things. Some minor, some significant. And I feel it's pretty safe to say we all know the big reason why.

If you guessed a balding, bespectacled, sixty year old hedge fund manager, congratulations. You get points.

(don't get too excited, they're Whose Line Is It Anyway points, so they don't matter)

David Tepper is well known for doing things his own way, and it's worked out pretty well for him up to now. To be honest, I'm not sure we're even going to see the full effect this season. Tepper is technically still getting his feet wet as an NFL owner, though it's accurate to suggest that he has, as they say, "hit the ground running".

Mind you, there are still plenty of things the team is probably not going to do, and equally as many that it's going to continue doing. Not everything has changed. Truthfully, that pretty much never happens.

Even so, it's obvious that there have been some rather significant alterations and course corrections in the way the Panthers operate. I expect that trend is highly likely to continue. Who knows? We may not have even seen the tip of the iceberg yet.

Tepper will, at some point, do something that fans don't like. That's inevitable. 

But give him credit: he certainly is making the most of his honeymoon phase.

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I'm a fan of the Reid signing, but I'm not a fan if Tepper was leaning on Marty and Ron to do so.

 

 Now, if Marty called him and said "hey, we need this guy, Ron wants this guy, are we good to make an offer" and Tepper gave them the go ahead, I'm super excited.

If Tepper called a meeting with Ron and Marty, said he didn't like the way the back end of the defense was playing, and leaned on them to sign Reid...then I'm going to be pretty bummed out.

We will likely never know...that said...that's what we used to say during the previous regime.

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Just now, thefuzz said:

I'm a fan of the Reid signing, but I'm not a fan if Tepper was leaning on Marty and Ron to do so.

 Now, if Marty called him and said "hey, we need this guy, Ron wants this guy, are we good to make an offer" and Tepper gave them the go ahead, I'm super excited.

If Tepper called a meeting with Ron and Marty, said he didn't like the way the back end of the defense was playing, and leaned on them to sign Reid...then I'm going to be pretty bummed out.

We will likely never know...that said...that's what we used to say during the previous regime.

I can understand that.

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Yup...  I mean, we knew how much JR meddled in personnel matters, but this is definitely the move that signifies new leadership and a cultural shift, and I love it.

Football-wise, this move could be the kind of catalyst that leads to a Superbowl.  Reid is a perfect fit for our defense, and a presence like his has been sorely missed in the secondary.

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2 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Seriously?

Was he trolling?

Serious, yes. He actually said (1) we don't kneel in Carolina and (2) he knows our coach won't allow it. Among other things he said trying to defend himself as posters piled on. lol He probably didn't like the new midfield logo either but no one asked him.

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1 minute ago, GRWatcher said:

Serious, yes. He actually said (1) we don't kneel in Carolina and (2) he knows our coach won't allow it. Among other things he said trying to defend himself as posters piled on. lol He probably didn't like the new midfield logo either but no one asked him.

Being against kneeling is one thing. There are legitimately plenty of people who feel that way.

Bringing Richardson back, though? If you want to support that argument, you gotta give me a lot better reason than anthem protests.

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