"We'd never do that"

[thefuzz]

7 minutes ago, MechaZain said:

This is exactly how he says it went down after Searcy was put on IR.

Man...I hope so.

I didn't see that anywhere.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

5 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Disagree, but I'm not interested in turning this into a political discussion either way.

I'd much rather talk about what's changing with the Panthers.

Weren't you the one that told me that signing him in itself would be a political statement?

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, Porn Shop Clerk said:

Weren't you the one that told me that signing him in itself would be a political statement?

No. Someone else said that but I forget who.

What I said was the teams don't sign players for the purpose of making a political statement. They sign players to help them win football games.

That's why Reid was signed too.

[Camp Fodder]

51 minutes ago, 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.

Why would you be bummed?  I don’t see an issue with an owner pushing a signing. You don’t think JR ever pushed a signing or draft pick?

[ladypanther]

 

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“After we put Da’Norris Searcy on injured reserve, Ron (Rivera) and I [ Hurney] discussed our options, and Eric was at the top of our list. He is a physical safety with good ball skills and play-making ability.”

A league source told the Observer that the two began discussing available safeties on Monday morning. With Reid the obvious option, Hurney made the call to Reid’s agent on Tuesday to begin contract discussions. They flew Reid in on Wednesday. Panthers owner David Tepper approved the decision that day, a source close to the process told the Observer.

 

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article219108715.html

[raleigh-panther]

What I see with this move, actually a few things

a team  that wants to win and win now

a team that didn’t want this asset to go to teams in its division also in desperate need of safety help and they hurt them by taking the best player available before the other teams did 

the management sending a message to its players that times have changed and we believe this guy can help us win now

taking realistic look that what they have cannot keep up with the NFC south and east 

I see smart  first time in a long time  smart 

will it work, who knows but as the saying goes ‘keep doing what you have always done and you will get what you always got ‘

 

 

 

[Mr. Scot]

5 minutes ago, Camp Fodder said:

Why would you be bummed?  I don’t see an issue with an owner pushing a signing. You don’t think JR ever pushed a signing or draft pick?

It's because he doesn't want a Jerry Jones kind of owner, and that's a valid opinion.

Now to be fair, a hands on owner isn't a bad thing in itself if they have a clue what they're doing. Jerry Jones doesn't. If Tepper does, that's a different story.

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, ladypanther said:

 

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article219108715.html

That brings up a question too.

It's been said before that Jerry Richardson had to give approval for most team transactions. I don't know that he necessarily was consulted any time they signed a guy to the practice squad, but you can figure the ones that meant anything had to go through him.

Reid's signing has some controversy attached, so it makes sense they'd talk to Tepper first. But I wonder how much leeway Tepper is giving as far as transactions in general.

He's still actively engaged in running his hedge fund, so it'd make me think that he's leaving most of the football stuff the people in the building. That could change as he transitions more into being an NFL owner, but I'd guess that's how it is for now.

[wud35]

1 hour ago, t96 said:

So basically Hardy is in play again? @Nails

You're sadistic

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, wud35 said:

You're sadistic

I had in mind a much harsher word 

[Hoenheim]

Igo needs to make "Hardy" automatically change to another name. Similar to The Golden Calf of Bristol 

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, Hoenheim said:

Igo needs to make "Hardy" automatically change to another name. Similar to The Golden Calf of Bristol 

"Couch Rifles"?

[wud35]

50 minutes ago, Porn Shop Clerk said:

There is no legitimate reason to be against a player kneeling.

That's kind of one sided ain't it? I think the biggest problems with a lot of debates is people have a opinion on something but refuse to try and look at the other side. when I debate about something I have a strong stance on I look, study, and listen to the other side. hell I might find i'm actually wrong and change my mind about something. Most people wont do that. they rather die than admit they were wrong. but I also won't debate such things on a message board. lol

Don't think I'm trying to say your right or wrong, just asking you to think about it. My personal feelings about it is a person should do what they think they should do as long as its not hurting a person or a cause.

[Nails]

1 hour ago, t96 said:

So basically Hardy is in play again? @Nails

Was never out of play to a rational mind armed with the facts.  http://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/24314583/greg-hardy-ko-tebaris-gordon-17-seconds-second-mma-win