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Tepper on developing talent

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From Max Henson on Panthers.com...

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Tepper was also asked about the assistant coaches Matt Rhule brought in to fill out his first staff, specifically offensive coordinator Joe Brady.

"With Rhule and Brady, we got people who really develop talent, OK?" Tepper said. "I don't want to give too much credit to anybody, but you can see what happened with (quarterback Joe) Burrow down there (at LSU). Whether it was (Brady) or something else, it's a heck of a coincidence. When you look at Matt and what he's done at other places, I think with this staff now we have some of the best developers of talent in the league.

"We have a little bit of a row to hoe," Tepper added. "We have to figure out what we're doing with players and who is healthy or not healthy. We'll figure all that out. It's kind of exciting. We have something that makes sense to people. It's a little different than anybody else has. I think people should be excited about it."

Remember Tepper said Marty Hurney was one of the best "recognizers" of college talent. Well now the staff is said to include "some of the best developers of talent in the league". This despite the fact that they have yet to coach a single game together and there's precious little NFL coaching experience to even be found on the staff :thinking:

It's cool to be encouraging and supportive and all, but I'm one that prefers to keep it somewhat realistic. As far as real analysis though, I'm gonna guess that he doesn't actually believe this statement just yet.

If he does, I hope he's right because otherwise...yikes :Eyes_Emoji_42x42:

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Even with lack of NFL experience, being able to develop talent is something that has sorely lacked across the team building process. Sure a couple guys have developed each season, but if they can bring everyone along say 10%, the cumulative impact could be far greater than expected. This sounds like he wants a team driven by improvement across the board rather than one carried by a few stars.

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Like I said yesterday, it seems pretty clear to me that this is the full on Tepper show. Marty is being retained because he's willing to be a rubber stamp for Tepper and he makes the perfect fall guy if it all blows up spectacularly. I just cannot be convinced that anyone as intelligent and analytical as David Tepper can look at Hurney's track record and conclude anything other than he's just plain not a good NFL GM. There's a reason why no one touched him after we fired him the first time around.

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5 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Like I said yesterday, it seems pretty clear to me that this is the full on Tepper show. Marty is being retained because he's willing to be a rubber stamp for Tepper and he makes the perfect fall guy if it all blows up spectacularly. I just cannot be convinced that anyone as intelligent and analytical as David Tepper can look at Hurney's track record and conclude anything other than he's just plain not a good NFL GM. There's a reason why no one touched him after we fired him the first time around.

I agree. I really wanted to like Tepper and give him the benefit of the doubt, but it seems to be getting harder and harder to buy into what he's trying to sell. And with him saying that bit about developing players I seriously doubt we go OT in the first even if the top OT is there for the taking. Sounds like Tepper thought Hurney was bringing in the right guys all along and it was Rivera and Co. Who failed to get the most out of those players. Interesting. Very interesting.

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9 minutes ago, hepcat said:

Tepper talks a big game but truth is he is a rookie owner making rookie owner decisions. Rhule was a massive gamble and let’s hope it pays off. If it doesn’t the panthers are going to be irrelevant for a decade

If we're being realistic, Joe Brady is possibly an ever bigger gamble than Rhule.

Granted, he was a hot name (arguably the hot name) but how many "hot names" have we seen spectacularly fail?

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3 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

One thing I'll give Tepper credit for is that he's staying true to his word about hating mediocrity. I can't see how this current path ends up mediocre. It's a total boom or bust path IMO.

Yep, he’s willing to take shots.

I personally love it, but a lot of fans will hate it. The wine and cheese crowd loves some 8-8 10-6 seasons with a first round playoff loss.

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The other part of this is that in college you can have 100+ players on your team. You can afford to sit guys for a year or two while they develop. In the NFL you have to get production out of most if not all of your players, almost immediately. Maybe a few physical freaks can come in an contribute on special teams for a year or two while waiting to develop at their positions but if they blow up in year 3 or 4, then they are likely a free agent. It likely hasn't been focused on enough in the past but I'm not sure it can be the end all, either.

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