Supposing we do draft a quarterback in Round One...

[kungfoodude]

1 minute ago, SizzleBuzz said:

It will be interesting to see if they do draft a QB.  Were the music to have just stopped the Panthers would be picking #7 and whether or not a franchise QB will be available then I have no idea --- but if they do draft one we should all feel reasonably good about it.

Tepper's core competency is identifying mispriced "value" and if the analytical/evaluation system he has put into place as it goes to football talent points to "draft that QB"....then I'm going to have to believe that kid has a chance to succeed.

I will guarantee you Tepper has built and installed some models/algorithms in various areas of the organization (talent evaluation being a key one) that are unlike anything that has ever been used in the NFL before.  

The owner being directly involved in talent evaluation is a thing that nightmares are made of. 

[SizzleBuzz]

29 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

The owner being directly involved in talent evaluation is a thing that nightmares are made of. 

Tepper''s different, no comparison to be made with Jerry Jones.  I'm not saying Jerry Jones is a dumbass, but relative to Tepper he's a complete dumbass.

While he's not particularly good looking Tepper's analytical skills run circles around Theo Epstein and there's also the f*** you money that's a party to the situation, don't underestimate the power of said money .

It's gonna be good, just a matter of when.

[kungfoodude]

4 minutes ago, SizzleBuzz said:

Tepper''s different, no comparison to be made with Jerry Jones.  I'm not saying Jerry Jones is a dumbass, but relative to Tepper he's a complete dumbass.

While he's not particularly good looking Tepper's analytical skills run circles around Theo Epstein and there's also the f*** you money that's a party to the situation, don't underestimate the power of said money .

It's gonna be good, just a matter of when.

We will see. I would prefer that he just puts good people in the right spots to make those decisions. Admittedly, keeping Hurney around has definitely shaken my faith in trusting him.

Let's hope for the best.

[SizzleBuzz]

9 hours ago, kungfoodude said:

We will see. I would prefer that he just puts good people in the right spots to make those decisions. Admittedly, keeping Hurney around has definitely shaken my faith in trusting him.

Let's hope for the best.

Tepper could certainly do that but the end product you would receive would suboptimal vs. him retaining certain decision making powers. Put another way, why would Tepper compensate & allow someone dumber than him to make key decisions for him?

I too was perplexed that Hurndog was retained which forced me to think "what am I missing"?  The answer is Hurn's role/responsibilities/power have been reduced to areas/levels where he can be effective and simultaneously do no harm --- you need not worry about him anymore.  

Keep the faith!

[kungfoodude]

36 minutes ago, SizzleBuzz said:

Tepper could certainly do that but the end product you would receive would suboptimal vs. him retaining certain decision making powers. Put another way, why would Tepper allow someone dumber than him to make key decisions for him?

I too was perplexed that Hurndog was retained which forced me to think "what am I missing"?  The answer is Hurn's role/responsibilities/power have been reduced to areas/levels where he can be effective and simultaneously do no harm --- you need not worry about him anymore.  

Keep the faith!

I was high on Tepper initially and then I started to see some signs of some Jones-esque things. I am playing the wait and see game. I will say the Rhule hire has been much more impressive than expected. Let's see what this offseason holds.

[AU-panther]

On 12/4/2020 at 5:24 PM, kungfoodude said:

We have played fairly well this and we have exactly one of those gentlemen under contract for 2021. That's why OL is not even remotely an overblown concern.

Let me rephrase, because I think we generally agree on this.

The point I was trying to make is that casual fans always seem to think their O-line is the worst in the league no matter what when in reality we are probably closer to the middle or slightly below average. 

I do agree though that it is important that we have some combination of resigning Moton, Okung, or drafting a tackle.  The interior of the line would nice to upgrade but we should be able to do that without spending a really early pick or investing too much in FA.