La Canfora on Tepper's desire for Watson/franchise QB

[CashNewton22]

A takeaway I got is the chances of drafting Mac Jones (if this report is true and most of it probably is) now shrinks to about 0% which I love. If we’re gonna swing for the fences and miss out on Watson Trey Lance seems to be the QB we target which I also love. 

[Mr. Scot]

3 minutes ago, TheProcess said:

As they may very well do, but again as a Panthers fan I would hope our GM would try to negotiate keeping Burns, who by the way has been talked about very little nationally in these conversations. Most talk has revolved around CMC and (3) 1st 

Like If I offered YGM and they countered with Burns, maybe I add Donte to YGM in hopes they bite. 

Again, nobody knows what they will ask or demand, but my post was only what I would prefer or hope to happen 

Understand. And I'd love for our GM to be able to trade lesser value for greater value as well. We all would.

I'm just not so sure it's realistic.

[TheProcess]

Just now, CPF4LIFE said:

Welp....we know what happens when Tepper makes it known he wants something. 

He is aggressive, not many thought we really had a chance to land Rhule when most reports pointed to the Giants. Not many thought we really had a chance at Joe Brady either. Obviously it is a little different because another team is involved here. Guess we will see what happens.

[NanuqoftheNorth]

5 minutes ago, pantherj said:

Tepper doesn't have the ability to evaluate QBs, but neither does or current staff. So it's like the blind leading the blind. Our only hope is that our new GM can find an elite QB given our awful situation. The Panthers leadership put us here, and now they have to panic to dig us out. Throwing three 1st round picks at any team for a QB is pure panic mode, and it didn't have to be this way.

This.

When it came to the QB position, the best thing the Panthers could have done for 2020 was nothing at all.

Unfortunately, doing nothing is sometimes the hardest thing to do, especially if you're GM and your job is on the line.

Edited February 17, 2021 by NanuqoftheNorth

[joemac]

3 minutes ago, pantherj said:

I seriously doubt the Texans are going to trade Watson. If they did it would be to a team that outsmarted us in the trade deal, but don't worry they won't trade him at all. It would make no sense.

What do you mean it would make no sense? Watson has publicly stated he wants out, and wants nothing more to do with the Texans situation. That’s all the sense you need right there. That place is a dumpster fire, and I don’t think anybody blames him for wanting out.

[Mr. Scot]

5 minutes ago, pantherj said:

Tepper doesn't have the ability to evaluate QBs, but neither does or current staff. So it's like the blind leading the blind. Our only hope is that our new GM can find an elite QB given our awful situation.

I agree about Tepper.

The staff, not so much, especially given that we just got a new GM who's way more qualified than our last one was.

What I really hope to see is Tepper trusting his staff and not being another Jerry Jones.

[AU-panther]

45 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Isn't that how Kansas City did it, though?

They also traded up for a QB with concerns. 

[pantherj]

Just now, joemac said:

LOL stop with the hyperbole and silliness. You don’t think we have the ability on our staff to successfully scout QBs? They took a swing and a miss at Teddy. poo happens. He looked perfectly suitable in his last stint with NO. And it’s not like there was a plethora of great QBs just itching to come to Charlotte last off season. They shot their shot on Teddy, and unfortunately they missed. It’s easy to play armchair GM after the fact. 

This isn't after the fact. This isn't poop happens. I said at the time what we needed to do, not after the fact. The decision was idiotic at the time. Live on this forum. In the moment it was stupid.

[TheProcess]

Just now, Mr. Scot said:

Understand. And I'd love for our GM to be able to trade lesser value for greater value as well. We all would.

I'm just not so sure it's realistic.

Thats the thing, none of us really know at this point. Most talking heads think that (3) 1st and CMC is a serious offer the Texans could consider. 

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, NanuqoftheNorth said:

This.

When it came to the QB position, the best thing the Panthers could have done for 2020 was nothing at all.

Unfortunately, doing nothing is sometimes the hardest thing to do, especially if you're GM and your job is on the line.

We've heard from our resident insider that a big part of that push came from Marty Hurney though.

With Marty gone and Fitterer on board, I'm not sure we can still say that.

[CPF4LIFE]

16 minutes ago, TheProcess said:

He is aggressive, not many thought we really had a chance to land Rhule when most reports pointed to the Giants. Not many thought we really had a chance at Joe Brady either. Obviously it is a little different because another team is involved here. Guess we will see what happens.

Correct,  this is a little different because he can't just open up his checkbook and close the deal so im not ignoring that. But he is aggressive and will apply pressure. 

[Toomers]

2 minutes ago, joemac said:

LOL stop with the hyperbole and silliness. You don’t think we have the ability on our staff to successfully scout QBs? They took a swing and a miss at Teddy. poo happens. He looked perfectly suitable in his last stint with NO. And it’s not like there was a plethora of great QBs just itching to come to Charlotte last off season. They shot their shot on Teddy, and unfortunately they missed. It’s easy to play armchair GM after the fact. 

  It was fairly easy to see what would happen before the fact as well. Many people did exactly that

[pantherj]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

I agree about Tepper.

The staff, not so much, especially given that we just got a new GM who's way more qualified than our last one was.

What I really hope to see is Tepper trusting his staff and not being another Jerry Jones.

My hope lies in out new GM. I am just hoping that he knows how to land an amazing QB. It's our only hope.

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, TheProcess said:

Thats the thing, none of us really know at this point. Most talking heads think that (3) 1st and CMC is a serious offer the Texans could consider. 

Not John McClain though.

The template he laid out said otherwise, and McClain is one of the best Texan sources you can find.