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Aaron Rodgers to Panthers?


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6 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I don't think that was gonna be the case had all those allegations hadn't surfaced on Deshaun Watson.

I do.

Rhule specifically stated in his interview with Rich Eisen that Tepper "leaves the football stuff" to he and Scott Fitterer. Darin Gantt also confirmed in his draft war room article that while Tepper asks questions about the process, he doesn't offer input on what players they should get.

Likewise, in the article that chronicled the pursuit of Sam Darnold, the only mention of Watson was that the Panthers were interested but weren't actively pursuing him because the Texans weren't willing to trade him.

From what I've read, a whole bunch of people got excited about something that was never going to happen.

I'd say that's the same thing that's going to happen with Rodgers.

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11 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Tapper actually be like "the football decisions are up to Scott Fitterer and Matt Rhule".

 

4 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I don't think that was gonna be the case had all those allegations hadn't surfaced on Deshaun Watson.

If Darnold doesn't work out we might want the owner to start meddling a little bit.

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1 minute ago, AU-panther said:

If Darnold doesn't work out we might want the owner to start meddling a little bit.

No, we wouldn't.

Tepper doesn't know how to evaluate football players, and he himself admits that.

If Rhule and Fitterer don't work out, then he can fire them and get somebody else, but stepping in himself would be a dumbass move worthy of Jerry Jones or Dan Snyder.

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2 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

No, we wouldn't.

Tepper doesn't know how to evaluate football players, and he himself admits that.

If Rhule and Fitterer don't work out, then he can fire them and get somebody else, but stepping in himself would be a dumbass move worthy of Jerry Jones or Dan Snyder.

If we miss on Teddy and Sam, somebody is going to be upset.

Also it isn't always about evaluating players.  It can be setting a direction.  You can have an owner who forces a front office to think short term or in some cases long term.

Would we have been better not signing Teddy last year?  Did we make moves indictive last year of a team on a long term plan? no

There is nothing wrong with a owner stepping in and preventing a GM or coach from thinking too short term and sabotaging the future.

If you are a GM that might be on the hot seat what incentive do have to think long term.  You try to win now to save your job, if that doesn't work then you leave your replacement with less resources so it is harder for him to do a better job than you.

 

 

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La Canfora has real NFL sources and there's zero chance a decision of this magnitude would ever be made without the full involvement of ownership -- regardless of which NFL team you are talking about...

...it's the same for Tepper & Panthers.

Giants ownership was involved in and blessed the Beckham Jr. trade to Browns, ditto Jets owner with trade of Darnold to Panthers, etc...

This notion that Tepper's uninvolved and simply sitting down the hall twiddling his thumbs illustrates naivete is its most graphic form.

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2 minutes ago, AU-panther said:

If we miss on Teddy and Sam, somebody is going to be upset.

Also it isn't always about evaluating players.  It can be setting a direction.  You can have an owner who forces a front office to think short term or in some cases long term.

Would we have been better not signing Teddy last year?  Did we make moves indictive last year of a team on a long term plan? no

There is nothing wrong with a owner stepping in and preventing a GM or coach from thinking too short term and sabotaging the future.

If you are a GM that might be on the hot seat what incentive do have to think long term.  You try to win now to save your job, if that doesn't work then you leave your replacement with less resources so it is harder for him to do a better job than you.

Per various reports, Tepper asks questions about the process and tries to make sure everybody is on the same page.

Those things are fine.

Overriding the people that you hired to do the job is not.

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3 minutes ago, AU-panther said:

Also it isn't always about evaluating players.  It can be setting a direction.  You can have an owner who forces a front office to think short term or in some cases long term.

Pretty sure Tepper bought the ship and has already said he wants a long cruise. Rhule, who is known for rebuilds, was hired to steer the ship. The GM was brought in to help navigate their long course.

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14 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

No, we wouldn't.

Tepper doesn't know how to evaluate football players, and he himself admits that.

If Rhule and Fitterer don't work out, then he can fire them and get somebody else, but stepping in himself would be a dumbass move worthy of Jerry Jones or Dan Snyder.

Doesn't take much evaluation to look at a guy like Deshaun Watson and say "Hey, that guy's pretty good. Let's go get him." Draft prospects are a very different ballgame. Hell, everyone sucks at evaluating them. Some just suck worse than others.

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